Terraria (Wiki): Orichalcum Halberd
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General Information
The Orichalcum Halberd is an Ore Spear that pierces enemies and an alternative ore counterpart for the Mythril Halberd.
The Orichalcum Halberd looks more like a pike than a halberd, and the Palladium Pike looks more like a halberd than a pike in terms of appearance.
An Orichalcum Halberd cannot autoswing. Its attack reaches ten tiles in radius. At an optimal distance, the Orichalcum Halberd can pierce four enemies. However, multiple bodies will be damaged should they all line up for the player.
When normally used, the Orichalcum Halberd will not emit light, and attacks do not go through walls. It has a slightly increased knockback and has slightly increased base damage than the Mythril Halberd.
Combat-wise, all Flask items will imbue their unique effects since the Orichalcum Halberd is a melee weapon.
The Orichalcum Halberd is best modified with Godly or Demonic for overall stats improvement. Both modifiers equally increase the average damage output.
Type: Weapon
Type of Weapon: Spear
Mode: Hardmode
Strengths & Weaknesses of the Orichalcum Halberd
Strengths
- Perfect against waves of enemies.
- Slightly easy to obtain upon reaching Hardmode.
Weaknesses
- Weak damage output versus other Ore Spears.
- Better Ore Spears exist for waves of enemies with high damage.
How to get the Orichalcum Halberd
At a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil, bring Orichalcum Bar (12) to create an Orichalcum Halberd. It can be crafted upon reaching Hardmode.
Stats & Attributes of the Orichalcum Halberd
General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 46 (desktop, mobile, console) / 36 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 5.5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 65 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 4.5
Special Properties: None
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