Boomstick

  

This is the main page whose information applies to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Boomstick.

Boomstick

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Uses ammo	Bullets
Damage	14 (Ranged)
Knockback	5.75 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	40 (Very slow)
Velocity	5.35
Tooltip	Fires a spread of bullets
Rarity	02*
Sell	2 GC
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 964

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Bramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Bramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	19/100 (19%)
Ivy ChestIvy Chest	1	21.72%
Jungle Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Jungle Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	19/100 (19%)

The Boomstick firing Musket Balls to attack Target Dummies.

The Boomstick is a pre-Hardmode gun. It can be found in Ivy Chests (21.72% chance) in the Underground Jungle, and also in Jungle Crates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (19/100 (19%) chance). When used, it fires a spread of 3–4 bullets, consuming one piece of ammunition.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Tips

• Due to its high spread, the Boomstick has a greatly reduced effectiveness at long range. At close range, however, it can easily defeat most pre-Hardmode enemies in a few shots.

Trivia

• The term boomstick is a reference to the 1992 American dark fantasy comedy movie Army of Darkness from the Evil Dead horror movie franchise, in which the protagonist, Ash, refers to his shotgun as a boomstick. The word has since become a common name for shotguns, particularly short-barreled, or "sawed-off" double-barreled shotguns, which this appears to be.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Damage increased from 12 to 14.
  • Knockback increased from 5.5 to 5.75.
  • Use time decreased from 42 to 40.
  • Velocity increased from 5.25 to 5.35.
  • Can now also be found inside Jungle Crates.
  • Now fires three to four bullets instead of always three.

• 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.