Plasma Rod

Plasma Rod Statistics Type Weapon – Crafting material Damage 8 Magic Knockback 2.5 (Very Weak) Mana 10 Critical chance 4% Use time 35 Slow Velocity 6 Tooltip Casts a low-damage plasma bolt Shooting a tile will cause several bolts with increased damage to fire Shooting an enemy will cause several debuffs for a short time Rarity Sell 20

Dropped by Entity Quantity Rate Goblin Sorcerer 1 4% / 5% Tim 1 33.33% / 50%

The Plasma Rod in use. Note that only a direct hit applies the debuffs.

The Plasma Rod is a Pre-Hardmode wand obtained from the Goblin Sorcerer and Tim. It shoots a beam that inflicts many debuffs at once to hit enemies. If it hits a tile instead, it will explode into eight smaller beams with higher damage. Due to the random spread of smaller beams, some may find it difficult to aim smaller beams at the enemy.

The direct hit of the wand can inflict 5 different debuffs at once:

• Shadowflame for 1 second
  
• Ichor for 2 seconds
  
• Frostburn for 3 seconds
  
• On Fire! for 4 seconds
  
• Poisoned for 5 seconds
  

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Crafting

Used in

Result Ingredients Crafting Station Aether's Whisper Plasma Rod Ancient Manipulator Lazinator Spectre Rifle Twisting Nether (3)

Notes

• Due to its ability to inflict the Ichor debuff for a short period of time, it can be very useful for many early game boss fights such as Crabulon, and can even be used up to The Slime God.
• The smaller beams go through walls and leave residual embers behind, making it useful for lighting up and exploring areas.