Yoyos



Yoyos are Flail-like melee weapons that can be thrown and seek after the player's cursor when used. Once deployed, a yoyo will stay in the air for up to a certain maximum flight time which varies per yoyo. Unlike Flails, yoyos are easier to control but they bounce off of enemies on impact. Yoyos can be acquired in several different ways, including from crafting, as rare drops from enemies, and as merchandise from certain NPCs. There are currently 20 different types of yoyos.

All yoyos deal 25% less damage if at least one solid block is between the yoyo and its user. Checking if the string overlaps any blocks is a good way to tell if the yoyo's damage is reduced. The remaining flight time of a yoyo is decreased by 1/3 of a second every time it strikes an enemy. Flight time is decreased by a full second instead of only 1/3 if the yoyo has its damage reduced by being out of line of sight.

Most yoyos have a projectile of 16 pixels * 16 pixels size, but there are some exceptions: the projectile sizes of Valor, Code 2, Red's Throw and Valkyrie Yoyo are 17*17, Terrarian and The Eye of Cthulhu are 18*18, Kraken is 19*19.

There are several accessories that affect the function of yoyos. String can be equipped to increase the range, a Counterweight can be equipped to release a second damaging projectile after hitting an enemy with the yoyo, and the Yoyo Glove allows the use of two yoyos. These three accessories can then be crafted into the Yoyo Bag, which combines the effects of all of them.

Yoyo range is determined by melee attack speed. However, yoyos cannot have their speed modified, and therefore cannot obtain the Legendary modifier. A Godly modifier has slightly better crowd control than a Demonic one, but the increased knockback may reduce the number of hits per second. Both modifiers can be regarded as the best.



Tips

 * If you attack the back of an enemy, it will cause the enemy to bounce back into the yo-yo, effectively making the yo-yo attack quicker.
 * If used with a Yoyo Bag, the Terrarian is the most powerful melee weapon in the game in terms of damage per second.
 * If you must attack a group with a yo-yo, attack by putting the yo-yo in the middle of the group, as the yo-yo will bounce between the members of the group. When they inevitably split apart, attack the front again to bunch them up.
 * When the Wall of Flesh is defeated, before you teleport home, it is a good choice to farm for the Hel-Fire as it is a great early hardmode weapon.
 * If you are using a Yoyo when activating a teleporter, the yoyo will maintain its position and return to the player after a brief time.

Trivia

 * Yoyos that are marked with the logo of One Drop YoYos One drop logo.png in the tooltip have real life counterparts.
 * In real life, Redigit is a yoyo enthusiast and makes personal use of One Drop YoYos. In addition to their designs being introduced to Terraria, One Drop released a real world counterpart to the Kraken and Terrarian (homing projectiles not included).