Empty Bullet

Empty Bullets are a Hardmode crafting material purchased from the Arms Dealer for  /   each. While they have no function as ammunition on their own, Empty Bullets are used to craft Hardmode bullets with special effects.

Trivia

 * An Empty Bullet is the cheapest purchasable item from NPCs.
 * On the, the only items with a lower cost are Water Fountains, the Balla Hat, and the Gangsta Hat, which are sold&mdash;or rather given away&mdash;for free.
 * Despite their name, empty bullets are actually cartridge casing. "Cartridge" being the correct term for a bullet, casing, powder, and primer.
 * Each special bullet uses a component sold by a different vendor. Exploding - Demolitionist, Golden - Merchant, High Velocity - Steampunker, Nano - Cyborg, Party - Party Girl, and Venom - Witch Doctor.
 * It is technically possible to obtain Empty Bullets Pre-Hardmode by obtaining Party Bullets via a Pigronata and de-crafting them using Shimmer. However, the materials required to craft any bullets other than Party Bullets are still unobtainable Pre-Hardmode.