Rainbow Rod

  

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

Rainbow Rod

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	50 (Magic)
Knockback	6 (Average)
Mana	21
Critical chance	4%
Use time	25 (Fast)
Velocity	6
Tooltip	Casts a controllable rainbow
Rarity	05*
Sell	4 GC
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Rainbow
  

Sounds

Use
Impact

• Internal Item ID: 495
• Internal Projectile ID: 79

The Rainbow Rod in use against Target Dummies and Skeletons.

The Rainbow Rod is a Hardmode, post-The Twins wand. When used, it fires a rainbow missile that follows the cursor when ⚒ Use / Attack key is held. If the ⚒ Use / Attack key is released mid-drag, the missile will be fired in that direction. If the cursor is stationary on release, it is fired directly away from the player. Once it is released, the missile homes in on nearby enemies and can pierce twice, creating a small explosion upon contact with a block or third enemy. The missile does not dissipate when touching a block while being controlled, and is not affected by liquids (unlike the Flamelash).

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Rainbow Rod	Crystal Shard10 Unicorn Horn2 Pixie Dust10 Soul of Light8 Soul of Sight15	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Notes

• The mana cost is for the initial casting only. Maintaining and directing the missile does not cost additional mana, and the player will regenerate mana while controlling it.
• The projectile applies 12 ticks^[1] of local immunity frames upon hit.^[2]
• Once released, the projectile can home in on targets within a 50-tile radius.^[3]
• When the projectile is destroyed, its resulting explosion covers a 8×8-tile square centered on the point of impact.^[4]
• The Rainbow Rod's projectile can move at a top speed of 164 mph.^[3]
  • The projectile's speed is halved in water or lava (82 mph), and quartered in honey (41 mph).
•   Hovering over any slots in the inventory (should it be open) will cause the loss of control of any controlled projectile, flinging it forwards in the direction the cursor was last moving.
  • Opening the inventory (and then closing it in singleplayer) will make it fling in the direction the player's finger was moving.

Achievements

Prismancer • “Obtain a rainbow rod.”

Obtain the Rainbow Rod. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Category: Collector

Tips

• As the missile emits light and can be controlled, this weapon is a good exploration tool.
• Due to the Rainbow Rod's high damage output and homing effect, it can be useful when fighting Hardmode bosses such as Skeletron Prime and Plantera.

Gallery

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  The Rainbow Rod being directed by the mouse cursor.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Projectile appearance updated.
  • Projectile moves much faster.
  • Projectile now homes into enemies upon being released.
  • Projectile now pierces two enemies before exploding.
  • Projectile now produces a small area-of-effect explosion on impact.
  • Damage decreased from 74 to 50.
  • Use time increased from 18 to 25.
  • Mana cost increased from 18 to 21.
  • Can now touch tiles without exploding.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated. The old sprite was .

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Reduced number of crafting ingredients: Now requires 15 instead of 20 Souls of Sight, 8 instead of 10 Souls of Light, 10 instead of 60 Pixie Dust, 2 instead of 4 Unicorn Horns, and 10 instead of 30 Crystal Shards.
  • Reduced use time from 18 to 17.
  • Increased damage from 72 to 74.

• Desktop 1.2.3:
  • Base damage raised from 53 to 72.
  • Mana requirement raised from 10 to 18.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.

References