Toxic Flask

Type	Weapon
Damage	52 (Magic)
Knockback	4 (Weak)
Mana	30
Critical chance	4%
Use time	45 (Very slow)
Velocity	14
Rarity
Sell	10 GC
Research	1 required
Use	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:Item_106.wav
Impact	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:Item_107.wav

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

The player throwing a Toxic Flask at Target Dummies.

The Toxic Flask is a Hardmode, post-Plantera magic weapon that has a 1/40 (2.5%) / 79/1600 (4.94%) chance of being dropped by Dr. Man Flies during the Solar Eclipse event. When used, it throws a flask with low velocity and a heavy arc that explodes into a cluster of small, damaging toxic clouds upon colliding with an enemy or surface. The clouds last for one to two seconds and cannot pass through blocks.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Notes

Due to the way the gas clouds collide with eachother, dropping many Toxic Flasks on the same spot can cause large amounts of lag.

Tips

The Toxic Flask is similar to the Inferno Fork, with its lingering projectiles and low velocity. While the Flask can potentially deal more damage, it has a higher mana cost, very limited vertical range, and does not inflict debuffs like with the Inferno Fork.
While the Toxic Flask excels against crowds of enemies, it is usually less effective against single resilient enemies like bosses.
A single cloud will instantly disappear each time the weapon damages an enemy, which may or may not limit effectiveness depending on how many enemies are within the spread.

Trivia

The Toxic Flask, Molotov Cocktail, and the Ale Tosser are the only weapons to feature a thrown bottle/glass projectile.
- It is the only magic weapon to have this property.
Being a magic weapon, despite having "Flask" in its name, it is in no way related to the buff-granting flasks and shares no other similarities.

History

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.4:
- Damage increased from 46 to 52.
- Usetime increased from 28 to 45.
- Flask projectile speed/distance increased from 9 to 14.
- Received a visual overhaul to make the gas clouds more "gassy".
- Projectiles now linger substantially longer than before.
- Projectiles no longer penetrate walls, but will now "spread out" around a region, slightly pushing away from each other to fill a small area of space. This results in a more concentrated area of gas clouds, with less wasted to being stuck in walls or the floor.