Uzi



The Uzi is a Hardmode gun that fires bullets at high velocity, with a high rate of fire, and with high damage output. Musket Balls and Silver/ shot from this weapon gain the effects (but not damage) of High Velocity Bullets. The Uzi has a  /   chance to drop from an Angry Trapper.

Tips

 * The Uzi can be considered an alternative to the Megashark, if the player is fortunate enough to have an Angry Trapper drop it. The main differences are:
 * The Uzi is obtainable before defeating any Hardmode bosses, while the Megashark requires The Destroyer to be defeated first.
 * The Uzi has a % higher base knockback/second than the Megashark ( versus ).
 * The Uzi is slightly slower but deals more damage per round. On enemies with more than 36 defense, the Uzi deals more damage per second using Crystal Bullets than a Megashark using the same.
 * The Uzi lacks the Megashark's ammo conservation feature, which can easily be compensated for with an . The bullets will still be released from the gun as High Velocity Bullets.
 * The Uzi is much cheaper to reforge, making it less expensive to acquire the Unreal modifier.
 * The Uzi compared to the Megashark is fairly inaccurate, with up to 15° of bullet spread.

Trivia

 * The Uzi is one of only ten guns in Terraria based on a real gun, the others being the Red Ryder, Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, Handgun, Chain Gun, Flintlock Pistol, Tactical Shotgun, Musket, and Revolver. It is named after, a family of Israeli submachine guns.
 * In the 1.2 update, the Uzi was the rarest item in the game, with a drop chance. However, this drop rate was drastically increased in the 1.2.0.3 patch shortly afterward.
 * The Sniper Rifle, Uzi, and Venus Magnum all share a tooltip.

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