Elemental Shiv

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Elemental Shiv
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Statistics
TypeWeaponCrafting material
Damage190 Melee
Knockback8.5 (Very Strong)
Critical chance4%
Use time13 Fast
Velocity4.8 effective
TooltipShoots a rainbow shiv that spawns additional shivs on hit
Inflicts DebuffElemental MixElemental Mix
100% chance

Debuff duration1 second (Shortsword)
0.5 seconds (Projectiles)
Debuff tooltipA beautiful elemental symphony is flaying you alive
RarityRarity Level: 11
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Research1 required
Projectile created
Elemental Shiv Blade
Elemental Shiv Blade
Sounds

The Elemental Shiv is a craftable post-Moon Lord shortsword that autoswings. It fires a homing projectile that can pass through blocks but cannot pierce enemies. Once these projectiles impact an enemy, three magical shivs are summoned off-screen to the left and right-side of the player, flying towards the hit enemy. As with the initial projectile, the summoned shivs will pierce blocks and home in on enemies. The initial projectile will fire horizontally to the right or left, until enemies are nearby, which will cause the shots to curve into the enemy. All projectiles inflict the Elemental Mix debuff.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Crafting

Recipe

Used in

Trivia

  • In previous versions of the mod, this weapon was a direct upgrade to the now-removed Terra Shiv.

History

These history sections are still a work-in-progress, and may not yet contain changes relevant to the current version of the Calamity Mod.
  • 2.0.3.007:
    • The shortsword now grants -1 local immunity frames instead of 8.
    • Now inflicts Elemental Mix for 1 seconds from the shortsword, and 0.5 seconds from projectiles.
  • 2.0.3.005:
    • The shortsword now grants 8 local immunity frames.
    • Fixed it not being able to receive size modifiers.
  • 2.0.3.003:
    • Nerfed use time from 10 to 13.
    • Main projectile now spawns 3 extra projectiles on hit instead of 4. However, extra projectiles now home in on enemies.
    • Main projectile now pierces once, granting -1 local immunity frames.
  • 2.0.2.001:
    • No longer inflicts any debuffs.
    • Moved Galactica Singularity below Life Alloy in its recipe.
  • 2.0.1.003: No longer falsely counts as true melee.
  • 2.0.1.001:
    • Buffed damage from 168 to 190 but reduced beam projectile's effective velocity from 14 to 4.8, and decreased the time the main projectile exists for by 50% and the secondary projectiles by 85%.
    • Now only receives 33% of melee swing speed bonuses.
    • Can now be used in any direction.
    • Removed the "Don't underestimate the …" flavor text.
    • Drastically decreased the amount of dust it creates.
  • 2.0.0.001: Now uses Starlight in its recipe instead of Terra Shiv.
  • 1.5.1.001:
    • Projectiles now inflict Brimstone Flames, Frostburn, and Holy Flames for 1.5 seconds instead of 2.
    • No longer inflicts Plague.
  • 1.5.0.001:
    • Buffed damage from 160 to 168.
    • No longer inflicts Glacial State and now inflicts Frostburn for 2 seconds.
  • 1.4.5.001:
    • Nerfed damage from 180 to 160. Projectiles now travel from both sides of the screen instead of just the left side.
    • Fixed its secondary projectiles targeting the upper left corner of enemies rather than the center.
  • 1.4.2.107: Projectiles are now briefly invisible upon spawning.
  • 1.4.2.103:
    • Buffed damage from 140 to 150.
    • Beams now have afterimages.
  • 1.4.2.102:
    • Decreased Brimstone Flames, Glacial State, Holy Flames, and Plague durations from 8.33 seconds to 2.
    • Changed its tooltip.
  • 1.3.3.001:
    • Buffed damage from 135 to 140.
    • Resprited beams.
  • 1.1.7.901: Homing ball projectiles now last 2 seconds instead of 2.67.
  • 1.1.7.701:
    • Now uses the Rarity Level: 12 rarity instead of Rarity Level: 10.
    • Resprited.
  • 1.1.7.5:
    • Now uses 5 Luminite Bars in its recipe instead of 8.
    • Now requires an Ancient Manipulator to craft instead of a Hardmode Anvil.
  • 1.1.7: Now produces less dust.