Thorn Chakram

  

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

Thorn Chakram

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	25 (Melee)
Knockback	8 (Very strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Velocity	14
Rarity	03*
Sell	1 GC
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Poisoned
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Chance	50%
Duration	7 seconds

Projectile created

• Thorn Chakram
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 191
• Internal Buff ID: 20
• Internal Projectile ID: 33

The Thorn Chakram is a pre-Hardmode boomerang. Unlike most boomerangs, it does not necessarily return immediately upon contact with objects, but instead can bounce off blocks before returning. The Thorn Chakram has a 1/2 (50%) chance to inflict the Poisoned debuff.

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.

The Thorn Chakram in use. Note its bouncing capability.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Thorn Chakram	Jungle Spores6 Stinger9	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil

Notes

• The Thorn Chakram can travel for 0.5 seconds before it starts decelerating, and eventually turning around to return towards the player. This results in having a maximum range of roughly 28.38 tiles.^[1]
  • Melee speed bonuses increase the boomerang's velocity, which in turn increases its range.
    • Conversely, liquids will slow down the boomerang and reduce its range.
  • As soon as the chakram begins decelerating, it gains infinite piercing and becomes capable of going through solid blocks. This allows it to hit enemies multiple times near the end of its maximum range and slightly penetrate into blocks.
• The Thorn Chakram has a top speed of 92 mph when returning to the the player, and can only exist for up to 1 minute before despawning. It will also despawn if its distance from the player is greater than 187.5 tiles.

Trivia

• A chakram is a weapon historically used in India. It is a flat metal ring with a sharp outer edge that was thrown at the enemy, but it would not return or bounce.
• The Thorn Chakram was the loading icon for saving in the  Mobile version of Terraria in the versions before 1.2.12715's release. It was replaced with a Demon Eye, which lasted until 1.3.0.7.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Poison chance increased from 20% to 50%.

• Desktop 1.4.1: Increased both the projectile speed and the return speed of the projectile.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Stinger requirement reduced from 15 to 9.

• Desktop 1.2: Sprite updated. Old sprite was .

• Desktop 1.1:
  • Now listed as melee.
  • Spore requirement reduced from 15 to 6.
  • Stinger requirement reduced from 20 to 15.

• Desktop 1.0.6:
  • Can now inflict the Poisoned debuff.
  • Item name changed from Thorn Chakrum to Thorn Chakram.
  • Jungle Roses in crafting recipe replaced by Jungle Spores.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Now only requires 9 Stingers to craft instead of 15. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Now only requires 9 Stingers to craft instead of 15. ()

• Console 1.02: Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.2.

• Console-Release: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.1.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Now only requires 9 Stingers to craft instead of 15.

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.2.

• Mobile 1.1.5536:
  • Can now inflict the Poisoned debuff.
  • Item name changed from Thorn Chakrum to Thorn Chakram.
  • Jungle Roses in crafting recipe replaced by Jungle Spores.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.0.6.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.2.

References