The Javelin

The JavelinHardmode exclusive

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Uses ammo	Rockets
Damage	1750 (Ranged)
Knockback	10 (Extremely Strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	38 (Very Slow)
Velocity	15
Tooltip	'You are become death...' Launches a homing missile fuelled by death itself 15% chance to not consume rockets
Rarity
Sell	200000*20
Research	1 required

Missiles

The Javelin firing animation. Note the missile automatically aiming towards the Zombie.

The Javelin is a craftable post-Moon Lord Launcher. Like most launchers, it uses basic Rockets as ammo, shooting missiles that home towards nearby enemies and create large, deathly explosions immediately upon enemy or tile contact. Additionally, it has a 15% chance to not consume rocket ammunition.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Crafting

Recipe

Crafting Station
Ancient Manipulator
Ingredient(s)		Amount
	Death Essence	3
Result
	The Javelin	1

Trivia

• This item's tooltip is a reference to a quote from the Bhagavad Gita, more commonly associated with J. Robert Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb": "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."

History

• 1.7.0.0:
  • Damage increased from 650 to 1750.
  • Increased explosion radius from 6 to 20 blocks.
  • Use time decreased from 30 to 38.
• 1.6.5.0:
  • Sprite updated.
  • Damage increased from 450 to 650 and buffed blast radius greatly.
• 1.4.3.4:
  • Damage increased from 300 to 450.
  • Knockback increased from 4 to 10.
  • Use time increased from 38 to 30.
  • No longer inflicts Cursed Inferno or has differing explosion sizes.
  • Now has a chance to not consume rockets.
• 1.2.6.4: Introduced.