Hooks

A character using a Topaz Hook to surmount a cliff.

Multi-Hooks, like this Slime Hook, afford more versatile movement.

File:Terraria Item Grappling Hook.gif

The Grappling Hook used on a platform.

This article is about the tool class. For the crafting material, see Hook (crafting material).

Hooks are a class of tools that aid the player in traversing terrain. When used, a chain is fired that latches a surface and hoists the player towards it. A Hook becomes an essential tool, as it offers significant freedom from terrain height restrictions, and will often be the first major mobility aid a player acquires. Hooks are acquired in various ways depending on their type (see table below).

The Grapple hotkey (PC: E • Xbox 360: LT • PS3 / PS4: L1) activates the first Hook in the player's inventory (reading it from left→right, top→bottom), without requiring that the Hook be in the player's hotbar. On the mobile version, dragging quickly from the player outwards casts the Hook in the drag direction.

Several higher-tier Hooks, like the Ivy Whip, allow the player to grapple multiple surfaces simultaneously. If the character grapples one surface, then fires the Hook a second time, another chain extends from the player without dislodging the first. Upon grappling a second surface, the player will be suspended in midair at a point midway between the two surfaces. This allows players more freedom during construction, or for negotiating hazardous areas, such as those above lava.

Types

Hooks vary in their range, velocity, number of deployable hooks, and number of hooks that can remain latched simultaneously.

• All crafted Hooks are crafted at the Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil.
• Single Hooks dislodge immediately when firing again while already latched to a surface.
• Multi-Hooks without simultaneous latching (Fish Hook, Dual Hook) can fire a second chain, but will dislodge the first chain when the second latches a surface.
• A Multi-Hook can be fired again only after the previous chain latched a surface or fully retracted. The Dual Hook and Web Slinger are exceptions, and can be fired very rapidly — nearly as fast as the player can hit the button.

Pre-Hardmode

Item		Source	Reach	Velocity	Hooks	Latching type	Sell	Rarity	Notes
Template:Item link2	Grappling Hook	Crafted: Hook (crafting material) and 3 Chains or purchased from Goblin Tinkerer (2)	19 tiles	11.5	1	Single	40	01*
Template:Item link2	Amethyst Hook	Crafted: 15 Amethysts	18 tiles	10	1	Single	40	01*
Template:Item link2	Topaz Hook	Crafted: 15 Topaz	20 tiles	10.5	1	Single	40	01*
Template:Item link2	Sapphire Hook	Crafted: 15 Sapphires	22 tiles	11	1	Single	40	01*
Template:Item link2	Emerald Hook	Crafted: 15 Emeralds	24 tiles	11.5	1	Single	40	01*
Template:Item link2	Ruby Hook	Crafted: 15 Rubies	26 tiles	12	1	Single	40	01*
Template:Item link2	Diamond Hook	Crafted: 15 Diamonds	28 tiles	12.5	1	Single	40	01*
Template:Item link2	Candy Cane Hook	Dropped randomly by Presents	25 tiles	11.5	1	Single	4	07*
Template:Item link2	Bat Hook	Dropped randomly by Goodie Bags	32 tiles	15.5	1	Single	2	03*
Template:Item link2	Skeletron Hand	Dropped randomly by Skeletron	22 tiles	15	2	Simultaneous	90	02*
Template:Item link2	Fish Hook	Random reward from the Angler upon completing a quest	25 tiles	13	2	Individual	40	03*
Template:Item link2	Slime Hook	Dropped randomly by King Slimes	25 tiles	10	3	Simultaneous	40	03*
Template:Item link2	Ivy Whip	Crafted: 3 Vines and 12 Jungle SporeJungle Spores	25 tiles	13	3	Simultaneous	40	03*
Template:Item link2	Web Slinger	Looted from Web Covered Chests	16 tiles	10	8	Simultaneous	40	02*	Can fire 8 times in rapid succession.

Hardmode

Item		Source	Reach	Velocity	Hooks	Latching type	Sell	Rarity	Notes
Template:Item link2	Dual Hook	Dropped randomly by Mimics	28 tiles	14	2	Individual	4	04*	Glowing ends. Can fire 2 times in rapid succession.
Template:Item link2	Spooky Hook	Dropped randomly by Mourning Wood during the Pumpkin Moon event.	35 tiles	15.5	3	Simultaneous	4	07*
Template:Item link2	Christmas Hook	Dropped randomly by Everscream during the Frost Moon event.	35 tiles	15.5	3	Simultaneous	4	07*	Glowing chain & ends.

Notes

The glow provided by certain Hooks: Dual Hook blue end (top), Dual Hook red end (middle), and Christmas Hook (bottom). No light sources other than the Hooks are present in this shot.

• Grappling a platform with only one hook will pull the player inside the platform, meaning that the player will always hit that platform with subsequent grapples. You must jump to dislodge the hook, and aim at other blocks.
• Hooks reset a character's flight time when Rocket Boots or Wings are equipped, even if the Hook is dislodged before reeling the player in.
• All Hooks can remain clung to a surface continuously for 10 minutes (10 hours in-game time) before they automatically disengage.
• Players can remove Hooks from their Inventory while clung to a surface and remain there until they jump, use another Hook, or automatically disengage, even though the Hook is no longer in their Inventory.
• When used via the hotbar, Multi-Hooks can be re-fired more rapidly, requiring only that the previous chain has fully extended first.
• Template:Mobile icon There is an ingame short tutorial when you buy the grappling hook

Tips

• When sprinting accessories are equipped, the burst of speed provided by a Hook upon latching a surface can be used to accelerate a player to sprinting speed instantly.
• The Ice Rod can provide blocks to grapple while flying with Wings, repeatedly resetting flight time in midair.
• Characters that have hooked a block are immune to gravity and knockback. Grappling the ground in dangerous locations, such as near lava, can ensure you don't fall in when taking damage from an enemy.
• Players can also exploit immunity to gravity by "grappling the ground" to prevent fall damage.
• Simultaneous-latch multi-hooks are more useful for intricate maneuvers. When fast travel is preferred, individually-latching multi-hooks allow faster transit, since they immediately sling the player across gaps, rather than automatically suspending them midway first.
• Hooks that can be fired in rapid succession (Dual Hook, Web Slinger) provide more security during falls: In case the first firing fails to latch a surface, another chain can be fired immediately to try again.
• If a player grapples onto the middle of a door, and opens it while still grappled, the player will fly out with immense speed in the direction that he grapples onto the door with. When there are Frozen Slime Blocks on the other side of the door, this speed will be kept and can be used for very rapid transportation in a skybridge etc.

Trivia

• The Fish Hook is a play on words, using the term for the real-life fishing tool for a grappling hook with the same appearance.
• The tooltip for the Grappling Hook, "Get over here!", is a reference to the Scorpion character's catch phrase in Mortal Kombat.

History

• 1.2.4: Introduced Fish Hook and Slime Hook.

• 1.2.3:
  • Fixed a bug where hooks would break if they tried to attach to blocks with liquid in them.
  • Using a Rod of Discord releases all grapples.
  • Using a teleporter tile releases all grapples.

• 1.2.2: Introduced Candy Cane Hook and Christmas Hook.

• 1.2.1: Introduced Bat Hook and Spooky Hook

• 1.2: Introduced Gem hooks, Web Slinger, Skeletron Hand.

• 1.1:
  • Grappling Hook can now be bought from the Goblin Tinkerer for 2.
  • Dual Hook introduced.

• 1.0.6: Grapple hotkey added. Removed 60-second auto-disengage.

• Pre-Release: Grappling Hook and Ivy Whip introduced.