Red Ryder

       

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Christmas-Only Content
The content described on this page will only appear during the Christmas event.

Red Ryder

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Uses ammo	Bullets
Damage	20 (Ranged)
Knockback	3.75 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	38 (Very slow)
Velocity	8
Tooltip	'Don't shoot your eye out!'
Rarity	01*
Sell	2
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1870

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
PresentPresent	1	0.64% 0.6% (Hardmode)

Animation of the Red Ryder.

The Red Ryder is a gun dropped from Presents obtained during Christmas, with a 0.643% chance in pre-Hardmode and 0.56% chance in Hardmode. It is similar to the Musket, although it does less damage. Its low speed and damage make it a very low-tier gun. However, it can potentially be obtained very early in the game, is better than most early-game bows, and it fulfills the criteria for the Arms Dealer to move in, making it an exceptional starting weapon.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Trivia

• It is a reference to the Red Ryder BB Gun. The gun is also referenced in the 1983 American Christmas comedy film A Christmas Story, hence the tooltip, which refers to a phrase often shouted in the story: "You'll shoot your eye out!"
• The Red Ryder is one of eleven guns in Terraria to share its name with a real gun, the others being the Uzi, Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, Revolver, Chain Gun, Flintlock Pistol, Tactical Shotgun, Musket, Handgun and the Quad-Barrel Shotgun.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.2.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.04: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.