Ranged Build

High single-target and piercing damage from bows, guns, and launchers. Manage your ammo, from Necro armor to Vortex and the S.D.M.G.

At a glance


Role	Ranged damage dealer. High single-target and piercing output.
Damage type	Ranged. Bows, guns, and launchers using ammunition.
Strength	Strong burst and DPS. Scales well with the right ammo.
Weakness	Needs ammo unless using endless-ammo items.

Loadouts below are representative picks per stage from the wiki class setups, not full lists. Item names are as they appear in-game.

Stage	Armor	Weapons	Ammo / accessories
Early pre-HM	Fossil	Boomstick, Minishark, Blood Rain Bow	Frostburn Arrows, Silver/Tungsten Bullets
Pre-WoF	Necro	Phoenix Blaster, Star Cannon, Molten Fury, The Bee’s Knees	Hellfire Arrows, Party Bullets
Early Hardmode	Frost or Adamantite	Daedalus Stormbow, Onyx Blaster, Uzi	Crystal Bullets, Ichor/Cursed Arrows, Magic Quiver
Post-mechanical	Chlorophyte	Megashark, Chlorophyte Shotbow, Flamethrower	Crystal/Chlorophyte Bullets, Holy/Ichor Arrows
Post-Plantera	Shroomite (stealth)	Sniper Rifle, Venus Magnum, Piranha Gun	Crystal/Chlorophyte Bullets, Holy Arrows
Post-Golem	Shroomite	Tsunami, Aerial Bane, Eventide, Chain Gun	Recon Scope, Sniper Scope
Endgame	Vortex	S.D.M.G., Phantasm, Vortex Beater, Celebration Mk2	Luminite ammo, Recon/Sniper Scope, Magic Quiver

Get Necro armor before the Wall of Flesh and pair it with the Phoenix Blaster or Molten Fury.
After the flip, take Frost or Adamantite armor. The Daedalus Stormbow with Holy Arrows is a strong mechanical-boss killer.
Move to Chlorophyte armor after the mechanicals, with the Megashark and Crystal Bullets.
After Plantera, switch to Shroomite armor for its stealth damage bonuses.
After the Moon Lord, craft Vortex armor and the S.D.M.G. or Phantasm with Luminite ammo.

Ammo is the build. Keep a stock of the right arrows or bullets; Crystal Bullets and Holy Arrows carry much of Hardmode.
Shroomite stealth bonuses reward standing still, which fights against dodging. Learn when to hold position.
Reforge accessories to Menacing (damage) or Lucky (crit) at the Goblin Tinkerer.