Medusa Head



The Medusa Head is a Hardmode /  pre-Hardmode magic weapon that has a 1% chance to be dropped by Medusas, which are encountered in Marble Caves. This weapon can be charged for up to 3 seconds to deal additional damage, consuming 10 ( 4)mana per second to a maximum cost of 30 ( 12). A 1-second charge doubles the damage, while the full charge of 3 seconds triples the damage. When the full charge is reached, the weapon will automatically discharge, hitting all enemies inside a circle with a radius of 50 blocks. It cannot pass through blocks.

Tips

 * The Medusa Head is very powerful against enemies with multiple segments. As a full charge can deal over 100 damage to each individual segment, most worm enemies can instantly be killed. For instance, it can prove effective against Wyverns and The Destroyer.
 * Due to the area-of-effect damage of the Medusa Head, it is useful against Hardmode events like the Pirate Invasion and Goblin Invasion.
 * The Medusa Head may indicate a nearby unseen enemy's location through its streaks of light towards it.
 * Given the hazards of fighting Medusa, the safest way to get hold of one of these is use of a statue farm (somewhat ironic, given the mythology...). However, given the reduced drop chance from statues and how long it takes Medusae to die in lava, even this can take quite a long time; even a three-statue farm might well take over an hour of real-time.
 * Given the hazards of fighting Medusa, the safest way to get hold of one of these is use of a statue farm (somewhat ironic, given the mythology...). However, given the reduced drop chance from statues and how long it takes Medusae to die in lava, even this can take quite a long time; even a three-statue farm might well take over an hour of real-time.

Trivia

 * The Medusa Head originates from the Greek legend of, who was commanded by to kill the   and return with her head. Later on, he used it to save  by turning the sea monster  into stone.
 * When used, Medusa and the snakes on her head will stick out their tongues, and her eyes will flash.
 * When using a Medusa Head while riding a Minecart on a slope, the head will appear to float.

History
Tête de Médusa