Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Melee weapon |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Blue |
| Damage | 35 melee |
| Knockback | 8 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 35 (Slow) |
| Buy price | 5 gold |
| Sell price | 1 gold |
Corruption angling and bludgeoning impact
The Purple Clubberfish is a pre-Hardmode melee club caught while fishing in Corruption waters during pre-Hardmode. Striking with 35 base melee damage alongside a forceful 8 knockback stat, this heavy fish swings automatically to repulse aggressive subterranean predators. Striking a target carries a 50% chance to inflict the Confused debuff for 1 to 3 seconds, causing foes to stumble in the opposite direction. Its heavy swing trajectory makes it ideal for narrow vertical passages.
Crowd disruption and early pre-Hardmode ranking
With its high base strike power and built-in confusion chance, the Purple Clubberfish controls narrow mining shafts better than basic metal broadswords. It easily deters Blood Crawlers, Face Monsters, and cave crawlers without requiring rare anvil materials or boss drops. Its reliable knockback provides breathing room against charging cavern bats and giant shelly shells. Although its Slow attack speed of 35 ticks demands careful timing, the Legendary prefix maximizes its swing rate, reach, and knockback to secure early caverns.
Trivia
- Despite being a freshly landed fish, it can confuse enemies upon impact, reversing their pathing logic.