Vampire Knives

The Vampire Knives are a Hardmode post-Plantera weapon that auto-fires a spread of projectiles, but inflicts melee damage and has no mana or ammunition cost. The player is healed by a small amount with each hit scored on an enemy. The Vampire Knives are always found inside the Dungeon's Crimson Chest in Crimson worlds (Corruption worlds will not contain one). A Crimson Key will be needed to open the chest.

Vampire Knives fire between 4 and 8 fast knife projectiles at a maximum spread of approximately 45 degrees. The 5th through 8th knives have a 50%, 25%, 12.5%, and 6.25% chance to be thrown, respectively (average is 5.625 knives thrown). The knives are not affected by gravity, but at 28 tiles will begin to spin and fade, dissipating entirely after another 26 tiles (54 tiles total range). The knives may disappear visually a few tiles before they actually become ineffective. The knives deliver the weapon's full damage per knife until they begin spinning and fading, at which point their damage drops gradually until they dissipate.

Whenever a knife hits an enemy, a red beam extends to the player, healing them. The healing effect is 7.5% (rounded up) of the damage dealt by the hit. For example, it will heal 3 points of health for every 40 damage dealt.

The Vampire Knives benefit from armor and accessories that provide melee bonuses, such as Turtle armor and the Fire Gauntlet, and not from ranged or magic bonuses, like those provided by Shroomite armor.

Its best Modifier is Godly.

Tips

 * The Vampire Knives are a powerful endgame weapon. Despite its low per-knife damage, it can cause high damage when multiple knives impact. They can be shot continuously at range while healing the player, at no ammo, mana, or consumable item cost.
 * This weapon is effective against bosses. With proper preparation, it can be virtually impossible to die.
 * For more fun, try using Frost Armor with Magma Stone/Fire Gauntlets, and Flask of Cursed Flames all together.
 * If a targeted enemy is under constant damage, such as when standing in lava or below a cloud summoned by the Nimbus Rod, there may not be enough "openings" for the Vampire Knives to hurt it. In such cases the knives will appear to stop working and not heal the player.

Trivia

 * The Vampire Knives are most likely a reference to the 1,000 Blades ability present in several Castlevania titles, similar to the Magic Dagger.

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