Bee Keeper

Bee Keeper

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	26 / 22   (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	03*
Sell	2
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Confused
Debuff tooltip	Movement is reversed
Chance	90%
Duration	2 seconds

Projectile created

• Bee
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1123
• Internal Buff ID: 31
• Internal Projectile ID: 181

The Bee Keeper inflicting the debuff Confused on Skeletons.

The Bee Keeper is a pre-Hardmode broadsword that has a 33% chance to drop from the Queen Bee. Upon attacking an enemy, it summons friendly Bees (1-3 / 1-4 bees each hit), and has a 90% chance of inflicting the Confused debuff on the struck enemy.

It is capable of autoswing.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Zenith	Terra Blade Meowmere Star Wrath Influx Waver The Horseman's Blade Seedler Starfury Bee Keeper Enchanted Sword Copper Shortsword	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

total: 1 row(s)

Notes

• The Bees summoned by the Bee Keeper deal 8-9 / 9-11 damage, with regular bees potentially dealing 1 extra damage and Hive Pack bees potentially dealing up to 1-4 extra damage. The Hive Pack also grants an additional 33% chance for an extra bee to be summoned.
• The Bees can pierce enemies a number of times and can home in on the same one many times.
• The Bees may be destroyed upon hitting liquids or solid blocks.
• Each time the Bees bounce off a wall or enter liquid, they lose one "point" towards piercing enemies.
• Armor penetration effects (from both the Shark Tooth Necklace and the Sharpening Station) also affect the damage done by the summoned bees, granting bonus damage to all hits from them too.

Tips

• Using the Bee Keeper on the Eater of Worlds and The Destroyer will release many bees if it moves right through the sword's swinging area.
• The Bee Keeper can be useful even in Hardmode because of its ability to cause Confusion and deal decent damage at the same time, especially with the bees.
• The Bees are very helpful for crowd control, as they can not only finish off enemies damaged by the sword, but hurt or kill any other enemies in the vicinity.

Trivia

• The Bee Keeper is the only pre-Hardmode weapon that is capable of inflicting the Confused debuff.
• The Bee Keeper's name is based off of real beekeepers, who are responsible for collecting honey from the hives.
• Despite the item Tooltip stating the sword has a small chance of causing confusion, it has a 90% chance to do so. This is most likely a mistake.
• The Bee Keeper's Confused effect strangely works on other players, despite most such debuffs normally being disabled in PvP.

History

 Desktop version

• 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.
  • Damage decreased from 26 to 24.
  • Use time increased from 20 to 22.
  • Knockback decreased from 5.3 to 5.
  • Is no longer autoswing.

• 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 version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.