Storm Spear

   

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Storm Spear

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	14 (spear) / 17 (Storm Spear Shot) (Melee)
Knockback	6 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	28 (Average)
Velocity	3.5
Rarity	01*
Sell	30
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Storm Spear
  
• Storm Spear Shot
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 4061
• Internal Projectile ID: 730, 732

The Storm Spear being used on Target Dummies.

The Storm Spear is a desert-themed spear obtainable in pre-Hardmode. When thrust, it fires a Storm Spear Shot, a small bolt of electricity that deals 125% of the spear's base damage and inflicts half its knockback. It can be found in Sandstone Chests in the Underground Desert, as well as in Oasis and Mirage Crates.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.

Tips

• Due to its high attack rate when direct contact is made with the spear, it proves to be quite an effective early-game weapon.
  • It is also one of the first projectile melee weapons one can get access to, on par with the Ice Blade.
• The Storm Spear Shot projectile gives it a greater reach than other early-game spears, making it especially useful in Master Mode where keeping a distance from enemies and early bosses like the Eye of Cthulhu and King Slime is more important due to increased contact damage.
• When standing close a one-tile thick wall, the Storm Spear Shot can sometimes be shot through the wall.

Trivia

• It bears an obvious resemblance to the Thunder Zapper, a pre-Hardmode magic weapon which can also be found in Sandstone Chests in the Underground Desert.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.