Bee Gun

  

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

Bee Gun

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	9 (Magic)
Knockback	0.25 (Extremely weak)
Mana	5
Critical chance	4%
Use time	12 (Very fast)
Velocity	32 (effective)
Tooltip	Shoots bees that will chase your enemy
Rarity	02*
Sell	2 GC
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Bee
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1121
• Internal Projectile ID: 181

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Queen Bee Queen Bee	1	33%
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (Queen Bee)Treasure Bag (Queen Bee)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	33%

The Bee Gun attacking Target Dummies and a Skeleton.

The Bee Gun is a pre-Hardmode magic gun that has a 1/3 (33.33%) chance of being dropped by the Queen Bee. When used, it fires a burst of Bee projectiles that home in on enemies, can pierce enemies twice or bounce on blocks three times, and have a 1/2 (50%) chance to deal 1 extra damage.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Notes

• The Bee projectiles last for 10 seconds and dissipate upon contact with water or lava.
• With the Hive Pack(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) equipped, all Bee projectiles have a 1/2 (50%) chance to be converted into Giant Bee projectiles that deal 1–3 extra damage, have a knockback of 0.5 (Extremely weak), can pierce enemies or ricochet off solid blocks four times in total, fly noticeably faster, and last for 11 seconds.^[1]
• The Bee Gun fires 1–3 Bee projectiles per shot and has two independent 1/6 (16.67%) chances to fire an extra Bee. With the Hive Pack equipped, this is increased to 1–4 Bees per use with an extra 1/3 (33.33%) chance to fire another Bee.^[2]

No. of Bees	Chance
	Regular	With Hive Pack
1	75/324 (23.15%)	50/324 (15.43%)
2	105/324 (32.41%)	95/324 (29.32%)
3	108/324 (33.33%)	107/324 (33.02%)
4	33/324 (10.19%)	58/324 (17.9%)
5	3/324 (0.93%)	13/324 (4.01%)
6	n/a	1/324 (0.31%)

On average, the Bee Gun fires 2.33 Bee projectiles per use, increased to 2.67 with the Hive Pack equipped.

Achievements

Not the Bees! • “Fire a Bee Gun while wearing a full set of Bee Armor.”

Fire a Bee Gun while equipped in a full set of Bee armor. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Category: Challenger

Tips

• The Bee Gun provides excellent crowd control especially when focusing the bees against enemies in a confined space, such as the Dungeon.
• Due to the weapon's low damage and fast firing rate, it should be paired with items that grant armor penetration, such as the Shark Tooth Necklace(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).
• Unlike most magic weapons, the Bee Gun benefits more from Mana Regeneration Potions as opposed to Mana Potions. As the weapon shoots a lingering projectile that can deal damage while the player's mana regenerates, Mana Potions fail to keep up with its quick mana usage and will lead to a lower damage output due to the heavy amount of Mana Sickness.

Trivia

• Despite having an achievement associated with it, the Bee Gun is not affected by the Bee armor.

See also

• Wasp Gun

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now has a token knockback value, allowing access to better modifiers.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Sprite updated.
  • Sell value reduced from 3 GC to 2 GC.

• Desktop 1.3.0.3: Fixed being unable to critically hit.

• Desktop 1.2.4:
  • Damage increased from 8 to 9.
  • Mana usage decreased from 6 to 5.

• Desktop 1.2.3:
  • Damage increased from 7 to 8.
  • Sell price reduced from 7 GC to 3 GC.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.

References