Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Ranged weapon |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Green |
| Damage | 26 ranged |
| Knockback | 3 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 15 (Very fast) |
| Buy price | 8 gold 75 silver |
| Sell price | 1 gold 75 silver |
Used in 1 recipe
| Makes | Ingredients | At | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Blaster | 10 × Hellstone Bar, 1 × Handgun | Iron Anvil |
Dungeon chest discovery and semi-automatic ballistics
The Handgun is found inside Locked Gold Chests within the Dungeon unlocked with Golden Keys, or acquired from post-Skeletron Dungeon Crates. It discharges standard bullets at Very fast velocity (15 use time), delivering 26 base ranged damage and 3 knockback per round. As a semi-automatic sidearm, its firing tempo scales directly with click speed, rewarding fast manual input. Loading Silver Bullets or Meteor Shot enhances its puncture against resilient dungeon skeletons and cavern bats.
Phoenix Blaster synthesis and modifier optimization
The pistol outdamages earlier sidearms like The Undertaker and matches the rapid pace of the Minishark with far higher per-shot armor penetration against high-defense targets. At an anvil, combining it with 10 Hellstone Bars crafts the Phoenix Blaster, one of the premier ranged weapons in pre-Hardmode. Unreal is the optimal modifier, granting peak boosts to damage, velocity, knockback, and critical strike chance.
Trivia
- Its sprite artwork is patterned after the classic M1911 semi-automatic service pistol.
- Despite its solid pre-Hardmode stats, its primary progression role is serving as the base for the Phoenix Blaster.