Crimson Rod

Crimson Rod

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	12 (Magic)
Knockback	0 (No knockback)
Mana	30 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 10 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	24 (Fast)
Velocity	12
Tooltip	Summons a cloud to rain blood on your foes
Rarity	01*
Sell	1 GC50 SC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 20 SC (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Research	1 required

Projectiles created

• Blood Cloud Moving
  
• Blood Cloud Raining
  
• Blood Rain
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1256
• Internal Projectile ID: 243, 244, 245

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	20%
Crimson Heart Crimson Heart	1	20% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 25% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	20%

The Crimson Rod's rain cloud attacking Target Dummies. Note how the rain pierces enemies and cannot penetrate walls.

The Crimson Rod is a pre-Hardmode magic weapon that launches a reddish rain cloud towards the cursor, where it rains damaging blood droplets downward onto enemies below. One cloud projectile can be placed at a time and it does not pass through terrain, instead stopping if it hits a surface before it reaches its target location. Once placed, the cloud will remain for (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) five minutes / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) one minute, similarly to the Nimbus Rod's cloud. As well, its coverage area is rather narrow, making it difficult to use in open areas or against agile foes. The droplets can pierce one enemy, dissipating upon hitting a second one or a solid block.

The Crimson Rod has a (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 1/5 (20%) / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 1/4 (25%) chance of being obtained from destroying Crimson Hearts found in the Crimson or a 1/5 (20%) chance from Crimson Crates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Hematic Crates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), which are fished in the Crimson.

Its best modifier is Demonic or Deadly for damage output, or Mystic for mana conservation because it cannot get modifiers that affect knockback. Note that with the Rod's sentry-like summon pattern, mana usage is unlikely to be an issue, and that boosts to speed only affect how quickly the cloud can be resummoned, not how quickly the cloud produces rain.

Notes

• Spawning the cloud directly above a one-block thick floor will allow the rain to pass through the block, hitting enemies below it.
• The cloud spawns 5.55 raindrops per second.
• The raindrops dissipate after 5 seconds, giving them a maximum range of 96.5 tiles.

Tips

• The Crimson Rod can be good at taking out large groups of enemies, especially during events, such as the Goblin Army or Blood Moon.
• The Crimson Rod alone can take out most pre-Hardmode bosses faster than most magic weapons.

Trivia

• The Crimson Rod is the counterpart to the Corruption's Vilethorn, as the Vilethorn is the magic weapon drop from Shadow Orbs.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Duration of clouds increased to 5 minutes.
  • Now uses static frames, so immune frames will no longer interfere with non-Crimson Rod sources of damage.
  • Mana cost increased from 10 to 30.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Aligned sell value with all other Crimson Heart/Shadow Orb loot, increasing it from 20 SC to 1 GC50 SC.
  • Item sprite updated.
  • Can now also be dropped from Hematic Crates, the Hardmode counterpart of Crimson Crates.
  • Now has a 1/6 (16.67%) chance of dropping from Crimson Crates instead of 1/30 (3.33%).

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Can now be dropped at a 1/30 (3.33%) chance as the main loot item from Crimson Crates.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Can now be dropped at a 1/30 (3.33%) chance as the main loot item from Crimson Crates. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Can now be dropped at a 1/30 (3.33%) chance as the main loot item from Crimson Crates. ()

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Can now be dropped at a 1/30 (3.33%) chance as the main loot item from Crimson Crates.

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.