Empty Bullet

Type	Crafting material
Tooltip	Used to craft various types of ammo
Rarity
Buy	5 / 3
Sell	1
Research	100 required

Empty Bullets are a Hardmode crafting material purchased from the Arms Dealer for 5 / 3 each. While they have no function as ammunition on their own, Empty Bullets are used to craft Hardmode bullets with special effects.

Crafting[]

Used in[]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Exploding Bullet (50)	Empty Bullet (50) Explosive Powder	Work Bench
Golden Bullet (50)	Empty Bullet (50) Gold Dust
High Velocity Bullet (50)	Empty Bullet (50) Cog
Nano Bullet (50)	Empty Bullet (50) Nanites
Party Bullet (50)	Empty Bullet (50) Confetti
Venom Bullet (50)	Empty Bullet (50) Vial of Venom

Trivia[]

An Empty Bullet is the cheapest purchasable item from NPCs.
- On the Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, the only items with a lower cost are Water Fountains, the Balla Hat, and the Gangsta Hat, which are sold—or rather given away—for free.
Despite their name, empty bullets are actually cartridge casing. "Cartridge" being the correct term for a bullet, casing, powder, and primer.
Each special bullet uses a component sold by a different vendor. Exploding - Demolitionist, Golden - Merchant, High Velocity - Steampunker, Nano - Cyborg, Party - Party Girl, and Venom - Witch Doctor.