The 120+ Best Ranged Weapons in Terraria: Facts & Secrets (2023)

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Terraria (Wiki): Copper Bow

Rating:

My Rating: 2.6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 6 Health Points
Rarity: White
Sell-Value: 70 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 29
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 6.6
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Terraria (Wiki): Grenade Launcher

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Offers decent damage.
  • Great against waves of enemies.
  • Easy availability.

Weaknesses

  • Practice is required to use.
  • Bouncing grenades may damage the player in tight spaces.
  • Limited projectile reach.

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 60 (desktop, mobile, console) / 55 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Yellow
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 7 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 30 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 10
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Terraria (Wiki): Chlorophyte Shotbow

Rating:

My Rating: 9 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Highest Velocity.
  • Effective to Hardmode enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky to obtain.
  • Better repeaters exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 34 Health Points
Rarity: Lime
Knockback: 2.75
Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins & 80 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 19
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 11.5
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Cobalt Repeater

Rating:

My Rating: 2 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain upon reaching Hardmode.
  • Effective to weaker enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Weakest repeater.
  • Least effective in combat.
  • Better repeaters exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 35 (desktop, mobile, console) / 32 (3DS) / 30 (old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 1.5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 20 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 23 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 9
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Beenade

Facts:

General Type: Consumable Item
Damage value: 12 (desktop, mobile, console) / 14 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 1
Sell-Value: 5 Silver Coins (desktop, mobile, console) / 2 Silver Coins (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 15
Required Research: 99
Velocity: 6
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Bone Javelin

Facts:

General Type: Consumable Item
Damage value: 20 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 5
Sell-Value: 10 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 99
Velocity: 10
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Chain Gun

Rating:

My Rating: 69 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 31 Health Points
Rarity: Yellow
Knockback: 1.75
Sell-Value: 9 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 4
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 14
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Bone Throwing Knife

Facts:

General Type: Consumable Item
Damage value: 14 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 1.5
Sell-Value: 10 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 14
Required Research: 99
Velocity: 10
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Clockwork Assault Rifle

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 17 (desktop, mobile, console) / 19 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Sell-Value: 3 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 12
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 7.75
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Bouncy Grenade

Facts:

General Type: Consumable Item
Damage value: 65 Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 8
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 40
Required Research: 99
Velocity: 6.5
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Boomstick

Rating:

My Rating: 3 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 14 (desktop, mobile, console) / 12 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 5.75 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5.5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 40 (desktop, mobile, console) / 42 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 5.35 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5.25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Celebration

Rating:

My Rating: 9.5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Great against waves of enemies.
  • Great for finding ores and exploring dark areas.
  • Great for easy foraging and defense.

Weaknesses

  • Underwhelming base damage.
  • Pricey to obtain.
  • Limited projectile reach.

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 25 Health Points
Rarity: Yellow
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 16 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: 80 Gold Coins
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 30
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 15
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Blood Rain Bow

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 14 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 19
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 18 (not affected by ammo)
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Celebration Mk2

Rating:

My Rating: 10 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Offers the strongest knockback potential.
  • Highest cooldown usage among other Rocket Launchers.
  • Highest projectile travel speed among other Rocket Launchers.
  • Great against waves of enemies.
  • Decent for clearing evil biomes.

Weaknesses

  • Extremely risky to obtain.
  • Not very effective in long-range combat.

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 50 Health Points
Rarity: Red
Knockback: 10
Sell-Value: 10 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 6
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 17
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Boreal Wood Bow

Rating:

My Rating: 2.4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 6 Health Points
Rarity: White
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 29
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 6.6
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Ale Tosser

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 20 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 7
Sell-Value: 1 Silver Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 40
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 6.5
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Ash Wood Bow

Rating:

My Rating: 4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 10 Health Points
Rarity: White
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 6.6
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Adamantite Repeater

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • One of the strongest repeaters.
  • High damage output
  • Effective to Hardmode enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky to obtain.
  • Better repeaters exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 42 (desktop, mobile, console) / 40 (3DS) / 37 (old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 2.5
Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins & 40 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 18 (desktop, mobile, console) / 20 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 10
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Aerial Bane

Rating:

My Rating: 9.4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Ranged Weapon
Damage value: 39 Health Points
Rarity: Yellow
Knockback: 4.5
Sell-Value: 5 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 7%
Use Time: 30
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 22 (not affected by ammo)
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Holy Water

Facts:

General Type: Consumable Item
Damage value:  20 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 40 Copper Coins
Use Time: 15
Required Research: 99
Velocity: 9
Special Properties:

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The 440+ Best Weapons in Terraria: Facts & Secrets (2023)