Enchanted Boomerang

The Enchanted Boomerang is a Boomerang found rarely in naturally-occurring underground chests. It can be fired rapidly and has a medium range. It is one of nine Boomerangs currently in the game. Like all Boomerangs, it operates at range, but inflicts Melee damage, so Melee-boosting Accessories and Armor bonuses will benefit it.

The Enchanted Boomerang does not use any Mana, provides light when thrown, and knocks enemies back much further than most other weapons. This makes it a highly effective and powerful weapon for early-to-midgame players. Like most other Boomerangs, it returns to the user after reaching its maximum distance, or after colliding with an object.

While in flight, it releases sparks that give off light and fly through walls. This allows it to be used to check for mobs and valuables hidden in the darkness of deep caverns and chasms.

Tips

 * Boomerangs can only have universal prefixes, because they can't have their speed modified. The best universal prefix is Godly.
 * The Enchanted Boomerang can be useful for damaging multiple enemies at once from a distance. One can aim just above the enemies so that it flies over their heads, then move away in the opposite direction. The Boomerang will sweep downwards for its return, striking through all enemies. This will also knock the monsters away from you, despite the direction the Boomerang is traveling at the time. This technique works with all Boomerang-type weapons.


 * Although the player must wait for the boomerang to return before being able to throw it again, the actual use time of the enchanted boomerang is 1/6th of a second, meaning that the rate of fire is simply the time it takes the boomerang to hit something and return. This means that against crowds of slow-moving enemies, like a horde of 5 or more zombies, you actually significantly increase your damage potential if you get up close to enemies so that the boomerang returns (and you can throw it again) at a much faster rate.  The fact that it has such a high knockback rating will keep you safe against most melee enemies even while you charge them.


 * If you happen to miss with the boomerang and enemies are coming into melee range, the low use time is helpful again, because you can simply change to a new weapon before the boomerang returns. Since the boomerang might take about 5 seconds to travel to the edge of the screen and back, missing a shot in open terrain makes having a sword as a backup weapon advisable.


 * Enchanted Boomerangs' maximum reaching distance decrease in liquids (such as lava), so it is advised to use it in air rather than in liquids.

Trivia

 * The boomerang may be a reference to Link's boomerang in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
 * There is a bug where if you shoot it down at dirt blocks that have replaced water, at a certain position, the boomerang will go through the ground.
 * This weapon may also be a reference to Toad's boomerang in Redigit's previous game, Super Mario Bros. X. Like the Enchanted Boomerang, it was blue, left a trail of sparks, and always returned to the thrower.
 * There is a bug on the mobile version where the boomerang will continue through walls in a straight line and not bounce back.

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