Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Melee weapon |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Blue |
| Damage | 17 melee |
| Knockback | 5 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 31 (Slow) |
| Buy price | 7 gold 50 silver |
| Sell price | 1 gold 50 silver |
Crimson heart excavation and spear thrusting
Retrieved by destroying pulsating Crimson Hearts deep within the Crimson or fished from Hematic Crates, The Rotted Fork is a long-reaching melee spear. It thrusts forward with a Slow strike, dealing 17 base melee damage with 5 knockback. Its extended reach and multi-hit thrust keep hostile face monsters, blood crawlers, and floaty grosses at a safe distance during cavern mining.
Spear spacing tactics and melee progression
The Rotted Fork outranges early ore swords and the Trident, providing directional crowd control in narrow chasms and underground tunnels. When confronting the Brain of Cthulhu, the spear thrusts through clusters of Creepers to clear a safe perimeter around the warrior. Because spears cannot roll modifiers that adjust weapon speed, Godly and Demonic are the optimal reforges to maximize damage, critical strike chance, and knockback.
Trivia
- The thrusting tip emits faint red particle specks as it extends through the air.
- Spears can penetrate through thin single-block walls if the player stands flush against the barrier.