Wand of Sparking

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Wand of Sparking
  • Wand of Sparking item sprite
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Statistics
Type
WeaponCrafting material
Damage14 (Magic)
Knockback0 (No knockback)
Mana2
Critical chance14%
Use time26 (Average)
Velocity7
TooltipShoots a small spark
RarityBlue (Rarity level: 1)
Buy1 GC
Sell20 SC
Research1 required
Inflicts Debuff
DebuffOn Fire!On Fire!
Debuff tooltipSlowly losing life
Chance50%
Duration1−4 seconds
Projectile created
  • Spark
    Spark
Sounds
Use
The Wand of Sparking being used against Target Dummies.

The Wand of Sparking is a pre-Hardmode wand. When used, it fires a spark that travels in a slight curve for about 23 tiles before dissipating. The spark can pierce one enemy and has a 1/2 (50%) chance to inflict the On Fire! debuff. The Wand of Sparking also has a base 14% critical strike chance as opposed to the usual 4%. The Wand of Sparking has a 1/10 (10%) of being obtained from regular Chests on the Surface or in the Underground layer, and can also be sold by the Skeleton Merchant during a third quarter moon for 1 GC.

Its best modifier is Demonic or Deadly, with the former granting improved critical strike chance and the latter granting improved speed. It cannot get modifiers that affect knockback or mana cost.

Crafting

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Wand of FrostingWand of Frosting(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)By Hand

Notes

  • The projectile has a 5/6 (83.33%) chance to inflict the On Fire! debuff for 1–2 seconds, and a 1/6 (16.67%) chance to inflict it for 2–4 seconds. On average, the debuff is inflicted for 1.75 seconds.
  • The projectile has a lifespan of 1 second, but its remaining lifespan is halved upon hitting its first target.[1]
  • In Don't dig up and Get fixed boi worlds, the Wand of Sparking receives the following changes:
    • Switched place with Magic Dagger. As a result, it is dropped by Mimics during Hardmode instead of found in Chests or sold by the Skeleton Merchant.
    • Damage increased from 14 to 40.
    • Use time decreased from 26 to 10.
    • Mana cost increased from 2 to 6.
    • Velocity increased from 7 to 12.
    • Inflicts Hellfire instead of On Fire!.
    • Sell value increased from 20 SC to 5 GC.

Tips

  • The Wand of Sparking is an excellent early magic weapon, with its piercing properties and ability to inflict a damaging debuff. It is especially effective against worm enemies.

Trivia

History

  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Increased damage from 8 to 14.
    • Increased critical chance from 4% to 14%.
    • Use time decreased from 28 to 26.
    • Increased On Fire! chance from 33% to 50%.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods Damage() in Terraria.Projectile.cs and AI() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. The relevant part in Terraria.Projectile.AI method is the aiStyle == 2 code block.
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