First Mate

First MateHardmode exclusive

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	90 Melee
Knockback	10 (Extremely Strong)
Critical chance	8%
Use time	12 Very Fast
Velocity	1
Tooltip	Right click to fire a powerful shotgun blast Charges up a super attack after 2 swings Release this special attack as either a slash or a blast
Rarity
Sell	1  80
Research	1 required

Projectiles created

Overhand Slash

Underhand Slash

Gun

Blast

Activation

Special Slash

Special Blast

The First Mate is a Hardmode melee weapon that is found in the Pirate Chest on the right side Ocean, which must be opened using a Secret Key.

When using ⚒ Use / Attack, the first swing is overhand, then the second is underhand, and the final swing is a slash that deals double damage.

When using ⚷ Open / Activate, it fires a short-range blast that can pierce infinity. If this attack is used after 2 normal swings of the sword, a special sword blast is fired/swung, which also deals double damage.

Its best modifier is Godly. It cannot get modifiers that affect size.

Notes

• The weapon always remembers which of the 3 swings it is on, even if it is tossed out of the inventory.
  • The only situation in which it resets to the first swing is after firing the sword in shotgun mode.
• When the special attack is ready, a small animation appears of two blue spheres quickly crashing into each other.
• The screen will shake upon using the special attack.

See Also

• Lady Luck, a gun found in the other Pirate Chest.

History

• 1.4.3: Introduced.