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Arrows are a form of ammunition fired from a bow or repeater. Most arrows are crafted, but some can be dropped from enemies, purchased from NPCs, or found in Chests and Pots. Like with all other automatically consumed items, the type of arrow to use is determined by its position in the inventory: Top-left is the highest, bottom-right the lowest rank.

Types[]

There are currently 18 different arrows available in Terraria, 8 of which are Hardmode-exclusive.

Name Damage Velocity Total Velocity
Multiplier
Knockback Tooltip HM Rarity Sell
Wooden Arrow Wooden Arrow
Internal Item ID: 40
5 /
4
3 1 2
(Very weak)
Rarity level: 0 1
2
Flaming Arrow Flaming Arrow
Internal Item ID: 41
7 /
6
3.5 1 2
(Very weak)
Rarity level: 0 2 / 3
Unholy Arrow Unholy Arrow
Internal Item ID: 47
12 /
8
3.4 1 3
(Very weak)
Rarity level: 1 8
Jester's Arrow Jester's Arrow
Internal Item ID: 51
10 /
9
0.5 2 4
(Weak)
Rarity level: 1 20
Hellfire Arrow Hellfire Arrow
Internal Item ID: 265
13 /
10
6.5 1 8
(Very strong)
Rarity level: 2 20
Holy Arrow Holy Arrow
Internal Item ID: 516
13 /
6
3.5 1 2
(Very weak)
Summons falling stars on impact ✔️ Rarity level: 3 16
Cursed Arrow Cursed Arrow
Internal Item ID: 545
17 /
14
4 1 3
(Very weak)
✔️ Rarity level: 3 8
Frostburn Arrow Frostburn Arrow
Internal Item ID: 988
7 /
7
3.75 1 2.2
(Very weak)
Rarity level: 0 3
Chlorophyte Arrow Chlorophyte Arrow
Internal Item ID: 1235
16 4.5 2 3.5
(Weak)
Bounces back after hitting a wall ✔️ Rarity level: 7 20
Ichor Arrow Ichor Arrow
Internal Item ID: 1334
16 /
15
4.25 2 3
(Very weak)
Decreases target's defense ✔️ Rarity level: 3 8
Venom Arrow Venom Arrow
Internal Item ID: 1341
19 /
17
4.3 2 4.2
(Average)
Inflicts target with Acid Venom ✔️ Rarity level: 3 18
Bone Arrow Bone Arrow
Internal Item ID: 3003
8 /
6
3.5 1 2.5
(Very weak)
Rarity level: 0 3
Endless Quiver Endless Quiver
Internal Item ID: 3103
5 3 1 2
(Very weak)
✔️ Rarity level: 2 1
Luminite Arrow Luminite Arrow
Internal Item ID: 3568
15 3 2 3.5
(Weak)
'Shooting them down at the speed of sound!' ✔️ Rarity level: 9 2
Spectral Arrow Spectral Arrow
Internal Item ID: 5013
16 0.5 1 3
(Very weak)
Rarity level: 3 18
Vulcan Bolt Vulcan Bolt
Internal Item ID: 5015
12 ??? 1 8.5
(Very strong)
✔️ Rarity level: 3 30
Heart Arrow Heart Arrow
Internal Item ID: 5049
4 ??? 1 3
(Very weak)
Legendary arrows from cupid himself, stuns enemies on hit Rarity level: 0 10
Shimmer Arrow Shimmer Arrow
Internal Item ID: 5348
12 3 1 2
(Very weak)
Falls upwards Rarity level: 2 2

Notes[]

  • It is possible to re-use many arrows, especially Wooden Arrows and Flaming Arrows which have a high drop rate after being fired, as they have a chance to break, regardless of what they hit (arrows break as much against slimes as they do against bricks).
  • Certain bows/repeaters such as Chlorophyte Shotbow and Tsunami shoot several arrows at once, consuming only one arrow when fired.
    • All arrows fired from these bows will always break upon impact.
  • Wooden Arrows fired from the Molten Fury are considered to be Flaming Arrows and have a chance to be recoverable as such.
  • Jester's Arrows, Hellfire Arrows, Venom Arrows, and Vulcan Bolts are always consumed and cannot be re-used.
    • For this reason, it is impossible to have Vulcan Bolts in the inventory without hacking, because they only appear when the player fires the Vulcan Repeater, and are always destroyed on impact.
  • Flaming Arrows, Frostburn Arrows, Cursed Arrows and Ichor Arrows, if they did not break, have a 2/3 chance to downgrade back to Wooden Arrow after being shot.
  • The Endless Quiver provides an infinite supply of Wooden Arrows, and is therefore affected by arrow-converting effects.
    • Despite not using ammo, shots fired with a bow using the Endless Quiver as ammo still have a chance to drop recoverable Wooden Arrows.

Tips[]

  • Arrows are particularly powerful early game, where even a Copper Bow with simple Wooden Arrows will deal double the damage a sword can.
  • Wooden Arrows should be upgraded to Flaming Arrows or Frostburn Arrows, as that does not require a lot of resources yet greatly increases their usefulness.
  • The Magic Quiver substantially boosts the effectiveness of arrows, boosting damage, velocity, and knockback, and granting a chance not to consume them upon use.
  • In Journey Mode only 99 arrows are needed for Research and infinite duplication, rendering the Endless Quiver useless, as it needs 3996 Wooden Arrows to be used, only giving infinite Wooden Arrows.
    • However, it does not need to be duplicated mid-combat like arrows do.
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