Crimson Rod

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For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Crimson Rod.
Crimson Rod
  • Crimson Rod item sprite
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Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage12 (Magic)
Knockback0 (No knockback)
Mana30
Critical chance4%
Use time24 (Fast)
Velocity12
TooltipSummons a cloud to rain blood on your foes
RarityBlue (Rarity level: 1)
Sell1 GC50 SC
Research1 required
Projectiles created
  • Blood Cloud Moving
    Blood Cloud Moving
  • Blood Cloud Raining
    Blood Cloud Raining
  • Blood Rain
    Blood Rain
Sounds
Use
Obtained from Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Crimson CrateCrimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)120%
Crimson HeartCrimson Heart (placed).png Crimson Heart120%
Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hematic CrateHematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)120%
The Crimson Rod's rain cloud attacking Target Dummies. Note how the rain pierces enemies and cannot penetrate walls.
Not to be confused with Rod of Discord.

The Crimson Rod is a pre-Hardmode magic weapon that launches a reddish rain cloud towards the cursor, where it rains damaging blood droplets downward onto enemies below. One cloud projectile can be placed at a time and it does not pass through terrain, instead stopping if it hits a surface before it reaches its target location. Once placed, the cloud will remain for five minutes, similarly to the Nimbus Rod's cloud. As well, its coverage area is rather narrow, making it difficult to use in open areas or against agile foes. The droplets can pierce one enemy, dissipating upon hitting a second one or a solid block.

The Crimson Rod has a 1/5 (20%) chance of being obtained from destroying Crimson Hearts found in the Crimson or a 1/5 (20%) chance from Crimson Crates and Hematic Crates, which are fished in the Crimson.

Its best modifier is Demonic or Deadly for damage output, or Mystic for mana conservation because it cannot get modifiers that affect knockback. Note that with the Rod's sentry-like summon pattern, mana usage is unlikely to be an issue, and that boosts to speed only affect how quickly the cloud can be resummoned, not how quickly the cloud produces rain.

Notes

  • Spawning the cloud directly above a one-block thick floor will allow the rain to pass through the block, hitting enemies below it.
  • The blood rain projectile applies 10 ticks[1] of static immunity frames upon hitting an enemy.
  • The cloud spawns a raindrop every 11 ticks, i.e. 5.45 raindrops per second.[2]
  • The raindrops dissipate after 5 seconds,[2] giving them a maximum range of 96.5 tiles.

Tips

  • The Crimson Rod can be good at taking out large groups of enemies, especially during events, such as the Goblin Army or Blood Moon, as the large enemy count means some enemy will usually be getting hit.
  • Tall targets, especially bosses, can be double hit by raindrops for an extremely high hit rate.
  • The low base damage of the weapon can be improved via holding a melee weapon and using the Sharpening Station.
    • This combined with the extreme attack rate allows the Crimson Rod to kill bosses by itself faster than most magic weapons.
  • The damage of raindrops is determined when the cloud is first generated, and not changed after. This allows for the use of one loadout with high damage modifiers for a high-damage cloud, coupled with a defensive or high-crit loadout with another weapon.
  • Placing a cloud against a wall will help it to deal damage, as many enemies will sit against a wall they run into for a couple seconds before turning around.

Trivia

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Duration of clouds increased from 1 minute to 5 minutes.
    • Now uses static frames, so immune frames will no longer interfere with non-Crimson Rod sources of damage.
    • Mana cost increased from 10 to 30.

References

  1. ↑ A tick is a time unit countable by the software. Most of Terraria's updating logic happens every tick. A tick has the length of 1/60th of a second, hence there are 60 ticks in a second and 3600 ticks in a minute.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method AI() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. The relevant part is the aiStyle == 45 block.
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