Flamethrower

Flamethrower

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
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	05*
Sell	10 GC
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Hellfire(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Chance	100%
Duration	20 seconds

Projectile created

• Flames
  

Sounds

Use

• 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 ranged weapon that uses Gel for ammunition. Every press of the ⚒ Use / Attack button consumes one Gel and generates five bursts of fire in quick succession that can be spread over an area by moving the mouse while firing. With some modifiers that increase firing speed (e.g. Unreal and Rapid), each attack consumes two Gel and fires six bursts.

The Flamethrower's fire bursts have unique graphics, and fly out of the weapon at a high velocity while expanding with time, before disappearing a short distance ahead of the player, creating a cone-like area of effect. The fire has 15 armor penetration, inflicts the Hellfire debuff for 20 seconds, and can pierce through three enemies before dissipating upon hitting a fourth. Additionally, the projectile's damage decreases by 15% for each enemy it pierces.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Flamethrower	Any Iron Bar20 Illegal Gun Parts Soul of Fright20	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Notes

• 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, and it will not fire at all while underwater. The Flamethrower will fire into lava, but will not fire from within lava.
• If shot at a 1-block thick floor from below, enemies walking on top will take damage.
• As it requires Souls of Fright to craft, it is unavailable until defeating Skeletron Prime.
• Pink Gel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) cannot be used as ammo, and therefore cannot be used with the Flamethrower.

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.
• Although five to six shots can be fired per press, six shots fired at the same enemies are likely to only cause three hits on each enemy, which should be kept in mind so as not to waste Gel.
• When paired up with Frost armor, this weapon can inflict Hellfire and Frostbite at the same time. This is signified by orange and blue flames coming from the Flamethrower.

A Gel farm.

• One could make a Gel farm using Slime Statues to easily stockpile ammunition. Gastropods are another abundant source.
  • If one cannot find any Slime Statues, the Slime Rain(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) event and King Slime fight are convenient ways to quickly gather large amounts of Gel for use with the Flamethrower.
• It can be helpful when fighting enemies that move quickly.
• It is completely useless against underwater enemies.
• Its piercing effect can be effective against the The Destroyer. However, the boss is immune to the Hellfire debuff.

Trivia

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

See also

• Elf Melter, an indirect upgrade dropped by Santa-NK1 during the Frost Moon event.

History

 Desktop version

• 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 version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.