Laser Rifle

Laser Rifle

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	29 (Magic)
Knockback	2.5 (Very weak)
Mana	8
Critical chance	4%
Use time	12 (Very fast)
Velocity	85 (effective)
Rarity	04*
Sell	3 GC
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Purple Laser
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 514
• Internal Projectile ID: 88

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (Wall of Flesh)Treasure Bag (Wall of Flesh)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	25%
Wall of Flesh Wall of Flesh	1	25%(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 16.67%(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)

The Laser Rifle being fired. Note how the shot pierces the first two dummies, but not the third.

The Laser Rifle is a Hardmode magic weapon that autofires violet lasers which penetrate up to two enemies and emit moderate light. Despite its name, it does not count as a gun, cannot receive ranged weapon modifiers, and will not fulfill the requirements for the Arms Dealer to move in. The Laser Rifle can be considered an upgrade of the Space Gun, although the set effect of Meteor armor does not apply to it. The Laser Rifle has a 1/4 (25%) chance of being dropped by the Wall of Flesh.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Tips

• The Laser Rifle is a fairly powerful weapon against worms due to its high fire rate and ability to pierce multiple segments.
• This weapon is fairly mana-efficient.
• While it deals relatively low damage, its high fire rate can allow it to remain useful even until mid-Hardmode.

Trivia

• A rifle is normally defined by its barrel being rifled, with helical grooves that cause the projectile to spin. However, this technicality was often ignored in pulp magazines, resulting in terms such as laser rifle or plasma rifle becoming part of popular culture. In real life, a laser weapon would not have a rifled barrel, as there is no projectile to be spun.
• The Laser Rifle bears a vague resemblance to the Sterling submachine gun used by the armed forces of the United Kingdom over the second half of the 20th century. It has a similar color, barrel, and magazine. The Sterling submachine gun also served as the basis for the E-11 blaster rifle used by Imperial stormtroopers, fictional soldiers in the Star Wars franchise.
• The player can use the Laser Rifle while sleeping in a Bed (firing in a non-horizontal direction will wake them up).

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2: Sell price decreased from 10 GC to 3 GC.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.