Bee Gun

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This is the main page whose information applies to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Bee Gun.
Bee Gun
  • Bee Gun item sprite
Autofire
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage9 (Magic)
Knockback0.25 (Extremely weak)
Mana5
Critical chance4%
Use time12 (Very fast)
Velocity32 (effective)
TooltipShoots bees that will chase your enemy
RarityGreen (Rarity level: 2)
Sell2 GC
Research1 required
Projectile created
  • Bee
    Bee
Sounds
Use
Obtained from Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Queen BeeQueen Bee.gif Queen Bee133%
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(Queen Bee)Treasure Bag (Queen Bee)Treasure Bag
(Queen Bee)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)		133%
The Bee Gun attacking Target Dummies and a Skeleton.

The Bee Gun is a pre-Hardmode magic gun that has a 1/3 (33.33%) chance of being dropped by the Queen Bee. When used, it fires a burst of Bee projectiles that home in on enemies, can pierce enemies twice or bounce on blocks three times, and have a 1/2 (50%) chance to deal 1 extra damage.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Notes

  • The Bee projectiles last for 10 seconds and dissipate upon contact with water or lava.
  • With the Hive Pack(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) equipped, all Bee projectiles have a 1/2 (50%) chance to be converted into Giant Bee projectiles that deal 1–3 extra damage, have a knockback of 0.5 (Extremely weak), can pierce enemies or ricochet off solid blocks four times in total, fly noticeably faster, and last for 11 seconds.[1]
  • The Bee Gun fires 1–3 Bee projectiles per shot and has two independent 1/6 (16.67%) chances to fire an extra Bee. With the Hive Pack equipped, this is increased to 1–4 Bees per use with an extra 1/3 (33.33%) chance to fire another Bee.[2]
No. of
Bees 		Chance
Regular With Hive PackHive Pack
1 75/324 (23.15%) 50/324 (15.43%)
2 105/324 (32.41%) 95/324 (29.32%)
3 108/324 (33.33%) 107/324 (33.02%)
4 33/324 (10.19%) 58/324 (17.9%)
5 3/324 (0.93%) 13/324 (4.01%)
6 n/a 1/324 (0.31%)
On average, the Bee Gun fires 2.33 Bee projectiles per use, increased to 2.67 with the Hive Pack equipped.

Achievements

Achievement Not the Bees!.png
Not the Bees! • “Fire a Bee Gun while wearing a full set of Bee Armor.”
Fire a Bee Gun while equipped in a full set of Bee armor. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Category: Challenger Challenger

Tips

  • The Bee Gun provides excellent crowd control especially when focusing the bees against enemies in a confined space, such as the Dungeon.
  • Due to the weapon's low damage and fast firing rate, it should be paired with items that grant armor penetration, such as the Shark Tooth Necklace(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).
  • Unlike most magic weapons, the Bee Gun benefits more from Mana Regeneration Potions as opposed to Mana Potions. As the weapon shoots a lingering projectile that can deal damage while the player's mana regenerates, Mana Potions fail to keep up with its quick mana usage and will lead to a lower damage output due to the heavy amount of Mana Sickness.

Trivia

See also

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Now has a token knockback value, allowing access to better modifiers.
  • Desktop 1.2.4:
    • Damage increased from 8 to 9.
    • Mana usage decreased from 6 to 5.
  • Desktop 1.2.3:
    • Damage increased from 7 to 8.
    • Sell price reduced from 7 GC to 3 GC.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.3.6 source code, methods beeType() in Terraria.Player.cs, beeDamage() in Terraria.Player.cs, beeKB() in Terraria.Player.cs, SetDefaults() in Terraria.Projectile.cs, and ItemCheck_Shoot() in Terraria.Player.cs. Although the actual knockback of Giant Bees is 0.5 + Bee knockback × 1.1, all normal Bees have 0 base knockback, making the 1.1× multiplier never effective. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
  2. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method ItemCheck_Shoot() in Terraria.Player.cs.
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