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Laser Rifle
  • Laser Rifle item spriteold Laser Rifle item sprite
Autofire
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Damage29 (Magic)
Knockback2.5 (Very weak)
Mana8
Critical chance4%
Use time12 (Very fast)
Velocity85 (effective)
RarityRarity level: 4
Sell3
Research1 required
Projectile created
  • Purple Laser
    Purple Laser
Obtained from Obtained from Obtained from
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
EntityQty.Rate
Treasure Bag
(Wall of Flesh)
Treasure Bag (Wall of Flesh)Treasure Bag
(Wall of Flesh)
125%
33.33%
Wall of Flesh
(Wall of Flesh Mouth)
Wall of Flesh MouthWall of Flesh
(Wall of Flesh Mouth)
125%
14.29%
16.67%
Laser Rifle (demo)

The Laser Rifle being fired. Note how the shot pierces the first two dummies, but not the third.

The Laser Rifle is a Hardmode magic weapon that auto-fires violet lasers which penetrate up to two enemies and emit moderate light. It has a 12.5*1/8 (12.5%) / 25*1/4 (25%) chance to be dropped by the Wall of Flesh. Despite its name, it does not count as a gun, cannot receive ranged weapon modifiers, and will not fulfill the requirements for the Arms Dealer to move in. The Laser Rifle can be considered an upgrade of the Space Gun, although the set bonus effect of Meteor armor does not apply to it.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Tips[]

  • The Laser Rifle is a fairly powerful weapon against worms due to its high fire rate and ability to pierce multiple segments.
  • This weapon is fairly mana-efficient.
  • While it deals relatively low damage, its high fire rate can allow it to remain useful even until mid-Hardmode.

Trivia[]

  • A rifle is normally defined by its barrel being rifled, with helical grooves that cause the projectile to spin. However, this technicality was often ignored in pulp magazines, resulting in terms such as "laser rifle" or "plasma rifle" becoming part of popular culture. In real life, a laser weapon would not have a rifled barrel, as there is no projectile to be spun.
  • The player can use the Laser Rifle while sleeping in a Bed (firing in a non-horizontal direction will wake them up).

History[]

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