Ranged weapons are weapons which are used in ranged combat. The defining trait of ranged weapons is their requirement of ammunition in order for the weapon to operate.
Ranged weapons are roughly categorized into bows, repeaters, guns, and launchers. Note that Terraria classifies boomerangs as melee weapons and consumables as thrown weapons.
Due to the usage of ammo alongside the weapon, the total damage and knockback values in effect during use are actually the sum of the weapon's stats combined with those of the ammo type used. A ranged weapon with a knockback value of zero, for example, will still usually apply some knockback, since nearly all ammunition types have their own knockback values.
The following lists present all ranged weapons along with their damage and how to acquire them. The intention of this is to convey an idea of their strength and the approximate time during gameplay at which they can be obtained. For a sortable list that displays all statistics of all ranged weapons, see List of ranged weapons.
Pre-Hardmode
Bows
Item | Damage | Source | Notes | ||
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Wooden Bow | 4 | Crafted: 10 ( @ ) | |||
Boreal Wood Bow |
6 | Crafted: 10 ( @ ) | |||
Palm Wood Bow |
6 | Crafted: 10 ( @ ) | |||
Rich Mahogany Bow | 6 | Crafted: 10 ( @ ) | |||
Copper Bow | 6 | Crafted: 7 ( @ / ) | |||
Tin Bow | 7 | Crafted: 7 ( @ / ) | |||
Ebonwood Bow | 8 | Crafted: 10 ( @ ) | |||
Shadewood Bow | 8 | Crafted: 10 ( @ ) | |||
Iron Bow | 8 | Crafted: 7 ( @ / ) | |||
Lead Bow | 9 | Crafted: 7 ( @ / ) | |||
Silver Bow | 9 | Crafted: 7 ( @ / ) | |||
Tungsten Bow | 10 | Crafted: 7 ( @ / ) | |||
Gold Bow | 11 | Crafted: 7 ( @ / ) | |||
Platinum Bow | 13 | Crafted: 7 ( @ / ) | |||
Demon Bow | 14 | Crafted: 8 ( @ / ) | |||
Tendon Bow | 19 | Crafted: 8 ( @ / ) | |||
Blood Rain Bow |
14 | Dropped by Wandering Eye Fish and Zombie Merman. |
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Molten Fury | 31 / 29 | Crafted: 15 ( @ / ) | |||
Sharanga |
36 | Crafted: 2 + 10 ( @ / ) | |||
The Bee's Knees |
23 / 26 | Dropped by Queen Bee. |
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Hellwing Bow |
22 | Found in Shadow Chests and Obsidian Lock Boxes |
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Guns
Item | Damage | Source | Notes | ||
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Flare Gun | 2 | Found in Gold Chests underground. |
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Minishark | 6 | Purchased from the Arms Dealer (35). |
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Blowpipe | 9 | Found in Chests on the surface or underground. | |||
Flintlock Pistol | 13 / 10 | Purchased from the Arms Dealer (5). | |||
Snowball Cannon | 10 / 5 | Found in Frozen Chests, Frozen |
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Boomstick | 14 / 12 | Found in Ivy Chests and Jungle |
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Revolver |
20 | Purchased from the Traveling Merchant (10). | |||
Red Ryder |
20 | Found in Presents, obtained during Christmas. | |||
Sandgun | 30 | Crafted: + 10 + 5 ( @ ) |
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Musket | 31 / 25 |
Dropped by Shadow Orbs and found in Corrupt |
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The Undertaker | 19 | Dropped by Crimson Hearts and found in Crimson |
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Egg Cannon |
16 | Dropped by Lepus. | |||
Star Cannon | 55 / 62 | Crafted: + 20 + 5 ( @ / ) |
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Blowgun | 27 / 25 | Purchased from the Witch Doctor (5). |
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Quad-Barrel Shotgun |
14 | Purchased from the Arms Dealer in a Graveyard after beating Skeletron |
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Handgun | 26 / 15 | Found in Locked Gold Chests and Golden Lock Boxes |
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Phoenix Blaster | 30 / 23 | Crafted: 10 + ( @ / ) |
Others
These ranged weapons are unique in that they do not require any ammunition.
Item | Damage | Source | Notes | ||
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Paper Airplane |
4 | Dropped by slimes that are carried by Windy Balloons. | |||
Paintball Gun |
12 | Dropped by the Painter. |
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Harpoon | 25 | Dropped by most Goblins. |
Hardmode
Bows
Item | Damage | Source | Notes | ||
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Pearlwood Bow | 12 | Crafted: 10 ( @ ) | |||
Daedalus Stormbow |
38 / 43 | Dropped by Hallowed Mimics. |
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Ice Bow | 39 / 46 | Dropped by Ice Mimics. |
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Shadowflame Bow |
47 | Dropped by Goblin Summoners. |
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Marrow | 53 / 40 | Dropped by Skeleton Archers. |
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Pulse Bow |
80 / 65 | Purchased from the Traveling Merchant (45). |
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Phantom Phoenix |
32 |
Dropped by Ogre. |
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Tsunami | 53 / 60 | Dropped by Duke Fishron. |
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Aerial Bane |
39 | Dropped by Betsy. |
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Eventide |
50 | Dropped by Empress of Light. |
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Phantasm |
50 | Crafted: 18 ( @ ) |
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Repeaters
Item | Damage | Source | Notes | ||
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Cobalt Repeater | 35 | Crafted: 10 ( @ / ) | |||
Palladium Repeater | 37 | Crafted: 12 ( @ / ) | |||
Mythril Repeater | 39 | Crafted: 10 ( @ / ) | |||
Orichalcum Repeater | 40 | Crafted: 12 ( @ / ) | |||
Adamantite Repeater | 42 | Crafted: 12 ( @ / ) | |||
Titanium Repeater | 43 | Crafted: 13 ( @ / ) | |||
Hallowed Repeater | 50 / 43 / 39 | Crafted: 12 ( @ / ) | |||
Vulcan Repeater |
56 | Crafted: + 15 + 15 / ( @ / ) | |||
Chlorophyte Shotbow | 34 | Crafted: 12 ( @ / ) |
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Stake Launcher | 75 | Dropped by Mourning Wood. |
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Guns
Item | Damage | Source | Notes | ||
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Clockwork Assault Rifle | 17 / 19 | Dropped by Wall of Flesh. |
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Gatligator |
21 | Purchased from the Traveling Merchant (35). |
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Shotgun | 24 |
Purchased from the Arms Dealer (25). |
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Onyx Blaster |
24 / 28 | Crafted: + 2 + 10 ( @ / ) |
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Coin Gun | 0 | Dropped by most pirates. |
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Uzi | 30 | Dropped by Angry Trappers. |
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Dart Rifle |
52 | Dropped by Corrupt Mimics. |
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Dart Pistol |
28 | Dropped by Crimson Mimics. |
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Super Star Shooter |
60 | Crafted: 12 + ( @ / ) |
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Megashark | 25 / 23 | Crafted: + + 5 + 20 ( @ / ) |
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Flamethrower | 35 | Crafted: 20 + + 20 ( @ / ) |
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Venus Magnum | 50 / 38 / 36 | Dropped by Plantera. |
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Tactical Shotgun | 29 | Dropped by Tactical Skeletons. |
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Sniper Rifle | 185 |
Dropped by Skeleton Snipers. |
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Candy Corn Rifle | 44 | Dropped by Pumpking. |
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Chain Gun | 31 | Dropped by Santa-NK1. |
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Elf Melter | 53 / 40 | Dropped by Santa-NK1. |
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Xenopopper |
45 | Dropped by Martian Saucer. |
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Vortex Beater |
50 (bullets) 70 (rockets) |
Crafted: 18 ( @ ) | |||
S.D.M.G. |
85 / 77 / 35 |
Dropped by the Moon Lord. |
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Launchers
Item | Damage | Source | Notes | ||
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Grenade Launcher | 60 |
Dropped by Plantera. | |||
Proximity Mine Launcher | 80 / 45 | Purchased from the Cyborg (35). |
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Rocket Launcher | 55 / 50 | Dropped by Skeleton Commandos. | |||
Nail Gun |
85 | Dropped by Nailheads. |
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Jack 'O Lantern Launcher | 65 / 60 | Dropped by Pumpking. |
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Snowman Cannon | 67 | Dropped by Ice Queen. |
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Stynger | 45 / 43 | Dropped by Golem. |
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Electrosphere Launcher |
40 | Dropped by Martian Saucer. |
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Celebration |
25 / 65 | ||||
Celebration Mk2 |
50 | Dropped by the Moon Lord. |
Others
These ranged weapons are unique in that they do not require any ammunition.
Item | Damage | Source | Notes | ||
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Toxikarp |
43 | Fished in The Corruption. | |||
Piranha Gun | 38 / 33 | Found in the Jungle Chest in the Dungeon. |
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Boost gear
The following items will boost the stats of Ranged weapons.
Armor sets
Appearance | Set | Source | Head | Chest | Legs | Sum | Ranged Bonuses |
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Fossil armor |
4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
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Necro armor | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
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Cobalt armor (with Mask)
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5 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
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Palladium armor (with Helmet)
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5 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
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Mythril armor (with Hat)
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6 | 12 | 9 | 27 |
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Orichalcum armor (with Helmet)
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7 | 13 | 10 | 30 |
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Adamantite armor (with Mask)
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8 | 16 | 12 | 36 |
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Titanium armor (with Helmet)
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8 | 15 | 11 | 34 |
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Huntress armor |
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7 | 17 | 12 | 36 |
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Hallowed armor (with Helmet)
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9 | 15 | 11 | 35 |
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Frost armor | 10 | 20 | 13 | 43 |
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Chlorophyte armor (with Helmet)
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13 | 18 | 13 | 44 |
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Red Riding armor |
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8 | 24 | 16 | 48 |
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Shroomite armor | 11 | 24 | 16 | 51 |
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Titan armor |
14 | 18 | 13 | 45 |
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Vortex armor |
14 | 28 | 20 | 62 |
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Accessories
Item | Ranged Boost(s) | |
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Ranger Emblem |
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Avenger Emblem |
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Destroyer Emblem |
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Rifle Scope |
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Recon Scope |
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Sniper Scope |
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Magic Quiver |
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Molten Quiver |
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Stalker's Quiver |
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Celestial Stone |
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Celestial Shell |
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Buffs
Buff | Ranged Boost(s) | |
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Well Fed |
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Wrath Potion |
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Cute Fishron Mount |
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Feral Bite |
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Damage Nebula |
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Ammo Box |
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Ammo Reservation |
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Archery |
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