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Chain Knife
  • Chain Knife item spriteold Chain Knife item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Damage12 (Melee)
Knockback3.5 (Weak)
Critical chance4%
Use time20 (Very fast)
Velocity12
RarityRarity level: 1
Sell25
Research1 required
Projectile created
  • Chain Knife
    Chain Knife
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
EntityQty.Rate
Cave BatCave BatCave Bat10.4%
Chain Knife (demo)

The Chain Knife attacking a Target Dummy. Note how the Knife immediately returns when hitting a block.

The Chain Knife is a melee weapon that throws a Knife-like projectile attached to a chain, similar to Flails, but the attack button cannot be held to wield it continuously. It only extends a short distance of 12 tiles, though its quick use time and velocity may make it a good early to mid-game weapon. It has a 0.4*1/250 (0.4%) chance of being dropped by a Cave Bat.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.

Tips[]

  • It is good at killing quick flying monsters. It is also good at killing large groups of Wall Creepers, and keeping the second form of the Brain of Cthulhu at bay.
  • A Bat Statue can be used to easily farm bats to obtain the Chain Knife. Note that drop rates from statue enemies are reduced by a factor of 5.
    • If the player finds a Bat statue underground before beating skeletron, they can put in onto a wire (in between a trap and its pressure plate) and step on the pressure plate to make a crude way of spawning more bats.
  • Although the weapon attacks quite quickly, it is very difficult to stunlock enemies with it due to its low knockback.

Trivia[]

  • Unlike most flails, this flail will not spin around the player, but instead attack the target directly before returning to the player.
  • Despite having worse stats overall, it sells for more than the Chain Guillotines on the Console version Console versions.

See also[]

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Damage increased from 11 to 12.
    • Item and projectile sprites updated.
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