Crystal Bullet

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Statistics

Type	Ammunition
Damage	9 / 8 (Ranged)
Knockback	1 (Extremely weak)
Base Velocity	5
Velocity Multiplier	2×
Tooltip	Creates crystal shards on impact
Rarity	03*
Sell	6
Research	99 required

Projectile created

• Crystal Bullet
  
• Crystal Shard
  

• Internal Item ID: 515
• Internal Projectile ID: 89, 90

Crystal Bullets are a type of ammunition for guns, obtainable in Hardmode. They shatter on impact with an enemy or solid block, splitting into two / three small shards that have limited range and deal 50%^[1] of the original bullet's damage.

Crafting[]

Recipes[]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Crystal Bullet 100	Musket Ball100 Crystal Shard	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
only: Crystal Bullet 50	Musket Ball50 Crystal Shard

Notes[]

• The shards created by Crystal Bullets can damage enemies through walls.
• When using Crystal Bullets with any gun that fires multiple shots per bullet consumed, such as the Tactical Shotgun, each individual projectile will split into shards on impact, potentially causing a great deal of secondary damage.

Tips[]

• If you can craft a lot of them (at least two full stacks, or 1998 bullets total) and have access to the Megashark, Crystal Bullets are generally a quick way to beat The Twins and Skeletron Prime. Many of their secondary shards tend to hit (even a single Twin) for multiple hits per shot. Pre-Hardmode Bosses, including the Wall of Flesh, can be killed in seconds with the Megashark using Crystal Bullets.
• Crystal bullets are useful in killing the Dungeon Guardian, (as well as Skeletron and Skeletron Prime once night turns to day). The shards will each count as an individual projectile, getting more hits and racking up damage faster.
• Crystal shards tend to fly backwards relative to the direction the bullet was fired. This makes Crystal Bullets more effective against enemies that pursue the player at high speed (essentially ramming into the additional shards), but slightly less effective against stationary ones.
• Despite their low knockback, knockback-susceptible enemies are easily stun-locked meaning they are excellent for defense throughout Hardmode.

History[]

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Now only split into 2 shards instead of 3.
  • Changed tooltip from "Creates several crystal shards on impact" to "Creates crystal shards on impact".

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • 100 Crystal Bullets are now created per Crystal Shard instead of 50.
  • Damage increased from 8 to 9.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Damage reduced from 9 to 8.
  • Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4’s 1.0.750.0 update ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • 100 Crystal Bullets are now created per Crystal Shard instead of 50.
  • Damage increased from 8 to 9.

• Console 1.02:
  • Damage reduced from 9 to 8.
  • Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508:
  • Damage reduced from 9 to 8.
  • Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.

• Mobile 1.1.5536: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with stats from Desktop 1.2.