KO Cannon

Blood Moon drop and tethered punch mechanism

The KO Cannon drops at a 1 in 1000 rate from virtually any hostile foe slain during a Hardmode Blood Moon event, making water candles and battle potions valuable when farming it. Operating as a hybrid fist-flail, it fires a red boxing glove tethered to an elastic cord whenever the attack button is held. The projectile extends outward toward the cursor until it collides with an adversary or reaches maximum travel distance, promptly retracting to reset the attack loop.

Stunlock spacing and godly modifier optimization

Inflicting 40 base melee damage with 6.5 knockback, the weapon keeps early Hardmode cavern monsters pinned back safely without consuming mana or ammunition. While it lacks the wide sweeping radius of traditional swords or the multihit devastation of a Dao of Pow, its repetitive punch keeps singular threats controlled. Because projectile tether physics prevent attack speed increases from altering its recoil cycle, Godly stands as the finest modifier rather than Legendary.

Trivia

• The boxing glove projectile displays distinct comical bounce physics upon colliding with solid blocks or heavily armored enemies.
• Statue-spawned monsters during a Blood Moon are coded not to drop the KO Cannon.