Chainsaws

Chainsaws are tools that can be used to destroy trees and cacti, similarly to axes, but are also viable melee weapons. Much like the Muramasa and other fast-swinging swords, chainsaws can deal large amounts of damage quickly, but trade off the wide arc of such weapons for the ability to be pointed in any direction. None of the chainsaws, nearly all of which are Hardmode-exclusive, surpass the pre-Hardmode Molten Hamaxe in terms of axe power (the Butcher's Chainsaw ties it), but, from Palladium and on, they are able to cut down trees faster due to the rapid rate at which they hit the tree.

The best modifier for any chainsaw is Godly, as they cannot obtain a modifier that affects size or speed, unlike axes.

Types

There are currently 10 different chainsaws available in Terraria, 9 of which are Hardmode-exclusive.

Name		Axe power	Pickaxe power	Damage	Bonus	Use time	Mining speed	Knockback	HM	Rarity	Sell
	Sawtooth Shark Internal Item ID: 2342	70%	-	13	-1 range	15 (Very fast)	4	2.25 (Very weak)	❌	03*	150
	Cobalt Chainsaw Internal Item ID: 383	70%	-	23	-1 range	15 (Very fast)	7	2.75 (Very weak)	✔️	04*	18
	Palladium Chainsaw Internal Item ID: 1190	75%	-	26	-1 range	15 (Very fast)	7	2.9 (Very weak)	✔️	04*	144
	Mythril Chainsaw Internal Item ID: 384	85%	-	29	-1 range	15 (Very fast) / 8 (Insanely fast)	6	3 (Very weak)	✔️	04*	162
	Orichalcum Chainsaw Internal Item ID: 1197	90%	-	31	-1 range	15 (Very fast)	5	3.75 (Weak)	✔️	04*	198
	Adamantite Chainsaw Internal Item ID: 387	100%	-	33	-1 range	15 (Very fast)	4	4.5 (Average)	✔️	04*	216
	Titanium Chainsaw Internal Item ID: 1204	105%	-	34	-1 range	15 (Very fast)	4	4.6 (Average)	✔️	04*	252
	Drax Internal Item ID: 579	110%	200%	35	-1 range	15 (Very fast)	4	4.75 (Average)	✔️	04*	440
	Chlorophyte Chainsaw Internal Item ID: 1232	115%	-	50	-	15 (Very fast)	4	4.6 (Average)	✔️	07*	432
	Butcher's Chainsaw Internal Item ID: 3098	150%	-	120	-1 range	15 (Very fast)	4	8 (Very strong)	✔️	08*	10

Notes

• If a chainsaw is used for a minute without stopping, it will stop working and need to be restarted by pressing the ⚒ Use / Attack button again. This is because they are actually long-lasting channel projectiles when used, like the Magic Missile.

Trivia

• The Sawtooth Shark is the only chainsaw available before Hardmode and the only one obtained via fishing. On the Nintendo 3DS version, the Drax is also available pre-Hardmode.
• Drax is the only chainsaw that also has pickaxe power. Prior to 1.2, it also had the abilities of a hammer, which again no chainsaw has.
• Butcher's Chainsaw is the only chainsaw that drops from an enemy. It is also the chainsaw with the highest overall stats and the only one that inflicts magic damage (with its sparks).

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • 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: Added Butcher's Chainsaw, Laser Drill and the (unobtainable) Luminite Chainsaws.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Added Sawtooth Shark.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Added Chlorophyte Chainsaw.
  • Renamed "Hamdrax" to "Drax", and removed its hammer capabilities due to issues surrounding the breaking of furniture and walls simultaneously.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.