Slime Staff

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Slime Staff
  • Slime Staff item sprite old Slime Staff item sprite
Auto-use
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage8 (Summon)
Knockback2 (Very weak)
Mana10
Use time28 (Average)
Velocity10
TooltipSummons a baby slime to fight for you
RarityRarity level: 4
Sell2 GC
Research1 required
Grants Buff
BuffBaby SlimeBaby Slime
Buff tooltipThe baby slime will fight for you
Projectile created
  • Baby Slime
    Baby Slime
Sounds
Use
Baby Slime (flying).gif
The Baby Slime flying with wings.
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Baby SlimeBaby Slime.gif Baby Slime10.01%0.014%
Black SlimeBlack Slime.gif Black Slime10.01%0.014%
Blue SlimeBlue Slime.gif Blue Slime10.01%0.014%
Bouncy Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Bouncy Slime.gif Bouncy Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10.01%0.014%
Crystal Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Crystal Slime.gif Crystal Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10.01%0.014%
Green SlimeGreen Slime.gif Green Slime10.01%0.014%
Heavenly Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Heavenly Slime.gif Heavenly Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10.01%0.014%
Ice SlimeIce Slime.gif Ice Slime10.01%0.014%
Illuminant SlimeIlluminant Slime.gif Illuminant Slime10.01%0.014%
Jungle SlimeJungle Slime.gif Jungle Slime10.01%0.014%
Mother SlimeMother Slime.gif Mother Slime10.01%0.014%
PinkyPinky.gif Pinky11%1.4%
Purple SlimePurple Slime.gif Purple Slime10.01%0.014%
Red SlimeRed Slime.gif Red Slime10.01%0.014%
Sand Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Sand Slime.gif Sand Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10.013%0.018%
SlimelingSlimeling.gif Slimeling10.01%0.014%
Spiked Ice SlimeSpiked Ice Slime.gif Spiked Ice Slime10.01%0.0143%
Spiked Jungle SlimeSpiked Jungle Slime.gif Spiked Jungle Slime10.01%0.014%
Spiked Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Spiked Slime.gif Spiked Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10.014%
Toxic SludgeToxic Sludge.gif Toxic Sludge10.01%0.014%
Yellow SlimeYellow Slime.gif Yellow Slime10.01%0.014%
Zombie
(Armed Slimed Zombie)
Armed Slimed Zombie.gif Zombie
(Armed Slimed Zombie)
10.014%
Zombie
(Big Slimed Zombie)
Slimed Zombie.gif Zombie
(Big Slimed Zombie)
10.01%0.014%
Zombie
(Slimed Zombie)
Slimed Zombie.gif Zombie
(Slimed Zombie)
10.01%0.014%
Zombie
(Small Slimed Zombie)
Slimed Zombie.gif Zombie
(Small Slimed Zombie)
10.01%0.014%
Using the Slime Staff to summon a Baby Slime to attack a Skeleton.
"Baby Slime" redirects here. For other uses of "Slime", see Slime (disambiguation).

The Slime Staff is a pre-Hardmode summon weapon that summons a Baby Slime minion. The Baby Slime attacks by bouncing on the ground and chasing enemies, rapidly dealing contact damage. If the player is far away, the Baby Slime will fly with wings to catch up with them. Like other minions, the summoned Baby Slime is invincible and follows the player until they die, summon a replacement minion, cancel the buff, or leave the world.

The Slime Staff generally has the rarest drop chance of any weapon, with minor exceptions. The typical drop rate from most slimes and Slimed Zombies is 1/10000 (0.01%) / 1/7000 (0.0143%). Pinky has a greatly increased drop rate of 1/100 (1%) / 1/70 (1.4286%). Additionally, Sand Slimes have a drop rate of 1/8000 (0.0125%) / 1/5600 (0.0179%). The slimes which cannot drop the Slime Staff are: Shimmer, Golden, Lava, Dungeon, Umbrella, Hoppin' Jack, Corrupt (Shadow(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)), King Slime, Queen Slime, Crimslime, Gastropod (Spectral(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)) and Rainbow.

Unlike other summon weapons, its best possible modifier is Mythical because both the Ruthless and Mythical modifiers only raise its base damage to 9 due to rounding.

Notes

  • The Baby Slime minion applies 12 ticks of static immunity frames upon hitting an enemy, meaning it can hit up to five times per second.[1]
  • Although it is extremely rare, it is possible to obtain the Slime Staff almost immediately after starting a new game.
  • In Celebrationmk10(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Get fixed boi(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) worlds, the Slime Staff can be purchased from the Princess for 10 GC.

Tips

  • An easy way to obtain the Slime Staff without much effort is to construct a statue farm with one or more Slime Statues, and lava just deep enough to not destroy any drops as it kills the slimes. Leave it alone for a while, and occasionally check if the staff has been dropped yet. Using advanced setups like engines and multiple statues can greatly accelerate the process. Note that as of version 1.3.0.1(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), there is a limit to how quickly statues can be triggered.
  • Another way to quickly kill a lot of slimes is to summon King Slime or to wait for a Slime Rain(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).
  • (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) An early way to get it would be to intentionally die several times, use all the Tombstones to make a Graveyard, and farm Slimed Zombies.
    • Abigail's Flower(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) can also spawn in graveyards and is potentially easier to obtain.
  • The Slime Staff when coupled with Lucky Coin and the Broken modifier is a great money maker since its attacks are fast but not strong.
  • It can be used to keep weak enemies like Meteor Heads away while focusing on other tasks like mining.
  • The summoned Baby Slime is summoned at the cursor, and therefore can be used to attack enemies on the other side of walls.

Trivia

  • The Slime Staff has among the lowest drop rates of any enemy-dropped item.
  • Prior to 1.3.4(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), the Slime Staff had the lowest base damage of any summon weapon. Since 1.3.4, the Lightning Aura Rod has lower base damage, though it also ignores defense.
  • The Baby Slime summoned by the Slime Staff appears to be a baby version of the Toxic Sludge slime, being similar in color, and having a face as well.
  • When the Baby Slime is moving to attack an enemy, it will destroy Pots, grass, and vines.
  • If the player is moving too fast, the Baby Slime will fly to the player with wings.

History

  • Desktop 1.2.4.1:
    • Added requirement of 10 mana.
    • Fixed a bug where the minion buff did not disappear upon leaving a world.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method SetDefaults() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
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