Crystal Vile Shard

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Crystal Vile Shard
  • Crystal Vile Shard item sprite
Autofire
1
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage25 (Magic)
Knockback3 (Very weak)
Mana13
Critical chance4%
Use time33 (Slow)
Velocity32
TooltipSummons a massive crystal spike
Ignores 10 points of enemy Defense
RarityPink (Rarity level: 5)
Sell8 GC
Research1 required
Projectiles created
  • Crystal Vile Shard Head
    Crystal Vile Shard Head
  • Crystal Vile Shard Shaft
    Crystal Vile Shard Shaft
Sounds
Use
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Hallowed MimicHallowed Mimic2.png Hallowed Mimic125%
The Crystal Vile Shard attacking Target Dummies. Note how it pierces through walls.

The Crystal Vile Shard is a Hardmode wand that has a 1/4 (25%) chance of being dropped by Hallowed Mimics. When used, it extends a crystal spike from the player's position, which passes through blocks and pierces infinite enemies. It also has 10 armor penetration.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Notes

  • Upon use, the Crystal Vile Shard always spawns 7–8 shaft projectiles, followed by one head projectile. The head deals 125% of the weapon's damage and knockback (31 base damage and 3.75 base knockback (Weak)).[1] Each projectile has a length of two tiles; hence the weapon has a range of 16–18 tiles.

Tips

  • It can be considered an upgrade to the Vilethorn and a precursor to the Nettle Burst.
  • Due to the weapon's relatively low base damage, it is heavily affected by enemy defense. Inflicting the Ichor debuff beforehand may help somewhat, though it is still advised to find alternatives.
  • Its lack of range and damage might be compensated for by its ability to stun-lock some enemies with its repeated knockback.
  • The Crystal Vile Shard is effective against enemies with multiple segments like The Destroyer or Wyverns due to its infinite piercing.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Damage increased from 19 to 25.
    • The duration that the projectiles linger (and deal damage) is increased by roughly 70%.
  • Desktop 1.3.4.4: Fixed projectiles making liquid ripples when they should not.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.3.5.3 source code, method AI() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. The relevant part is the aiStyle == 4 block. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
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