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The Rainbow Rod fires a controllable orb similar to that of the Flamelash and Magic Missile, however, unlike the aforementioned weapons, the orbs change color whilst being controlled (only clearly visible at night or underground). The Rainbow Rod is the most powerful of all missile spells.

 	Rainbow_Rod_Terraria_HERO 	 			  

Notes[]

  • The Rainbow Rod is controlled with the cursor, and lasts for up to a minute.
  • When cast, the orb changes color in a spectrum similar to a rainbow, which in turn is a reference to the name.
  • The Rainbow Rod is an excellent PvP (Player versus Player) weapon:
    • It has a very high damage-to-mana ratio and fire speed, especially when reforged with the Mythical prefix.
    • It can bypass most fortifications.
    • Its speed allows it to be used as a last resort; firing a spam of rainbows in one direction will severely injure or kill players unless they dodge with wings.
    • Its ability for it to kill when the player using it is behind cover makes it the Terrarian equivalent of a drone missile.
  • Unless underground or it is night time, the player may not see the projectile change colors.
  • On Mobile, you require 10 Souls of Light instead of 8.
  • The Rainbow Rod's projectile travels at the same speed as the Mechanical Cart.
    • This means that huge numbers of projectiles can be stacked on top of one another, dealing massive damage on contact.
RainbowRodProjectile

A rainbow projectile.

Bugs[]

  • Icon xbox360 Icon ps3 The Rainbow Rod caused a bug where all others on a multiplayer game would get kicked to the dashboard (on Xbox) or freeze (PS3), unless the host was the one using it, in which case everyone but the host would be kicked to the dashboard/freeze.Fixed
  • If used at the bottom of the world and moved upward, at a certain area the projectile will disappear.

Update Info[]

v1.2.3

  • Damage increased from 53 to 72 and Mana Cost from 10 to 18.

v1.1

  • Added to the game.

Gallery[]

Spells
Pre-Hard Mode Offensive

Item 3377(0)  Amber Staff

Item 739(0)  Amethyst Staff

Terraria Aqua Scepter  Aqua Scepter

Item 1121(0)  Bee Gun

Item 1313(0)  Book of Skulls

Item 1256(0)  Crimson Rod

Terraria Demon scythe  Demon Scythe

Item 744(0)  Diamond Staff

Item 742(0)  Emerald Staff

Item 218(0)  Flamelash

Item 112(0)  Flower of Fire

Item 113(0)  Magic Missile

Item 743(0)  Ruby Staff

Item 741(0)  Sapphire Staff

Item 127(0)  Space Gun

Item 740(0)  Topaz Staff

Item 64(0)  Vilethorn

Item 165(0)  Water Bolt

Item 3069(0)  Wand of Sparking

Hard Mode Offensive

Item 1801(0)  Bat Scepter

Item 1931o  Blizzard Staff

Bubble Gun  Bubble Gun

Item 3014(0)  Clinger Staff

Crystal Serpent  Crystal Serpent

Terraria Crystal Storm  Crystal Storm

Item 3051(0)  Crystal Vile Shard

Cursed Flames  Cursed Flames

Item 726o  Frost Staff

Item 1336(0)  Golden Shower

Item 1295(0)   Heat Ray

Terraria Ice Rod  Ice Rod

Item 1445(0)  Inferno Fork

Laser Machinegun

Laser Machinegun

Item 514(0)  Laser Rifle

Item 3541(0)  Last Prism

Item 1178(0)  Leaf Blower

Item 3006(0)  Life Drain

Item 3570(0)  Lunar Flare

Magic Dagger  Magic Dagger

Magical Harp  Magical Harp

Item 1266(0)  Magnet Sphere

Item 3269(0)  Medusa Head

Item 3476(0)  Nebula Arcanum

Item 3542(0)  Nebula Blaze

Item 788(0)  Nettle Burst

Item 1244(0)  Nimbus Rod

Item 1308(0)  Poison Staff

Item 1260(0)  Rainbow Gun

Terraria Rainbow Rod  Rainbow Rod

Item 2622(0)  Razorblade Typhoon

Item 1930(0)  Razorpine

Item 1444(0)  Shadowbeam Staff

Item 3053(0)  Shadowflame Hex Doll

Item 1446(0)  Spectre Staff

Item 1296(0)  Staff of Earth

Item 683(0)  Unholy Trident

Item 2188o  Venom Staff

Item 1155(0)  Wasp Gun

Utility

Item 3124(0)  Cell Phone

Dirt Rod1  Dirt Rod

Item 3199(0)  Ice Mirror

Terraria Ice Rod  Ice Rod

Item 50(0)  Magic Mirror

Item 1326(0)  Rod of Discord

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