Explosives (class)

"Explosive" redirects here. For the placeable item encountered as a trap in Cavern areas, see Explosives. For the painting, see American Explosive.

“

Explosives are da' bomb these days. Buy some now!

— The Demolitionist

Explosives are a type of consumable weapon. Explosive devices are thrown from stacks in the player's inventory, after which there is a short delay before they explode. This detonation causes area-effect damage and destroys blocks, walls, and other placeable objects within the radius of an explosion. Only a small number of objects are resistant to these explosions.

Explosives deal a set amount of damage which cannot be altered by any bonuses, unlike the great majority of weapons.

Types

All explosives are available in pre-Hardmode and cannot be auto-used.

Item		Damage	Radius	Velocity	Use time	Rarity	Sell	Notes
	BombInternal Item ID: 166	100	5	5	25 (Fast)	00*	60 CC	It bounces and rolls, making it hard to aim with it.
	Bomb Fish(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3196	100	5	6	25 (Fast)	01*	2 SC	Sticks to tiles on contact, allowing more precise control.
	Bouncy Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3115	100	5	5	25 (Fast)	00*	80	Bounces off surfaces, making control more difficult.
	Bouncy Dynamite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3547	250	7	4	40 (Very slow)	01*	4	Bounces off surfaces, making control more difficult.
	Dirt Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4908	100	5	5	25 (Fast)	01*	1 SC	Creates dirt instead of exploding, only dealing damage (and not creating dirt) if the player is right on top of it. Does not destroy preexisting blocks unlike other explosives.
	Dry Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4827	100	???	5	25 (Fast)	01*	5 SC
	DynamiteInternal Item ID: 167	250	7	4	40 (Very slow)	01*	4 SC	Bounces and rolls, but less than Bombs.
	Holy Hand Grenade(3DS version)Internal Item ID: 5061	600	15	4	50 (Extremely slow)	07*	1	Deals the highest amount of base damage a player can deal in one hit.
	Honey Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4826	100	???	5	25 (Fast)	01*	5 SC
	Lava Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4825	100	???	5	25 (Fast)	01*	5 SC
	Scarab Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4423	100	5	5	25 (Fast)	01*	3 SC	Sticks to tiles on contact, shaped charge makes narrow, tunnel-like explosion pointing away from the player.
	Sticky BombInternal Item ID: 235	100	5	5	25 (Fast)	00*	1	Sticks to tiles on contact, allowing more precise control.
	Sticky Dirt Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4909	100	5	5	25 (Fast)	01*	1 SC	Same as the Dirt Bomb, except it sticks to tiles on contact, allowing more precise control.
	Sticky Dynamite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 2896	250	7	4	40 (Very slow)	01*	4	Sticks to tiles on contact, allowing more precise control.
	Wet Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4824	100	???	5	25 (Fast)	01*	5 SC

Notes

• There are several other consumable weapons which cause an explosion upon impact, e.g. Grenades. However, these deal ranged damage and are thus not considered part of the explosives class.
  • Despite not being part of the explosives class, any type of Grenades, including Beenades, fulfills one of the requirements needed for the Demolitionist to arrive.
• When fired from certain launchers, rockets of types II and IV destroy blocks within their radius. However, rockets are considered ammunition.
• Explosives always drop all the tiles they destroy.
• A maximum of 400 "loose", dropped items can be present in the world at any given time, regardless of whether they are stacked. If more than 400 loose items are created as a result of destruction with explosives, some of them will be lost.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.4: Fixed a bug where Sticky Bombs and Dynamite did not properly stick to blocks.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Added the Scarab Bomb.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Added Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish.

• Desktop 1.0.2: Added the Sticky Bomb.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced Bomb and Dynamite.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Added Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Added Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish. ()

• Console-Release: Introduced Bomb, Sticky Bomb, and Dynamite.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced Bomb, Sticky Bomb, Dynamite, Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7:
  • Removed the Holy Hand Grenade (each replaced with 5 Dynamite).
  • Added Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish.

• Mobile 1.1.5536: Made the Holy Hand Grenade obtainable.

• Mobile 1.1.933: Added the Holy Hand Grenade, but unobtainable.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced Bomb, Sticky Bomb, and Dynamite.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced Bomb, Sticky Bomb, Dynamite, and Holy Hand Grenade.