Aqua Scepter

  

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For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Aqua Scepter.

Aqua Scepter

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	27 (Magic)
Knockback	7 (Strong)
Mana	7
Critical chance	4%
Use time	16 (Very fast)
Velocity	37.5 (effective)
Tooltip	Sprays out a shower of water
Rarity	02*
Sell	1 GC75 SC
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Water Stream
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 157
• Internal Projectile ID: 22

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Gold ChestGold Chest	1	1/7 (14.29%)
Golden Lock Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Golden Lock Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	1/7 (14.29%)

The Aqua Scepter's water particles piercing three Target Dummies.

The Aqua Scepter is a pre-Hardmode wand that fires arcing streams of water in quick succession. Each stream can hit up to 5 targets. The Aqua Scepter has a 1/7 (14.29%) chance of being obtained from the Locked Gold Chests found in the Dungeon, as well as a 1/7 (14.29%) chance of being obtained from Golden Lock Boxes(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).

Its best modifier is Mythical, with the best stats overall. Due to invincibility frames, Sluggish can give better DPS against small numbers of small enemies, but performs worse otherwise.

Notes

• The horizontal projectile range is about 64 tiles from the sprite, if angled correctly.
• The Aqua Scepter has no effect on fire-themed debuffs (e.g. On Fire!).
• Internally, the Aqua Scepter has a useTime of 8 and a useAnimation of 16, causing it to fire 2 water streams per press of the ⚒ Use / Attack button.
• The Water Stream applies 10 ticks^[1] of global invincibility frames upon hit, meaning 2 water streams cannot hit same target normally.
  • However, the first water stream cannot apply invincibility frames to the fifth target because it only pierces 4 targets, which means the fifth target will be hit twice by two streams.
  • Sluggish Aqua Scepter fires once per 10 ticks, which avoids invincibility frame issues partly.
• In Don't dig up(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Get fixed boi(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) seeds, the Aqua Scepter receives the following changes:
  • Switched place with Bubble Gun. As a result, it is dropped by the Duke Fishron instead of found in Locked Gold Chests and Golden Lock Boxes.
  • Damage increased from 27 to 90.
  • Use time decreased from 8 to 5.
  • Sell value increased from 1 GC75 SC to 5 GC.
  • Now uses local invincibility frames and applies 12 ticks of local invincibility frames per hit.^[2]
    • Due to the projectile having an extraUpdates value of 2, the actual length is 4 ticks.
    • This makes Mythical the uncontested best modifier in the seed.

Tips

• Due to its high pierce and solid damage, the Aqua Scepter is a good weapon against the Wall of Flesh.

Trivia

• The Golden Shower can be considered a Hardmode upgrade to the Aqua Scepter, albeit being a spell book rather than a wand.
• It makes the same sound effect as the Rocket Boots.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4.8: Hit count reduced from unlimited to 5.

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Damage increased from 16 to 27.
  • Knockback increased from 5 to 7.
  • Mana Cost increased from 6 to 7.
  • Range increased substantially, and its angle of descent is more gradual.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Sell value increased from 54 SC to 1 GC75 SC.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated. Old sprite was .

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Damage increased from 15 to 16.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Mana requirement increased from 4 to 6.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Sprite updated. Old sprite was .
  • Now sprays in an arc.
  • Damage increased from 14 to 15.
  • Mana consumption further reduced to 4.

• Desktop 1.0.6:
  • Damage reduced from 15 to 14.
  • Mana consumption reduced from 10 to 7.
  • Range increased.

• Desktop 1.0.5:
  • Use time reduced from 29 to 15.
  • Mana consumption reduced from 12 to 10.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4’s 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Damage increased from 15 to 16.
  • Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.5.

• Console 1.02:
  • Sprite updated.
  • Now sprays in an arc.
  • Damage increased from 14 to 15.
  • Mana consumption decreased from 7 to 4.

• Console-Release: Introduced with stats from Desktop 1.0.6.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Mana requirement increased from 4 to 6.

• Mobile 1.2.6508:
  • Sprite updated.
  • Now sprays in an arc.
  • Damage increased from 14 to 15.
  • Mana consumption decreased from 7 to 4.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced with stats from Desktop 1.0.6.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with stats from 1.2.3.

References