Dark Lance

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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:Dark Lance.
Dark Lance
  • Dark Lance item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage34 (Melee)
Knockback5 (Average)
Critical chance4%
Use time22 (Fast)
Velocity6
RarityOrange (Rarity level: 3)
Sell2 GC50 SC
Research1 required
Inflicts Debuff
DebuffShadowflameShadowflame(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Debuff tooltipLosing life
Chance100%
Duration4–5 seconds
Projectile created
  • Dark Lance
    Dark Lance
Sounds
Use
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Obsidian Lock Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Obsidian Lock BoxObsidian Lock Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)11/5 (20%)
Shadow ChestShadow ChestShadow Chest11/5 (20%)
The Dark Lance attacking Target Dummies. Note its piercing abilities.

The Dark Lance is a pre-Hardmode, post-Skeletron spear that has a 1/5 (20%) chance of being found in Shadow Chests in the Underworld, as well as a 1/5 (20%) chance of being found in Obsidian Lock Boxes obtained from Obsidian Crates and Hellstone Crates. The Dark Lance inflicts the Shadowflame debuff for 4–5 seconds and creates a small shockwave at its tip.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount. However, Ruthless might be preferred if the player already has very high critical strike chance.

Notes

  • Including the shockwave at end of spear, Dark Lance has a maximum range of approximately 13.53 tiles.[1]
    • Melee speed bonuses can increase its range, in addition to increasing its attack speed.

Tips

Trivia

  • The Dark Lance appears to share a color scheme with the Night's Edge.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Damage increased from 29 to 34.
    • Now generates a shockwave at the end of the spear.
    • Now inflicts Shadowflame.
  • Desktop 1.3.0.1:
    • Damage increased from 27 to 29.
    • Knockback increased from 4 to 5.
  • Desktop 1.0.6:
    • Sprite updated. Old sprite was Dark Lance (pre-1.0.6).png.
    • Speed increased from average to fast.
    • Can now spawn more than once per world.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods AI_019_Spears() in Terraria.Projectile.cs and AI_019_Spears_GetExtensionHitbox() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
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