Cursed Flames
Statistics
Type | |
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Damage | 55 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 35 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (Magic) |
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Knockback | 6.5 (Strong) |
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Mana | 9 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 12 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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Critical chance | 4% |
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Use time | 15 (Very fast) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 20 (Very fast) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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Velocity | 10 |
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Tooltip | Summons unholy fire balls |
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Rarity | 04* |
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Sell | 4 GC |
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Research | 1 required |
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Debuff | Cursed Inferno |
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Debuff tooltip | Losing life |
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Chance | 100% |
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Duration | 7 seconds |
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The Cursed Flames attacking
Target Dummies. Notice how the shots can pierce one enemy, exploding on contact with the second.
The Cursed Flames is a Hardmode magic weapon that auto-fires ricocheting green fireballs that move quite similarly to those from the Flower of Fire or Flower of Frost, are affected by gravity, and set enemies on fire with the Cursed Inferno debuff for a duration of 7 seconds. The Cursed Flames auto-fires at a rate of (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 4 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 3 attacks per second. Its fireballs can ricochet four times, dissipating on their fifth impact, and pierce enemies one time before dissipating on the second enemy hit.
The Cursed Flames is the Corruption counterpart to the Crimson's Golden Shower and the Hallow's Crystal Storm, all of which require a Spell Tome and ingredients exclusive to their underground biome counterparts.
Crafting the Cursed Flames requires ingredients found only in worlds containing the Corruption. In worlds originally generated with the Crimson, Corrupt Seeds can be purchased from the Dryad while in a Graveyard(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) in a Hardmode world in order to create the Underground Corruption biome in which Cursed Flames can be obtained.
Its best modifier is Mythical.
Crafting
Recipes
Tips
- The Cursed Flame's fireballs are also highly luminous and can travel through water without slowing down, making them useful for cave exploration.
- The Cursed Flames's ricocheting, combined with its piercing ability, means that it is possible to hit an enemy twice by bouncing the projectile into an enemy that has been hit before.
- The weapon is extremely similar to the Flower of Frost. Compared to it, the Cursed Flames pierces one time, autofires, and inflicts a (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) similar / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) much stronger debuff, but has lower single target DPS.
- A projectile that may not initially hit the intended target might hit it after ricocheting off of a surface due to the fact that it bounces four times without losing its velocity.
- With the ability to bounce and pierce, the Cursed Flames are especially effective against Skeletron Prime, as they can damage multiple limbs and the head at the same time. Note that Skeletron Prime's limbs are vulnerable to the Cursed Inferno debuff.
Trivia
- The Cursed Flames' fireballs resemble the same fireball projectiles used by Clingers and Spazmatism's first form. However, the Cursed Flames' fireballs are capable of ricocheting off solid blocks rather than immediately dissipating from contact with them, in contrast with those fired by enemies.
- The projectile of the Cursed Flames bears a resemblance to an ancient Byzantine incendiary weapon called "Greek fire", a combustible compound which instantaneously ignited invading ships and was unable to be doused by water.
History
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Damage increased from 36 to 50.
- Use time decreased from 20 to 15.
- Mana cost decreased from 12 to 9.
- Desktop 1.2: Crafting requirements reduced from 20 to 15 Souls of Night.
Pre-Hardmode
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- Cactus Sword
- Zombie Arm
- Gladius(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Breathing Reed ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Ruler ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Umbrella ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Tragic Umbrella(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tentacle Spike(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mandible Blade(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bladed Glove
- Stylish Scissors(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Candy Cane Sword(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bat Bat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bone Sword
- Flymeal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Katana(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Ice Blade
- Muramasa
- Exotic Scimitar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Phaseblade
- Starfury
- Purple Clubberfish
- Enchanted Sword
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- Blade of Grass
- Falcon Blade
- Night's Edge
- Pearlwood Sword
- Classy Cane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Waffle's Iron(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ham Bat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Slap Hand(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Flying Dragon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Christmas Tree Sword
- True Excalibur
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- Terra Blade
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- Starlight(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Star Wrath(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Meowmere(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tizona(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Yoyos(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Other
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- Arkhalis(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadowflame Knife(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Jousting Lance(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Hallowed(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadow(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Sleepy Octopod(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Scourge of the Corruptor
- Vampire Knives
- Sky Dragon's Fury(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Daybreak(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Solar Eruption(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Zenith(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Bows- Wooden
- Copper
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- Lead
- Silver
- Tungsten
- Gold
- Platinum
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- Demon
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- Ice
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- Aerial Bane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tsunami
- Pulse(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Eventide(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Phantasm(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sharanga(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Consumable
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- Spiky Ball
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(
- Bone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Holy Water
- Bone
- Molotov Cocktail(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Beenade
- Grenade
(
- Sticky(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bouncy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Happy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
Direct
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Minions
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- Spider Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Sanguine Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Optic Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pirate Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pygmy Staff
- Desert Tiger Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Raven Staff
- Deadly Sphere Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tempest Staff
- Terraprisma(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Xeno Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Cell Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Dragon Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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