Aerial Bane

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Aerial Bane
  • Aerial Bane item sprite
Autofire
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Uses ammoArrows
Damage39 (Ranged)
Knockback4.5 (Average)
Critical chance7%
Use time30 (Average)
Velocity22 (not affected by ammo)
TooltipShoots splitting arrows, deals more damage to airborne enemies
RarityYellow (Rarity level: 8)
Sell5 GC
Research1 required
Projectile created
  • Aerial Bane
    Aerial Bane
Sounds
Use
Impact
Obtained from Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Betsy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Betsy.gif Betsy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)125%
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(Betsy)Treasure Bag (Betsy)Treasure Bag
(Betsy)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)		125%
The Aerial Bane attacking Target Dummies. Note how the initial arrow splits down into five more.

The Aerial Bane is a Hardmode, post-Golem bow that has a 1/4 (25%) of being dropped from Betsy during Tier 3 of the Old One's Army event. When used, it converts any type of arrow into Aerial Bane arrows. The Aerial Bane fires a volley of six arrows per use, which travel in a sharp arc and deal 150% of the weapon's damage (58 base damage) to airborne enemies.[1] The bow considers enemies that are more than 12 blocks above solid blocks to be airborne.[2] Upon hitting an enemy, the arrow splits into five separate arrows, which are spread downwards. The split arrows explode upon impact with an enemy or a block. The Aerial Bane also has a base 7% critical strike chance as opposed to the usual 4%.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Notes

  • The split arrows are angled downward in a symmetrical 90° spread with the centermost arrow being shot directly downward regardless of what angle the enemy was hit at.[3]
  • The split arrows do not damage the same enemy hit by the main arrow.[4]
  • Aerial Bane considers platforms and planter boxes as solid blocks when checking if an enemy is airborne.

Tips

  • Like other bows that fire special arrows, arrows with the highest damage stat should be used, as all special arrow properties is ignored. Alternatively, to conserve resources, the Endless Quiver should be used.
  • The Aerial Bane is very useful against most bosses, as they are typically airborne. It is particularly efficient during events, where there are a lot of ground enemies that can be hit by the additional projectiles.

Trivia

  • Like the other Old One's Army weapons, the Aerial Bane is a direct reference to the weapon of the same name in Dungeon Defenders 2, due to its implementation as part of a crossover event.

See also

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Changed tooltip to show ground damage instead of air damage.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method Damage() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
  2. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method Damage() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
  3. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method BetsySharpnel() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
  4. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method CopyLocalNPCImmunityTimes() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. Aerial Bane arrows inflict -1 tick of local immunity frames upon hitting an enemy and the spilt arrows copy local immunity frames of the initial arrow that spawned them.
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