Flamethrower
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Flamethrower
Statistics
Type | |
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Uses ammo | Gel |
Damage | 35 (Ranged) |
Knockback | 0.3 (Extremely weak) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 30 (Average) |
Velocity | 21 (not affected by ammo) |
Tooltip | Uses gel for ammo Ignores 15 points of enemy Defense |
Rarity | ![]() |
Sell | 10 GC |
Research | 1 required |
Inflicts Debuff
Debuff | ![]() |
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Debuff tooltip | Slowly losing life |
Chance | 100% |
Duration | 20 seconds |
Projectile created
- Flames
Sounds
Use | |
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- Internal Item ID: 506
- Internal Buff ID: 323 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Internal Projectile ID: 85

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 weapon can be redirected while firing. 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.
Crafting
Recipes
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Notes
- Internally, the Flamethrower has a
useTime
of 6 and auseAnimation
of 30, causing it to fire 5 times per press of the ⚒ Use / Attack button.[1]- Due to rounding, modifiers that increase or decrease speed (e.g. Unreal, Sluggish) can make the Flamethrower fire 6 times per press of the ⚒ Use / Attack button.
- Water, honey, and Shimmer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) stop the Flamethrower's projectiles, although it will hit enemies just under the liquid's surface. It will not fire at all while underwater. The Flamethrower will fire into lava, but will not fire from within lava.
Tips
- The Flamethrower is a great weapon for crowd control, being very effective against the Old One's Army(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) or the Pirate Invasion.
- It is exceptional for fighting worms because it can hit multiple segments at once.
- A large amount of Gel can be obtained using a Slime Statue farm, killing Gastropods, or the Slime Rain(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) event and King Slime fight.
Trivia
- The projectiles from the Flamethrower have a spinning animation, and will remain spinning when the game is paused.
See also
History
- Desktop 1.4.4:
- Now uses local immunity frames on its projectiles.
- Now has 15 armor penetration.
- Reworked visuals and hitbox size.
- Now inflicts Hellfire instead of On Fire!.
- 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.
- Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.0.3: Flamethrower projectiles are no longer considered magic.
- Desktop 1.2: Recipe no longer requires Copper Bars or Cursed Flames.
- Desktop 1.1: Introduced.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.