Shovel

Shovel
Internal name	Shovel
Type	Melee Weapon
Scaling
Combo rate	One 3-hit combo every 1.6 seconds
Base price	1500
Damage
Base DPS	158
Base combo damage	252
Base first hit	75
Base second hit	52
Base third hit	125
Blueprint
Location	Drops from Swarm Zombies
Drop chance	0.4%
Unlock cost	15

The Shovel is a melee weapon which flings enemies away and bombs back toward their sources.

Details

• Special Effects:
  • Bombs hit by Shovel strikes are sent back as if they were parried by a shield. However, bomb power is 20% of shield-parry values (18 base damage instead of the usual 90 base damage).
  • The second hit in the combo knocks enemies back, and the final hit sends them flying away for 1 second.
• Breach Bonus: 0.7 / 0.5 / 2
  • Base Breach Damage: 127.5 / 78 / 375
  • Base Breach DPS: 363
• Combo Duration: 1.6 seconds
  • First Hit: 0.55 (0.4 + 0.15 + 0)
  • Second Hit: 0.35 (0.2 + 0.15 + 0)
  • Third Hit: 0.7 (0.4 + 0.3 + 0)
• Tags: NoCritical, HeavyWeapon, UnlockInPublicEvent
• Legendary Version:
  • Forced Affix: Better Secrets
    • "Secrets found in the walls and ground are of increased quality."

Trivia

• The Shovel may be a reference to Crypt of the NecroDancer, specifically to Eli, whose playstyle involves pushing bombs around.
• It may be a weapon themed after the Graveyard biome as the in-game Graveyard is where common villagers are buried, and the shovel is presumably used to dig their graves.
• The Shovel may also be a reference to Shovel Knight, as it can also be found by breaking a wall beside the campfire where you first find the King Scepter.

History

2.4: Base DPS increased from 144 to 158. 2.9: Unlock cost decreased from 40 cells to 15. 3.0: Added the Legendary Affix "Better Secrets".

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