Vilethorn



The Vilethorn is a magic weapon that extends a 15 tile-long spear-like projection from the player's position. It extends through blocks, piercing multiple enemies, and scores a rapid succession of up to 7 hits per enemy. Its total effect lasts roughly 1.5 seconds. It is one of the possible drops from destroying a Shadow Orb in the Corruption, but it can also be obtained from Corrupt Crates, which are caught from fishing in the Corruption.

The Vilethorn also inflicts minuscule knockback for each hit, which can stun-lock enemies.

Tips

 * The most useful trait of the Vilethorn is its ability to fire through solid blocks and pierce all enemies caught in it. Exploiting this, whenever a threat is encountered, the player can quickly set up a sealed bunker made of solid blocks and attack enemies with impunity from within.
 * This makes it effective against Blood Moons, the Goblin Army and any situation with swarming enemies. However, the Goblin Army's Goblin Sorcerers may still be a pain as their ranged attacks pass through solid blocks.
 * This trait also makes the Vilethorn useful against worm-type enemies who, ironically, are meant to stop players from simply walling themselves in. Bosses with multiple parts, such as Brain of Cthulhu's first stage, are also vulnerable.
 * Because enemies that are vulnerable to knockback are essentially stopped in their tracks, and the Vilethorn has a duration just barely long enough for a player to recover all their mana and fire again before the effect ends, a player can essentially just lay down a constant thorn that paralyzes any enemy that passes nearby.
 * Caster-type enemies such as the Fire Imp, Dark Caster and Tim cease attacking once they take any damage, and will not resume attacking for a while after. The Vilethorn can be useful for reaching these enemies so as to stop their assault.

Trivia

 * Until the release of 1.2, this weapon was unique in its behavior. The Nettle Burst is a Hardmode version, being a little over twice as powerful. Other weapons were also introduced that allow attacking through blocks while hiding from enemies, e.g. Death Sickle, Mushroom Spear, and Chlorophyte Partisan.

History
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