Harpoon

The Harpoon is a weapon acquired from the Goblin Army event. It can be dropped from any of the goblins. It is a ranged weapon that fires a harpoon on a chain. It does not require ammo and is similar to the Ball 'O Hurt, with the exception that the harpoon is smaller than the ball, with a longer reach, thus is harder to aim as it has a distinctive arc and will retract when it has reached its maximum length, or when it collides with a surface or enemy.

350px

The Harpoon does 25 damage and attacks with different speeds depending on the distance. It can fire as fast as a Minishark provided you are firing from a 1 block distance.

You can hold down the fire button to constantly attack with it similar to the Muramasa. Monsters can be eliminated very quickly at very short range by making use of the speed and automatic firing.

With flails, a good strategy when facing a larger group of enemies is to get to an elevated position (or jump) and shoot at a target from the distance, as the projectile will then hit said enemy and, while coming back, damage everything it touches.

The Harpoon acts as a mass on a chain, and is affected by gravity. As such, it is useful for firing over walls to hit enemies on the other side. The weapon will not latch into your target and pull it back towards you. Instead, it will simply hit them and return back.

The Harpoon sells for 54 silver coins. Harpoons can be shot straight through Platforms, making it easy to safely attack from above. If you can perfect it, it can be better than normal flails.

If an enemy is close to you while the flail of the Harpoon is away, if you face him, you will hit him with normal Harpoon knockback.



This is a useful weapon while in a Underground Jungle as its long range and knockback forces Man Eater's and Hornet's away from you.

It's also a very effective weapon against the Eater of Worlds because you're able to hit it quite a few times at a rapid rate.