652Graystripe
Plantera
A while ago, I posted a thread on the DPS of magic weapons in the end-game with advice on which to use and which to skip. Here's one for the early-game, mostly for my entertainment.
All of these were under optimum conditions for the weapon - thus, I used the Waterbolt in a tight ricocheting corridor, and so on. Measurements are for when I ran out of mana.
Large crowd is 15 dummies in a line, small is 3.
This doesn't mean the highest-DPS weapons are better! It just means some perform well in certain scenarios. Some, like the Vilethorn or Waterbolt, kinda perform well in all of them.
| Vilethorn | Bee Gun | Aqua Scepter | Space Gun | Wand of Sparking | Waterbolt | Diamond Staff Single target | 63 DPS | 47 DPS | 65 DPS | 70 DPS | 16 DPS | 125 DPS | 53 DPS
Small crowd | 190 DPS | 204 DPS | 235 | 250 DPS | N/A | 344 DPS | 128 DPS
Large crowd | 436 DPS (7/15 dummies) | 360 DPS (7/15 dummies) | 889 DPS (14/15 dummies) | N/A | N/A | 588 DPS (7/15 dummies) | N/A
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| Flamelash | Book of Skulls | Crimson Rod | Demon Scythe | Flower of Fire Single target | 108 DPS | 455 DPS | 61 DPS | 275 DPS | 114 DPS
Small crowd | N/A | 213 DPS (2/3 dummies) | N/A | 383 DPS (2-3/3 dummies) | N/A
Large crowd | N/A | N/A | N/A | 392 DPS (2-4/15 dummies) | N/A
All of these were under optimum conditions for the weapon - thus, I used the Waterbolt in a tight ricocheting corridor, and so on. Measurements are for when I ran out of mana.
Large crowd is 15 dummies in a line, small is 3.
This doesn't mean the highest-DPS weapons are better! It just means some perform well in certain scenarios. Some, like the Vilethorn or Waterbolt, kinda perform well in all of them.
| Vilethorn | Bee Gun | Aqua Scepter | Space Gun | Wand of Sparking | Waterbolt | Diamond Staff Single target | 63 DPS | 47 DPS | 65 DPS | 70 DPS | 16 DPS | 125 DPS | 53 DPS
Small crowd | 190 DPS | 204 DPS | 235 | 250 DPS | N/A | 344 DPS | 128 DPS
Large crowd | 436 DPS (7/15 dummies) | 360 DPS (7/15 dummies) | 889 DPS (14/15 dummies) | N/A | N/A | 588 DPS (7/15 dummies) | N/A
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| Flamelash | Book of Skulls | Crimson Rod | Demon Scythe | Flower of Fire Single target | 108 DPS | 455 DPS | 61 DPS | 275 DPS | 114 DPS
Small crowd | N/A | 213 DPS (2/3 dummies) | N/A | 383 DPS (2-3/3 dummies) | N/A
Large crowd | N/A | N/A | N/A | 392 DPS (2-4/15 dummies) | N/A
