Phantasm

Accelerating arrow volleys and phantom ghost arrows

Phantasm is forged at an Ancient Manipulator using eighteen Vortex Fragments. When held, this endgame bow releases a spread of four arrows per shot while consuming only one arrow from inventory, benefiting from a 66% chance to conserve ammunition. Sustained firing progressively accelerates its firing cycle. Furthermore, whenever an arrow strikes an enemy target, the bow manifests additional spectral phantom arrows that automatically track and barrage the struck target, compounding single-target damage output.

Endgame bow superiority and ranger ammo pairing

Phantasm stands as the premier bow in Terraria progression, outdamaging the Tsunami against single targets once its firing cadence fully ramps up. While Vortex Beater offers explosive bullet versatility, Phantasm delivers concentrated boss DPS when paired with Holy Arrows or Ichor Arrows. It remains competitive even against post-Moon Lord firearms like the S.D.M.G. due to the extra phantom arrows spawned on hit. The Unreal modifier is the best prefix, maximizing arrow velocity, damage, and critical chance.

Trivia

• The phantom arrows spawned on hit do not consume arrows from the player's quiver or inventory.
• The bow's firing sound pitch increases as the weapon ramps up to its maximum cyclic rate.