Rainbow Rod

Rainbow Rod

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	50 / 74 / 72 (Magic)
Knockback	6 (Average)
Mana	21 / 18
Critical chance	4%
Use time	25 (Fast) / 18 (Very fast) / 17 (Very fast)
Velocity	6
Tooltip	Casts a controllable rainbow
Rarity	05*
Sell	4
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Rainbow
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 495
• Internal Projectile ID: 79

Not to be confused with Rainbow Gun.

Rainbow Rod demonstration

The Rainbow Rod is a Hardmode magic weapon that launches a controllable projectile, just like the Flamelash or Magic Missile, and can be considered an upgraded version of them.

The projectile it fires is a white-sparkling missile with a rainbow trail, and emits a moderate amount of light that rotates through the entire color spectrum / a light orb shifting through rainbow colors with a rainbow trail. It can be controlled by holding ⚒ Use / Attack and moving the cursor. If ⚒ Use / Attack is released mid-drag, the missile will be flung in that direction. If the cursor is stationary on release, it continues along the angle formed from the player.

On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, if any enemies are nearby, the missile will home in on them. The missile will not disappear when touching a block if it is being manually controlled. It can move through liquids (unlike the Flamelash), and can pierce twice before exploding and dealing damage in a small area.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Rainbow Rod	Crystal Shard30 Unicorn Horn4 Pixie Dust60 Soul of Light10 Soul of Sight20	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
only: Rainbow Rod	Crystal Shard10 Unicorn Horn2 Pixie Dust10 Soul of Light8 Soul of Sight15

Notes

• The mana cost is for the initial casting only. Maintaining and directing the missile does not cost additional mana, and the player will regenerate mana while controlling it.
• The Rainbow Rod, when fired in lava or water, can travel at 82 mph.
• The projectile is a fixed size, but the trail effect may make the projectile appear larger or brighter when moving at low speeds.

Achievements

Prismancer • “Obtain a rainbow rod.”

Obtain the Rainbow Rod.

Category: Collector

Tips

• The Rainbow Rod can be used to light areas remotely.
• The Rainbow Rod can be used in conjunction with Binoculars to increase the range of the projectile.
•   Hovering over any slots in the inventory (should it be open) will cause the loss of control of any controlled projectile, flinging it forwards in the direction the cursor was last moving.
  • Opening the inventory (and then closing it in singleplayer) will make it fling in the direction the player's finger was moving.
• Unlike the Magic Missile and Flamelash, the projectile will not dissipate if it hits a surface while being controlled. Only when it is out of the player's control will it explode upon hitting a surface. This means the player does not need to be as precise when directing the projectile through caves or tight enclosures in worry of accidentally destroying the projectile.
• Due to the projectile's sharp homing, it is possible for it to turn around after piercing an enemy and hit it again.
• Due to the Rainbow Rod's high damage output and homing effect, it can be quite useful when fighting many Hardmode bosses including Plantera and Golem.

Gallery

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  The Rainbow Rod being directed by the mouse cursor.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Projectile appearance updated.
  • Projectile moves much faster.
  • Projectile now homes into enemies upon being released.
  • Projectile now pierces two enemies before exploding.
  • Projectile now produces a small area-of-effect explosion on impact.
  • Damage decreased from 74 to 50.
  • Use Time increased from 18 to 25.
  • Mana cost increased from 18 to 21.
  • Can now touch tiles without exploding.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated. The old sprite was .

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Reduced number of crafting ingredients: Now requires 15 instead of 20 Souls of Sight, 8 instead of 10 Souls of Light, 10 instead of 60 Pixie Dust, 2 instead of 4 Unicorn Horns, and 10 instead of 30 Crystal Shards.
  • Reduced use time from 18 to 17.
  • Increased damage from 72 to 74.

• Desktop 1.2.3:
  • Base damage raised from 53 to 72.
  • Mana requirement raised from 10 to 18.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.