Butcher's Chainsaw

     

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Butcher's Chainsaw

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Type	Tool
Damage	120 (Melee)
Knockback	8 (Very strong)
Bonus	-1 range
Critical chance	4%
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Velocity	48
Tool speed	4
Tooltip	Sparks emit from struck enemies
Rarity	08*
Sell	10
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Hellfire
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Chance	50%
Duration	1–4 seconds

Projectile created

• Butcher's Chainsaw
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 3098
• Internal Buff ID: 323
• Internal Projectile ID: 509

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Butcher Butcher	1	2.5%

Butcher's Chainsaw in action. Notice how the sparks deal half damage and also inflict the Hellfire debuff.

The Butcher's Chainsaw is a Hardmode, post-Plantera chainsaw that has a 2.5% / 3.75% (1/40 / 3/80) chance to drop from Butchers during a Solar Eclipse. Upon striking an enemy or critter, it will emit sparks akin to the projectiles produced by the Wand of Sparking, dealing damage to nearby enemies/extra segments as well. These sparks deal melee damage / magic damage, meaning that any melee / magic buffs, accessories, or armor will boost them. They also have a chance to inflict the Hellfire debuff.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount. The Demonic modifier lacks the 15% knockback gain.

Notes

• Because its sparks deal magic damage, it can trigger set bonuses of the Spectre armor, either healing the player or doing more damage.
• Due to its high damage and the presence of an on-hit effect, some may consider this primarily a melee weapon instead of a tool. It's not a bad choice for one, either.

Tips

• Due to its high damage per hit and ability to hit enemies multiple times in rapid succession, the Butcher's Chainsaw has a high DPS. With damage boosting modifiers/accessories, the weapon has a higher potential DPS than other weapons available after Plantera, including the Terra Blade.
• As the Hellfire debuff only applies to enemies hit by the sparks, not by the chainsaw itself, careful positioning is required to make full use of the weapon's damage potential.
• While this weapon's best modifier is technically Godly or Demonic, it is recommended that you use it with Ruthless or another knockback-reducing modifier, as it allows for you to more frequently hit enemies.

Trivia

• The Butcher and the Butcher's Chainsaw are both a tribute to the 1974 American slasher film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
• The Butcher's Chainsaw has the highest base damage and knockback of any tool, due to being designed for combat.
• Enemies immune to the On Fire! debuff do not resist the damage from the sparks.
• It is the only melee weapon that can deal magic damage, and one of the only few melee weapons able to inflict a debuff without using Flasks.
• Like all chainsaws, it will stop functioning after a minute and has to be re-started.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Sparks now deal melee damage.
  • All drills and chainsaws now dig faster than their non-mechanical counterparts, but have shorter range.
  • Additionally, optimized digging loadouts still perform better on pickaxes/axes, but drills and chainsaws will be faster on non-optimized loadouts.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.