Cryophobia

Cryophobia

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	96 Magic
Knockback	1.5 (Extremely Weak)
Mana cost	18
Critical chance	4%
Use time	40 Extremely Slow
Velocity	6
Tooltip	Fires an icy wave that splits multiple times and explodes into shards 'Chill'
Inflicts Debuff	Glacial State 100% chance
Debuff duration	0.5 seconds (Cryo Blast)
Debuff tooltip	Cannot move
Inflicts Debuff	Frostbite 100% chance
Debuff duration	3 seconds (Cryo Blast) 2 seconds (Icicle)
Debuff tooltip	It's either really hot or really cold. Either way it REALLY hurts
Rarity
Buy / Sell	36  /  7  20
Research	1 required

Projectiles created

Cryo Blast

Icicle

Sounds

Use

Icicle

Cryophobia is a Hardmode magic gun sold by the Archmage NPC for 36 after defeating all the Mechanical Bosses. When used it fires a light blue growing wave that splits into 3 twice, for 9 final waves, each pierces three times and inflicts the Glacial State and Frostbite debuffs.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Notes

• This weapon deals 60% damage to the Aquatic Scourge and The Destroyer.

Tips

• This weapon completely shreds through crowds when aimed slightly up while standing on flat ground due to its high spread of projectiles.
  • Using the Spectre Mask with Spectre armor can make this even better.

Trivia

• This weapon shares its name with the Cryophobia rocket launcher from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
• The name of this weapon, Cryophobia, means an irrational fear of the cold.

History

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These history sections are still a work-in-progress, and may not yet contain changes relevant to the current version of the Calamity Mod.

• 2.0.2.001:
  • Waves now grant 10 local immunity frames and now inflict Frostbite instead of Frostburn.
  • Decreased buy price from 36 to 24 .
  • Decreased sell price from 7  20 to 4  80 .

• 1.5.1.001:
  • Nerfed damage from 56 to 55.
  • Now sold by the Archmage for 36 after defeating all mechanical bosses instead of dropping from Cryogen at a 100% chance.
  • Decreased Frostburn duration from icicles from 4 seconds to 2, and from cryo blast from 6 seconds to 3.
  • Decreased Glacial State duration from cryo blast from 1 second to 0.5.
  • Now uses the rarity instead of .
  • No longer considered an ice weapon.

• 1.5.0.001:
  • Nerfed use time from 22 to 28.
  • Now fires a single ball of ice that splits into three waves of ice that grow over time. Decreased projectile piercing from 4 to 3. Decreased Glacial State duration from 2 seconds to 1.
  • Now drops from Cryogen in Malice Mode instead of Angry Dogs in all difficulties. Increased drop rate from 1% to 100% .
  • Now has a custom - Challenge Item - (#FF8C00 ●) tag instead of using the rarity.
  • Resprited.

• 1.4.5.001: Added a sprite to its projectile.

• 1.4.4.004: Resprited.

• 1.4.2.102: Resprited.

• 1.4.2.101: Introduced.