Throwing weapons

 

Old Chinese/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the Old Chinese and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

Throwing weapons or thrown weapons are weapons which are used in medium-ranged combat. The defining trait of throwing weapons is the fact that they are generally consumed upon use. They stack in a player's inventory, with one unit being removed from the stack every time it is used to attack, leaving the slot empty when the last has been used. Many throwing weapons have a chance of being retrievable after being used.

On the  PC version,  Console version,  Old-gen console version,  Mobile version,  Windows Phone version, Nintendo 3DS version, and  tModLoader version, the throwing class is not present, with throwing weapons instead dealing ranged damage, and receiving bonuses from items and effects that improve ranged damage, though they do not count as any particular type of ammunition for Shroomite armor or similar effects.

On the  Old Chinese version and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, throwing weapons are a unique damage type, featuring weapons that deal throwing damage and armor sets that improve the stats of throwing weapons. As a result, in these versions, throwing weapons do not receive most ranged bonuses. They are still affected by ammo reservation effects and the Frost armor's set bonus.

All throwing weapons are available before Hardmode. After this point, they are largely obsolete, though some are replaced by magic and melee weapons that operate in similar ways without being exhaustible.

It should be noted that both Thrown Water and explosives are thrown consumable weapons. However, they neither inflict throwing damage nor are affected by buffs, accessories, or any other factors.

Types

Weapons

These weapons are special in that they are not consumed upon use, but instead fire ammunition, much like ranged weapons.

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Bone Glove		25	Obtained from Skeletron's Treasure Bag in Expert Mode and Master Mode.	Requires and fires Bones. Projectiles bounce off the ground once. On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, the Bone Glove is not a weapon, but an accessory that launches out crossbones when a weapon is used which are not affected by armor buffs, have a cooldown of 1 second, and do not require Bones to use.
	Ale Tosser		20	Dropped by Tavernkeep.	Requires and fires Ale. Projectiles have a wide area of effect.

Consumables

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Snowball		8 / 4	Crafted:     : or   :
	Shuriken		10	Purchased from the Merchant (15). Found in Pots and Chests.
	Rotten Egg		13 / 10	Obtained from Goodie Bags during Halloween.	This, along with the Flymeal, are the only player-wielded weapons in the game that can hurt NPCs without the Guide or Clothier Voodoo Doll.
	Throwing Knife		12	Purchased from the Merchant during a Blood Moon (50). Found in Chests.
	Poisoned Knife		14 / 13	Crafted:     : 50  + or     : 50  + or   : 20  +	Has a 50% chance to inflict the Poisoned debuff on enemies.
	Beenade		12 / 14	Dropped by Queen Bee. Crafted:     : + ( @  /  )	Once it explodes, it releases bees that attack nearby enemies.
	Bone Throwing Knife		14	Crafted:    : ( @  /  ) or : ( @  /  )
	Star Anise		14	Obtained from Presents during Christmas.	An upgraded, seasonal version of the Shuriken.
	Spiky Ball		16	Purchased from the Goblin Tinkerer (80). Dropped by Goblins.	Stays on the ground for a few seconds, dealing damage to enemies that touch it. Pierces indefinitely.
	Javelin		17	Dropped by Hoplites.
	Frost Daggerfish		17	Fished in the Snow biome.
	Bone		20 / 22	Dropped by Angry Bones, Dark Casters and Cursed Skulls.
	Molotov Cocktail		23 / 40	Crafted:  : 10  + + or    : 5  + + + or : 5  + + +	Inflicts the On Fire! debuff.
	Bone Javelin		20	Crafted:    : ( @  /  ) or : ( @  /  )	Can stick to enemies, dealing additional damage for 15 seconds.
	Happy Grenade		30	Dropped by the Party Girl and sold by her when in inventory (250).
	Grenade		60	Purchased from the Demolitionist (75). Found in Pots (in Hardmode) and Chests.
	Sticky Grenade		60	Crafted: 5  +
	Bouncy Grenade		65	Crafted: 2  +

Boost gear

The following items will boost the stats of throwing weapons.

Armor sets

The following armor sets provide the player specific bonuses to the use of throwing weapons. No such items exist on the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version, though items that increase the stats of ranged weapons fill this same purpose there. The Ninja Outfit, while being available on  Old-gen console,  Windows Phone, and 3DS, functions only as vanity.

Armors

Appearance	Set	Source	Head	Chest	Legs	Sum	Bonuses
	Ninja armor	Dropped by King Slime	2	4	3	9	15% increased throwing velocity 15% increased throwing damage 10% increased throwing Crit Chance Set Bonus: 33% Chance to not consume thrown item
	Fossil armor	75 ×	3	6	4	13	20% increased throwing velocity 20% increased throwing damage 15% increased throwing Crit Chance Set Bonus: 50% Chance to not consume thrown item

Accessories/Buffs

All of these affect player damage and critical-strike chance in general, including throwing weapons.

Source	Damage Bonus	Critical Strike Chance
Well Fed	5%	2%
Plenty Satisfied	7.5%	3%
Exquisitely Stuffed	10%	4%
Avenger Emblem	12%	-
Destroyer Emblem	10%	8%
Celestial Stone	10%	2%
Celestial Shell	10%	2%
Sun Stone (day only)	10%	2%
Moon Stone (night only)	10%	2%
Eye of the Golem	-	10%
Rage	-	10%
Wrath	10%	-
Putrid Scent	5%	5%

Notes

• Although throwing weapons do not deal melee damage, they are affected by flasks.