Lionfish
Type | Weapon |
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Damage | 45 Rogue |
Knockback | 2.5 (Very Weak) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 21 Average |
Velocity | 12 |
Tooltip | Sticks to enemies and injects a potent toxin Stealth strikes are trailed by homing urchin spikes |
Inflicts Debuff | Acid Venom 100% chance |
Debuff duration | 4 seconds |
Debuff tooltip | Losing life |
Rarity | |
Sell | 80 |
Research | 1 required |
Dropped by | ||
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Entity | Quantity | Rate |
Ancient Treasure Chest | 1 | 100% |
Sulphurous Crate | 1 | 10% (Post-/) |
The Lionfish is a Pre-Hardmode rogue weapon that is obtained from Ancient Treasure Chests in the Abyss. When used, it hurls a Lionfish which travels in a straight line for a long distance before being affected by gravity. Lionfish projectiles will explode upon hitting a block or after being stuck to an enemy for several seconds. This explosion is purely cosmetic and deals no damage.
The Lionfish inflicts Acid Venom on contact with enemies and sticks to them. Unlike most weapons that deal Acid Venom, the damage over time dealt by the Lionfish stacks. Each Lionfish stuck an in enemy increases the damage of the Acid Venom debuff by 15 damage per second, up to six Lionfish at once for a maximum of 120 damage per second.
Performing a stealth strike with the Lionfish causes the resulting projectile to release several homing urchin spikes as it travels.
Its best modifier is Flawless.
Notes
- This weapon can also be obtained from the Sulphurous Crate after either The Slime God or Wall of Flesh have been defeated.
Trivia
- Lionfish are a real-world fish known for their venomous spikes.
History
- 1.5.1.001: No longer considered a nature weapon.
- 1.5.0.001: Fixed thrown projectile's sprite rotation issue.
- 1.4.5.001: Resprited.
- 1.4.4.003: Now has a stealth strike effect.
- 1.4.3.001: Projectile now functions in PvP.
- 1.4.2.108: Now counted as a nature weapon.
- 1.4.2.106: Nerfed damage from 54 to 45.
- 1.4.2.102:
- Decreased the damage of improved Venom debuff.
- Added a tooltip.
- 1.3.4.001: Resprited.
- 1.3.2.001: Can no longer be fished up.
- 1.3.1.001: Nerfed damage when attached to a target by 50%.
- 1.3.0.001: Introduced.