Scarab Bomb



The Scarab Bomb is a sticky thrown explosive used for mining large shafts. Once stuck to a block, it will explode after a 3 seconds, creating a 21-tiles long and 3-tiles wide shaft facing directly away from the player. It can be crafted with a Bomb and a piece of Sturdy Fossil, found in Oasis Crates, or found in Pots and Chests in the Underground Desert.

Tips

 * The characteristic, linear shaft created by a Scarab Bomb's explosion makes the bombs useful for several different situations:
 * Desert Fossil in the Underground Desert often forms in flattish lodes that can be cleared layer by layer with Scarab Bombs. Note that processing Desert Fossil in an Extractinator will yield an average of about one Sturdy Fossil for every 8 Desert Fossil, allowing easy replacement of the Bombs used for harvesting.
 * In the Dungeon, they are useful for clearing the Spikes lining covered pits. In this context, the explosion-proof nature of Dungeon Bricks becomes an advantage.
 * When fired downwards, they are useful for creating hellevator shafts quickly. Creating multiple hellevators also helps containing the evil biome in Hardmode.
 * Any kind of layered farm can be quickly set up with the help of Scarab Bombs, e.g. for herbs, Plantera's Bulbs, etc.

Trivia

 * A spoiler posted to the Official Terraria Forums mentions the Scarab Bomb. The flavor text reads: "Unique to the Desert Biome and descended from the ancient beetles of legend, these handy helpers make digging long tunnels or shafts a breeze!"
 * The color palette, particularly the blue fire and purple shell, as well as the visual design in general, bear resemblance to the Covenant technology in the American military science fiction video game series . The Scarab is a large mining device in the universe of Halo.