Inferno Fork

Inferno Fork

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	70 (Magic)
Knockback	5 (Average) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 8 (Very strong) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Mana	18
Critical chance	4%
Use time	30 (Average)
Velocity	8
Tooltip	Launches a ball of fire that explodes into a raging inferno
Rarity	08*
Sell	6 GC
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuffs

Debuff	Hellfire(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Chance	100% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Duration	8–15 seconds

Debuff	On Fire!
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Chance	100% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Duration	8–15 seconds

Projectiles created

• Inferno Bolt (friendly)
  
• Inferno Blast (friendly)
  

Sounds

Use
Fireball explosion

• Internal Item ID: 1445
• Internal Buff ID: 323 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), 24
• Internal Projectile ID: 295, 296

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Diabolist Diabolist	1	5%9.75%

The Inferno Fork being used. Note the lasting explosion that damages over time.

The Inferno Fork is a Hardmode, post-Plantera magic weapon that fires a moderately slow-moving fireball which explodes into a large, circular cloud of damaging fire that lasts for two seconds upon contact with an enemy or surface. The cloud of fire deals (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 75% damage (52 damage) / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 65% damage (45 damage). The initial fireball and the resulting explosion also inflict damaged enemies with the (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Hellfire / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) On Fire! debuff for 8–15 seconds. The Inferno Fork has a 1/20 (5%) / 59/800 (7.38%) chance of being dropped by Diabolists in the post-Plantera Dungeon.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Notes

• Unlike most fire-based weapons, the Inferno Fork works under water, but the speed of projectiles is reduced.
• The initial fireball will not pass through solid blocks, but the resulting blast can hit enemies on the other side of walls.
• Despite looking like one, the Inferno Fork cannot be used as a melee weapon.

Achievements

Robbing the Grave • “Obtain a rare treasure from a difficult monster in the dungeon.”

Obtain a rare item from an enemy in the post-Plantera Dungeon. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Category: Explorer

Tips

• The Inferno Fork can be used to easily battle huge amounts of enemies at once due to the cloud its fireballs create. This cloud can be exceptionally useful during invasion scenarios, or if the player is being overwhelmed by large groups of foes. If used with the correct timing, it can actually kill The Destroyer in a few uses.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Damage increased from 65 to 70.
  • AoE damage now does 75% of the base damage instead of 65%.
  • Blast effect now lasts longer.
  • Knockback reduced from 8 to 5, to limit how far enemies are knocked out of the blast radius.
  • Now inflicts Hellfire instead of On Fire!.

• Desktop 1.4.0.3: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Drop chance increased from 2.5% to 5%.
  • Now has its own unique use sound.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Mana cost increased from 12 to 14.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.