Unholy Arrow

Unholy Arrow

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Statistics

Type	Ammunition
Damage	12 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 8 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (Ranged)
Knockback	3 (Very weak)
Velocity	3.4
Rarity	01*
Buy	40 CC
Sell	8 CC
Research	99 required

Projectile created

• Unholy Arrow
  

• Internal Item ID: 47
• Internal Projectile ID: 4

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Eye of Cthulhu Eye of Cthulhu	20-50	100%
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (Eye of Cthulhu)Treasure Bag (Eye of Cthulhu)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20-50	100%

Unholy Arrows in action.

The Unholy Arrow is a type of arrow. The Unholy Arrow can pierce up to 4 targets, hitting a total of 5 targets. The damage of the Unholy Arrow decreases by 5% for each target it pierces. Against enemies with multiple segments, like the Eater of Worlds, a single Unholy Arrow can damage multiple segments. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) A fired Unholy Arrow has a 1/4 (25%) chance of being recoverable after hitting an enemy or block.

In addition to being crafted, Unholy Arrows are dropped by the Eye of Cthulhu in worlds that generated with Corruption. Furthermore, they can be purchased from the Arms Dealer at night for 40 CC once the Eater of Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated. After activating Hardmode, they become available during the day as well.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Unholy Arrow5	Wooden Arrow5 Worm Tooth	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
only: Unholy Arrow5	Wooden Arrow5 Vertebra

Notes

• On  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, due to requiring Worm Teeth, which only drop from Devourers and have no Crimson equivalent, Unholy Arrows are not possible to craft in worlds that generate with Crimson without transferring materials (ideally Worm Teeth) from a world with Corruption.
  • However, it is possible to purchase them from the Arms Dealer even on Crimson worlds.

Tips

• Unholy Arrows have high damage, only being beaten by Hellfire Arrows in pre-Hardmode.
  • Compared to Hellfire Arrows, Unholy Arrows are better at dealing with spread out enemies or enemies in a line, such as in the Old One's Army, while Hellfire Arrows are better against compact crowds of enemies such as in the Dungeon or against worms such as The Destroyer.
  • Unholy Arrows can be bought in pre-Hardmode, however, making them easier to get.
• Jester's Arrows can pierce more enemies than Unholy Arrows, but have lower damage and a greater damage drop-off per hit (10% as opposed to 5%), and are harder to farm once Unholy Arrows can be bought.
  • Jester's Arrows are stronger against the Eater of Worlds and Brain of Cthulhu due to the sheer number of targets to pierce through, and Fallen Stars are easier to obtain than Worm Teeth or Vertebrae.
  • Unlike the Jester's Arrow, Unholy Arrows do not automatically break after a certain amount of air time.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Vertebrae can now be used instead of Worm Teeth to craft Unholy Arrows.

• Desktop 1.4.1: Applies a 5% damage penalty to the next hit for each enemy a projectile pierces.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: No longer has a chance to drop as an item for reuse.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Damage increased from 8 to 12.
  • Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Recipe changed; now requires 5 Wooden Arrows and produces 5 Unholy Arrows, instead of 3 each.
  • Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.

• Desktop 1.0.5:
  • Unholy Arrows can now be purchased from Arms Dealer at night after killing the Eater of Worlds.
  • Recipe changed; now requires 3 Wooden Arrows and produces 3 Unholy Arrows, instead of 2 each.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: ()
  • Damage increased from 8 to 12.
  • Sprite updated.

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Damage increased from 8 to 12.
  • Sprite updated.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.