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Chik

Chik in Terraria

Melee weapon Light Red

Hits charge a crystal explosion

Numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

TypeMelee weapon
RarityLight Red
Damage34 melee
Knockback3.3
Critical strike chance4%
Use time25 (Fast)
Buy price20 gold
Sell price4 gold

Crafted from

MakesIngredientsAt
Chik1 × Wooden Yoyo, 15 × Crystal Shard, 10 × Soul of LightMythril Anvil

Hallowed crafting recipe and crystal shard splintering

Crafted at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil using 1 Wooden Yoyo, 15 Crystal Shard, and 10 Soul of Light. The yoyo deals 34 base melee damage at Fast velocity with 3.3 knockback. Every third strike against an enemy activates an internal bonus, doubling hit damage and scattering five sharp crystal shards into surrounding space to damage nearby foes.

Early hardmode yoyo tiers and accessory synergy

Chik serves as an accessible early Hardmode yoyo because it relies on standard Hallow crafting components rather than rare biome enemy drops like Amarok or Hel-Fire. Its splintering crystal shards provide strong crowd control against tightly packed groups of cavern monsters. Equipping a Yoyo Bag dramatically accelerates hit frequency, triggering the triple-hit shard explosion repeatedly. The best modifier is Godly or Demonic.

Trivia

  • Every third consecutive hit doubles the impact damage and releases five lingering crystal fragments that pierce surrounding targets.
  • Chik is modeled after a real-world competition yoyo designed and produced by One Drop YoYos.

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