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Yoyos

Every yoyo ranked by damage, knockback, reach, spin duration and top speed — the three stats a generic weapons table hides. Yoyos deal melee damage but strike at range on a string, so sort by reach or filter to the infinite-spin yoyos to find the best one you can craft or drop at your stage, then build around the Yoyo Bag.

Reading the yoyo stats

Beyond damage and knockback, three stats decide how a yoyo actually plays — and the generic weapons table never shows them:

Reach

How far the yoyo can travel from you, in tiles. Higher reach lets you hit enemies from safety; a White String or the Yoyo Bag extends it further. Ranges from 8 tiles on the Wooden Yoyo to 25 on the Terrarian.

Spin duration

How long the yoyo can stay deployed before it snaps back. The strongest yoyos — the Terrarian, Kraken, Code 2 and the Eye of Cthulhu among them — have infinite (∞) spin, so they never return on their own. A Yoyo String raises any timed value by 50%.

Top speed

How fast the yoyo orbits and chases — a faster yoyo lands more hits per second at the same range. It tops out at 17.5 on the Terrarian.

What makes yoyos their own class

A yoyo is held out on a string and attacks automatically while you move and dodge, so the whole class plays differently from a swung sword. Four accessories define a yoyo build, and the endgame Yoyo Bag rolls the first three into one:

Counterweight

Launches a bouncing projectile from your yoyo each time it hits an enemy, adding a second source of damage. Comes in several colors that differ only cosmetically.

String

Increases your yoyo's reach. The White String gives the largest range boost; colored strings change the string's tint.

Yoyo Glove

Sends out a second yoyo that orbits the same target, nearly doubling uptime damage. Upgrades into the Yoyo Bag.

Yoyo Bag

The Counterweight, White String and Yoyo Glove combined — a second yoyo, extra range and counterweight projectiles in one accessory slot. The defining yoyo-build accessory.

Yoyos deal melee damage, so they scale with melee armor set bonuses and melee-boosting accessories. Pair a top yoyo with a melee build and the Yoyo Bag, then check the matchups in the DPS calculator.