vSpiky Ball161
Information
Type	Weapon
Sub-Type	Thrown Weapon
Damage (?)	15
Use Time	14 (Very Fast)
Knockback	1 (Extremely Weak)
Dropped By	Goblin Archer Goblin Peon Goblin Sorcerer Goblin Thief Goblin Warrior
Drop Rate	49.75%
Max Stack	250
Rarity	Tier 0 (White)
Purchase From	Goblin Tinkerer
Purchase Value	80
Sell Value	16
Crafting
This item cannot be crafted.

For the enemy, see Spike Ball.

The Spiky Ball is an item which can be dropped by all Goblins (not including the Goblin Scout) killed during a Goblin Invasion.

When thrown, they will roll over the ground damaging any monster (up to 4 or 5 hits) much like a Shuriken or Bones. They cannot be picked up once thrown. They will continue to damage monsters once they stop rolling, making it useful for traps, although you would have to reset it often. They decay over time while on the ground and there is a limit as to how many can be placed at a time.

Spiky Balls are fairly effective against Skeletron, as they can damage his hands and head as Skeletron slides and rolls along the ground.

They are similarly useful against the Eater of Worlds as every segment will pass through the same space (unless it has split). In this way, the whole worm can be softened up. Spiky Balls are also as effective as Shuriken and Throwing Knives when fighting the Eye Of Cthulu. Their best use is as a defense against ground enemies:by making a funnel-like vertical duct that leads to the outside, the Spiky Balls can be safely thrown in front of a base's entrance to deal some damage and knockback to invaders. If you have lots of them you may use them as makeshift throwing weapons that later turn into traps (with enemies walking over them).

Update InfoEdit

v1.1

• Spiky Balls can be purchased from the Goblin Tinkerer (new NPC).
• Sell price changed from 4 to 16 .
• In previous patches, Spiky Balls would dissolve in a thin layer of lava when other items would not, possibly due to their small sprite size. As of patch 1.1, they will no longer dissolve in a sufficiently thin layer of lava.

v1.0.6

• Damage changed from 12 to 15.

v1.0.4

• Spiky Balls can destroy projectiles from the Goblin Sorcerer.

v1.0.0

• Introduced.