Bee Keeper
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Obtained from
Classic
Expert
Master
Bee Keeper
Statistics
Type | |
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Damage | 30 (Melee) |
Knockback | 5.3 (Average) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 20 (Very fast) |
Tooltip | Summons killer bees after striking your foe Small chance to cause confusion |
Rarity | ![]() |
Sell | 2 GC |
Research | 1 required |
Projectile created
- Bee
Sounds
Use | |
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- Internal Item ID: 1123
- Internal Buff ID: 31
- Internal Projectile ID: 181





Entity | Qty. | Rate |
---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | 33% |
(Queen Bee) ![]() (Queen Bee)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | 1 | 33% |

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
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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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 1.4.4.8: Spawned bees can now crit based on melee critical strike chance.
- Desktop 1.4.4:
- Damage increased from 26 to 30.
- Sprite updated and size increased. Old sprite:
- 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 1.4.0.3: Now used to craft the Zenith.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Sprite updated. Old sprite:
- 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.
- Sprite updated. Old sprite:
- Desktop 1.3.0.4: Fixed Bee Keeper producing its effects on dummies.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Damage increased from 22 to 26.
- Now has autoswing.
- Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
- Console 1.02: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.
References
- ↑ Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods
ApplyNPCOnHitEffects()
inTerraria.Player.cs
andStatusToNPC()
inTerraria.Player.cs
. - ↑ Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods
beeType()
inTerraria.Player.cs
,beeDamage()
inTerraria.Player.cs
,beeKB()
inTerraria.Player.cs
, andSetDefaults()
inTerraria.Projectile.cs
. Although the actual knockback of Giant Bees is0.5 + Bee knockback × 1.1
, all normal Bees have 0 knockback, making the 1.1× multiplier never effective.