Ranged weapons are weapons which are used in ranged combat. The defining trait of ranged weapons is generally their requirement of ammunition in order for the weapon to operate.

Ranged weapons are roughly categorized into bows, repeaters, guns, and launchers. Note that Terraria classifies consumable weapons as ranged weapons as well, and boomerangs as melee weapons.

Due to the usage of ammo alongside the weapon, the total damage and knockback values in effect during use are actually the sum of the weapon's stats combined with those of the ammo type used. A ranged weapon with a knockback value of zero, for example, will still usually apply some knockback, since nearly all ammunition types have their own knockback values.

The following lists present all ranged weapons along with their damage and how to acquire them. The intention of this is to convey an idea of their strength and the approximate time during gameplay at which they can be obtained. For a sortable list that displays all statistics of all ranged weapons, see List of ranged weapons.

Pre-Hardmode[]

Bows[]

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Wooden Bow		4	Crafted: 10  ( @  )
	Boreal Wood Bow		6	Crafted: 10  ( @  )
	Palm Wood Bow		6	Crafted: 10  ( @  )
	Rich Mahogany Bow		6	Crafted: 10  ( @  )
	Copper Bow		6	Crafted: 7  ( @  /  )
	Tin Bow		7	Crafted: 7  ( @  /  )
	Ebonwood Bow		8	Crafted: 10  ( @  )
	Shadewood Bow		8	Crafted: 10  ( @  )
	Iron Bow		8	Crafted: 7  ( @  /  )
	Lead Bow		9	Crafted: 7  ( @  /  )
	Silver Bow		9	Crafted: 7  ( @  /  )
	Ash Wood Bow		10	Crafted: 10  ( @  )
	Tungsten Bow		10	Crafted: 7  ( @  /  )
	Gold Bow		11	Crafted: 7  ( @  /  )
	Platinum Bow		13	Crafted: 7  ( @  /  )
	Demon Bow		14	Crafted: 8  ( @  /  )
	Tendon Bow		19	Crafted: 8  ( @  /  )
	Blood Rain Bow		14	Dropped by Wandering Eye Fish and Zombie Merman.	Converts arrows to blood rain.
	Molten Fury		31 / 29	Crafted: 15  ( @  /  )
	Sharanga		36	Crafted: 2  + 10  ( @  /  )
	The Bee's Knees		23 / 26	Dropped by Queen Bee.	Converts Wooden Arrows to bees.
	Hellwing Bow		22	Found in Shadow Chests and Obsidian Lock Boxes.	Converts Wooden Arrows to flaming bats. Highly inaccurate.

Guns[]

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Flare Gun		2	Found in Gold Chests underground.	Fires Flares and Blue Flares.
	Minishark		6	Purchased from the Arms Dealer (35).	Extraordinarily low use time (8).
	Blowpipe		9	Found in Chests on the surface or underground.	Fires Seeds and darts.
	Flintlock Pistol		13 / 10	Purchased from the Arms Dealer (5).
	Snowball Cannon		10 / 5	Found in Frozen Chests, Frozen and Boreal Crates.	Fires Snowballs.
	Boomstick		14 / 12	Found in Ivy Chests and Jungle and Bramble Crates.	Fires a spread of three to four bullets.
	Revolver		20	Purchased from the Traveling Merchant (10).
	Red Ryder		20	Found in Presents, obtained during Christmas.
	Sandgun		30	Crafted: + 10  + 5  ( @  )	Fires Sand.
	Musket		31 / 25	Dropped by Shadow Orbs and found in Corrupt and Defiled Crates.
	The Undertaker		19	Dropped by Crimson Hearts and found in Crimson and Hematic Crates.
	Egg Cannon		16	Dropped by Lepus.
	Star Cannon		55 / 62	Crafted: + 20  + 5  ( @  /  )	Fires Fallen Stars.
	Blowgun		27 / 25	Purchased from the Witch Doctor (5).	Fires Seeds and darts.
	Quad-Barrel Shotgun		14	Purchased from the Arms Dealer in a Graveyard ( and after Skeletron is defeated). (35).	Fires a spread of six inaccurate bullets.
	Handgun		26 / 15	Found in Locked Gold Chests and Golden Lock Boxes.
	Pew-matic Horn		20	Dropped by Deerclops.
	Phoenix Blaster		30 / 23	Crafted: 10  + ( @  /  )

Consumables[]

These ranged weapons are unique in that they disappear upon use, and their ammunition count is determined by the quantity on hand.

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Snowball		8 / 4	Crafted:     : = 15 or   : = 10
	Shuriken		10	Purchased from the Merchant (15). Found in Pots and Chests.
	Rotten Egg		13 / 10	Obtained from Goodie Bags during Halloween.	This is the one of two, the other being the Flymeal, player-wielded weapon in the game that can hurt NPCs without the Guide or Clothier Voodoo Doll.
	Throwing Knife		12	Purchased from the Merchant during a Blood Moon (50). Found in Chests.
	Poisoned Knife		14 / 13	Crafted:     : 50  + = 50 or     : 50  + = 50 or   : 20  + = 20	Has a 50% chance to inflict the Poisoned debuff on enemies.
	Beenade		12 / 14	Dropped by Queen Bee. Crafted:     : + = ( @  /  )	Once it explodes, it releases bees that attack nearby enemies.
	Bone Throwing Knife		14	Crafted:    : = 30 ( @  /  ) or : = 25 ( @  /  )
	Star Anise		14	Obtained from Presents during Christmas.	An upgraded, seasonal version of the Shuriken.
	Spiky Ball		16	Purchased from the Goblin Tinkerer (80). Dropped by Goblins.	Stays on the ground for a few seconds, dealing damage to enemies that touch it. Pierces indefinitely.
	Javelin		17	Dropped by Hoplites.
	Frost Daggerfish		17	Fished in the Snow biome.
	Bone		20 / 22	Dropped by Angry Bones, Dark Casters and Cursed Skulls.
	Molotov Cocktail		23 / 40	Crafted:  : 10  + + = 10 or    : 5  + + + = 5 or : 5  + + + = 5	Inflicts the On Fire! debuff.
	Bone Javelin		20	Crafted:    : ( @  /  ) or : ( @  /  )	Can stick to enemies, dealing additional damage for 15 seconds.
	Happy Grenade		30	Dropped by the Party Girl and sold by her when in inventory (250).
	Grenade		60	Purchased from the Demolitionist (75). Found in Pots (in Hardmode) and Chests.
	Sticky Grenade		60	Crafted: 5  + = 5
	Bouncy Grenade		65	Crafted: 2  + = 2

Others[]

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Ale Tosser		20	Dropped by the Tavernkeep.	Requires and fires Ale, projectiles have a wide area of effect.
	Bone Glove		25	Dropped by Skeletron.	Old Chinese and  tModLoader Legacy only. On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, the Bone Glove is an accessory. Requires and fires Bones, projectiles bounce off the ground once.
	Paintball Gun		12	Dropped by the Painter.	Does not require any ammunition. Fires a three-shot burst.
	Harpoon		25	Dropped by most Goblins.	Does not require any ammunition.

Hardmode[]

Bows[]

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Pearlwood Bow		12	Crafted: 10  ( @  )
	Daedalus Stormbow		38 / 43	Dropped by Hallowed Mimics.	Rains arrows from the sky.
	Ice Bow		39 / 46	Dropped by Ice Mimics.	Converts arrows to very fast-moving Frost Arrows.
	Shadowflame Bow		47	Dropped by Goblin Summoners.	Converts arrows to slow-moving Shadowflame Arrows.
	Marrow		53 / 40	Dropped by Skeleton Archers.	Converts arrows to very fast-moving projectiles resembling Bone Arrows.
	Pulse Bow		80 / 65	Purchased from the Traveling Merchant after the Mechanical bosses are defeated (45).	Converts arrows to very fast-moving, ricocheting bolts.
	Phantom Phoenix		32 / 24	Dropped by Ogre.	Fires a large phoenix projectile every couple of shots.
	Tsunami		53 / 60	Dropped by Duke Fishron.	Fires a group of five arrows.
	Aerial Bane		39	Dropped by Betsy.	Converts arrows to special projectiles that split into five upon hitting an enemy.
	Eventide		50	Dropped by Empress of Light.	Converts Wooden Arrows to streams of rainbows.
	Phantasm		50	Crafted: 18  ( @  )	Fires a group of four arrows. Increases in fire rate and shoots additional projectiles when used continuously.

Repeaters[]

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Cobalt Repeater		35	Crafted: 10  ( @  /  )
	Palladium Repeater		37	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )
	Mythril Repeater		39	Crafted: 10  ( @  /  )
	Orichalcum Repeater		40	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )
	Adamantite Repeater		42	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )
	Titanium Repeater		43	Crafted: 13  ( @  /  )
	Hallowed Repeater		50 / 43 / 39	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )
	Vulcan Repeater		56	Crafted: + 15  + 15  /  ( @  /  )
	Chlorophyte Shotbow		34	Crafted: 12  ( @  /  )	Fires a group of two to four arrows.
	Stake Launcher		75	Dropped by Mourning Wood.	Fires Stakes.

Guns[]

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Clockwork Assault Rifle		17 / 19	Dropped by Wall of Flesh.	Fires a three-shot burst.
	Gatligator		21	Purchased from the Traveling Merchant (35).	Highly inaccurate.
	Shotgun		24 / 23	Purchased from the Arms Dealer (25).	Fires a spread of three to five bullets.
	Onyx Blaster		24 / 28	Crafted: + 2  + 10  ( @  /  )	Fires a spread of four bullets and a large explosive projectile.
	Coin Gun		0	Dropped by most pirates.	Fires coins.
	Uzi		30	Dropped by Angry Trappers.	Converts Musket Balls and Silver/Tungsten Bullets to High Velocity Bullets.
	Dart Rifle		52	Dropped by Corrupt Mimics.	Fires darts.
	Dart Pistol		28	Dropped by Crimson Mimics.	Fires darts.
	Super Star Shooter		60	Crafted: 12  + ( @  /  )	Fires Fallen Stars.
	Megashark		25 / 23	Crafted: + + 5  + 20  ( @  /  )	Extraordinarily low use time (7).
	Flamethrower		35	Crafted: 20  + + 20  ( @  /  )	Fires Gel.
	Venus Magnum		50 / 38 / 36	Dropped by Plantera.	Converts Musket Balls and Silver/Tungsten Bullets to High Velocity Bullets.
	Tactical Shotgun		29	Dropped by Tactical Skeletons.	Fires a spread of six bullets.
	Sniper Rifle		185 / 128	Dropped by Skeleton Snipers.	Extraordinarily high base damage (185). Converts Musket Balls and Silver/Tungsten Bullets to High Velocity Bullets.
	Candy Corn Rifle		44	Dropped by Pumpking.	Fires Candy Corn.
	Chain Gun		31	Dropped by Santa-NK1.	Extraordinarily low use time (4). Highly inaccurate.
	Elf Melter		53 / 40	Dropped by Santa-NK1.	Fires Gel.
	Xenopopper		45	Dropped by Martian Saucer.	Fires four to five bubbles that pop and fire bullets after a short delay.
	Vortex Beater		50 (bullets) 70 (rockets)	Crafted: 18  ( @  )
	S.D.M.G.		85 / 77 / 35	Dropped by the Moon Lord.	Extraordinarily low use time (5).

Launchers[]

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Grenade Launcher		60 / 55	Dropped by Plantera.
	Proximity Mine Launcher		80 / 45	Purchased from the Cyborg (35).	Fires mines that remain dormant until stepped on.
	Rocket Launcher		55 / 50	Dropped by Skeleton Commandos.
	Nail Gun		85	Dropped by Nailheads.	Fires Nails.
	Jack 'O Lantern Launcher		65 / 60	Dropped by Pumpking.	Fires Explosive Jack 'O Lanterns.
	Snowman Cannon		67	Dropped by Ice Queen.	Fires homing rockets.
	Stynger		45 / 43	Dropped by Golem.	Fires Stynger Bolts.
	Electrosphere Launcher		40	Dropped by Martian Saucer.	Creates stationary energy rings upon impact.
	Celebration		25 / 65	Purchased from the Party Girl (80). Dropped by the Moon Lord.
	Celebration Mk2		50	Dropped by the Moon Lord.

Others[]

Item			Damage	Source	Notes
	Toxikarp		43	Fished in The Corruption.	Fires bubbles that inflict the Poisoned debuff. Does not require any ammunition.
	Piranha Gun		38 / 33	Found in the Jungle Chest in the Dungeon.	Fires three mechanical piranhas that latch onto enemies and continuously deal damage. Does not require any ammunition.

Boost gear[]

The following items will boost the stats of Ranged weapons.

Armor sets[]

Appearance	Set	Source	Head	Chest	Legs	Sum	Ranged Bonuses
	Fossil armor	Head:    : 15  or : 20  Chest:    : 25  or : 30  Legs:    : 20  or : 25	4	5	4	13	+9% critical strike chance +8% critical strike chance, +5% damage Set Bonus: 20% chance to save ammo
	Necro armor	Head: or 40  + 40  Chest: 60  + 50  Legs: 50  + 45	6	7	6	19	+15% ranged damage Set Bonus: 10% increased ranged critical strike chance
	Cobalt armor (with Mask)	Head: 10  Chest: 20  Legs: 15	5	10	8	23	+10% movement speed +13% / +10% ranged damage +15% / +9% ranged critical strike chance Set Bonus: 20% chance to save ammo
	Palladium armor (with Helmet)	Head: 12  Chest: 24  Legs: 18	5	10	8	23	+14% ranged damage +12% ranged critical strike chance Set Bonus: Greatly increases life regeneration after striking an enemy
	Mythril armor (with Hat)	Head: 10  Chest: 20  Legs: 15	6	12	9	27	+19% / +17% ranged damage +17% / +10% ranged critical strike chance Set Bonus: 20% chance to save ammo
	Orichalcum armor (with Helmet)	Head: 12  Chest: 24  Legs: 18	7	13	10	30	+21% ranged critical strike chance +19% movement speed Set Bonus: Flower petals will fall on your target for extra damage
	Adamantite armor (with Mask)	Head: 12  Chest: 24  Legs: 18	8	16	12	36	+5% movement speed +22% / +20% ranged damage +17% / +12% ranged critical strike chance Set Bonus: 25% chance to save ammo
	Titanium armor (with Helmet)	Head: 13  Chest: 26  Legs: 20	8	15	11	34	+6% movement speed +23% ranged damage +13% ranged critical strike chance Set Bonus: Attacking generates a defensive barrier of titanium shards
	Huntress armor	Sold by the Tavernkeep for 750000*75 (set)	7	17	12	36	+1 sentry capacity +30% minion damage +20% ranged damage +10% ranged critical strike chance +20% movement speed 10% chance to not consume ammo Set Bonus: Increases your max number of sentries Explosive Traps recharge faster and oil enemies Set oiled enemies on fire for extra damage
	Hallowed armor (with Helmet)	Head: or 12  Chest: or 24  Legs: or 18	9	15	11	35	+8% movement speed +22% ranged damage +15% ranged critical strike chance Set Bonus: Become immune after striking an enemy 25% chance to not consume ammo
	Frost armor	Head:  : 10  + or     : 10  + or     : 10  + Chest:  : 20  + or     : 20  + or     : 20  + Legs:  : 16  + or     : 16  + or     : 16  +	10	20	13	43	+16% melee and ranged damage +11% melee and ranged critical strike chance +8% movement speed +7% melee speed Set Bonus: Melee and ranged attacks cause frostburn Increases melee and ranged damage by 10%
	Chlorophyte armor (with Helmet)	Head: 12  Chest: 24  Legs: 18	13	18	13	44	+21% ranged damage +20% critical strike chance +5% movement speed 20% chance to not consume ammo Set Bonus: Summons a powerful leaf crystal to shoot at nearby enemies
	Shroomite armor	Head: 12  Chest: 24  Legs: 18	11	24	16	51	+13% ranged damage +25% ranged critical strike chance +12% movement speed 20% chance to not consume ammo Shroomite Headgear: ×1.15 arrow damage Shroomite Mask: ×1.15 bullet damage Shroomite Helmet: ×1.15 rocket damage Set Bonus: Not moving puts you in stealth, increasing ranged ability and reducing chance for enemies to target you
	Red Riding armor	Sold by the Tavernkeep for 2250000*225 (set)	8	24	16	48	+2 sentry capacity +60% minion damage +25% ranged damage +20% / +10% ranged critical strike chance +20% movement speed 20% chance to not consume ammo Set Bonus: Increases your max number of sentries Greatly enhances Explosive Traps effectiveness
	Titan armor	Head: : + + + + 15  or  : + + +  /  + 15  Chest: : + + + + 20  + 20  or  : + + +  /  + 20  + 20  Legs: : + + + + 10  + 15  or  : + + +  /  + 10  + 15	14	18	13	45	+30% ranged damage 20% chance to not consume ammo +10% movement speed +20% ranged critical strike chance Set Bonus: 28% chance to not consume ammo (48% total)
	Vortex armor	Head: 10  + 8  Chest: 20  + 16  Legs: 15  + 12	14	28	20	62	+36% ranged damage +27% ranged critical strike chance +10% movement speed 25% chance to not consume ammo Set Bonus: Double tap ▼ Down to toggle stealth, increasing ranged ability and reducing chance for enemies to target you but slowing movement speed

Accessories[]

Item		Ranged Boost(s)
	Ranger Emblem	+15% ranged damage
	Avenger Emblem	+12% damage
	Destroyer Emblem	+10% damage +8% critical strike chance
	Rifle Scope	When using a gun, creates a Binoculars effect
	Recon Scope	When using a gun, creates a Binoculars effect +10% ranged damage +10% ranged critical strike chance -400 aggro
	Sniper Scope	When using a gun, creates a Binoculars effect +10% ranged damage +10% ranged critical strike chance
	Magic Quiver	Increased arrow velocity +10% arrow damage +20% chance to not consume arrows
	Molten Quiver	Increased arrow velocity +10% arrow damage +20% chance to not consume arrows Lights Wooden Arrows ablaze
	Stalker's Quiver	Increased arrow velocity +10% arrow damage +20% chance to not consume arrows -400 aggro
	Celestial Stone	+10% damage +2% critical strike chance
	Celestial Shell	+10% damage +2% critical strike chance
	Putrid Scent	+5% damage +5% critical strike chance

Buffs[]

Buff		Ranged Boost(s)
	Well Fed	+5% damage +2% critical strike chance
	Plenty Satisfied	+7.5% damage +3% critical strike chance
	Exquisitely Stuffed	+10% damage +4% critical strike chance
	Wrath Potion	+10% damage
	Cute Fishron Mount	+15% damage while below 50% health, underwater, or 6 seconds thereafter
	Feral Bite	+20% damage
	Damage Nebula	up to +45% damage for 8 seconds
	Ammo Box	20% chance to not consume ammo
	Ammo Reservation	20% chance to not consume ammo
	Archery	+10% arrow damage and +20% arrow velocity