Plasma Rod

Plasma Rod

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Statistics

Type	Weapon – Crafting material
Damage	8 Magic
Knockback	2.5 (Very Weak)
Mana	10
Critical chance	4%
Use time	36 Very Slow
Velocity	6
Tooltip	Casts a low-damage plasma bolt Shooting a tile will cause several bolts with increased damage to fire Shooting an enemy will cause several debuffs for a short time
Rarity
Sell	20

Dropped by
Entity	Quantity	Rate
Goblin Sorcerer	1	4% / 5%
Tim	1	33.33% / 50%

The Plasma Rod in use. Note that only a direct hit applies the debuffs.

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:

• Shadowflame for 1 second
• Ichor for 2 seconds
• Frostburn for 3 seconds
• On Fire! for 4 seconds
• Poisoned for 5 seconds

The combined effects of the debuffs cause the target to lose 29 health per second and lose 20 defense.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Aether's Whisper	Plasma Rod Lazhar Spectre Rifle Twisting Nether (3)	Ancient Manipulator

total: 1 row(s)

Notes

• Due to its ability to inflict the Ichor debuff for a short period of time, it can be very useful for many early game boss fights such as Crabulon, and can even be used up to The Slime God.
• The smaller beams go through walls and leave residual embers behind, making it useful for lighting up and exploring areas.