Bone Throwing Knife

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Bone Throwing Knife

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	14 (Ranged) / (Throwing)
Knockback	1.5 (Extremely weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	14 (Very fast)
Velocity	10
Rarity
Sell	10*10
Research	99 required

Projectile created

• Bone Dagger
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 3379
• Internal Projectile ID: 599

Animation of the Bone Throwing Knife. Note how it pierces through multiple enemies.

Bone Throwing Knives are consumable piercing throwing weapons similar to the Throwing Knife. Combined with the Fossil armor, they can be an effective weapon until Hardmode due to their ability to pierce multiple enemies, low use time, and reasonable damage.

Crafting

Recipe

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Bone Throwing Knife (30) ()	Sturdy Fossil	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Bone Throwing Knife (25) ( )	Sturdy Fossil

total: 2 row(s)

Notes

• Unlike its Javelin counterpart, it doesn't stick to enemies or inflict the penetrated debuff.
• Crafting and selling Bone Throwing Knives is the most efficient way to get money from Sturdy Fossils.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Now crafted by 30 instead of 25.
  • Weapon type changed from Throwing to Ranged.

• 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.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.