Lodestone Staff

Lodestone StaffHardmode exclusive

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	34 (Magic)
Knockback	3 (Very Weak)
Mana	50
Critical chance	4%
Use time	60 (Snail)
Velocity	10
Tooltip	Charges up a massive seismic release of earth Damage will sunder enemies, increasing the damage they take by 10%
Inflicts Debuff	Sundered
Debuff duration	4 seconds
Debuff tooltip	Defense decreased greatly
Rarity
Sell	20000*2
Research	1 required

Projectile created

Lodestone Eruption

Lodestone Staff casting animation.

The Lodestone Staff is a craftable Hardmode magic weapon. Upon use, it will channel an eruption of earth from the ground, the size and damage of the eruption depends on how long the player channels it for. The eruption inflicts the Sundered debuff for 4 seconds.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Crafting

Recipe

Crafting Station
Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil
Ingredient(s)		Amount
	Lodestone Ingot	8
Result
	Lodestone Staff	1

Trivia

• The Lodestone Staff is the only weapon crafted from Lodestone Ingots that supplements the lodestone with another material; the red gem used to top the staff is unique.

History

• 1.7.0.2:
  • Reworked visuals.
  • Sprite updated.
• 1.6.2.0: Nerfed damage from 38 to 36.
• 1.6.1.0: Nerfed damage from 42 to 38, use time from 44 to 50, mana cost from 18 to 20, pillar projectile damage from 100% to 50%, and it is now auto-used.
• 1.2.3.4: Introduced.