Bee Keeper

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Bee Keeper
  • Bee Keeper item sprite
Autoswing
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
WeaponCrafting material
Damage30 (Melee)
Knockback5.3 (Average)
Critical chance4%
Use time20 (Very fast)
TooltipSummons killer bees after striking your foe
Small chance to cause confusion
RarityRarity level: 3
Sell2 GC
Research1 required
Inflicts Debuff
DebuffConfusedConfused
Debuff tooltipMovement is reversed
Chance90%
Duration2 seconds
Projectile created
  • Bee
    Bee
Sounds
Use
Obtained from Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Queen BeeQueen Bee.gif Queen Bee133%
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(Queen Bee)Treasure Bag (Queen Bee)Treasure Bag
(Queen Bee)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)		133%
The Bee Keeper attacking a Target Dummy, while inflicting the Confused debuff and summoning bees upon hitting a Skeleton.

The Bee Keeper is a pre-Hardmode sword that has a 1/3 (33.33%) chance of being dropped by the Queen Bee. When swung, it has a 9/10 (90%) chance of inflicting the Confused debuff on hit for 2 seconds.[1] It also summons a burst of Bee projectiles on hit, which home in on enemies, deal 1/3 (33.33%) of the weapon's damage (10 base damage), can pierce enemies infinitely and bounce on blocks three times, and have a 1/2 (50%) to deal 1 extra damage.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Crafting

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
ZenithZenith(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil

Notes

  • The Bee projectiles last for 10 seconds and dissipate upon contact with water or lava.
  • With the Hive Pack equipped, there is a 1/3 (33.33%) chance for one extra Bee to spawn, and all Bee projectiles have a 1/2 (50%) chance to be converted into Giant Bee projectiles, which always deal 1–3 extra damage, have a knockback of 0.5 (Extremely weak), can pierce enemies or ricochet off solid blocks 4 times in total, fly noticeably faster, and last 11 seconds.[2]
  • The Bee Keeper's Confused debuff works on other players, despite most weapon-inflicted debuffs normally being disabled in PvP.

Tips

  • Using the Bee Keeper on worm enemies will release bees for every segment hit.

Trivia

  • The Bee Keeper is the only pre-Hardmode weapon that is capable of inflicting the Confused debuff. While the Brain of Confusion can also inflict the debuff, it is an accessory.
  • The Bee Keeper's name is a play on the real-life profession of the beekeeper.
  • Despite the item tooltip stating the sword only has a small chance of causing confusion, it has a 9/10 (90%) chance to do so.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Damage increased from 26 to 30.
    • Sprite updated and size increased. Old sprite: Bee Keeper (pre-1.4.4).png
  • Desktop 1.4.1:
    • Damage increased from 24 to 26.
    • Use time decreased from 22 to 20.
    • Knockback increased from 5 to 5.3.
    • Now autoswings again.
  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Sprite updated. Old sprite: Bee Keeper (old).png
    • Damage decreased from 26 to 24.
    • Use time increased from 20 to 22.
    • Knockback decreased from 5.3 to 5.
    • Is no longer autoswing.
    • Sell value increased from 54 SC to 2 GC.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods ApplyNPCOnHitEffects() in Terraria.Player.cs and StatusToNPC() in Terraria.Player.cs.
  2. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods beeType() in Terraria.Player.cs, beeDamage() in Terraria.Player.cs, beeKB() in Terraria.Player.cs, and SetDefaults() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. Although the actual knockback of Giant Bees is 0.5 + Bee knockback × 1.1, all normal Bees have 0 knockback, making the 1.1× multiplier never effective.
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