Flairon



The Flairon is a Hardmode melee weapon that repeatedly fires a ball-and-chain up to around 25 tiles from the player while releasing homing bubble projectiles that damage enemies. The Flairon has a chance of being dropped by Duke Fishron.

The Flairon is a launched flail, that, despite its appearance, is more similar in function to the Chain Knife, the KO Cannon, and the Golem Fist than a normal flail. It is not affected by gravity, does not remain deployed when holding the button, and cannot be swung around. Rather, holding the button causes it to auto-fire repeatedly, returning and re-firing when it impacts a block or enemy, or when it reaches its maximum range.

Tips

 * In order to maximize the damage output, it is beneficial to try and run away from the direction the Flairon is thrown in.
 * Because the Flairon produces the bubbles while it is being swung, it is more effective if aimed slightly away from desired targets. The bubbles do the same amount of damage as the main projectile but have the additional bonus of homing and frequency.
 * On the versions, the Flairon is one of most powerful melee weapons available. On the  versions, it is outclassed by the Solar Eruption, although its homing abilities make it useful in the endgame. On the, it is heavily outclassed by the Zenith, the final weapon in the game.

Trivia

 * The name Flairon is a portmanteau of flail and fishron.
 * Re-Logic has referred to the Flairon as "Flailron" in patch notes.
 * This is one of only three flails that fire additional projectiles, the others being the Drippler Crippler and the Flower Pow. Of these, the Flairon is the only launched flail out of the three.