Unholy Arrow

Unholy Arrow

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Statistics

Type	Ammunition
Damage	12 / 8 (Ranged)
Knockback	3 (Very weak)
Velocity	3.4
Rarity	01*
Buy	40
Sell	8
Research	99 required

Projectile created

• Unholy Arrow
  

• Internal Item ID: 47
• Internal Projectile ID: 4

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Eye of Cthulhu Eye of Cthulhu	20-50	100%
Treasure Bag (Eye of Cthulhu)Treasure Bag (Eye of Cthulhu)	20-50	100%

Unholy Arrows are a type of arrow. Compared to the Wooden Arrows used to craft them, they are stronger and have a piercing effect, allowing each arrow to hit up to five enemies. Against multi-section monsters, a single Unholy Arrow can damage multiple sections. A fired Unholy Arrow has a 25*1/4 (25%) chance of being recoverable after hitting an enemy or a wall.

In addition to being crafted, Unholy Arrows are dropped by the Eye of Cthulhu in worlds that generated with Corruption. Furthermore, they can be purchased from the Arms Dealer at night for 40 once the Eater of Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated. After activating Hardmode, they become available during the day as well.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Unholy Arrow 5	Wooden Arrow5 Worm Tooth	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
only: Unholy Arrow 5	Wooden Arrow5 Vertebra

Notes

• The Unholy Arrow's piercing is weaker than the Jester's Arrow, which can pierce an unlimited amount of enemies.
  • The damage penalty after each piercing is smaller in the case of Unholy Arrows (5% as opposed to 10%).
  • Unlike the Jester's Arrow, Unholy Arrows do not automatically break after a certain amount of air time.
• On versions where it cannot be crafted with Vertebrae, Unholy Arrows must be obtained either from the Arms Dealer or through the artificial creation of a Corruption Biome.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.1: Applies a 5% damage penalty to the next hit for each enemy a projectile pierces.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Damage increased from 8 to 12.
  • Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Recipe changed; now requires 5 Wooden Arrows and produces 5 Unholy Arrows, instead of 3 each.
  • Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.

• Desktop 1.0.5:
  • Unholy Arrows can now be purchased from Arms Dealer at night after killing the Eater of Worlds.
  • Recipe changed; now requires 3 Wooden Arrows and produces 3 Unholy Arrows, instead of 2 each.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: ()
  • Damage increased from 8 to 12.
  • Sprite updated.

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Damage increased from 8 to 12.
  • Sprite updated.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.