Changes: Meowmere

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	200 (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	14 (Very fast)
Velocity	12
Rarity
Sell	20
Research	1 required
Use
Ricochet

Revision as of 03:17, 31 May 2021

PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

The Meowmere is a Hardmode, post-Moon Lord, autoswinging melee weapon. When swung, it fires a projectile trailed by a rainbow and shaped like a cat's head, and consumes no mana or ammunition. The projectile is affected by gravity, pierces multiple enemies, and ricochets off of blocks. Each ricochet emits an explosion that damages nearby enemies. The projectile disappears after piercing four enemies (hitting the fifth one) or after ricocheting four times (hitting a block for the fifth time). The Meowmere has a 11.11*1/9 (11.11%) chance to be dropped by the Moon Lord.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Zenith	Terra Blade Meowmere Star Wrath Influx Waver The Horseman's Blade Seedler Starfury Bee Keeper Enchanted Sword Copper Shortsword	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Notes

Meowmere (demo) — The Meowmere's attack animation. Note the projectile bouncing 4 times.

The cat projectile makes a "meow" sound and produces a small rainbow explosion every time it ricochets. This explosion deals damage to all enemies within a 3×3-tile rectangle centered on the point of impact, and grows by half a tile each ricochet, up to a 5×5-tile rectangle on the final explosion.^[1]
The cat projectile travels at 61 mph.

Tips

It can be very useful in close-range situations, for instance inside the Hardmode post-Plantera Dungeon. The bouncing projectiles with area-of-effect damage are highly effective against the large crowds of enemies in small chambers.
The cat projectiles can be reflected by enemies like the Selenian. Care should be taken around those enemies, especially at close range.
If the player is annoyed by the Meowmere's sound, they can alter the game's sound files to remove or change it: The relevant files are Item_57.xnb and Item_58.xnb in the sounds folder (<Steam folder>\steamapps\common\Terraria\Content\Sounds). They can be deleted or alternatively be replaced with copies of Item_8.xnb, a hardly noticeable sound.

Trivia

The cat-shaped rainbow projectiles are inspired by the Nyan Cat meme.
The Meowmere has the highest listed base damage of all weapons in the game, apart from explosives. However, other endgame weapons like the Zenith, Terrarian, or Star Wrath often have much higher DPS, e.g. due to unlisted bonuses.
It was referred to as Meowmur before its release.^[2]
In the Mobile version, the developers changed the game credits on April Fools' Day to mention a supposed new melee weapon that would shoot cat projectiles, referring to the Meowmere.
The Meowmere appears in the video game Dungeon Defenders 2 as a weapon.
The blade's sprite is somewhat similar to the Palladium Sword's sprite.
The cat sound effect is shared with the sound made when jumping while riding the Meowmere Minecart.
According to this Reddit AMA, this is Redigit's favorite weapon

History

PC version

Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Zenith.

Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

Console version

Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

Nintendo Switch version

Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

Mobile version

Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Now used to craft the Zenith.

Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.

References

↑ Information taken from the PC 1.4.2.2 source code, method HandleMovement in Terraria.Projectile.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version is 1.4.4.9.
↑ Redigit via IRC: "There is a new sword called Meowmur" Aug 29, 2013

[sourcecode_1-1] Information taken from the PC 1.4.2.2 source code, method HandleMovement in Terraria.Projectile.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version is 1.4.4.9.

[2] Redigit via IRC: "There is a new sword called Meowmur" Aug 29, 2013

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-The '''Meowmere''' is a [[Hardmode]], post-[[Moon Lord]] [[autoswing]] [[melee weapon]]. When swung, it fires a projectile trailed by a rainbow and shaped like a cat's head, and consumes no [[mana]] or [[ammunition]]. The projectile is affected by gravity, pierces multiple [[enemies]], and ricochets four times, dissipating on the fifth hit. The Meowmere has a {{chance|1/9}} chance to be dropped by the Moon Lord, many people think its the cutest weapon in the game.
+The '''Meowmere''' is a [[Hardmode]], post-[[Moon Lord]], [[autoswing]]ing [[melee weapon]]. When swung, it fires a projectile trailed by a rainbow and shaped like a cat's head, and consumes no [[mana]] or [[ammunition]]. The projectile is affected by gravity, pierces multiple [[enemies]], and ricochets off of [[blocks]]. Each ricochet emits an explosion that damages nearby enemies. The projectile disappears after piercing four enemies (hitting the fifth one) or after ricocheting four times (hitting a block for the fifth time). The Meowmere has a {{chance|1/9}} chance to be dropped by the Moon Lord.
 {{modifier|melee}}
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 == Notes ==
-[[File:Meowmere (demo).gif|frame|right|Meowmere attack animation. Note the projectile bouncing 4 times.]]
+[[File:Meowmere (demo).gif|frame|right|The Meowmere's attack animation. Note the projectile bouncing 4 times.]]
-* The cat projectile makes a "meow" sound and produces a small rainbow explosion every time it bounces. Explosions grow in size with each ricochet. These are purely visual and deal no damage.
+* The cat projectile makes a "meow" sound and produces a small rainbow explosion every time it ricochets. This explosion deals damage to all enemies within a 3×3-tile rectangle centered on the point of impact, and grows by half a tile each ricochet, up to a 5×5-tile rectangle on the final explosion.{{source code ref|v=1.4.2.2|method {{code|HandleMovement}} in {{code|Terraria.Projectile.cs}}.}}
-* The cat projectile travels horizontally at about 62 [[mph]]. It seems to speed up every time it bounces and/or pierces.
+* The cat projectile travels at {{mph|{{#expr:{{iteminfo|Meowmere|velocity}}*3.75}} tiles}}.
-* Damage seems to increase over time, rising from 200 to 244.
-* Projectile-reflecting enemies, such as the [[Selenian]] and [[Biome Mimic|closed Mimics]], will reflect the cat projectile. As the Meowmere is often used at close range to strike with the blade, this can prove especially deadly to the wielder.
-* The cat sound effect made from swinging the sword shares the same sound effect made when jumping while riding the [[Meowmere Minecart]].
 == Tips ==
-* It can be very useful in close-range situations, for instance inside the [[Hardmode Dungeon]], because of the large crowds of enemies in small chambers with a relatively flat geometry allows you to flood the room with bouncing projectiles.
+* It can be very useful in close-range situations, for instance inside the [[Hardmode Dungeon|Hardmode post-Plantera Dungeon]]. The bouncing projectiles with area-of-effect damage are highly effective against the large crowds of enemies in small chambers.
+* The cat projectiles can be [[List of reflected projectiles|reflected]] by enemies like the [[Selenian]]. Care should be taken around those enemies, especially at close range.
-* The listed damage only applies to the actual blade of the sword. The projectile does much less damage.
+* If the player is annoyed by the Meowmere's sound, they can alter the game's sound files to remove or change it: The relevant files are <code>Item_57.xnb</code> and <code>Item_58.xnb</code> in the sounds folder (<code>&lt;Steam folder&gt;\steamapps\common\Terraria\Content\Sounds</code>). They can be deleted or alternatively be replaced with copies of <code>Item_8.xnb</code>, a {{sound|nofallback=y|[[Media:Item 8.wav|hardly noticeable sound]]|Item 8.wav}}.
 == Trivia ==
-* Some players are annoyed by the Meowmere's sound and choose to alter the game's sound files to remove or change it: Delete or rename <code>Item_57.xnb</code> and <code>Item_58.xnb</code> in the sounds folder (<code>&lt;Steam-folder&gt;\steamapps\common\Terraria\Content\Sounds</code>). You may additionally copy <code>Item_8.xnb</code> to both <code>Item_57.xnb</code> and <code>Item_58.xnb</code> so there are no missing files. The sound for <code>Item_8.xnb</code> is hardly noticeable.
 * The cat-shaped rainbow projectiles are inspired by the {{wikipedia|Nyan Cat}} meme.
-* Even though the Meowmere has the highest listed base damage in the game, the [[Zenith]], a sword which requires the Meowmere to build, quite fittingly has '''''much''''' higher {{DPS}}, even more so with Solar Flare armor and other such accessories.
+* The Meowmere has the highest listed base damage of all weapons in the game, apart from {{$|explosives||class}}. However, other endgame weapons like the {{eil|Zenith}}, [[Terrarian]], or [[Star Wrath]] often have much higher {{DPS}}, e.g. due to unlisted bonuses.
+* It was referred to as ''Meowmur'' before its release.<ref>[http://imgur.com/CtNLuMP Redigit via IRC: "There is a new sword called Meowmur"] {{small|Aug 29, 2013}}</ref>
-** The [[Terrarian]], tying with the Zenith for the second highest base damage, also has higher {{DPS}} when using the [[Yoyo Bag]] accessory.
+* In the {{mobile version}}, the developers changed the game credits on {{wikipedia|April Fools' Day}} to mention a supposed new melee weapon that would shoot cat projectiles, referring to the Meowmere.
-** The [[Star Wrath]] also has an unlisted 2x damage multiplier on its projectiles, which technically grants it higher base damage than the Meowmere.
-** Additionally, some single-use explosive weapons like [[Dynamite]], [[Bunny Cannon]], and [[Explosives]] inflict more damage than even a [[Modifier|Ruthless]] Meowmere.
-* It was referred to as the ''Meowmur'' before [[1.3]] was released.<ref>[http://imgur.com/CtNLuMP "There is a new sword called Meowmur", Redigit via IRC, 29 Aug 2013]</ref>
-* In the {{mobile version}}, one of the developers changed the game credits on {{wikipedia|April Fools' Day}} to mention a supposed new melee weapon that would shoot cat projectiles, referring to the Meowmere.
-* The name may be a reference to lines from the movies Thor and Thor 2: The Dark World, where characters (usually Darcy) would regularly mispronounce 'Mjolnir' as 'Meow-mere.'
 * The Meowmere appears in the video game [[Dungeon Defenders 2]] as a weapon.
-* The actual blade is very similar to the [[Palladium Sword]].
+* The blade's sprite is somewhat similar to the [[Palladium Sword]]'s sprite.
+* The cat sound effect is shared with the sound made when jumping while riding the {{eil|Meowmere Minecart}}.
+*According to [https://www.reddit.com/r/Terraria/comments/nelbjw/terrarias_10th_anniversary_we_are_relogic_ask_us/gygxbf3/?context=3 this] Reddit AMA, this is Redigit's favorite weapon
 == History ==
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 {{history|Console 1.0.750.0|Introduced. ({{icon|ps4}})}}
 {{history|Switch 1.0.711.6|Introduced.}}
-{{history|Mobile 1.4.0.5|Now used to craft the [[Zenith]].}}
+{{history|Mobile 1.4.0.5.0|Now used to craft the [[Zenith]].}}
 {{history|Mobile 1.3.0.7|Introduced.}}

Entity	Qty.	Rate
~~Moon Lord~~ Moon Lord	1	30.9% / 11.1%
Treasure Bag (Moon Lord)Treasure Bag (Moon Lord)	1	30.9% / 11.1%

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