Boltstorm Axe (The Stars Above)

Boltstorm Axe

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Statistics

Damage	105 (Melee/Magic)
Knockback	0 (No knockback)
Rarity	10*
Sell	1

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Boltstorm Axe in action.

The Boltstorm Axe is a craftable Hardmode Spatial melee and magic weapon that is made obtainable after Nalhaun, The Burnished King has been defeated.
Its best modifier is Demonic, as it does not have any knockback, and thus cannot get modifiers that affect it.

In Game Description

This weapon is unaffected by Aspected Damage Type penalty when aspected to Melee or Magic damage.
The current Aspected Damage Type influences the weapon's attacks (Can not be used if not Aspected to Melee or Magic).
Right click to activate Gathering Levinstorm, enhancing the weapon's attacks for 8 seconds (30 second cooldown).
Melee: Attacks will throw the weapon at high velocity while ignoring terrain, piercing and causing lightning to radiate from struck foes.
While Gathering Levinstorm is active, gain Swiftness and 15% increased critical strike chance.
Additionally, during Gathering Levinstorm, critical strikes cause the target to explode, taking the damage again.
Magic: Swings will emit powerful mid-ranged lightning towards foes, dealing half damage each.
Lightning ignores terrain and has no pierce limit, but split lightning deals 1/2th original damage.
While Gathering Levinstorm is active, gain 15% increased damage and critical strike chance.
Additionally, during Gathering Levinstorm, lightning critical strikes will cause lightning to strike from above, dealing half critical strike damage.
Follow-up lightning can not trigger this effect.

Crafting

Recipe

Result Ingredients Crafting station Boltstorm Axe Shroomite Bar (8) Hallowed Bar (4) Pickaxe Axe Lightning Aura Rod Essence of Lightning Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil total: 1 row(s)

Trivia

• This weapon is a reference to the "Bolt Axe" from Fire Emblem series.
• Internally, this weapon is called "LevinstormAxe"