Scourge of the Corruptor



The Scourge of the Corruptor is a Hardmode post-Plantera weapon that fires projectiles. It is always found inside the Dungeon's Corruption Chest in Corruption worlds (Crimson worlds will not have one but will instead have a Crimson Chest containing Vampire Knives). A Corruption Key is needed to open the Corruption Chest.

The Scourge of the Corruptor fires an Eater's Bite, a fast javelin head that looks like a small Eater of Souls, then splits into 2–4 /  2–5 Tiny Eaters upon impact with a solid block or enemy. These smaller projectiles have homing capabilities, can travel approximately 700 feet, and ricochet up to 5 times before dissipating. Both the Eater's Bite and Tiny Eaters are unaffected by gravity.

The Scourge is a melee weapon and benefits from armor and accessories that provide melee bonuses, such as Turtle armor or Beetle armor and the Fire Gauntlet, as well as the effects of flasks.

Tips

 * When used with the Fire Gauntlet, Magma Stone, or Flask of Fire, the Scourge of the Corruptor is quite effective at illuminating caves.
 * Although the Tiny Eaters' knockback is miniscule, in large numbers their combined knockback can keep enemies at bay.
 * The weapon can be repeatedly fired at a nearby surface like the ground to release a continuous and considerably large swarm of Tiny Eaters.

Trivia

 * Despite the word  often meaning a multi-lashed whip used for punishment, the Scourge of the Corruptor is not a ; but rather a javelin according to its tooltip.
 * The weapon's firing sound and impact sound do not occur at the same rate, and will become misaligned as it is fired.
 * Despite its name, the Scourge of the Corruptor does not deal extra damage to Corruptors.