Flamethrower

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Flamethrower
  • Flamethrower item sprite
Autofire
Stack digit 1.png
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
RarityRarity 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 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

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 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 Gel farm.

Trivia

  • The projectiles from the Flamethrower have a spinning animation, and will remain spinning when the game is paused.

See also

History

  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • 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.
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