Phoenix Blaster

Ice Sickle

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	40
Knockback	5.5 (Average)
Use time	24 (Fast)
Velocity	8
Tooltip	Shoots an icy sickle
Rarity	5
Sell	5

Projectile created

• Ice Sickle
  

• Internal Projectile ID: 263

File:IceSickleAttack.gif

Animation of the Ice Sickle.

The Ice Sickle is a Hardmode melee weapon that fires a projectile with no ammo or mana cost. Its wide projectile halts in midair a short distance from the player, hovering briefly to inflict multiple hits on multiple enemies before dissipating (in a manner similar to the Vilethorn). It is dropped rarely by Armored Vikings (1/200 chance) in the Underground Snow Biome.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Notes

• Like the Death Sickle, the range of the projectile produced by the weapon goes further as melee speed is increased.
• There is a limit to the number of projectiles that may be present on the screen, but it can only be reached through +40% or higher melee speeds.

Tips

• Very effective for close-range area control, as most enemies will be knocked back and take high damage by trying to pass through the hovering projectile. It's also potent against slow bosses like the Wall of Flesh or The Destroyer that take multiple hits from each projectile.

Trivia

• The name "Ice Sickle" is a play on the word "icicle".
• Similar to the Death Sickle.

History

• 1.2: Introduced.

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