Plasma Rod

The Plasma Rod is a Pre-Hardmode wand obtained from the Goblin Sorcerer and Tim. It shoots a beam that inflicts many debuffs at once to hit enemies. If it hits a tile instead, it will explode into eight smaller beams with higher damage. Due to the random spread of smaller beams, some may find it difficult to aim smaller beams at the enemy.

The direct hit of the wand can inflict 5 different debuffs at once: The combined effects of the debuffs cause the target to lose 29 health per second and lose 20 defense.
 * Shadowflame for 1 second
 * Ichor for 2 seconds
 * Frostburn for 3 seconds
 * On Fire! for 4 seconds
 * Poisoned for 5 seconds