Minion Summon Items

Minion Summon Items are summon weapons that spawn secondary characters that will aid the player during battle by automatically attacking enemies within range. They cannot be hurt or killed, and deal summon damage. Minions are mobile characters that follow the player.

Whips are related weapons that deal summon damage without summoning any minions. Hitting an enemy with a whip causes a player's minions to target it immediately. Some whips have bonus effects which can be activated by minions.

The best modifier for pre-hardmode minion summon items is generally Mythical, while the best modifier for hardmode minion summon items is generally Ruthless.

Types

There are 21 different types of minion Summon Items, 14 of which are Hardmode-exclusive.

Name		Damage	Velocity	Use time	Knockback	Crit		HM	Rarity	Sell	Source
	Abigail's Flower(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5114	6	10	36 (Very slow)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	❌	03*	50 SC	Found on grass near placed Tombstones.
	Blade Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4758	6	10	36 (Very slow)	0 (No knockback)		✔️	✔️	05*	1 GC	Dropped by Queen Slime.
	Deadly Sphere Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3249	40	10	36 (Very slow)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	08*	10	Dropped by Deadly Sphere.
	Desert Tiger Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4607	41	40	36 (Very slow)	4 (Weak)		✔️	✔️	08*	20 GC	Found in Desert Chest.
	Finch Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4281	7	10	36 (Very slow)	4 (Weak)		✔️	❌	01*	1 GC	Found in Living Wood Chests. Starting item in Journey Mode. Via Shimmer Transmutation with Living Wood Wand.
	Flinx Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5069	8	10	36 (Very slow)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	❌	03*	50 SC	Crafted: 6  + 10  ( @  ) or 6  + 10  ( @  )
	Hornet Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 2364	12 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 9 (Old-gen console version)	10	22 (Fast)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	❌	03*	70 SC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 1 GC (Old-gen console version)	Crafted: 14  ( @  /  )
	Imp Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 2365	17 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 21 (Old-gen console version)	10	36 (Very slow)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	❌	03*	54 SC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 1 GC (Old-gen console version)	Crafted: 17  ( @  /  )
	Optic Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 2535	24 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 30 (Old-gen console version)	30	36 (Very slow)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	05*	2 GC	Crafted: + 2  + 12  + 20  ( @  /  )
	Pirate Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 2584	40 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 32 (Old-gen console version)	10	36 (Very slow)	6 (Average) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 2 (Very weak) (Old-gen console version)		✔️	✔️	05*	1 GC	Dropped by Pirates and Flying Dutchman(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).
	Pygmy StaffInternal Item ID: 1157	40 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 34 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)	10	28 (Average)	3 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	07*	7 GC	Dropped by Plantera.
	Raven StaffInternal Item ID: 1802	55 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 37 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)	10	28 (Average)	3 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	08*	10 GC	Dropped by Pumpking.
	Sanguine Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4269	35	10	36 (Very slow)	3 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	04*	5 GC	Dropped by Dreadnautilus.
	Slime StaffInternal Item ID: 1309	8	10	28 (Average)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	❌	04*	2 GC	Dropped by most slime types and Slimed Zombie. Also purchased from the Princess(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) in Celebrationmk10(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) worlds (10 GC).
	Spider Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 2551	26 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 25 (Old-gen console version)	10	36 (Very slow)	3 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	04*	1 GC	Crafted: 16  ( @  /  )
	Stardust Cell Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3474	60	10	36 (Very slow)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	10*	10 GC	Crafted: 18  ( @  )
	Stardust Dragon Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3531	40	10	36 (Very slow)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	10*	10 GC	Crafted: 18  ( @  )
	Tempest StaffInternal Item ID: 2621	50	10	36 (Very slow)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	08*	5 GC	Dropped by Duke Fishron.
	Terraprisma(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5005	90	10	36 (Very slow)	4 (Weak)		✔️	✔️	05*	20 GC	Dropped by Empress of Light if all damage is dealt during the day.
	Vampire Frog Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4273	11	10	36 (Very slow)	5 (Average)		✔️	❌	03*	1 GC	Dropped by Zombie Merman and Wandering Eye Fish.
	Xeno Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 2749	36	10	36 (Very slow)	2 (Very weak)		✔️	✔️	08*	10 GC	Dropped by Martian Saucer.

See also

• Sentry Summon Items
• Whips