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Snowball
  • Snowball item sprite
Stack digit 9Stack digit 9Stack digit 9Stack digit 9
Statistics
Type
Damage8 / 4 (Ranged)
Knockback5.75 (Average)
4.5 (Average)
Critical chance4%
Use time19 (Very fast)
Velocity7
RarityRarity level: 0
Research99 required
Projectile created
  • Snow Ball (friendly)
    Snow Ball (friendly)
Snowball (demo)

Animation of the Snowball.

Snowballs are consumable ranged weapons that can be crafted from Snow Blocks. Snowballs can also be used as ammunition for the Snowball Cannon and the Snowball Launcher.

Crafting[]

Recipes[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader versiontModLoader 1 only:
SnowballSnowball
15
By Hand
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS version only:
SnowballSnowball
10

Tips[]

  • Snowballs are affected by gravity, so they are near ineffective against enemies at farther ranges.
  • Although the knockback and damage is low, snowballs can be a useful starter weapon, as they can easily be obtained in large quantities from the Snow biome.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.3.0.1:
    • 15 Snowballs are now crafted from 1 Snow Block (was 10).
    • Weapon type changed from Ranged to Throwing.
    • Damage increased from 4 to 8.
    • Knockback increased from 4.5 to 5.75.
  • Console 1.0.750.0: (PlayStation 4)
    • 15 Snowballs are now crafted from 1 Snow Block (was 10).
    • Weapon type changed from Ranged to Throwing.
    • Damage increased from 4 to 8.
    • Knockback increased from 4.5 to 5.75.
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