Shadowflame Knife

Rapid throwing trajectory and homing ricochet daggers

Obtained by defeating the Goblin Warlock during a Hardmode Goblin Army event. The weapon rapidly hurls glowing purple daggers that cost neither mana nor ammunition. On hitting an enemy or solid terrain, each dagger ricochets up to two times, aggressively seeking out adjacent hostiles to inflict the Shadowflame debuff. Delivering 43 base melee damage at Very fast attack speed, it enables warriors to sustain aggressive damage output from safe engagement ranges.

Ranged warrior tactics and mid-tier melee competition

Because the knives possess auto-swing and homing rebounds, they excel at clearing clustered ground mobs and flying pests during event invasions. Unlike heavy swinging swords, this weapon allows melee characters to maintain distance during early boss encounters such as Queen Slime or mechanical bosses. It competes favorably with early projectile weapons like the Amarok and Bananarang. As a projectile melee weapon, it cannot receive attack speed modifiers, making Godly or Demonic the best obtainable prefix.

Trivia

• Daggers thrown by this weapon emit a vivid purple glow that lights up dark cavern systems as they rebound.
• The homing ricochet mechanic will alter the dagger trajectory toward nearby targets even if the initial throw missed.