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Musket
  • Musket item spriteold Musket item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Uses ammoBullets
Damage31 / 25 (Ranged)
Knockback5.25 (Average)
Critical chance11%
Use time35 (Slow)
Velocity9
Tooltip'I have to be ready, said the minuteman'
Rarity1
Sell2
Research1 required

The Musket is one of the earliest obtainable guns, and is the Corruption's counterpart to the Crimson's Undertaker. It auto-fires bullets at an extremely slow rate. It is fairly potent compared to a Wooden Bow, as it does 31 base damage, plus the damage from the particular bullet fired.

The Musket (along with 100 Musket Balls) will always drop from the first Shadow Orb destroyed in a Corruption world; thereafter, it has a 20% chance of dropping from a destroyed Shadow Orb. It can also be found in Corrupt Crates (16.67% chance), which are obtained by fishing in the Corruption.

Its best Modifier is Unreal.

Tips

  • If the player wishes to acquire the Musket through fishing, using a Crate Potion will increase the odds of catching a Crate by 10%.
  • The Musket's high damage early in the game, along with its slow fire rate, helps to conserve ammo, and it can be used to effectively kill the various eaters in the Corruption.
  • Unlike the Crimson's Undertaker, the Musket is a bit more effective against the Corruption's Eater of Souls, as a critical hit can normally kill any Eater in one shot. The Undertaker, however, is a tad bit less effective against its high knockback resistant Crimson enemies, as The Undertaker won't do nearly as much knockback as a Musket could.

Trivia

  • The Dart Rifle can be thought of as the stronger, dart-consuming version of the Musket.
  • The newer sprite now resembles a musket with a longer stock and shorter barrel.

History

  • Desktop 1.3.0.1:
    • Damage increased from 25 to 31.
    • Knockback increased from 4.5 to 5.25.
    • Use time reduced from 40 to 35.
  • Desktop 1.2:
    • Sprite updated.
    • Damage increased from 23 to 25.
    • Use time reduced from 42 to 40.

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