This guide will give you the comparison between Highest Damage Ranged Weapons in Terraria. It will let you know which are the most damaging launchers and guns in the game.
| Name | Damage | Comparison | |
 | Minishark | 6 | You can buy a Minishark gun from an arms dealer for 35 Gold coins. |
 | Blowpipe | 9 | The blowpipe is a ranged weapon, and you can find it randomly in a wooden chest. |
 | flintlock pistol | 10 | Flintlock pistol fires bullets, and you can buy it from an arms dealer. |
 | snowball cannon | 10 | You can find the snowball cannon inside the frozen chests in the ice biome. And it is a ranged weapon. |
 | Paintball Gun | 12 | Paintball Gun has a 1/10 (10%) chance of being dropped by the painter. It is a ranged weapon. |
 | Boomstick | 14 | You can find the Boomstick gun in inlvy chest(22.59% chance), and jungle crates (16.67% chance). |
 | The undertaker | 15 | Undertaker is one of the earliest guns that drops from the first crimson heart. |
 | Egg cannon | 16 | Egg cannon has a 50% chance of dropping by lepus, and it is a ranged weapon. |
 | Revolver | 20 | You can purchase the Revolver from the traveling merchant for ten gold coins. |
 | Gatliga6tor | 21 | You can purchase Catligator from the traveling Merchant for 35 gold coins. And it is a hard-mode gun. |
 | Onyx blaster | 24 | Onyx blaster is a hard-mode ranged weapon. You can craft it before defeating any mechanical boss. |
 | phoenis blaster | 24 | Phoenis blaster acts as an upgraded handgun. You can craft it from hellstone bars and a handgun. |
 | shotgun | 24 | A shotgun is a hard-mode ranged weapon, and you can purchase it from the arms dealer for 25 gold coins. |
 | Harpoon | 25 | A harpoon is a ranged weapon dropped by most enemies during a goblin army. |
 | Meashark | 25 | Megashark is a hard-mode gun crafted from mini sharks, illegal gun parts, shark fins, and a mighty soul. |
 | Celebration | 25 | Celebration is a post-Golem launcher, and the party girl sells it after defeating Golem. |
 | Blowgun | 27 | The blowgun is a pre-hard mode ranged weapon, and you can purchase it from the witch doctor for five gold coins. |
 | Dart pistol | 28 | The Dart pistol has a 1/5 chance to be dropped by the crimson mimic. It is a hard-mode ranged weapon. |
 | Tactical shotgun | 29 | A tactical shotgun has 8.33% / 8.97% chance to drop from Tactical skeletons. It is a hard-mode post-plantera ranged weapon. |
 | Sandgun | 30 | Sandgun is a ranged weapon; you can craft it from illegal gun parts antlion mandible and topaz. |
 | UZi | 30 | Uzi is a hard-mode gun that has a 1/100 chance to drop from an angry trapper. |
 | Chain Gun | 31 | The chain gun is a hard-mode, post-plantera gun. It is dropped semi-rarely by Santa NKI during the post-moon event. |
 | Musket | 31 | A musket is one of the earliest obtainable guns; it will always drop from the first shadow orb. |
 | Flamethrower | 35 | A flamethrower is a hard-mode ranged weapon. You can craft it from an iron bar, illegal gun parts, and the soul of the fight. |
 | piranha gun | 38 | Piranha Gun is a hard mode post plantera ranged weapon. You can find it in the dungeon’s jungle chest. |
 | Celebration Mk2 | 40 | Celebration MK2 is a post-moon lord launcher. It has a 1/9 chance to be dropped by the Moon Lord. |
 | Electrosphere Launcher | 40 | Electrosphere launcher has a 1/6 chance to be dropped by martin saucer. It is a hard-mode post-golem launcher. |
 | Toxikarp | 43 | Taxikarp is a hard-mode ranged weapon, and you can obtain it by fishing the corruption at any depth. |
 | Candy Corn Rifle | 44 | The pumpkin rarely drops candy corn rifles during the pumpkin moon event. It is a hard-mode post plantera gun. |
 | Rocket launcher | 45 | The rocket launcher has a 1/18 chance of being dropped by skeleton commandos. It is a hard mode, post-plantera launcher. |
 | Stynger | 45 | Stynger has a 1/7 chance to be dropped by Golem. It is a hard-mode ranged weapon. |
 | Xenopopper | 45 | Xenopopper has a 1/6 chance to be dropped by Martin Saucer during the martin madness event. It is a hard-mode post-golem gun. |
 | Venus magnum | 50 | Venus magnum is a hard-mode gun shopped by plantera with a 1/7 chance. |
 | Dart rifle | 52 | Dart rifle has a 1/5 chance to be dropped by corrupt mimics. It is a hard-mode ranged weapon. |
 | Star cannon | 55 | Star cannon s a ranged weapon crafted from a mini shark, meteorite bar, and fallen star. |
 | Elf melter | 60 | Elf melter is a hard-mode ranged weapon. Santa NKI drops it during the frost moon. |
 | Grenade Launcher | 60 | The grenade launcher has a 1/7 chance of being dropped from plantera. The grenade launcher is a hard mode post plantera launcher. |
 | Super Star shooter | 60 | You can craft the Superstar shooter from the hallowed bar, and it is a hard-mode ranged weapon. |
 | Jack’O Lantern Launcher | 65 | Jack’O Lantern launcher drops from pumpking during the pumplan moon event. It is a hard mode, post-plantera launcher. |
 | Snowman Cannon | 67 | Snowman cannon has a low chance to be dropped by the ice queen during the frost moon event. |
 | Vortex Beater | 70 | Vortex Beater is a hard-mode, post-lunatic cultist gun. |
 | Proximity Mine Launcher | 80 | The proximity mine launcher is a hard-mode post-plantera launcher. You can purchase it from the cyborg for 35 gold coins. |
 | Nail Gun | 85 | The nail gun has a 4% / 7.84% chance to drop from nailhead during solar eclipses. It is a hard mode and post-plantera ranged weapon. |
 | S.D.M.G | 85 | S.D.M.G has a 1/9 chance to be dropped by the moon lord. It is a hard-mode post-moon lord gun. |
 | Sniper Rifle | 185 | Sniper Rifle has a chance to be dropped by skeleton snipers. It is a hard mode, post-plantera ranged weapon. |
 | coin gun (platinum Coin) | 200 | A coin gun is a hard-mode ranged weapon; it rarely drops by pirate invasion enemies. |