Ion Blaster
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Ion Blaster
Statistics
Type | Weapon – Crafting material |
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Damage | 29 Magic |
Knockback | 5.5 (Average) |
Mana cost | 6 |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 10 Fast |
Velocity | 9 effective |
Tooltip | Fires ion blasts that speed up and then explode Damage scales with how full your mana is Using Astral Injection reduces the effectiveness of the mana boost |
Rarity | |
Sell | 4 80 |
Research | 1 required |
Projectile created
Sounds
Use
Explosion
The Ion Blaster is a craftable Hardmode magic gun. It fires continuously accelerating ion blasts that have increased damage the more mana the player has in reserve. The projectile damage is multiplied by 0.2 added to 1.4 times of the player's mana ratio, dealing 20% damage at 0 mana and 160% damage at full mana. Additionally, the projectile size is multiplied by 0.75 added to 0.75 times of the player's mana ratio, being 75% size at 0 mana and 150% size at full mana. Having the Astral Injection buff caps the maximum damage multiplier at 111% and size at 123.75%.
Its best modifier is Mythical.
Crafting
Recipe
Crafting Station | ||
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Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil | ||
Ingredient(s) | Amount | |
Any Adamantite Bar | 7 | |
Soul of Fright | 10 | |
Result | ||
Ion Blaster | 1 |
Used in
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Apoctosis Array | Ancient Manipulator |
Tips
- Because of this weapon's unique benefit from current mana, it has incredible synergy with accessories and armor that boost maximum mana and reduce mana usage. Hallowed armor is great in this regard, giving 100 max mana and reducing mana usage by 20%.
Trivia
- The Ion Blaster's design resembles the Axiom Disruptor weapon from the video game Axiom Verge.
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.
- 2.0.2.001:
- No longer inflicts Brimstone Flames.
- Moved Soul of Fright below Any Adamantite Bar in its recipe.
- 1.5.0.001:
- Buffed damage from 30 to 43.
- Damage scaling is now based on how full the player's maximum mana is instead of how high the player's mana is. Maximum projectile damage is 160%, minimum projectile damage is 20%. Using Astral Injection will cap its maximum damage at 111%.
- 1.4.5.001: Now deals 40% less damage while the player has the Astral Injection buff.
- 1.4.2.105:
- Buffed damage from 20 to 30, and mana cost from 8 to 6.
- Blast explosions now pierce infinitely and grant 10 local immunity frames.
- 1.4.2.103: Ion Blasts now have afterimages.
- 1.4.2.101: Resprited.
- 1.4.2.001:
- Nerfed damage from 25 to 20.
- Explosions now deal magic damage.
- 1.4.1.003: Now uses the rarity instead of .
- 1.2.0.001: Nerfed damage from 31 to 25.
- 1.1.7.802: No longer has knockback.
- 1.1.7:
- Nerfed damage from 35 to 31.
- Fixed a hold offset issue.
- 1.1.6.16: Projectiles now fade quicker.
- 1.1.5.093: Introduced.