Raven Staff

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Raven Staff
  • Raven Staff item sprite
Auto-use
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage55 (Summon)
Knockback3 (Very weak)
Mana10
Use time28 (Average)
Velocity10
TooltipSummons a raven to fight for you
RarityRarity level: 8
Sell10 GC
Research1 required
Grants Buff
BuffRavensRavens
Buff tooltipThe ravens will attack your enemies
Projectile created
  • Raven
    Raven
Sounds
Use
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
PumpkingPumpking head.gif Pumpking12.5–12.5%6.25–12.5%
The Raven Staff in use. Notice how the Raven is only able to hit one enemy.

The Raven Staff is a Hardmode, post-Plantera summon weapon that spawns a Raven minion that swiftly charges through enemies while dealing contact damage. Like other minions, the summoned Raven is invincible and follows the player for an unlimited amount of time, unless the player dies, summons a replacement minion, cancels the buff, or leaves the world. The Raven Staff is dropped by the Pumpking during the Pumpkin Moon event with a 2.5–12.5% (6.25–12.5%) chance depending on the current wave.[1]

Its best modifier is Ruthless. The Mythical modifier provides the widest array of stat bonuses, but these primarily affect the initial summon rather than the resulting minion. Additionally, minions cannot deal critical hits. The only lasting advantage a Mythical Raven Staff has over a Ruthless one is knockback.

Notes

  • Once Raven minions make contact with an enemy, they can deal damage to all enemies that are currently colliding with them for duration of a single tick[2], but become unable to deal any damage for the next 16 ticks (0.27 seconds).[3]
    • Because of this, it is possible for Raven minions to visually pass through a line of enemies while only dealing damage to one of them.
  • The Raven minion applies 10 ticks of local invincibility frames upon hitting an enemy, although in practice this does not come into play due to the internal hit cooldown mentioned above.
  • Raven minions can target enemies up to 56.25 tiles away, and can continue attacking their current target until their distance from the player is more than 87.5 tiles, in which case they automatically return to the player's side.

Tips

  • The Ravens attack notably quickly. As they are also able to fly, this makes them potent melee minions.
  • The Raven's dark color makes it hard to see at night. This can be remedied by using the Critter Shampoo(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) with a bright, glowing dye.

Trivia

  • The Raven Staff can be considered a direct upgrade to the Finch Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), as both weapons summon bird minions that attack in a similar pattern.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Ravens will now attempt to return to the player faster depending on how fast the player is moving.
  • Console 1.07:
    • Summon damage increased from 34 to 37.
    • Now requires 10 mana.

References

  1. ↑ Detailed drop rates in each wave:
    W10:2.5%6.25%
    W11:2.5%6.25%
    W12:3.13%12.5%
    W13:3.13%12.5%
    W14:3.13%12.5%
    W15:4.17%12.5%
    W16:4.17%12.5%
    W17:6.25%12.5%
    W18:6.25%12.5%
    W19:6.25%12.5%
    W20:12.5%12.5%
    See Pumpkin Moon § Loot for more information.
  2. ↑ A tick is a time unit countable by the software. Most of Terraria's updating logic happens every tick. A tick has the length of 1/60th of a second, hence there are 60 ticks in a second and 3600 ticks in a minute.
  3. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method AI() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
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