Shadowbeam Staff

Shadowbeam Staff

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	80 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 53 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (Magic)
Knockback	3.25 (Weak)
Mana	7
Critical chance	4%
Use time	15 (Very fast) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 16 (Very fast) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Velocity	606 (effective)
Tooltip	Creates a shadow beam that bounces off walls
Rarity	08*
Sell	6 GC
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Shadow Beam (friendly)
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1444
• Internal Projectile ID: 294

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Necromancer Necromancer	1	5% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 2.5% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)9.75%

The Shadowbeam Staff in action.

The Shadowbeam Staff is a Hardmode, post-Plantera magic weapon that fires a thin purple beam which travels near-instantaneously to its maximum distance (112.5 tiles), bounces off blocks, is unaffected by gravity, and emits a moderate amount of light for its entire length, similar to the Necromancer's standard attack. The Shadowbeam Staff's beam can pierce an unlimited number of enemies, but for each enemy struck, the beam loses (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 10% / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 20% of its damage. Each enemy will only take damage once, regardless of how many times the beam bounces to hit them again. The Shadowbeam Staff has a 1/20 (5%) / 39/400 (9.75%) chance of being dropped by Necromancers in the post-Plantera Dungeon.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Achievements

Robbing the Grave • “Obtain a rare treasure from a difficult monster in the dungeon.”

Obtain a rare item from an enemy in the post-Plantera Dungeon. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Category: Explorer

Tips

• The Shadowbeam Staff is very effective in the Dungeon or other enclosed underground areas, where the beam can ricochet multiple times and pin down targets. Its ability to quickly light up an entire room can also help in navigating these areas.
• Due to its infinite piercing, it is useful against worm-type enemies like The Destroyer, but only the first few hits for each shot will do significant damage.
• When fired against a hammered slope, the beam will hug the slope and follow it up, instead of ricocheting off. This can be used to create safe areas, e.g. for events, where the player can attack enemies without taking damage from them.

Trivia

• The Shadowbeam Staff's beam does not instantly propagate. It actually takes just under three ticks or 0.05 seconds to fully extend.
• The Shadowbeam Staff's beam is the fastest projectile in Terraria, as it has an effective velocity of 606. This would be equivalent to 2,272.5 tiles per second or 4,987 km/h (3,099 mph).

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Damage increased from 60 to 80.

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Damage increased from 53 to 60.
  • Use time decreased from 16 to 15.
  • Damage reduction for each target hit reduced from 20% to 10%.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Changed use sound from "Item 8" to "Item 72".
  • Drop chance increased from 2.5% to 5%.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3:
  • Damage decreased from 55 to 53.
  • Beams now have diminishing returns.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.