Bananarang

Bananarang

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	45 / 40 (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	11 (Very fast) / 7 (Insanely fast)
Velocity	16
Rarity	05*
Sell	12 / 750
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Bananarang
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1324
• Internal Projectile ID: 272

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Clown Clown	1	10%

Bananarangs attacking a Target Dummy.

Not to be confused with the Banana, a food item.

The Bananarang is a Hardmode boomerang. It returns to the owner once it hits an enemy, comes in contact with a block, or reaches its maximum range. The Bananarang can be dropped by Clowns, which spawns during Blood Moons.

On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, the Bananarang is not stackable, and can be thrown rapidly, with a maximum of 10 Bananarangs being thrown out at the same time. Its drop chance is 10*1/10 (10%). Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.

On the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, Bananarangs can be stacked up to 10 in one slot. The bigger the stack is, the more can be thrown out at the same time. Their drop chance is 3.33*1/30 (3.33%), and they drop in stacks of 1–4. The Bananarang cannot be reforged, and therefore cannot have modifiers.

Notes

• The Bananarang does not autofire on the  Old-gen console version.

Tips

• In contrast to Light Discs, Bananarangs do not ricochet and do not travel quite as far. However, the larger stack size and low delay between throws means that a player can keep a greater number of projectiles in the air at once.
  • This makes them very good at dealing with flying enemies, as well as keeping crowds at bay. Along with their autofire, they are quite powerful from early to mid-Hardmode, especially during events.
• The Bananarang is able to be obtained as early as the first Blood Moon in Hardmode, yet inflicts more damage than most Adamantite and Titanium weapons.

Trivia

• Bananarang is a portmanteau of the words banana and boomerang.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4.3: Sell value decreased from 15 to 12.

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Is now a single item, not 10 stacked items. As a result, it can now have modifiers.
  • Sell value increased from 750 to 15.
  • Damage reduced from 55 to 45.
  • Increased drop chance from 3.33*1/30 (3.33%) to 10*1/10 (10%).

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Use time decreased from 14 to 11.
  • Increased both the projectile speed and the return speed of the Bananas.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.3: Now autoswings.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Increased damage from 40 to 55.
  • Increased use time from 7 (Insanely Fast) to 14 (Very Fast).

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.