Shadow Jousting Lance

  

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Shadow Jousting Lance

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	130 (Melee)
Knockback	14 (Insane)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	24 (Fast)
Velocity	3.5
Tooltip	Build momentum to increase attack power
Rarity	08*
Sell	10
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Shadow Jousting Lance
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 4789
• Internal Projectile ID: 878

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Giant Cursed Skull Giant Cursed Skull	1	4%7.84%

The Shadow Jousting Lance is a Hardmode, post-Plantera melee weapon. It has a 4*1/25 (4%) / 7.84*49/625 (7.84%) chance of dropping from Giant Cursed Skulls in the post-Plantera Dungeon. When attacking using ⚒ Use / Attack, the lance will extend, and holding ⚒ Use / Attack will keep it extended at a fixed angle. The damage and knockback will increase depending on the player's movement speed, making mounts, sprinting accessories, or dash abilities (such as those granted by Shield of Cthulhu, Tabi/Master Ninja Gear, or Solar Flare armor) useful for maximizing damage.

When the player takes damage, the Shadow Jousting Lance will stop being active.

It is the upgrade of the Jousting Lance and Hallowed Jousting Lance.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.

Notes

This content is transcluded from Jousting Lance § Notes.

Attacking Target Dummies at a standstill and at high speed (using Terraspark Boots and Shield of Cthulhu dash).

• The damage (${\text{dmg}}$) and knockback (${\text{kb}}$) values can be approximated with the following formulas:

${\text{dmg}}=\left\lfloor d*\left(v*{\frac {22}{875}}+0.1\right)\right\rfloor$ and

${\text{kb}}=v*k*{\frac {44}{1575}}$,

where $v$ is the player's velocity in mph, $d$ is the weapon's damage (130 base damage), and $k$ is the weapon's knockback (14 base knockback).

• The more accurate formulas are based on the player's velocity in tiles per second ($v'$):

${\text{dmg}}=\left\lfloor d*\left(v'*{\frac {6}{175}}+0.1\right)\right\rfloor$

${\text{kb}}=v'*k*{\frac {4}{105}}$

Examples (with unmodified base damage and knockback):

Velocity	Damage	Knockback
0 mph	13	0 (No knockback)
5 mph	29	1.96 (Very weak)
15 mph	62	5.87 (Average)
20 mph	78	7.82 (Very strong)
30 mph	111	11.73 (Insane)
60 mph	209	23.47 (Insane)
100 mph	339	39.11 (Insane)
150 mph	503	58.67 (Insane)
179 mph	598	70.01 (Insane)

• Despite being a rare drop, it does not grant the Robbing the Grave achievement.

Tips

This content is transcluded from Jousting Lance § Tips.

• Because the weapon is retracted as soon as damage is taken, it is not very effective at fighting enemies that can survive more than a single hit. However, it is adept at clearing weak crowds.
  • This makes jousting matches between players feasible, as the losing player will not be able to deal damage to the winning one.
  • This can be mitigated somewhat with Feral Claws or its upgrades, as autoswing makes the player automatically ready their next attack after taking damage. Additionally, the knockback bonus from Titan Glove accessories will make the player less likely to take damage in the first place.
• The damage that Jousting Lances get from momentum does not have a limit. They can be paired with the Mollusk Whistle or the Inner Tube and a very deep pool of water to gain extraordinary amounts of momentum, and, in turn, damage, by surfacing from the bottom to the top of the pool of water. With the right setup, this damage is even able to defeat the Dungeon Guardian in one hit.^Verify
• Holding the lance straight up or down gives it a much taller hitbox, which can make hitting flying or less predictable enemies easier when charging.
• Holding the lance straight down when falling down a hellevator will prevent Cobwebs, such as those created in a Spider Nest, from slowing the player's descent. The high fall speed can also help deal with enemies.

Trivia

This content is transcluded from Jousting Lance § Trivia.

• Holding the lance in the opposite direction of travel will cause mounts to "moonwalk" at full speed, e.g. a Unicorn Mount can gallop backwards. Similarly, holding the lance in a Minecart can result in the player visually holding it behind themselves.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Damage increased from 108 to 130.

• Desktop 1.4.1.2: Jousting Lances can no longer receive melee speed prefixes.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.