Vilethorn

The Vilethorn is a ranged spell that can be found upon breaking Shadow Orbs and in dungeons. It cannot be crafted. It inflicts 8 damage, has average speed, and costs 12 mana to use.

It creates a piercing spear of thorns that go through walls and have the potential to strike multiple hits upon enemies. It can be very useful to defeat the Eater of Worlds and other large enemies such as the Bone Serpent and Eye of Cthulhu, but it's generally more effective to use a flail such as the Ball 'O Hurt to defeat these enemies, especially if they have a high defense.

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When hit with the Vilethorn, a caster enemy will become stunned and will not attack during the duration of the spell. This may come in handy when fighting for Hellstone gathering.

Due to its ability to ignore terrain and stun casters, this is a lethal weapon against Goblin Sorcerers, Fire Imps, Dark Casters, and Tim.

With Jungle Armor (and possibly Meteor Armor), it is literally impossible to run out of mana while using it by itself.

Update Info

 * 1.0.4 - Added
 * 1.0.6 - Vilethorn's range has been doubled as compared to older versions of the game.