Summon weapons

  

PC/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Summon weapons are a type of weapon that spawns secondary characters that will aid during battle by automatically attacking enemies within range. They cannot be damaged or killed, and deal summon damage. Summon weapons come in two different categories:

• Minions are mobile summons. They follow the player indefinitely until the player dies, summons a replacement Minion, or cancels their buff. There are several different Minions, some of which can walk or fly, and attack using melee or ranged means. A Minion costs 10 mana to summon initially, but follows the player indefinitely thereafter at no further cost.

By default, a player can only have a single Minion summoned at once. Various boosts can raise the player's Minion capacity, allowing multiple simultaneous Minions. With Minion cap boosts in effect, the same Minion can be summoned multiple times, or several different Minions can be summoned. Minion cap boosts do not affect Pets or Light Pets.

Minions follow players in a manner similar to Pets, flying and passing through blocks as necessary to keep pace with the player's movements, though most cannot move through blocks for the purposes of attacking. Exceptions are the minions summoned by the Tempest Staff, Xeno Staff, and Stardust Dragon Staff, which can attack through blocks.

On the  PC version, the respective minion summoning items can be right-clicked to target the entity nearest to the cursor. As long as the minions have their target in within their line of sight, they will specifically attack it.

• Sentries are the other type of summon available. Unlike Minions, Sentries cannot follow the player, and will instead remain rooted in place. Sentries will automatically disappear after a fixed amount of time, but can persist even after their owner dies.

By default, a player can only have a single Sentry summoned at once. Various boosts can raise the player's Sentry capacity, allowing multiple simultaneous Sentries. With Sentry cap boosts in effect, the same Sentry can be summoned multiple times, or several different Sentries can be summoned. On the Console and Mobile versions, the player has no Sentry capacity, but they are limited to only summoning one of each Sentry type.

Additionally, the set bonuses of the Stardust armor and Forbidden armor will summon an entity to fight for the player in a manner similar to minions, although they do not fall into either of the categories above.

There are currently 19 summon weapons on the  PC version, 11 on the  Console version and the  Mobile version.

Minion Summons

Pre-Hardmode

Item		Minion		Damage	Acquired / Made From	Bonus
Template:Il2c		Baby Slime	8	Pinky (1% or 1/100 chance; 1.4% or 1/71 chance). Slimed Zombie and all other Slime types except: Lava, Dungeon, Umbrella, Hoppin' Jack, Corrupt (Shadow Template:Console iconTemplate:Mobile icon), King Slime, Crimslime, Gastropod (Spectral Gastropod Template:Console iconTemplate:Mobile icon), Rainbow (0.01% or 1/10,000 chance; 0.014% or 1/7142 chance).	n/a
Template:Il2c		Hornet	9	14 Template:Item link2	n/a
Template:Il2c		Imp	21	17 Template:Item link2	n/a

Hardmode

Item		Minion		Damage	Acquired / Made From	Bonus
Template:Il2c		Spider	26	16 Template:Item link2	Each minion only counts .75 to the total minion capacity
Template:Il2c	Twins Minion.png	Twins	30	2 Template:Item link2 / 1 Template:Item link2 / 12 Template:Item link2 / 20 Template:Item link2	Both Twins are spawned as 1 minion
Template:Il2c		Pirate	40	Pirates (0.05% or 1/2000 chance). Flying Dutchman (1% or 1/100 chance).	n/a
Template:Il2c	Template:Mirror	Pygmy	34	Plantera (25% or 1/4 chance; 50% or 1/2 chance).	n/a
Template:Il2c		UFO	36	Martian Saucer (11% or 1/9 chance)	n/a
Template:Il2c		Raven	37	Pumpking (1.79% to 14.29% chance depending on wave)	n/a
Template:Il2c		Sharknado	50	Duke Fishron (20% or 1/5 chance)	n/a
Template:Il2c		Deadly Sphere	50	Deadly Sphere (2.5% or 1/40 chance; 3.75% or 1/26 chance).	n/a
Template:Il2c		Stardust Dragon	40	18 Template:Item link2	Each segment added to the initial minion counts .5 to the total minion capacity
Template:Il2c		Stardust Cell	60	18 Template:Item link2	n/a

Sentry Summons

Standard

Item		Minion		Damage	Acquired / Made From	Bonus
Template:Item link2	Queen Spider Staff		Queen Spider	21	24 Template:Item link2	n/a
Template:Item link2	Staff of the Frost Hydra		Frost Hydra	100	Frozen Chest	n/a
Template:Item link2	Lunar Portal Staff		Lunar Portal	50	Moon Lord (11.11% or 1/9 chance)	n/a
Template:Item link2	Rainbow Crystal Staff		Rainbow Crystal	150	Moon Lord (11.11% or 1/9 chance)	n/a

Tavernkeep's sentries Template:Pc icon

Sentries summoned by items from the Tavernkeep are associated with the Old One's Army event. They are purchased with Defender Medals (instead of coins), which are awarded only during the event. At first, they can only be used within the event. After the event is completed once, they can be used outside the event, and will function as normal sentries.

The Tavernkeep's sentries remain placed permanently throughout the entire event, and Etherian Mana collected during the event allows additional sentries to remain summoned. Etherian Mana cannot be used outside the event, but armor sold by the Tavernkeep can allow multiples to be summoned outside the event.

Each of the Tavernkeep's sentry summon weapons come in three tiers: Rod, Cane, and Staff; with the Staff being the most expensive and the most powerful.

Item		Minion		Damage	Acquired / Made From	Bonus
Template:Item link2	Lightning Aura Rod Template:Pc icon		Lightning Aura	12	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Flameburst Rod Template:Pc icon		Flameburst Tower	17	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Explosive Trap Rod Template:Pc icon		Explosive Trap	24	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Ballista Rod Template:Pc icon		Ballista	27	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Lightning Aura Cane Template:Pc icon		Lightning Aura	33	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Flameburst Cane Template:Pc icon		Flameburst Tower	42	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Explosive Trap Cane Template:Pc icon		Explosive Trap	59	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Ballista Cane Template:Pc icon		Ballista	67	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Lightning Aura Staff Template:Pc icon		Lightning Aura	102	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Flameburst Staff Template:Pc icon		Flameburst Tower	88	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Explosive Trap Staff Template:Pc icon		Explosive Trap	126	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a
Template:Item link2	Ballista Staff Template:Pc icon		Ballista	140	Sold by Tavernkeep.	n/a

Armor Summons

Certain armor sets will summon a unique minion when the full set is worn. Each player can only have one that remains active as long as the armor is worn, and can be directed by double-pressing ▼ Down. They do not count against either mobile or sentry minion caps.

Item		Minion		Damage	Acquired / Made From	Bonus
Template:Item link2	Forbidden armor		Forbidden Sign	25	3 Template:Item link2 / 46 ( Template:Item link2 or Template:Item link2 )	n/a
Template:Item link2	Stardust armor		Stardust Guardian	20	36 Template:Item link2 / 45 Template:Item link2	n/a

Boost gear

Armor

Appearance / Name		Minion Boost(s)	Acquired / Made From
Template:Item link2	Bee armor	+2 Minion capacity +23% Minion damage	30 Template:Item link2
Template:Item link2	Forbidden armor	+2 Minion capacity +15% Minion damage +Ancient Storm	3 Template:Item link2 / 46 ( Template:Item link2 or Template:Item link2 )
Template:Item link2	Spider armor	+3 Minion capacity +30% Minion damage	36 Template:Item link2
Template:Item link2	Apprentice armor	Flameburst sentry field of view and range dramatically increased +2 Sentry capacity +30% Minion damage	Sold by Tavernkeep
Template:Item link2	Monk armor	Lightning Aura sentries can deal critical hits and strike faster +2 Sentry capacity +30% Minion damage	Sold by Tavernkeep
Template:Item link2	Huntress armor	Explosive Trap sentries 'oil' enemies: Set oiled enemies On Fire! for extra damage. +2 Sentry capacity +30% Minion damage	Sold by Tavernkeep
Template:Item link2	Squire armor	Ballista sentry projectiles pierce more targets Grants Ballista Panic buff when you take damage, doubling the fire rate of Ballista sentries for 3 seconds. +2 Sentry capacity +30% Minion damage	Sold by Tavernkeep
Template:Item link2	Tiki armor	+4 Minion capacity +30% Minion damage	Witch Doctor (Pygmy Staff in inventory, Plantera has been defeated)
Template:Item link2	Dark Artist armor	+3 Sentry Capacity +60% minion damage Greatly enhances Flameburst effectiveness	Sold by Tavernkeep
Template:Item link2	Shinobi Infiltrator armor	+3 Sentry Capacity +60% minion damage Greatly enhances Lighting Aura effectiveness	Sold by Tavernkeep
Template:Item link2	Red Riding armor	+3 Sentry Capacity +60% minion damage Greatly enhances Explosive Traps effectiveness	Sold by Tavernkeep
Template:Item link2	Valhalla Knight armor	+3 Sentry capacity +60% Minion damage Greatly enhances Ballista effectiveness	Sold by Tavernkeep
Template:Item link2	Spooky armor	+3 Minion capacity +58% Minion damage	750 Template:Item link2
Template:Item link2	Stardust armor	+5 Minion capacity +66% Minion damage +Stardust Guardian Minion	36 Template:Item link2 / 45 Template:Item link2

Accessories

Item		Minion Boost(s)	Acquired / Made From
	Pygmy Necklace	+1 Minion capacity	Witch Doctor (Pygmy Staff in inventory, Plantera has been defeated, at night)
	Hercules Beetle	+15% Minion damage Increases Minion Knockback	Witch Doctor (Pygmy Staff in inventory, Plantera has been defeated, in Jungle biome)
	Apprentice's Scarf	+1 Sentry capacity +10% Minion damage	Dropped by Ogre.
	Monk's Belt	+1 Sentry capacity +10% Minion damage	Dropped by Ogre.
	Huntress's Buckler	+1 Sentry capacity +10% Minion damage	Dropped by Ogre.
	Squire's Shield	+1 Sentry capacity +10% Minion damage	Dropped by Ogre.
	Necromantic Scroll	+1 Minion capacity +10% Minion damage	Mourning Wood (2% to 20% chance depending on wave)
	Papyrus Scarab	+1 Minion capacity +15% Minion damage Increases Minion Knockback	1 / 1
	Summoner Emblem	+15% Minion damage	Wall of Flesh (12.5% chance)
	Avenger Emblem	+12% (All) Damage	1 or 1 or 1 or 1 / 5 / 5 / 5 Template:Pc icon 1 / 1 / 1 Template:Mobile iconTemplate:Console icon
	Destroyer Emblem	+10% (All) Damage	1 / 1
	Sun Stone	+10% (All) Damage Increases Minion Knockback by 50%	Golem (12.5% or 1/8 chance)
	Moon Stone	+10% (All) Damage Increases Minion Knockback by 50%	Vampire (2.86% chance) , (4.29% chance) - Expert Mode
	Celestial Stone	+10% (All) Damage Increases Minion Knockback by 50%	1 / 1
	Celestial Shell	+10% (All) Damage Increases Minion Knockback by 50%	1 / 1

Buffs

Item		Minion Boost(s)
	Well Fed	+5% (All) Damage Increases Minion Knockback by 50%
	Wrath Potion	+10% (All) Damage
	Cute Fishron Mount Template:Desktop icon	+15% (All) Damage - (In Water/Under 50% Health)
	Feral Bite	+20% (All) Damage
	Damage Nebula Template:Desktop icon	+45% (All) damage for 8 seconds
	Summoning Potion	+1 Minion capacity
	Bewitching Table	+1 Minion capacity

Achievement

You and What Army? • “Command nine summoned minions simultaneously.”

Have nine minions summoned at the same time. Template:Pc icon

Notes

• Minions will never attack other players, making them useless in PvP. Some Minion Weapons can still damage players if specifically targeted (Frost Hydra, Rainbow Crystal Staff), or if they deal incidental contact damage (Ravens).
• While all Summon weapons can obtain the Mythical Modifier, the Ruthless modifier offers the most effective Minion boost by solely increasing the Minion's damage per hit the most. The reduced mana cost, increased speed, critical strike chance, and knockback provided by Mythical are less useful because Summon weapons use mana only once (on the initial summoning rather than the minion attacks themselves), minions cannot deal critical hits, and their knockback is negligible even with modifiers.
• Once summoned, the minion's attack will not change even if the player removes minion damage enhancing equipment.
• It is not necessary to upgrade an Avenger Emblem to a Destroyer Emblem for the purpose of minion damage, since they cannot deal critical hits. However, the damage bonuses of the Avenger Emblem and Destroyer Emblem will stack, when both are equipped simultaneously.
• Minions will not attack the Cultists at the Dungeon if they are not yet hostile to the player as the result of another attack. Minions that deal contact damage can still deal incidental contact damage to Cultists without specifically targeting them, which will then cause them to become hostile.
• A minion's nominal damage can be increased by as much as 262%:
  • + 18% from Ruthless modifier on the minion-summoning staff.
  • + 66% from wearing Stardust armor.
  • + 15% from the Hercules Beetle accessory.
  • + 15% from the Summoner Emblem accessory.
  • + 12% from the Avenger Emblem accessory.
  • + 10% from the Destroyer Emblem accessory.
  • + 10% from the Celestial Stone or Celestial Shell accessories.
  • + 24% from reforging all six accessories to have +4% Damage.
  • + 5% from the Well Fed buff (from eating food).
  • + 10% from Wrath buff (from drinking a Wrath Potion).
  • + 15% from the Cute Fishron Mount buff (caused by riding the Cute Fishron in water or 6 seconds thereafter).
  • + 20% from the Feral Bite debuff (inflicted by Bats in Expert mode).
  • + 45% from a 3-stack of Damage Booster buffs (acquired from a teammate's Nebula armor).
  • = 280% (or 262% applied to the damage shown for a Ruthless minion-summoning staff). Example: An ordinary Stardust Cell Staff would summon a Stardust Cell hitting for 60 summon damage. After reforging the staff to have the Ruthless modifier, the staff would summon a Stardust Cell hitting for 60 + 18% = 71 summon damage. After wearing the above gear, eating food, drinking a Wrath Potion, dousing yourself with water while riding the Cute Fishron, getting bitten by a bat (in Expert mode), and picking up a 3-stack of Damage Booster buffs in multiplayer, the staff would summon a Stardust Cell hitting for 257 damage.
• Template:Desktop icon The maximum possible minion capacity is 11. It requires equipping Stardust Armor, and the Papyrus Scarab, Necromantic Scroll, and Pygmy Necklace accessories. It also requires being under the temporary effects of the Summoning Potion and the Bewitching Table.
• Template:Mobile icon Template:Console iconThe maximum possible minion capacity is 9. It requires equipping Tiki armor, and the Papyrus Scarab, Necromantic Scroll, and Pygmy Necklace accessories. It also requires being under the temporary effects of the Summoning Potion.

Tips

• Minions do not differentiate between enemies summoned by Statues and normal enemy spawns. This causes them to sometimes interfere with enemy-based engines, as they will zip off to slaughter any statue-summoned enemies in range (the Dragon from the Stardust Dragon Staff is especially prone to this behavior).
• Summon weapons are the only weapon type that isn't regularly available in the first parts of the game. While the first summon weapon, the Slime Staff is technically the earliest obtainable weapon, it is extremely rare, and is likely to go un-dropped until far later in the game.

Trivia

• All minion summoning items and Tavernkeep's tier three sentries have the word "staff" in it.

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