Chain Knife
Chain Knife

Statistics
Type | |
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Damage | 12 (Melee) |
Knockback | 3.5 (Weak) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 20 (Very fast) |
Velocity | 12 |
Rarity | ![]() |
Sell | 25 |
Research | 1 required |
Projectile created
- Chain Knife
Sounds
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- Internal Item ID: 1325
- Internal Projectile ID: 273

The Chain Knife in action against a Target Dummy.
The Chain Knife is a melee weapon that throws a Knife-like projectile attached to a chain, similar to Flails, but the attack button cannot be held to wield it continuously. It only extends a short distance of 12 tiles, though its quick use time and velocity may make it a good early to mid-game weapon. It has a 0.4% (1 in 250) chance of being dropped by a Cave Bat.
Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.
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Tips[edit | edit source]
- It is good at killing quick flying monsters. It is also good at killing large groups of Wall Creepers, and keeping the second form of the Brain of Cthulhu at bay.
- A Bat Statue can be used to easily farm bats to obtain the Chain Knife.
- Although this item is able to knock back enemies quite a distance, it is very difficult to stunlock enemies with this weapon. This is due to the slow use time.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Unlike most flails, this flail will not spin around the player, but instead attack the target directly before returning to the player.
- Despite having worse stats overall, it sells for more than the Chain Guillotines on the
Console versions.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Chain Guillotines, its Hardmode counterpart
History[edit | edit source]
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Damage increased from 11 to 12.
- Item and projectile sprites updated.
- Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
- Console 1.02: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.