Rod of Discord

Rod of Discord

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Statistics

Type	ToolCrafting material
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Teleports you to the position of the mouse Causes the chaos state Teleports you to the position of the cursor
Rarity	07*
Sell	10
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Chaos State
Debuff tooltip	Using the Rod of Discord will take life
Chance	100%
Duration	6 seconds 9 seconds

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1326
• Internal Buff ID: 88

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Chaos Elemental Chaos Elemental	1	0.2%0.25% 0.2%

Rod of Discord's cast animation.

"RoD" redirects here. For a list of rod-related items, see Rod (disambiguation).

The Rod of Discord is a Hardmode tool that instantly teleports the player to the mouse cursor. It has a 0.2*1/500 (0.2%) / 0.25*1/400 (0.25%) chance of being dropped by Chaos Elementals.

Using the Rod of Discord costs no mana or ammunition; however, each use inflicts the Chaos State debuff on the player for 6 / 9 seconds. Using the Rod while the debuff is active causes the player to lose health equal to 1/7 / 1/6 of their maximum health.

It can be upgraded into the Rod of Harmony by throwing it into Shimmer after the Moon Lord has been defeated.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Rod of Harmony (After Moon Lord is defeated)	Rod of Discord	Shimmer Transmutation

Notes

• The target location must be at least 3 tiles high and 2 tiles wide. Pressing the ⚒ Use / Attack button will always place the player's feet at the cursor position. Thus, in order to teleport into a 3-tile-high opening, the player must aim at the floor. Unsuccessful teleports play the same sound, but do not inflict the debuff.
  • While riding a mount, the target location must usually be higher, depending on the mount's height. For instance, while riding the Unicorn Mount, the location must be 5 tiles high.
• Attempting to teleport into the Jungle Temple before Plantera is defeated will not work. It will work after Plantera is defeated, even allowing the player to enter a locked Jungle Temple without using up a Temple Key.
• While teleporting cancels fall damage, it does not reset the wing flight timer.
• Despite causing no damage to enemies, the Rod of Discord can be placed on a Weapon Rack.
• Using the Rod of Discord when moving maintains the player's movement speed.
• Using it does not cancel the Shroomite armor's stealth.
• If the player simply taps the ⚒ Use / Attack button with the Rod of Discord on the  Mobile version, they will be teleported slightly right of the spot where they were standing (and above if blocks are in the way or furniture is to the right). Using the thumbpad can see mixed results if the aim mode is set to Aim & Use rather than Aim Only.
• The damage incurred by Chaos State cannot be dodged with a Black Belt/Master Ninja Gear, Holy Protection or Brain of Confusion.
  • It is always negated in Godmode, like all other damage.
  • It bypasses and does not trigger invulnerability frames.
• In Celebrationmk10 worlds, the drop rate of the Rod of Discord is increased to 1*1/100 (1%).

Tips

• If this item is used correctly, it has the potential to become one of the best items for maneuvering the map. For instance, it is very useful for capturing Truffle Worms because they can be caught almost immediately upon materializing. It is also useful for maintaining high movement speed, e.g. on fast mounts, by surpassing obstacles that would otherwise require slowing down.
• This item is valuable for dodging high-damage attacks, such as the Moon Lord's Phantasmal Deathray, contact damage from the Dungeon Guardian, or the Empress of Light's Ethereal Lance during her "enraged" state.
• While it is one of the rarest items in the game, it can be obtained immediately after the start of Hardmode without requiring defeating any additional bosses.
• Since this item is one of the few ways to deal self-damage on command, it can be used with the Shrimpy Truffle or the Panic Necklace to activate the speed boost. Furthermore, it allows easily getting the Frequent Flyer achievement.
• Using other items to increase the player's view, then quickly switching to the Rod of Discord and using it, allows teleporting larger distances. This can be done by using items like the Binoculars, Rifle Scope, or any of its upgrades.

Trivia

• Dying from teleporting during the Chaos State will display unique death messages:
  • "<Player name> didn't materialize"
  • "<Player name>'s legs appeared where their head should be."
    • On the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, this is the only death message that changes based on the character's gender. The game uses the pronouns "his" and "her".
    • On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, there are still separate death messages but they are exactly the same.
• The Chaos State debuff was introduced to combat the problem of being able to use the Rod of Discord repeatedly, which would grant the user an arguably overpowered method of transportation or evasion.
  • On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, however, this can be remedied post-Moon Lord by using the Rod of Harmony.
• The abbreviation of the Rod of Discord, RoD, is the same as the first word, rod.
• This is one of the only ways in the game the player can have negative health. ^Verify
• In earlier mobile versions, using the Rod of Discord would instantly kill its user, and the death message would read "Structures".

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Sprite updated. Old sprite was
  • Now used to craft the Rod of Harmony via shimmer.

• Desktop 1.4.1: Teleport range is now limited to 960 pixels (60 tiles) horizontally and 600 pixels (37.5 tiles) vertically from the player's center.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Now has an increased drop rate of 0.25*1/400 (0.25%) in Expert Mode.
  • Now leaves a trail when teleporting.

• Desktop 1.3.0.4: Teleporting now quickly shifts the viewpoint instead of instantly setting it to the destination point.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Chaos State damage reduced from one sixth to one seventh of user's total health, and duration decreased from 8 to 6 seconds.

• Desktop 1.2.4.1: Rod of Discord can now be placed in the Weapon Rack.

• Desktop 1.2.3:
  • Chaos State damage reduced from one fifth to one sixth of user's total health, and duration decreased from 10 to 8 seconds.
  • Rod of Discord works properly when gravity is flipped.
  • Using a Rod of Discord releases all hooks.

• Desktop 1.2.1.2:
  • Inflicts Chaos State upon use to deter teleport spamming.
  • Can no longer be used to enter a Jungle Temple (unless the Lihzahrd Walls at target location are removed).
  • Using Rod of Discord near the end of the map will no longer causes crash.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: The Rod of Discord now properly drops.

• 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.