Death Metal
| Type | Weapon |
|---|---|
| Damage | 36 Magic |
| Knockback | 7 (Strong) |
| Elemental Bonus |   |
| Mana cost | 12 |
| Critical chance | 4% |
| Use time | 30 Average |
| Velocity | 20 |
| Tooltip | Shred the guitar to launch a Death Coil Shred again before the coil returns to bounce it back out, increasing its power and velocity Successful bounces restore mana |
| Rarity |  |
| Sell | 9  |
| Research | 1 required |
Death Coil
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The Death Metal is a craftable magic weapon. When used, it produces a non-damaging Pulse and a Death Coil, with only 1 Death Coil being able to exist at a time. Death Coil can go through tiles, can pierce 5 times, and attempts to home in on enemies. Upon traveling a certain distance, it will return back to the player, gaining infinite pierce. If the Death Coil reaches the player, it will disappear.
Using the weapon again at the right moment to hit the returning Death Coil with the Pulse will refund the weapon's mana cost and will bounce the Death Coil off, increasing its damage and velocity by 10%, as well as increasing its maximum pierce by 1. The bonuses are capped after 10 consecutive bounces at +100% increased velocity and damage and 15 maximum pierce.
Its best modifier is Mythical.
Crafting
| Crafting Station | ||
|---|---|---|
 Iron Anvilor  Lead Anvil | ||
| Ingredient(s) | Amount | |
 | Grave Steel Alloy | 16 |
 | Bone | 12 |
 | Grim Shard | 1 |
| Result | ||
 | Death Metal | 1 |
Notes
- Due to the way the Death Coil projectile is coded, it always starts with +10% increased velocity and damage, making these stats max out after 9 bounces.
History
- 0.8.0.4042: Buffed damage from 24 to 36.
- 0.8.0.4038: Introduced.
