Dart

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Darts are craftable ranged weapons that cost 2 Cut Reeds, a type of Feather, & another item to prototype at a Science Machine. Blow Dart, Fire Dart, and Sleep Dart are present in the base game; Poison Dart is available in the Shipwrecked DLC; and Electric Dart is exclusive to Don't Starve Together. Each dart has only one use.

Blow Dart

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“Good practice for my birthday cake!”

–Wilson

“Good practice for blowing into a fire.”

–Willow

“Dart do pain to enemies.”

–Wolfgang

“Blow in one end, pain comes out the other.”

–Wendy

“ACCELERATES SHARP OBJECTS TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS”

–WX-78

“Improvised missile device.”

–Wickerbottom

“Let's see what my huge lungs can do with this!”

–Woodie

“A glorious tube of pain!”

–Maxwell

“A potent pneumatic projectile weapon.”

–Wagstaff

“Pröjectile weapönry!”

–Wigfrid

“Same as blowing bubbles.”

–Webber

“Do I have to shoot someone with it?”

–Walani

“They won't know what hit them.”

–Warly

“A swab's weapon.”

–Woodlegs

“WILBA BLOW LIKE'ST WIND”

–Wilba

“Ptooey stick”

–Wormwood

“You mean I have to blow into it myself?”

–Wheeler

“Ptoo!”

–Winona

“Ptoo!”

–Wortox

“Ph-tooey!”

–Wurt

“It's not as good as my slingshot, but it'll do the trick.”

–Walter

“I like a weapon you can shoot from far away. Preferably while running.”

–Wanda

Blow Dart costs 2 Cut Reeds, 1 Hound's Tooth, & 1 Azure Feather to craft. It is also dropped by MacTusk. On use, it deals 100 damage to its target.

1 shot will turn neutral Mobs, such as Koalefants, hostile. 2 shots destroy a Beehive. 1-5 shots can kill normal Mobs (e.g. Guardian Pigs, MacTusk, Merms).

Downloadable Content

In Shipwrecked, the Slot Machine may drop Blow Darts.

In Hamlet, Blow Darts drop when using Disarming Tools on Striking Carvings or Striking Statues in the ruins. They can also be bought for 10 Oincs at The Boar's Tusk Weapon Shop.

Fire Dart

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“This seems fundamentally unsafe.”

–Wilson

“This is my favorite thing in the whole wide world.”

–Willow

“Careful, Wolfgang.”

–Wolfgang

“Shall I burn down the world?”

–Wendy

“A WEAPON OF MINOR DESTRUCTION”

–WX-78

“Improvised inflammatory device.”

–Wickerbottom

“This seems a bit aggressive.”

–Woodie

“Just make sure to breathe out.”

–Maxwell

“Curious. What produces the spark that consumes the charcoal?”

–Wagstaff

“Like the breath öf a dragön.”

–Wigfrid

“One step above blowing hot air.”

–Webber

“A real quick way of lighting a firepit when no one's looking.”

–Walani

“Breathing fire!”

–Warly

“I be breathin' fire.”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS A FWOOSHIES DART”

–Wilba

“Fire Ptooey.”

–Wormwood

“Oh! A rival projectile launcher.”

–Wheeler

“Simple, but effective.”

–Winona

“Ptt!”

–Wortox

“Wanna try that!”

–Wurt

“It's not as good as my slingshot, but it'll do the trick.”

–Walter

“This is playing with fire...”

–Wanda

Fire Dart costs 2 Cut Reeds, 1 Charcoal, & 1 Crimson Feather to craft. On use, it deals 0 direct damage but up to 120 fire damage.

Mobs killed by fire drop food as cooked (e.g. a Rabbit would drop a cooked Morsel); most other drops turn to Ashes. Firing at a Spider Den will destroy it (without dropping any loot) and force Spiders out. Fire Darts can also set Hay and Wood walls on fire.

Abigail, Baby Tentacles, Big Tentacles, Depths Worms, Frogs, Ghosts, Houndius Shootius, Shadow Creatures, and Tentacles are immune to catching fire but not to fire damage. Red Hounds are immune to fire.

Downloadable Content

In all DLCs, Mobs take 5 points of direct damage from Fire Darts.

In Reign of Giants (RoG), Dragonfly is immune to fire.

In Shipwrecked, Dragoons are immune to fire. Elephant Cacti, Tiger Shark, and aquatic Mobs do not catch fire but take fire damage. The Slot Machine may drop Fire Darts.

In Hamlet, Gnat Swarms and Large Iron Hulk are immune to fire. Ancient Herald, Ancient Spirits, Hanging Vines, Pugalisk, and Queen Womant do not catch fire but take fire damage. Mobs that live in water are not immune to fire. Frogs in Hamlet-compatible worlds can catch fire.

Sleep Dart

This article is incomplete because it lacks info about how many Sleep Dart shots will put Hamlet mobs to sleep. Please help to improve the article, or discuss the issue with the community on the talk page according to the talk page etiquette or on our Discord.

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“Just don't breathe in.”

–Wilson

“Tranquilized things are easier to light on fire.”

–Willow

“Dart do sleeping to enemies.”

–Wolfgang

“Not the big sleep, just a temporary one.”

–Wendy

“THESE CREATURES ARE SO MANIPULABLE”

–WX-78

“Improvised tranquilizer device.”

–Wickerbottom

“I can make my escape if I use this!”

–Woodie

“Call me "Mr. Sandman".”

–Maxwell

“This mixture of bee stinger and feather has a soporific effect!”

–Wagstaff

“Göödnight tö my föes.”

–Wigfrid

“Airborne sleeping agent.”

–Webber

“Sometimes I use it for naps.”

–Walani

“A sleep aid!”

–Warly

“Whisper 'em ta sleep.”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS A DREAMIES DART”

–Wilba

“Sleepytime Ptooey.”

–Wormwood

“This one's so boring it puts things to sleep.”

–Wheeler

“Inflicts the very worst thing... laziness.”

–Winona

“Pph!”

–Wortox

“Sleepy-time, florp!”

–Wurt

“It's not as good as my slingshot, but it'll do the trick.”

–Walter

“This should help me avoid some conflict.”

–Wanda

Sleep Dart costs 2 Cut Reeds, 1 Stinger, & 1 Jet Feather to craft. On use, it puts the target to sleep; however, the creature will wake up immediately if attacked. Some Mobs are sleep-resistant, requiring up to five darts.

Butterflies, Depths Worms, Ghosts, Mandrakes, Shadow Creatures, and Tentacles are immune to Sleep Darts.

Required shots per Mob

1 shot: Baby Beefalo Redbird / Snowbird / Crow / Gobbler Bee / Killer Bee Krampus MacTusk / Wee MacTusk Merm Mosquito Rabbit / Beardling Splumonkey Mosling Moose/Goose Catcoon Moleworm Varg Bottlenosed Ballphin Crabbit Dogfish Doydoy Fishermerm Flup Jellyfish Parrot / Parrot Pirate / Seagull / Toucan Poison Mosquito Prime Ape Sharkitten Snake / Poison Snake Swordfish Wobster Dung Beetle Glowfly Peagawk Piko Pog Poison Dartfrog Spider Monkey Thunderbird Viper 2 Shots: Toddler Beefalo / Teen Beefalo Bunnyman Pig Spider / Spider Warrior Cave Spider / Spitter Dangling Depth Dweller Stink Ray Wildbore Mant Royal Guard Scorpion

3 shots: Ancient Guardian Batilisk Beefalo Chester Clockwork Bishop Clockwork Knight Clockwork Rook Ewecus Guardian Pig / Werepig Hound / Red Hound / Blue Hound Koalefant / Winter Koalefant Pengull Rock Lobster Tallbird Smallbird / Smallish Tallbird Short Treeguard Extra-Adorable Lavae Grass Gekko Hutch Catcoon Glommer Blue Whale Floaty Boaty Knight Packim Baggims Palm Treeguard Sea Hound Water Beefalo Rabid Beetle 4 shots: Deerclops Spider Queen Tall Tree Guard Bee Queen No-Eyed Deer Bearger Buzzard Dragonfly Volt Goat Tiger Shark Hippopotamoose 5 shots: White Whale

Poison Dart

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“The pointy end goes that way.”

–Wilson

“A sick kiss.”

–Willow

“Is like many tiny punches!”

–Wolfgang

“Sending ill will with a whisper.”

–Wendy

“PROJECTILE-BASED COMMUNICABLE DISEASE”

–WX-78

“To destroy my foes from the inside out.”

–Wickerbottom

“Aim for a main vein, eh?”

–Woodie

“I've turned the venom of this world against itself.”

–Maxwell

“An excellent pneumatic device that delivers a slow painful death.”

–Wagstaff

“Tö weaken fröm a distance. Ödin förgive me...”

–Wigfrid

“A sneaky weapon...”

–Webber

“Not good for party tricks. I learned the hard way.”

–Walani

“A coward's weapon. Suits me fine!”

–Warly

“A swab's weapon.”

–Woodlegs

“FULL O' EMPOISONINGS”

–Wilba

“Patoo!”

–Wormwood

“I prefer to use my horn. On the other hand, who can say no to poison.”

–Wheeler

Poison Dart is exclusive to Shipwrecked. It requires 2 Cut Reeds, 1 Venom Gland, & 1 Jet Feather to craft. On use, it applies Poison to the target, which deals 2 damage every 10 seconds for 2 minutes, resulting in 26 total damage on top of its damage-reducing and slowing effects. It does not cause direct damage. Any food dropped by poisoned Mobs will be stale.

Trivia

• The Sleep Dart was added in The Birds and the Bees and the Dogs That Want to Kill You update. The Fire Dart was added in Long Live the Queen!. The Blow Dart was added in A Winter's Tale, and the Electric Dart was added in Warts and All.
• MacTusk deals only 33 damage with the Blow Dart.
• Striking Carving and Striking Statue deals only 34 damage with the Blow Dart.
• In the old Research system, the research cost for every dart was 100.
• Should one die to a Volt Goat electrified by Electric Dart, their cause of death will be listed as "Shenanigans".

Bugs

• Shooting a dart with certain headgears equipped will cause Wilson's hair to briefly glitch through them.
• When shooting wet darts in RoG, one dart may slip out of grasp and the rest will disappear.
• Sometimes, especially when attacking stationary targets, the dart will not disappear after being shot but instead hover erratically near the target.
• A bird shot with a Fire Dart while on fire will behave normally, despite showing flames and taking fire damage; it may even fly off, with a cooked Morsel or Ashes falling from the sky shortly.

Gallery

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  Original HD Fire Dart icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.
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  Original HD Sleep Dart icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.
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  Wilson with a Blow Dart.
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  Attacking with a Blow Dart.
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  MacTusk using a Blow Dart. It has a longer range but does less damage.
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  MacTusk Front view, shooting diagonally.
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  Wilson about to shoot a Fire Dart.
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  Gobbler after being shot by a Fire Dart.
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  A Gobbler killed by a Fire Dart; notice the burning trees.
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  A Redbird set on fire.
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  A glitching Blow Dart projectile.
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  Blow Dart as seen on the poster for the Birds and the Bees & Dogs That Want to Kill You update.
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  Fire Dart as seen on the poster for the Long Live the Queen! update.

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