Wand of Sparking

  

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Wand of Sparking

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	14 (Magic)
Knockback	0 (No knockback)
Mana	2
Critical chance	14%
Use time	26 (Average)
Velocity	7
Tooltip	Shoots a small spark
Rarity	01*
Buy	1 GC
Sell	20 SC
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	On Fire!
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Chance	50%
Duration	1−4 seconds

Projectile created

• Spark
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 3069 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Internal Buff ID: 24
• Internal Projectile ID: 954

The Wand of Sparking being used against Target Dummies.

The Wand of Sparking is a pre-Hardmode wand. When used, it fires a spark that travels in a slight curve for about 23 tiles before dissipating. The spark can pierce one enemy and has a 1/2 (50%) chance to inflict the On Fire! debuff. The Wand of Sparking also has a base 14% critical strike chance as opposed to the usual 4%. The Wand of Sparking has a 1/10 (10%) of being obtained from regular Chests on the Surface or in the Underground layer, and can also be sold by the Skeleton Merchant during a third quarter moon for 1 GC.

Its best modifier is Demonic or Deadly, with the former granting improved critical strike chance and the latter granting improved speed. It cannot get modifiers that affect knockback or mana cost.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Wand of Frosting(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Wand of Sparking(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Ice Torch99	By Hand

Notes

• The projectile has a 5/6 (83.33%) chance to inflict the On Fire! debuff for 1–2 seconds, and a 1/6 (16.67%) chance to inflict it for 2–4 seconds. On average, the debuff is inflicted for 1.75 seconds.
• The projectile has a lifespan of 1 second, but its remaining lifespan is halved upon hitting its first target.^[1]
• In Don't dig up and Get fixed boi worlds, the Wand of Sparking receives the following changes:
  • Switched place with Magic Dagger. As a result, it is dropped by Mimics during Hardmode instead of found in Chests or sold by the Skeleton Merchant.
  • Damage increased from 14 to 40.
  • Use time decreased from 26 to 10.
  • Mana cost increased from 2 to 6.
  • Velocity increased from 7 to 12.
  • Inflicts Hellfire instead of On Fire!.
  • Sell value increased from 20 SC to 5 GC.

Tips

• The Wand of Sparking is an excellent early magic weapon, with its piercing properties and ability to inflict a damaging debuff. It is especially effective against worm enemies.

Trivia

• This weapon and the Wand of Frosting are tied for having the lowest mana usage of any magic weapon in the game; not considering the Space Gun or the Gray/Orange Zapinator coupled with Meteor armor (which costs 0 mana).

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Now sold by the Skeleton Merchant.
  • Average duration of On Fire increased from 1.5 seconds to 1.75 seconds.
  • Now used to craft the Wand of Frosting.

• Desktop 1.4.2: Fixed an issue where Wand of Sparking's projectile was using melee damage modifiers, not magic.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Increased damage from 8 to 14.
  • Increased critical chance from 4% to 14%.
  • Use time decreased from 28 to 26.
  • Increased On Fire! chance from 33% to 50%.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Added changes from Desktop 1.4.0.1.

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.

References