Launchers are a type of Hardmode ranged weapons that fire rockets and other, similar ammunition. The ammo used by launchers generally explodes on contact with an enemy or solid block, dealing heavy damage within the area of the explosion. It may damage the player if not fired carefully. All launchers benefit from the damage bonus of the Shroomite Helmet, as well as other ranged bonuses. They can only be obtained post-Plantera.
Types
There are 10 different types of launchers, all of which are Hardmode-exclusive.
Name
|
Damage
|
Velocity
|
Use time
|
Knockback
|
Crit
|
|
HM
|
Rarity
|
Sell
|
Source
|
Base |
With ammo
|
|
Celebration(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3546
|
25
|
: 65
|
15
|
30
(Average)
|
4
(Weak)
|
4%
|
✔️
|
✔️
|
08*
|
16 GC
|
Purchased from the Party Girl (80 GC).
|
|
Celebration Mk2(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3930
|
50
|
: 90
|
17
|
6
(Insanely fast)
|
10
(Extremely strong)
|
4%
|
✔️
|
✔️
|
10*
|
10 GC
|
Dropped by the Moon Lord.
|
|
Electrosphere Launcher(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 2796
|
40
|
: 80
|
12
|
12
(Very fast)
|
2
(Very weak)
|
4%
|
❌
|
✔️
|
08*
|
10 GC
|
Dropped by Martian Saucer.
|
|
Grenade LauncherInternal Item ID: 758
|
60 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 55 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
: 100 ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
|
10
|
20 (Very fast) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 30 (Average) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
4
(Weak)
|
4%
|
✔️
|
✔️
|
08*
|
7 GC
|
Dropped by Plantera.
|
|
Jack 'O Lantern LauncherInternal Item ID: 1784
|
65 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 60 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
: 125 ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
|
7
|
25 (Fast) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 30 (Average) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
5
(Average)
|
10%
|
✔️
|
✔️
|
08*
|
10 GC
|
Dropped by Pumpking.
|
|
Nail Gun(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3107
|
85
|
: 115
|
10
|
15
(Very fast)
|
0
(No knockback)
|
4%
|
✔️
|
✔️
|
08*
|
10 GC
|
Dropped by Nailheads.
|
|
Proximity Mine LauncherInternal Item ID: 760
|
80 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 45 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
: 120 ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
|
12
|
50 (Extremely slow) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 30 (Average) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
4
(Weak)
|
4%
|
✔️
|
✔️
|
08*
|
7 GC
|
Purchased from the Cyborg (35 GC).
|
|
Rocket LauncherInternal Item ID: 759
|
55 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 50 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
: 95 ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
|
5
|
30
(Average)
|
4
(Weak)
|
4%
|
✔️
|
✔️
|
08*
|
8 GC
|
Dropped by Skeleton Commandos.
|
|
Snowman CannonInternal Item ID: 1946
|
67
|
: 107
|
15
|
15
(Very fast)
|
4
(Weak)
|
4%
|
✔️
|
✔️
|
08*
|
9 GC
|
Dropped by Ice Queen.
|
|
StyngerInternal Item ID: 1258
|
45 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 43 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
: 62 ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
|
18
|
22
(Fast)
|
5
(Average)
|
4%
|
✔️
|
✔️
|
07*
|
7 GC
|
Dropped by Golem.
|
Rockets
This content is transcluded from Rockets § Types.There are (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 12 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 4 different types of rockets, all of which are Hardmode-exclusive.
Name
|
Damage
|
Rarity
|
Source
|
Normal blast radius
|
Destroys tiles
|
|
Rocket IInternal Item ID: 771
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40 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 35 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
00*
|
Purchased from Cyborg (50 CC) (Anytime)
|
Small
|
❌
|
|
Rocket IIInternal Item ID: 772
|
40
|
01*
|
Purchased from Cyborg (2 SC50 CC) (During Blood Moon)
|
Small
|
✔️
|
|
Rocket IIIInternal Item ID: 773
|
65 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 55 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
01*
|
Purchased from Cyborg (1 SC) (During Night or Solar Eclipse)
|
Large
|
❌
|
|
Rocket IVInternal Item ID: 774
|
65 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 69 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
02*
|
Purchased from Cyborg (5 SC) (During Solar Eclipse)
|
Large
|
✔️
|
|
Cluster Rocket I(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4445
|
50
|
00*
|
Purchased from Cyborg (7 SC50 CC) (Post-Martian Madness)
|
Spread
|
❌
|
|
Cluster Rocket II(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4446
|
50
|
00*
|
Purchased from Cyborg (15 SC) (Post-Martian Madness, during Blood Moon or Solar Eclipse)
|
Spread
|
✔️
|
|
Dry Rocket(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4459
|
40
|
00*
|
Purchased from Cyborg (50 SC) (Anytime)
|
Tiny
|
✔️ (liquid tiles only)
|
|
Wet Rocket(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4447
|
40
|
00*
|
|
Tiny
|
❌
|
|
Lava Rocket(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4448
|
40
|
00*
|
|
Tiny
|
❌
|
|
Honey Rocket(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4449
|
40
|
00*
|
|
Tiny
|
❌
|
|
Mini Nuke I(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4457
|
75
|
00*
|
|
Huge
|
❌
|
|
Mini Nuke II(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4458
|
75
|
00*
|
|
Huge
|
✔️
|
Behavior
Some launchers give unusual behavior to rockets, including transforming them into different kinds of projectiles with different behaviors. This table lists how some of the basic properties of the rocket variants are affected by the different rocket-using launchers. Additional info on how and why some of these changes happen can be found on the launchers' individual pages.
This content is transcluded from Rockets/behavior.
Pre-Hardmode
- Wooden Sword
- Cactus Sword
- Zombie Arm
- Gladius(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Breathing Reed ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Ruler ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Umbrella ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Tragic Umbrella(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tentacle Spike(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mandible Blade(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bladed Glove
- Stylish Scissors(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Candy Cane Sword(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bat Bat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bone Sword
- Flymeal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Katana(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Ice Blade
- Muramasa
- Exotic Scimitar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Phaseblade
- Starfury
- Purple Clubberfish
- Enchanted Sword
- Bee Keeper
- Blade of Grass
- Falcon Blade
- Night's Edge
- Pearlwood Sword
- Classy Cane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Waffle's Iron(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ham Bat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Slap Hand(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Breaker Blade
- Phasesaber
- Ice Sickle
- Cutlass
- Frostbrand
- Excalibur
- Seedler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Beam Sword
- Bladetongue(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Brand of the Inferno(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Death Sickle
- Fetid Baghnakhs(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Keybrand
- Psycho Knife(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flying Dragon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- The Horseman's Blade
- Christmas Tree Sword
- True Excalibur
- True Night's Edge
- Terra Blade
- Influx Waver(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Starlight(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Star Wrath(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Meowmere(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tizona(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Yoyos(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Other
- Terragrim(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Arkhalis(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadowflame Knife(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Jousting Lance(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Hallowed(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadow(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Sleepy Octopod(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Scourge of the Corruptor
- Vampire Knives
- Sky Dragon's Fury(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Daybreak(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Solar Eruption(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Zenith(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Bows- Wooden
- Copper
- Tin
- Iron
- Lead
- Silver
- Tungsten
- Gold
- Platinum
- Blood Rain(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Demon
- Tendon
- Hellwing(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- The Bee's Knees(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Molten Fury
- Marrow
- Phantom Phoenix(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Daedalus Stormbow(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ice
- Shadowflame(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Aerial Bane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tsunami
- Pulse(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Eventide(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Phantasm(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sharanga(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Consumable
- Paper Airplanes(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Snowball
- Rotten Egg
- Shuriken
- Throwing Knife
- Star Anise(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Spiky Ball
- Frost Daggerfish(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Javelin(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Bone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Holy Water
- Bone
- Molotov Cocktail(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Beenade
- Grenade
(
- Sticky(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bouncy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Happy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
Direct
Other- Wand of Sparking(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Wand of Frosting(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gray Zapinator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Aqua Scepter
- Thunder Zapper(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Space Gun
- Ice Rod
- Golden Shower
- Demon Scythe
- Laser Rifle
- Magic Dagger
- Orange Zapinator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sky Fracture(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadowflame Hex Doll(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crystal Serpent(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Leaf Blower
- Frost Staff
- Poison Staff
- Razorpine
- Heat Ray
- Venom Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Unholy Trident
- Bubble Gun
- Laser Machinegun(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Charged Blaster Cannon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Last Prism(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Betsy's Wrath(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Zapinator(3DS version)
Minions
- Finch Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Slime Staff
- Flinx Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Abigail's Flower(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vampire Frog Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hornet Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Imp Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Blade Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Spider Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Sanguine Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Optic Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pirate Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pygmy Staff
- Desert Tiger Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Raven Staff
- Deadly Sphere Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tempest Staff
- Terraprisma(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Xeno Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Cell Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Dragon Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Whips(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)