Chainsaws

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Chainsaws are the alternative to axes. Chainsaws have a faster mining speed than axes, but they have shorter range and cannot benefit from mining speed bonuses.

When evaluating the practical efficiency of a chainsaw, two stats should be taken into consideration: Axe power and chopping speed. Higher axe power causes a chainsaw to deal more "damage" to trees and cacti per hit, and lower chopping speed values mean that the chainsaw hits trees and cacti more frequently. The use time attribute can safely be disregarded, because it reflects the weapon animation and is not related to the hits for cutting.

The best modifier for any chainsaw is Godly, as they cannot obtain modifiers that affects size or speed, unlike axes.

Types

There are 10 different types of chainsaws, 9 of which are Hardmode-exclusive.

Name Axe
power 		Pickaxe
power 		Damage Bonus Use time Mining
speed 		Knockback HM Rarity Sell
Sawtooth Shark Sawtooth SharkInternal Item ID: 2342 70% - 13 −1 range 15
(Very fast)
 4 2.25
(Very weak)
 ❌ Orange (Rarity level: 3) 1 GC50 SC
Cobalt Chainsaw Cobalt ChainsawInternal Item ID: 383 70% - 23 −1 range 15
(Very fast)
 7 2.75
(Very weak)
 ✔️ Light Red (Rarity level: 4) 1 GC8 SC
Palladium Chainsaw Palladium ChainsawInternal Item ID: 1190 75% - 26 −1 range 15
(Very fast)
 7 2.9
(Very weak)
 ✔️ Light Red (Rarity level: 4) 1 GC44 SC
Mythril Chainsaw Mythril ChainsawInternal Item ID: 384 85% - 29 −1 range 15 (Very fast) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) /
8 (Insanely fast) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 		6 3
(Very weak)
 ✔️ Light Red (Rarity level: 4) 1 GC62 SC
Orichalcum Chainsaw Orichalcum ChainsawInternal Item ID: 1197 90% - 31 −1 range 15
(Very fast)
 5 3.75
(Weak)
 ✔️ Light Red (Rarity level: 4) 1 GC98 SC
Adamantite Chainsaw Adamantite ChainsawInternal Item ID: 387 100% - 33 −1 range 15
(Very fast)
 4 4.5
(Average)
 ✔️ Light Red (Rarity level: 4) 2 GC16 SC
Titanium Chainsaw Titanium ChainsawInternal Item ID: 1204 105% - 34 −1 range 15
(Very fast)
 4 4.6
(Average)
 ✔️ Light Red (Rarity level: 4) 2 GC52 SC
Drax DraxInternal Item ID: 579 110% 200% 35 −1 range 15
(Very fast)
 4 4.75
(Average)
 ✔️ Light Red (Rarity level: 4) 4 GC40 SC
Chlorophyte Chainsaw Chlorophyte ChainsawInternal Item ID: 1232 115% - 50 - 15
(Very fast)
 4 4.6
(Average)
 ✔️ Lime (Rarity level: 7) 4 GC32 SC
Butcher's Chainsaw Butcher's Chainsaw(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3098 150% - 120 −1 range 15
(Very fast)
 4 8
(Very strong)
 ✔️ Yellow (Rarity level: 8) 10 GC

Notes

  • If a chainsaw is used for a minute without stopping, it will stop working and need to be restarted by pressing the ⚒ Use / Attack button again. This is because they are actually long-lasting channel projectiles when used, like the Magic Missile.

Tips

Trivia

  • The Sawtooth Shark is the only chainsaw available before Hardmode and the only one obtained via fishing. On the Nintendo 3DSNintendo 3DS version version, the Drax is also available pre-Hardmode.
  • Drax is the only chainsaw that also has pickaxe power. Prior to 1.2, it also had the abilities of a hammer, which again no chainsaw has.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • All drills and chainsaws now dig faster than their non-mechanical counterparts, but have shorter range.
    • Additionally, optimized digging loadouts still perform better on pickaxes/axes, but drills and chainsaws will be faster on non-optimized loadouts.
  • Desktop 1.2:
    • Added Chlorophyte Chainsaw.
    • Renamed "Hamdrax" to "Drax", and removed its hammer capabilities due to issues surrounding the breaking of furniture and walls simultaneously.
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