Bee Gun



The Bee Gun is a magic weapon that fires 1-4 homing bees that can ricochet up to three times. It is dropped by the Queen Bee.

The best Modifier for this weapon is Murderous. Both Murderous and Demonic give a +11% increase in damage but only the Murderous gives a +8% to speed. The Bee Gun is unable to acquire the Mythical Modifier, nor any other modifier that affects knockback.

Tips

 * Effective against flying enemies and bosses, and in the Dungeon.
 * Effective money maker when combined with the Lucky Coin.
 * A good tactic against bosses is to get in an enclosed room and fire bees before even summoning the boss. The bees will bounce off walls and you'll have a small army of bees waiting for the boss. This tactic isn't good against fast bosses since the bees won't be able to catch up before they leave the room. This is an easy way to kill bosses like Skeletron pre-Hardmode.
 * Convenient in the Underground Jungle because the bees clear vines when bouncing around, aiding player vision.
 * It is not optimal to use this weapon against bosses and other enemies that can go through blocks, as the gun will occasionally glitch and the bees will no longer home in on that enemy.

Trivia

 * The PC version of Terraria has an achievement named "Not the Bees!" which is acquired by firing the Bee Gun while wearing a full set of Bee armor. This is a reference to the infamous line in the film The Wicker Man