"Explosive" redirects here. For the placeable item encountered as a trap in Cavern areas, see Explosives. For the painting, see American Explosive.
“Explosives are da' bomb these days. Buy some now!
Explosives are a type of consumable weapon. Explosive devices are thrown from stacks in the player's inventory, after which there is a short delay before they explode. This detonation causes area-effect damage and destroys blocks, walls, and other placeable objects within the radius of an explosion. Only a small number of objects are resistant to these explosions.
Explosives deal a set amount of damage which cannot be altered by any bonuses, unlike the great majority of weapons.
Types[]
All explosives are available in pre-Hardmode and cannot be auto-used.
Item | Damage | Radius | Velocity | Use time | Rarity | Sell | Notes | |
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Bomb Internal Item ID: 166
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100 | 5 | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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60 | It bounces and rolls, making it hard to aim with it. |
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Bomb Fish Internal Item ID: 3196
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100 | 5 | 6 | 25 (Fast)
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2 | Sticks to tiles on contact, allowing more precise control. |
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Bouncy Bomb Internal Item ID: 3115
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100 | 5 | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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80 | Bounces off surfaces, making control more difficult. |
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Bouncy Dynamite Internal Item ID: 3547
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250 | 7 | 4 | 40 (Very slow)
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4 | Bounces off surfaces, making control more difficult. |
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Dirt Bomb Internal Item ID: 4908
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100 | 5 | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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1 | Creates dirt instead of exploding, only dealing damage (and not creating dirt) if the player is right on top of it. Does not destroy preexisting blocks unlike other explosives. |
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Dry Bomb Internal Item ID: 4827
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100 | ??? | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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5 | Absorbs all Liquids in a small radius when it explodes. Explodes instantly when touching a liquid. |
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Dynamite Internal Item ID: 167
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250 | 7 | 4 | 40 (Very slow)
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4 | Bounces and rolls, but less than Bombs. |
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Holy Hand Grenade Internal Item ID: 5061
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600 | 15 | 4 | 50 (Extremely slow)
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1 | Deals the highest amount of base damage a player can deal in one hit. |
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Honey Bomb Internal Item ID: 4826
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100 | ??? | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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5 | Spreads Honey in a small radius when it explodes. Explodes instantly when touching a liquid. |
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Lava Bomb Internal Item ID: 4825
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100 | ??? | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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5 | Spreads Lava in a small radius when it explodes. Explodes instantly when touching a liquid. |
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Scarab Bomb Internal Item ID: 4423
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100 | 5 | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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3 | Sticks to tiles on contact, shaped charge makes narrow, tunnel-like explosion pointing away from the player. |
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Sticky Bomb Internal Item ID: 235
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100 | 5 | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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1 | Sticks to tiles on contact, allowing more precise control. |
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Sticky Dirt Bomb Internal Item ID: 4909
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100 | 5 | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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1 | Same as the Dirt Bomb, except it sticks to tiles on contact, allowing more precise control. |
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Sticky Dynamite Internal Item ID: 2896
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250 | 7 | 4 | 40 (Very slow)
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4 | Sticks to tiles on contact, allowing more precise control. |
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Wet Bomb Internal Item ID: 4824
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100 | ??? | 5 | 25 (Fast)
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5 | Spreads Water in a small radius when it explodes. Explodes instantly when touching a liquid. |
Notes[]
- There are several other consumable weapons which cause an explosion upon impact, e.g. Grenades. However, these deal
ranged /throwing damage and are thus not considered part of the explosives class.- Despite not being part of the explosives class, any type of Grenades, including Beenades, fulfills one of the requirements needed for the Demolitionist to arrive.
- When fired from certain launchers, rockets of types II and IV destroy blocks within their radius. However, rockets are considered ammunition.
- Explosives always drop all the tiles they destroy.
- A maximum of 400 "loose", dropped items can be present in the world at any given time, regardless of whether they are stacked. If more than 400 loose items are created as a result of destruction with explosives, some of them will be lost.
History[]
- Desktop 1.4.0.4: Fixed a bug where Sticky Bombs and Dynamite did not properly stick to blocks.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Added the Scarab Bomb.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1: Added Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish.
- Desktop 1.0.2: Added the Sticky Bomb.
- Desktop-Release: Introduced Bomb and Dynamite.
- Console 1.0.933.1: Added Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish. (
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- Console 1.0.750.0: Added Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish. (
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- Console-Release: Introduced Bomb, Sticky Bomb, and Dynamite.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced Bomb, Sticky Bomb, Dynamite, Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish.
- Mobile 1.3.0.7:
- Removed the Holy Hand Grenade (each replaced with 5 Dynamite).
- Added Bouncy Bomb, Sticky Dynamite, Bouncy Dynamite, and Bomb Fish.
- Mobile 1.1.5536: Made the Holy Hand Grenade obtainable.
- Mobile 1.1.933: Added the Holy Hand Grenade, but unobtainable.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced Bomb, Sticky Bomb, and Dynamite.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced Bomb, Sticky Bomb, Dynamite, and Holy Hand Grenade.