Vortex Beater

The Vortex Beater is a Hardmode, post-Lunatic Cultist gun that fires both bullets and homing explosives in a cone similar to the Gatligator, but within approximately a 25 degree angle rather than the Gatligator's 45 degree firing pattern.

The explosives fired from it do not hurt the user. This makes it an ideal gun for close quarters, as it has a high DPS and the explosions knock enemies back. In addition, the explosives will home in on enemies, making it more forgiving if you miss. The explosives appear to fire at a consistent rate.

Bullets fired by the Vortex Beater are shot in an inaccurate manner. Due to the inaccuracy of the bullets, the Vortex Beater is somewhat better suited against larger enemies and bosses (which may be immune to the knockback effect of explosives). A better ranged weapon for single target damage would be Phantasm.

The Vortex Beater has a 66% chance not to consume ammo.



Trivia

 * This weapon was formerly called the "Blackhole Beater", as seen in one of the spoilers.
 * This, along with the Onyx Blaster are the only firearms in the game to feature an operating secondary weapon (grenade launcher).
 * After a short delay once the player stops firing, a click of the gun reloading can be heard. However, this has no effect on firing, as the player can fire a continuous stream of bullets without requiring to reload. This sound effect is reused from the Boomstick and the Shotgun.
 * The gun used by the Storm Diver closely resembles the Vortex Beater.

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