Flamethrower

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For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Flamethrower.
Flamethrower
  • Flamethrower item sprite
Autofire
9999
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Uses ammoGel
Damage35 (Ranged)
Knockback0.3 (Extremely weak)
Critical chance4%
Use time30 (Average)
Velocity21 (not affected by ammo)
TooltipUses gel for ammo
Ignores 15 points of enemy Defense
RarityPink (Rarity level: 5)
Sell10 GC
Research1 required
Inflicts Debuff
DebuffHellfireHellfire(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Debuff tooltipSlowly losing life
Chance100%
Duration20 seconds
Projectile created
  • Flames
    Flames
Sounds
Use
The Flamethrower attacking Target Dummies. Note the flames' expanding conical shape, and the damage decreasing with each enemy pierced.

The Flamethrower is a Hardmode, post-Skeletron Prime ranged weapon that uses Gel for ammunition. When used, it consumes one Gel and releases five bursts of fire in quick succession. The fire expands as it travels, creating a cone-like area of effect, before dissipating shortly after. The fire has 15 armor penetration, inflicts the Hellfire debuff for 20 seconds, and can pierce through three enemies. The fire's damage decreases by 15% per enemy pierced.

Its best modifier is Unreal. A modifier granting +10% speed will increase the number of flame streams per use from five to six while still consuming 1 Gel. A modifier with added velocity will increase the range of each stream, i.e. by about 5 tiles for +15% and about 3 tiles for +10%.

Crafting

Recipes

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
FlamethrowerFlamethrowerMythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil

Notes

  • Internally, the Flamethrower has a useTime of 6 and a useAnimation of 30, causing it to fire 5 times per use.[1]
  • Water, honey, and Shimmer stop the Flamethrower's projectiles, although it will hit enemies just under the liquid's surface. It will not fire at all while underwater, but can fire within lava.

Tips

  • The Flamethrower is a great weapon for crowd control, being very effective against the Old One's Army or the Pirate Invasion.
  • It is exceptional for fighting worms because it can hit multiple segments at once.
A Gel farm.

Trivia

  • The projectiles from the Flamethrower have a spinning animation, and will remain spinning when the game is paused.
  • Unlike the Elf Melter, another flamethrower weapon, the Flamethrower does not have an equipped graphic that displays on the player's back.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.5.0:
    • Can now be used while submerged in lava.
    • Fixed an issue that would cause weapons that use non-standard ammo to deal 1 less damage than intended.
  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Damage increased from 27 to 35.
    • Applies a 15% damage penalty to the next hit for each enemy a projectile pierces.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method SetDefaults1() in Terraria.Item.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.5.5.
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