Molotov Cocktail

       

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Molotov Cocktail

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	23 / 40 (Ranged)
Knockback	7 (Strong)
Consumable	✔️
Critical chance	4%
Use time	40 (Very slow)
Velocity	6.5
Tooltip	A small explosion that puts enemies on fire Lights nearby area on fire for a while
Rarity	01*
Sell	1
Research	99 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	On Fire!
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Chance	100%
Duration	3–6 seconds

Projectile created

• Molotov Cocktail
  
• Molotov Fire 1
  
• Molotov Fire 2
  
• Molotov Fire 3
  

Sounds

Use
Impact

• Internal Item ID: 2590
• Internal Buff ID: 24
• Internal Projectile ID: 399, 400, 401, 402

Attacking Target Dummies with the Molotov Cocktail. Notice the splash damage in the form of flaming fragments.

The Molotov Cocktail is a consumable ranged weapon with a relatively short throwing arc. Upon hitting a solid object or enemy, it will explode and release flaming embers. Contact with these projectiles deals damage and inflicts the On Fire! debuff. Its high damage and ability to inflict fire damage makes it a powerful early- to mid-pre-Hardmode weapon. Unlike other explosives, this weapon will not damage the thrower.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Molotov Cocktail 10	Ale10 Silk Torch	By Hand
only: Molotov Cocktail 5	Ale5 Gel Silk Torch
only: Molotov Cocktail 5	Ale5 Pink Gel Silk Torch

Notes

• The Molotov Cocktail is somewhat difficult to obtain, as Pinky needs to have been defeated at least once (in order to obtain its Pink Gel, a required crafting ingredient), who only has a 0.56*1/180 (0.56%) chance of spawning in place of a regular slime. Also taking into consideration that Pinky has a lot of health and is extremely vulnerable to knockback, defeating it may prove fairly challenging to new players.

Tips

• This item is particularly effective at clearing Spider Caves and vines due to its many bouncing fireballs that can break large quantities of Cobweb and vine at once.
• It is also quite effective for several boss fights:
  • Eater of Worlds (for damaging its segments despite dealing reduced damage to it)
  • Brain of Cthulhu (defeating the Creepers)
  • Wall of Flesh (defeating The Hungry)

Trivia

• Molotov cocktails were originally gasoline-filled bottles used as anti-tank weapons by the Finnish Army against the Russians during the Winter War of 1939. The name came from Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, a Soviet politician who claimed the Russians' air bombings were actually airdropped food. Finnish soldiers mocked this by saying the "cocktails" were drinks to go with the "food". The term is still used to refer to any small makeshift fire grenade made from a bottle of flammable liquid with a lit cloth as fuse.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now takes Gel to craft instead of Pink Gel.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Damage type changed from Throwing to Ranged.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Damage reduced from 40 to 23.
  • Damage type changed from Ranged to Throwing.
  • Crafting recipe changed:
    • Ale decreased from 10 to 5.
    • Pink Gel added.
    • Quantity produced decreased from 10 to 5.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Made changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1. ()

• Console 1.08: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.