Exploding Bullet

Exploding Bullets are one of 6 types of craftable ammunition made from Empty Bullets, which are sold by the Arms Dealer after Hardmode has been enabled. These bullets detonate upon contact with an enemy or terrain, causing small splash damage and knockback to all enemies caught within the blast radius, even through walls.



Tips

 * Exploding Bullets are reasonably powerful bullets with a small area of effect and strong knockback, making them good for engaging large groups of enemies.
 * Due to the area-of-effect of Exploding Bullets they are especially effective against segmented enemies such as worms.
 * Like most explosives, when the bullet explodes on a surface, particles will fall, lighting up the ground beneath it. This can be useful for locating ores and caves.
 * Exploding Bullets can be extremely useful in early Hardmode as they are easy to obtain and possess exceptional knockback.
 * The Tactical Shotgun works incredibly well with these, effectively clearing out large compact groups very quickly.
 * Because Explosive Bullets inflict PvP deaths, you can effectively use the splash damage to purposefully kill yourself to respawn at full HP. You will save coins, but lose buffs.