Needle

The 'Needle is one of Breeze's three starting Weapons in Misery of Magic. It is non-permanent. It is also a rare example of a ranged weapon that deals nonmagic damage.

Effect
When released, as long as it is charged to more than 1/3 of its maximum, the Needle releases a bullet orthogonally, in the direction closest to the target. The size of the bullet depends on the level of charge. It deals nonmagic damage, passes through Demons and can hit more than one enemy. The Needle does not gain speed as its Tier increases.

A brief moment after reaching maximum charge, it will be released automatically. This mechanic, sometimes called "overflow charge" by Aurora, allows the Needle to fire continuously by holding down the mouse.

Obtaining
The Needle can only be obtained by recruiting Breeze into one's party. If this is done, the Needle will be his third weapon. It can then be taken off of Breeze if one so desires.

Upgrading
If Emerald holds the Needle while he completes the Awakening, it will be upgraded into the Heat Needle, which is a subtantial improvement: it is a full 25% faster, deals 17% more damage, can fire diagonally as well as orthogonally and deals red damage instead of white damage. However, this is difficult because recruiting Breeze before completing the Awakening usually requires reaching Eastern Top Level with no red weapons.

Trivia

 * Prior to 1.0.2, the Needle would not fire continuously and the mouse button always needed to be released to use it.