Ghastly Glaive

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Ghastly Glaive
  • Ghastly Glaive item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage45 (Melee)
Knockback7 (Strong)
Critical chance4%
Use time27 (Average)
Velocity42
TooltipSummons ghosts as it hits enemies
RarityPink (Rarity level: 5)
Sell1 GC
Research1 required
Projectiles created
  • Ghastly Glaive
    Ghastly Glaive
  • Ghast
    Ghast
Sounds
Use
Ghast impact
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Ogre(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(T2)
Ogre.gif Ogre(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(T2)
110%20%
Ogre(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(T3)
Ogre.gif Ogre(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(T3)
15%
The Ghastly Glaive used against a group of Target Dummies.

The Ghastly Glaive is a Hardmode, post-one mechanical boss spear that is dropped by Ogres during the Old One's Army event, with a 1/10 (10%) chance / 1/5 (20%) chance during Tier 2, and a 1/20 (5%) chance during Tier 3. Unlike any other spear, it is thrust in a curved motion. Upon striking an enemy, a yellow ghast projectile appears next to a random nearby enemy and flies in a straight line through it, infinitely piercing all enemies before dissipating after one second.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount. However, Ruthless might be preferred if the player already has very high critical strike chance.

Notes

  • Ghast projectiles can target enemies up to 50 tiles away from the player.[1]
    • If no valid target is found within this range, the ghast instead targets the Ghastly Glaive's point of impact with the enemy.
  • Ghast projectiles apply -1 tick of local immunity frames upon hitting an enemy, meaning they cannot hit the same target more than once.[2]

Trivia

  • Unlike most other crossover weapons from Dungeon Defenders 2, the Ghastly Glaive is not directly named after a weapon from the original game. The closest weapon to the Ghastly Glaive in appearance and function would be the Wailing Glaive.
  • The Ghastly Glaive seems to be based on a naginata, a traditional Japanese polearm, that, although often used by samurai, is befitting of being usable by the Monk in Dungeon Defenders 2, as naginata were also commonly used by sōhei, highly skilled Buddhist warrior monks of classical and feudal Japan.
  • The Ghastly Glaive is a polearm, like the Sleepy Octopod, and both belong to the Monk class in Dungeon Defenders 2, making it the only class with two weapons dropped by the Ogre.

See also

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Reduced the immunity frames applied by the spear itself, allowing it to hit a single target more often when swung.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method SummonMonkGhast() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
  2. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method SetDefaults() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
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