@@infiniteplanes5775 You can try to drive a silver stake into a vampire's chest and they'll just laugh. Same thing for wooden bullets shot out of Mr. Fantastic's gun.
not only did you play frost moon music during a pumpkin moon, you also said the Stake Launcher can be obtained during a Frost Moon in the video description.
A few years back I'd find myself trying to make builds that fit a character from other types of media, like the cosplay-builds from the Terraria wiki(which I am inexplicably unable to find at this point, so it's probably been deprecated). Terraria is such a content-packed game that you're bound to be able to recreate many types of builds that match a lot of game characters, both functionally and visually! In my case, I could use the Stake Launcher as a stand-in for a typical modern crossbow, and with that recreate the look of Ada Wong from Resident Evil 6! Or in another case, equip the flying carpet mount, use a variety of non-destructive-looking magic weapons, adjust the looks of my character accordingly to get white-mage Shirma from Chocobo Racing! Oh the fun that can be had :) To bad such a novelty isn't always viable for game-progression. Certainly couldn't use the Keybrand against the Moon Lord for instance!
For anyone interested, I just found that the wiki page about cosplay builds wasn't gone, but simply merged into the "Guide:Ideas" page under the Cosplay header, showing miscellanious things you could do in the game when bored! I wish it could be expanded upon with more examples, but I guess interest would only go so far :)
I used this weapon in literally ALL my ranger playthroughs and i thought it was really underrated, but this is probably the reason it hasn't been nerfed yet 😂
I think that the Stake Launcher is fairly good, but I also think the Pulse Bow is fairly equal to it, so long as at least Luminite Arrows are used. Both can pierce loads of enemies, can deal similar damage, and are considered crowd control type weapons. The only differences would be the unique ability of the Pulse Bow's fixed bounce, its even harsher damage reduction from piercing enemies and from bouncing, the Stake Launcher's slightly higher crit rate, and the Pulse Bow's "higher" velocity (which is false, with it in actuality being faintly slower than the Stake Launcher.) In most cases, I think the Stake Launcher would beat out this kind of setup, but there are still plenty of other methods of damaging opponents, such as using different bows and Ichor Arrows, which the Pulse Bow simply cannot due to its uniquely forced bouncing projectile.
While the bounce of the Pulse Bow is nice in concept, if you had the choice between slightly better stats or said ability, you shouldn't go with it. While it can be forgiving at times where you miss your shot, even by a small margin, it isn't something that will always come into play. It requires a surface to bounce off of, so if you're fighting anything airborne, you might as well switch weapons at that point. The projectile itself is also barely slower, which doesn't really mean all that much, but what does mean a lot is that the fire rate of the Stake Launcher actually beats the Pulse Bow by almost two times, effectively matching the DPS of the Pulse Bow's ideal situation of perfectly bounced arrows. Even if the combo of Pulse Bow and Venom Arrows are considered, which would, in theory, slightly beat out the Stake Launcher's 100 DMG total with 104 DMG, its important to note that again, the charged arrows do not carry over the specific arrow's special ability, which causes it to effectively lose damage in comparison. While the bow itself has higher damage than most bows, the removal of the arrow's effects makes the more effective arrows irrelevant, thus reducing the damage again, and likely to a greater effect than the bow's damage buff. While the Stake Launcher doesn't have any special abilities either, that doesn't excuse the better stats it has, with almost double fire rate, slightly faster projectile velocity, better piercing, and slightly raised crit rate, in comparison to the Pulse Bow, which requires a very specific setup of having a good bounce shot to even match against the DPS of the Stake Launcher's casual best. In true Death Battle fashion, I shall end this with a Boomstick-like pun. A stake launched through the heart of this bow, leaving it with no pulse. The Stake Launcher beats the Pulse Bow.
Sorry, I had thought that it was in one of your vids like a month or two ago lol (And btw, how long does it take to put your vids on RUclips? It takes me like 10-20 minutes to upload my ~20 minute vids)
I'd argue the steak launcher sounds very interesting by name. Steaks are huge wooden spikes so high damage and piercing immediately come to mind, both are very fun.
Finally, some recognition for stake launcher, I always try to get it with the witch broom in pumkin moon, the weapon is indeed good pre cultist to moonlord.
The main reason I didn't use the steak launcher was because I thought you can only get more ammo from the pumpkin moon, but if you can just buy more, I might consider using it for my next ranger playthrough.
I always neglected this weapon in my playthroughs because at that point I have either A LOT of Clorophite or straight up infinite regular bullets/arrows and they always felt way less obnoxious to deal with than ammo that drops from an event, I had no idea you could also buy stakes from those two NPCs, I'll definitely try it out next time I have the chance tho the lack of homing doesn't sound too exciting given the alternatives
I use the stake launcher, with my hybrid summoner. Weapons: Stake Launcher, Terraprisma. Armor: Shroomite Headgear, Red Riding Set. Accessories: Summons; Pygmy Necklace, Necromantic Scroll, Papyrus Scarab. Range; Sniper Scope. Damage; Avenger Emblem, Destroyer Emblem, Celestial Shell. Works out pretty well. Moon Lord in master mode wasn't too hard with this setup.
This was the best ranger weapon in 1.2, I never forgot how good this weapon used to be. The Chain Gun from the Frost Moon is another overlooked weapon that was the best gun in 1.2. I really miss some of these weapons, it’s too bad the Pumpkin Moon and Frost Moon weapons are outclassed now. They’re still really good, but the celestial weapons are just way better.
As someone that actually wanted to use the stake launcher years ago, I thought the only way to get the ammo was from the pumpkin event. So I never did use it. Now I feel saddened that I could have bought the stakes from the npcs.
Stake Launcher is so good and incredibly underrated! I normally don't get it in my ranger runs however due to the fact I would already have the Tsunami.
Man, i've only recently learned of this weapon's existence. I was playing with a friend as an archer and browsing the wiki looking for something better than Chrolophyte Shotbow. Oh boy was i surprised when i got to use this.
Fun fact .. it's receives buff from both gun and arrow buffs... I mean you can use sniper scope and also magic quiver with so many buffs the dmg becomes crazy
Just got this thing on my current expert ranger playthrough, I used to trash this thing on Melee but damn its so powerful, ammo is cheaper than nails for the nailgun but the nailgun is great too, thanks sockrteez for bringing these guns to my attention as my build was lacking that extra... Ooomph. Would be amazing to see what vortex armor would do to my dps lol I want to cram as much dps as possible before I cant add anymore, I wanna become a walking damage sprinkler😂
When I got it, I didn't know what steaks are (The Ammo), so I spent so so so long trying to find a cow or anything that would drop steak (The Food), afterwards, I reluctantly went to the wiki and searched it up.
This was in my endgame back in 1.2, it was alot slower than your video but peirced infinity so the best in-game for CC (And destroyer 👍). I think it's 1 of the few pumpkin moon weapons that is an upgrade at the point you get it
Next episode: Why copper short-sword is extremely underrated needs more love...
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Yeah, the stake launcher insane, but gets overshined by the other pumpkin moon drops. I have one on my magic character as backup for faster targets, and because the random solar eclipses can piss off during my ordeals with the pillers!
I would say the absolute best part of this monster of a crossbow, apart from its damage, fire rate, and piercing prowess, is its projectile velocity. The stakes it fires are FAST which double down on the weapon's pinpoint accuracy. Not only is gravity not a factor, but you barely have to lead targets at all. If you don't want to go down the auto-aim chloro bullet route, this is pretty much the most reliable projectile weapon you can get hands down.
Ahhh yes, the weapon that almost solo-carried me through master mode Old Ones Army. Such a good weapon for many scenarios and incredible crowd control thanks to the pierce.
Dang, I saw this thing and I thought it was decent when I got it, but I wasn't using the right gear so I didnt know it was this good. Also, imagine if there was also special stakes/ammo like other ranged weapons
I have used this weapon before and I can safely say that it is busted but at the same time there's just a lot more stuff that you can use and you don't have to get them through events and bullets I really can't Overlook the chlorophyte bullets
I tried to use it at one point, but I always thought the ammo was such a pain to get, did not realise you could purchase the stakes while the weapon is in the inv
Its one of the weapons i got the most use out of in the latter half of my last playthrough. Barely anything even compares, much less surpasses its cleanup ability
When I first played terraria i got the stake crossbow and didn't hear anything about it so I thought it sucked until I tested it and I did anything to get this crossbow on any ranger run forever best ranger weapon ever in my opinion
I've used Stake Launcher to carry me till' Vortex Pillar. The thing is actually amazing and I'm a little sad that I have to replace it with S.D.M.G on my third moonlord kill.
nice video will have to dust of the old steak launcher in my chest see what I can make it do I never used it cause I didn't know you could buy more ammo lol
Hey, you should do a review on the snowman cannon, it is actually busted. I blitzed through the pillars on mastermode with it and it even made killing moonlord easy because of its homing ability. It is the real shit.
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"steak launcher" 😂
Did Sockrteez use a Truffle Worm to summon you here?
@@DracoPlaysYT yep he used one thats why duke fishron is here
You fishing attention
Ayyy it’s the boss that gives me the second most trouble In terraria (without a shield of Cthulhu)
Steak luncher
it's so weird how stakes do more damage to vampires but silver bullets don't do more damage to werewolves
The silver thing is a myth, the stake thing is true
@@infiniteplanes5775 where is that stated
@@infiniteplanes5775 they're both myths as vampires and werewolves aren't real
@@infiniteplanes5775 You can try to drive a silver stake into a vampire's chest and they'll just laugh. Same thing for wooden bullets shot out of Mr. Fantastic's gun.
@@Mecceldorf i dont get the joke sorry
Only OG's know why I played the frost moon music during a Pumpkin moon lmao 🤦♂
Lol idk why though
I’ve been here since i think not 100 percent sure but like something and 70
lol
not only did you play frost moon music during a pumpkin moon, you also said the Stake Launcher can be obtained during a Frost Moon in the video description.
@@jnst8295 this is a reupload, the original had him saying frost moon instead of pumpkin moon the whole time
I personally think that the Stake Launcher is a staple of a ranged playthrough, and I wasn't even aware of the speed boost.
Glad you are mentioning such a gem. This weapon has been one of my favourite ranged weapons ever since it was introduced in 1.2.1.
A few years back I'd find myself trying to make builds that fit a character from other types of media, like the cosplay-builds from the Terraria wiki(which I am inexplicably unable to find at this point, so it's probably been deprecated). Terraria is such a content-packed game that you're bound to be able to recreate many types of builds that match a lot of game characters, both functionally and visually! In my case, I could use the Stake Launcher as a stand-in for a typical modern crossbow, and with that recreate the look of Ada Wong from Resident Evil 6! Or in another case, equip the flying carpet mount, use a variety of non-destructive-looking magic weapons, adjust the looks of my character accordingly to get white-mage Shirma from Chocobo Racing! Oh the fun that can be had :)
To bad such a novelty isn't always viable for game-progression. Certainly couldn't use the Keybrand against the Moon Lord for instance!
For anyone interested, I just found that the wiki page about cosplay builds wasn't gone, but simply merged into the "Guide:Ideas" page under the Cosplay header, showing miscellanious things you could do in the game when bored! I wish it could be expanded upon with more examples, but I guess interest would only go so far :)
I used this weapon in literally ALL my ranger playthroughs and i thought it was really underrated, but this is probably the reason it hasn't been nerfed yet 😂
I think that the Stake Launcher is fairly good, but I also think the Pulse Bow is fairly equal to it, so long as at least Luminite Arrows are used.
Both can pierce loads of enemies, can deal similar damage, and are considered crowd control type weapons. The only differences would be the unique ability of the Pulse Bow's fixed bounce, its even harsher damage reduction from piercing enemies and from bouncing, the Stake Launcher's slightly higher crit rate, and the Pulse Bow's "higher" velocity (which is false, with it in actuality being faintly slower than the Stake Launcher.)
In most cases, I think the Stake Launcher would beat out this kind of setup, but there are still plenty of other methods of damaging opponents, such as using different bows and Ichor Arrows, which the Pulse Bow simply cannot due to its uniquely forced bouncing projectile.
While the bounce of the Pulse Bow is nice in concept, if you had the choice between slightly better stats or said ability, you shouldn't go with it. While it can be forgiving at times where you miss your shot, even by a small margin, it isn't something that will always come into play. It requires a surface to bounce off of, so if you're fighting anything airborne, you might as well switch weapons at that point. The projectile itself is also barely slower, which doesn't really mean all that much, but what does mean a lot is that the fire rate of the Stake Launcher actually beats the Pulse Bow by almost two times, effectively matching the DPS of the Pulse Bow's ideal situation of perfectly bounced arrows. Even if the combo of Pulse Bow and Venom Arrows are considered, which would, in theory, slightly beat out the Stake Launcher's 100 DMG total with 104 DMG, its important to note that again, the charged arrows do not carry over the specific arrow's special ability, which causes it to effectively lose damage in comparison. While the bow itself has higher damage than most bows, the removal of the arrow's effects makes the more effective arrows irrelevant, thus reducing the damage again, and likely to a greater effect than the bow's damage buff. While the Stake Launcher doesn't have any special abilities either, that doesn't excuse the better stats it has, with almost double fire rate, slightly faster projectile velocity, better piercing, and slightly raised crit rate, in comparison to the Pulse Bow, which requires a very specific setup of having a good bounce shot to even match against the DPS of the Stake Launcher's casual best.
In true Death Battle fashion, I shall end this with a Boomstick-like pun.
A stake launched through the heart of this bow, leaving it with no pulse.
The Stake Launcher beats the Pulse Bow.
The frost staff and the venom staff are both underused mage weapons that carried me throughout my mage playthroughs.
Wait, didn't you already do a vid on this?
Yeah about 50 minutes ago but had to re-upload lol
Sorry, I had thought that it was in one of your vids like a month or two ago lol
(And btw, how long does it take to put your vids on RUclips? It takes me like 10-20 minutes to upload my ~20 minute vids)
fun fact: you can use sniper scope's right click ability on a stake launcher
legit thought it shot steaks
I'd argue the steak launcher sounds very interesting by name. Steaks are huge wooden spikes so high damage and piercing immediately come to mind, both are very fun.
Finally, some recognition for stake launcher, I always try to get it with the witch broom in pumkin moon, the weapon is indeed good pre cultist to moonlord.
The main reason I didn't use the steak launcher was because I thought you can only get more ammo from the pumpkin moon, but if you can just buy more, I might consider using it for my next ranger playthrough.
They can be purchased from the Arms Dealer or the Witch Doctor for 15 copper each when the player has the Stake Launcher in their inventory.
I always neglected this weapon in my playthroughs because at that point I have either A LOT of Clorophite or straight up infinite regular bullets/arrows and they always felt way less obnoxious to deal with than ammo that drops from an event, I had no idea you could also buy stakes from those two NPCs, I'll definitely try it out next time I have the chance tho the lack of homing doesn't sound too exciting given the alternatives
the lack of homing improves your precision
Huh. Well if you can buy ammo that fixes like the main issue with it, I’ll have to try this out!
Glad to see it get some recognition, it's been my favorite ranger weapon since 1.2
0:41 love the frost moon music with the pumpkin moon
usually always sold these things, ill be sure to give them a shot next time
"Let's show you the best way to obtain it."
*pumpkin moon starts*
*frost moon music plays*
0:28 missed opportunity to say "quite a steakment"
Finally someone puts a recognition on this weapon, this weapon literally shreds bosses if you use it correctly. it's really op.
Gonna equip this right now. This looks awesome. I also with you would show off how other weapons would do in endgame combat scenarios.
I use the stake launcher, with my hybrid summoner.
Weapons:
Stake Launcher, Terraprisma.
Armor:
Shroomite Headgear, Red Riding Set.
Accessories:
Summons; Pygmy Necklace, Necromantic Scroll, Papyrus Scarab.
Range; Sniper Scope.
Damage; Avenger Emblem, Destroyer Emblem, Celestial Shell.
Works out pretty well. Moon Lord in master mode wasn't too hard with this setup.
Bro the quality and effort that goes into these videos is insane
You should try the scourge of corruptor; I think it is a great weapon because the eaters home in on targets
The stake launcher is a pumpkin moon drop
*proceeds to play frost moon music*
A drop from the Pumpkin Moon
*Proceeds to play the Frost Moon Music
For the first half of the video I thought he was saying "Steak" and I was like "yes this is a quite unusual weapon"
This guys makes all the videos I dream of
*Dreams of home address*
This was the best ranger weapon in 1.2, I never forgot how good this weapon used to be. The Chain Gun from the Frost Moon is another overlooked weapon that was the best gun in 1.2. I really miss some of these weapons, it’s too bad the Pumpkin Moon and Frost Moon weapons are outclassed now. They’re still really good, but the celestial weapons are just way better.
this one stands a chance to compete, because its crowd control is better than the phantasm and vortex beater, which are its main competition.
i freaking love this weapon, no matter what class i use this is a go to "get away" for me
As someone that actually wanted to use the stake launcher years ago, I thought the only way to get the ammo was from the pumpkin event. So I never did use it. Now I feel saddened that I could have bought the stakes from the npcs.
I remember playing ranged with my friend and doing the pumpkin moon because he wanted the zenith and I got this weapon.
It carried me til moonlord
this with the nail gun are probably the most underated weapons
Stake Launcher is so good and incredibly underrated! I normally don't get it in my ranger runs however due to the fact I would already have the Tsunami.
You should do a video on the snow man cannon its a very good weapon.
Man, i've only recently learned of this weapon's existence. I was playing with a friend as an archer and browsing the wiki looking for something better than Chrolophyte Shotbow. Oh boy was i surprised when i got to use this.
I didn't know it was considered a bow weapon. That really helps it, since bows have some amazing buff options guns don't have.
Fun fact .. it's receives buff from both gun and arrow buffs... I mean you can use sniper scope and also magic quiver with so many buffs the dmg becomes crazy
Tsunami with holy arrows is still goated for crowd control
Just got this thing on my current expert ranger playthrough, I used to trash this thing on Melee but damn its so powerful, ammo is cheaper than nails for the nailgun but the nailgun is great too, thanks sockrteez for bringing these guns to my attention as my build was lacking that extra... Ooomph.
Would be amazing to see what vortex armor would do to my dps lol
I want to cram as much dps as possible before I cant add anymore, I wanna become a walking damage sprinkler😂
I think, if it was buffed to deal additional damage towards all undead and not just vampires, I'd use it a lot more often.
the stake launcher is what got me through almost all bosses golem - moonlord
When I got it, I didn't know what steaks are (The Ammo), so I spent so so so long trying to find a cow or anything that would drop steak (The Food), afterwards, I reluctantly went to the wiki and searched it up.
now we need the steak launcher
This was in my endgame back in 1.2, it was alot slower than your video but peirced infinity so the best in-game for CC (And destroyer 👍). I think it's 1 of the few pumpkin moon weapons that is an upgrade at the point you get it
You had me at magic quiver and archery potion compatibility
The steak launcher is a pumpkin moon event drop"
The bg music: frost moon event
Didn’t even know they buffed this weapon. Will have to give it another chance
My first time playing with the stake launcher for a dedicated amount of time, and I can only explain it in 2-3 words:
Anti-Material Cannon
I typically go for this weapon in every playthrough, the Velocity is just hard to ignore, FFS its faster than some guns
Next episode: Why copper short-sword is extremely underrated needs more love...
Yeah, the stake launcher insane, but gets overshined by the other pumpkin moon drops.
I have one on my magic character as backup for faster targets, and because the random solar eclipses can piss off during my ordeals with the pillers!
I would say the absolute best part of this monster of a crossbow, apart from its damage, fire rate, and piercing prowess, is its projectile velocity. The stakes it fires are FAST which double down on the weapon's pinpoint accuracy. Not only is gravity not a factor, but you barely have to lead targets at all. If you don't want to go down the auto-aim chloro bullet route, this is pretty much the most reliable projectile weapon you can get hands down.
Thanks for highlighting this weapon. One of my go-to weapons everytime I play as Ranger
Waiting for you to do a terraria gameplay
Wow. This and the nail gun were my go to post-plantera weapons.
Ahhh yes, the weapon that almost solo-carried me through master mode Old Ones Army. Such a good weapon for many scenarios and incredible crowd control thanks to the pierce.
Which mod are you using at the end of the video? I would really like to know
In my 7 years of playing terraria, I've never seen or heard about that weapon.
Got it with Unreal first try, and this is my first playthough as well.
If chlorophyte bullets didn't exist this would be a MUCH more popular choice.
Dang, I saw this thing and I thought it was decent when I got it, but I wasn't using the right gear so I didnt know it was this good. Also, imagine if there was also special stakes/ammo like other ranged weapons
I have used this weapon before and I can safely say that it is busted but at the same time there's just a lot more stuff that you can use and you don't have to get them through events and bullets I really can't Overlook the chlorophyte bullets
FINALLY, SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T SLEEP ON STAKE LAUNCHER
Literally my fave ranged weapon at the point you can get it
Bro fr played frost moon music over the pumpkin moon
I love to use it during solar eclipses, Not only because of the damage against vampires but also because its crowd control.
I tried to use it at one point, but I always thought the ammo was such a pain to get, did not realise you could purchase the stakes while the weapon is in the inv
Its one of the weapons i got the most use out of in the latter half of my last playthrough. Barely anything even compares, much less surpasses its cleanup ability
I may have not used it but i recognized it instantly at least.
another surprisingly obscure ranged weapon is the stinger
I used this one in my first playthrough so it has always had a special place in my heart.
You can use the sniper scope with this, i think thats unique as I don't think repeaters can use the sniper scope
Love your videos i just subscribed too! Wish your videos were longer bro.
quick, summon the pumpkin moon, the stakes are high
I agree, I used this weapon in a playthrough and I used if for the rest of the game
When I first played terraria i got the stake crossbow and didn't hear anything about it so I thought it sucked until I tested it and I did anything to get this crossbow on any ranger run forever best ranger weapon ever in my opinion
"This is one of the most overpowered weapons I've ever used, that is quite the statement" uh excuse me but I do believe you mean STAKEMENT 😛
Until you started talking about killing vampires I thought you meant the food
I have always been a steak launcher enjoyer
Holy cow, I never thought I'd need subtitles to understand someone who speaks english.
wait untill people start talking about the jack o launcher and how op THAT is (its super good especially against grouped enemies)
I've used Stake Launcher to carry me till' Vortex Pillar. The thing is actually amazing and I'm a little sad that I have to replace it with S.D.M.G on my third moonlord kill.
Stake launcher didn.t pay Halloween child support
nice video will have to dust of the old steak launcher in my chest see what I can make it do I never used it cause I didn't know you could buy more ammo lol
Definitely give it a go! It for sure surprised me with how good it is!
I did that same thing for the Nail Gun from the Solar Eclipse event, but I sold it instead of putting it away...
Hes turning into GitgudWO 2...
Hey, you should do a review on the snowman cannon, it is actually busted. I blitzed through the pillars on mastermode with it and it even made killing moonlord easy because of its homing ability. It is the real shit.
Yeah it's pretty good, but I think there are still better weapons.
pumpkin moon > frost moon
Except for Santa. Santa is the only thing good about the frost moon.
@@longonbon9676 Everascream is also great, razorpine is a pretty powerful mage weapon.
On my first ranged play through this carried me hard when I found it
I used to use this a ton back when osram was still in the game personally I always thought it was a fun weapon
YES. FINALLY
i got this weapon on my first ranger playtrought i did with some friends and it was absolutely op
2:17 are we just gonna ignore that he got 4 daedalus stormbows out of 5 chests?
If u already have pumpkin sword you can destroy frost moon and get snowman cannon, which is a lot more powerful
I got kicked out halfway through the first video and I didn't notice anything was wrong even though I know damn well it's pumpkin moon
Personally I had a stake launcher on me alot of the time when playing on servers as it was a devastating PVP weapon.
why is no one mentioning the editing. this is amazing
I used this on Duke Fishron? Because it pierces bubbles, sharks and fast enough to land on Duke? No, only because Duke Fishron is a bad bloger
This video is just perfect since I'm doing a ranger class in the dst seed