Grappling Hook

Grappling Hook
Statistics
Type	Tool
Max stack	1
Shoot speed	11
Rarity	Blue
Use time	19
Tooltip	'Get over here!'
Buy / Sell	2  / 40

The in-game animation of the Grappling Hook.

The Grappling Hook is an item that fires a long chain that allows players to latch and sling themselves to surfaces at range. Jumping or re-using the Grappling Hook will disengage the player from a latched surface. It is crafted from a Hook and three Iron Chains, and can be bought from the Goblin Tinkerer for 2 .

Pressing the Grapple hotkey (default: E) will activate the Grappling Hook. The Hook need only be in the player's inventory for the Grapple hotkey to function, and does not need to be in the hotbar.

The Grappling Hook aids climbing and construction, and can be essential as the first tool available that would allow a player to explore Chasms without getting trapped at the bottom.

Notes

• Latching a surface with the Grappling Hook resets fall distance, even if that surface is directly below the character. This can be used to prevent fall damage.
• Opening a door while a player is grappled to it will fling the player forward.
• Dropping the Grappling Hook while it is being used will not disengage the hook. However, this will not duplicate the item.
• The grappling hook can pull players through diagonal spaces that are normally too small for them to fit through.
• If you grapple a Wood Platform and try to grapple another object, the Grappling Hook will grapple the platform again. The only possible way to grapple another object when this happens would be to jump off, then grapple your target object.

Anomaly: In Multiplayer, when warping, sometimes you will still be grappled to what you were grappled to.

Tips

• Can be used as an anchor (shot directly into the ground below the player) when fighting enemies, to prevent knockback.
• Grappling the ground and jumping before the chain fully reels in will launch you forward, similar to grappling a door. This can be used with the Hermes/Spectre Boots to reach max speed almost instantly.

Trivia

• The tooltip is a quote from the Mortal Kombat character, Scorpion, when he fires a grappling hook at opponents and drags them over to him.

Crafting

Recipe

Crafting Station
Iron Anvil
Ingredient(s)		Amount
	Iron Chain	3
	Hook	1
Result
	Grappling Hook	1

Used in

Result Ingredients Crafting Station Ivy Whip Jungle Spores (12) Iron Anvil Vine (3) Grappling Hook

History

• 1.1: Can now be bought from the Goblin Tinkerer for 2 .
• 1.0.6:
  • The Grappling Hook (as well as the Ivy Whip) can now be activated by a hotkey (defaulted to E).
  • Can no longer be spam shot; you must now wait until your previous shot lands or returns before you can throw another.
  • Removed auto-disengage at 60 seconds.
• 1.0.4: Tooltip added.
• Pre-Release: Introduced.