Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Ranged weapon |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Yellow |
| Damage | 38 ranged |
| Knockback | 1.75 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 4 (Insanely fast) |
| Buy price | 45 gold |
| Sell price | 9 gold |
Dropped by
| NPC | Chance | Amount | Modes | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Santa-NK1 | 50% (1 in 2) | 1 | All modes | Drop rate varies by Wave |
Maximum ballistic fire rate and Santa-NK1 drop
Acquired by defeating Santa-NK1 during the Frost Moon event, the Chain Gun is among the fastest projectile firearms available prior to the Moon Lord. Operating at a blistering use time of 4, it spits roughly 15 bullets every second. Each hit inflicts 38 base ranged damage with 1.75 knockback. To balance this extreme firing speed, the gun exhibits substantial angular spread during continuous automatic fire.
Ammunition preservation and bullet spread control
The weapon features an inherent 66% chance to conserve ammo on each shot, stacking with the Ammo Box, Ammo Reservation Potion, and Shroomite Breastplate. Loading Chlorophyte Bullet negates the weapon's wide inaccuracy by steering every stray bullet directly into targets, achieving potent boss damage. Because its use time cannot decrease further due to game tick caps, the best prefix is Rapid for maximum projectile velocity or Godly for damage and critical strike increases.
Trivia
- It shares the fastest base weapon use time among bullet firearms alongside the late-game S.D.M.G..
- The sprite resembles a heavy Gatling minigun wrapped in festive red ribbon and holiday fairy lights.