Dark Lance

Dark Lance

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	29 / 27   (Melee)
Knockback	5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	22 (Fast)
Velocity	6
Rarity	03*
Sell	250
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Dark Lance
  

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Use

• Internal Item ID: 274
• Internal Projectile ID: 46

Animation of the Dark Lance. Note its piercing abilities.

The Dark Lance is a spear that can be found in Shadow Chests in the Underworld. It can also be found in the Obsidian Lock Box found in Obsidian Crates and Hellstone Crates. It is currently the strongest Pre-Hardmode spear. It can pierce through enemies, and even hit the same enemy multiple times. When used, it gives off light emitting particles that linger for a while, which is useful for fighting in the dark.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.

Notes

• Just like the Gungnir has the color scheme of Excalibur, the Dark Lance seems to have the same color scheme as the Night's Edge.
• This weapon is useful for finding caves due to its long reach and light emitting particles.

Tips

• This item can be useful against The Hungry in the Wall of Flesh fight, due to its high damage, speed and piercing capabilities.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now obtainable from Obsidian Lock Boxes from Hellstone and Obsidian Crates.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Damage increased from 27 to 29.
  • Knockback increased from 4 to 5.

• Desktop 1.0.6:
  • Sprite updated.
  • Speed increased from average to fast.
  • Can now spawn more than once per world.

• Desktop 1.0.5: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.