Frigid Javelin

Frigid Javelin

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	min. 12 - max. 36 Melee
Knockback	6 (Average)
Critical chance	10%
Use time	24 Fast
Velocity	1
Tooltip	Hold and release to throw Hold it longer for increased velocity and damage Inflicts Frostburn
Inflicts Debuff	Frostburn 100% chance
Debuff duration	3 seconds
Debuff tooltip	It's either really hot or really cold. Either way it REALLY hurts
Rarity
Sell	32
Research	1 required

Frigid Javelin is a craftable Pre-Hardmode Javelin crafted from 9 Frigid Fragments. Hold down the attack button to charge the weapon, upon reaching full charge, the tip of the javelin will sparkle indicating that its been fully charged and it will stop charging further. Release the attack button to throw the javelin, the longer you charge the javelin, the stronger and faster it gets. It will pierce one enemy and stick into a second enemy. It always inflicts the Frostburn debuff on enemy hits.

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

Crafting

Recipe

Result Ingredients Crafting Station Frigid Javelin Frigid Fragment (9) Iron Anvil    or Lead Anvil

History

• 1.4.4.1:
• Specific Javelin Changes
  • Minimum damage increased from 9 to 12.
  • Maximum damage increased to 36.
  • Now always inflicts the Frostburn debuff.
• General Javelin Changes
  • Projectiles now have the correct damage type.
  • Damage tooltips now display as a range.
  • Updated projectile visuals, removed telegraph.
  • Charge times are now affected by melee speed bonuses.
  • Increased charge time of all javelins.
  • All javelins have a base critical strike chance of 10%.
  • All javelins will make a slashing/piercing sound effect upon landing a critical hit.

• 1.4.3: Reduced Frigid Fragment amount from 12 to 9.

• 1.4.0.0: Introduced.