Piranha Gun



The Piranha Gun is a post-Plantera Hardmode ranged weapon that fires a single, returning "piranha" projectile that costs no ammunition. The piranha latches onto an enemy to do continuous damage while the attack button is held. If the initial target is killed and the attack button is still held, the piranha proceeds to seek out nearby enemies. It returns to the gun once no other enemies are in the vicinity, or when the attack button is released. The Piranha Gun is found in the Dungeon's Jungle Chest, which requires the Jungle Key to open.

Its best Modifier is Unreal.

Tips

 * The Piranha Gun's damage and critical chance is determined on the initial firing. If a player gets the 30% damage and crit from full invisible Shroomite armor, then lets the Piranha loose, they can move around with the piranha still dealing 30% damage and having the 10% extra crit.
 * The Piranha Gun is great for eliminating swarms of enemies as you can hide behind walls while it jumps around between enemies in a wide open space, thus eliminating everything in a room from safety. Especially good for eliminating Paladins; as well as teleporting enemies, since the piranha will lock onto and follow the target with each teleport.
 * Useful in stunlocking enemies; certain enemies and bosses, or boss segments such as the Golem's fist, cannot attack or fire while being damaged, thus, the Piranha Gun nullifies their attacks. Another example for this is the Paladin, against whom it is best when paired with Wings or other flight accessories that allow you to dodge around while the Paladin is worn down.
 * Can be used to constantly damage bosses without having to focus on aiming or going in close for melee attacks. This can allow the user to focus on dodging and hold out for any debuffs to clear, such as Potion Sickness.
 * Can be effective against Dungeon Guardians.

Trivia

 * The gun is actually a highly modified Flail.
 * This gun could be a reference to the Vector's Piranha gun in Despicable Me Movie