On top of this, different hooks have different static appearances and, sometimes, visual effects.
There are different tiers of hooks – the higher-tier hooks become available as your progress through the game. The grappling hook is the standard hook in Terraria – the most functionally basic and easy-to-obtain hook. This alone makes the grappling hook a fantastic tool for defeating Skeletron and other early game bosses who can deal a lot of knockback. For example, when latched onto something with a hook of any kind, you won’t take knockback. While the grappling hook is typically used to traverse your Terraria world, it can serve other purposes too. With many functions, hooks are an essential part of any Terraria player’s adventure. Terraria has many features that the importance of is often underestimated.
