The Rotted Fork

  

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For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:The Rotted Fork.

The Rotted Fork

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	17 (Melee)
Knockback	5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	31 (Slow)
Velocity	4
Rarity	01*
Sell	1 GC50 SC
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• The Rotted Fork
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 802
• Internal Projectile ID: 153

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	20%
Crimson Heart Crimson Heart	1	20%
Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	20%

Using The Rotted Fork to attack Target Dummies. Note its piercing abilities and shockwave's ability to reach an extra enemy.

The Rotted Fork is a pre-Hardmode spear that has a 1/5 (20%) chance of being obtained from destroying Crimson Hearts found in the Crimson or a 1/5 (20%) chance from Crimson Crates and Hematic Crates. When thrust, it creates a small shockwave at its tip.

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

• Including the shockwave at end of spear, The Rotted Fork has a maximum range of approximately 11.58 tiles.^[1]
  • Melee speed bonuses can increase its range, in addition to increasing its attack speed.

Tips

• It is a very effective weapon against the Brain of Cthulhu, as it can easily kill the Creepers in the first phase and knock it back in the second phase.

Trivia

• It resembles a real-life guandao, a type of Chinese pole weapon that is used in some forms of Chinese martial arts.
• There is no Corruption equivalent to The Rotted Fork.
• Modifier prefixes are added in front of the "The" in its name, which can result in a grammatically incorrect name such as "Keen The Rotted Fork". It shares this trait with all other items that can obtain modifiers and whose names begin with "The".

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Damage increased from 14 to 17.
  • Now generates a shockwave at the end of the spear.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Aligned sell value with all other Crimson Heart/Shadow Orb loot, increasing it from 20 SC to 1 GC50 SC.
  • Item and projectile sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.4:
  • Damage increased from 14 to 17.
  • Using it now causes small shockwave at the end of the spear.

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.4.4:
  • Damage increased from 14 to 17.
  • Using it now causes small shockwave at the end of the spear.

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.4:
  • Damage increased from 14 to 17.
  • Using it now causes small shockwave at the end of the spear.

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.

References