Bone Javelin

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Bone Javelin

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	29Throwing
Knockback	5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	25 Fast
Velocity	10
Rarity
Sell	10*10

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Penetrated
Debuff tooltip	Bleeding Out
Duration	15 seconds

Projectile created

• Bone Javelin
  

• Internal Item ID: 3378  
• Internal Buff ID: 169
• Internal Projectile ID: 598

The Bone Javelin is a consumable throwing weapon crafted from Sturdy Fossils. Upon hitting an enemy, it will stick to the enemy and inflict the Penetrated debuff, dealing 3 damage per second. Up to six Bone Javelins can be pierced onto an enemy, dealing a total of 18 damage a second. Bone Javelins stuck in an enemy will dissipate after 15 seconds. Thrown Bone Javelins can sometimes be recovered if they strike a surface after the 15 second timer or if an enemy dies while the Bone Javelin is still stuck in them.

Bone Javelins being thrown at a Target Dummy. Note how the damage over time increases once the second javelin is attached.

Crafting

Recipe

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Bone Javelin  (15)	Sturdy Fossil	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil

total: 1 row(s)

Notes

• The Bone Javelin is a powerful pre-Hardmode weapon with its high base damage of 29 and long sticking effect. Combined with Fossil Armor, this weapon could easily two-shot most pre-Hardmode enemies and is still viable in early-Hardmode. However it lacks the piercing ability of the Bone Throwing Knife, making it most effective against single enemies.
• Even though the base damage can be amplified with armor, accessories, and buffs, the continuous damage of one Bone Javelin will still be 3 damage per second.
• You can never retrieve Javelins when you have the set bonus of the Fossil armor or Ninja armor.
• While not being a melee weapon, it is affected by Flasks as well as the Magma Stone.
  • When using the Flask of Fire, the duration of the first hit's Penetrated debuff is increased.
• Skeletron's head is immune to the Penetrated debuff.

Trivia

• The Penetrated debuff can never be applied to players, so it lacks a correct debuff icon. It instead uses a duplicate of the Distorted debuff's icon.
• Bone Javelins act similar to a Daybreak which both stick to an enemy and inflict a stacking damage debuff.

See also

• Javelin

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.