Mortar Staff

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Mortar StaffHardmode exclusive
  • Mortar Staff item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
TypeWeapon
Damage54 (Summon)
Knockback6 (Average)
Mana15
Use time20 (Very Fast)
TooltipSummons a living mortar to launch bombs at your enemies
RarityRarity Level: 4
Sell15000*1 Gold Coin.png 50 Silver Coin.png
Research1 required
Dropped by
Entity Quantity Rate
Molten Mortar 1 5%
Summons Sentry
Mortar Turret
Mortar Turret.png

The Mortar Staff is a Hardmode sentry summon weapon that has a chance to be dropped by Molten Mortars. On use, it summons a friendly stationary Mortar Turret for 10 minutes that launches exploding cannonballs straight up, which crashes onto nearby enemies to deal damage in an area.

Its best modifier is Ruthless. The Mythical modifier provides the widest array of stat bonuses, but these primarily affect the initial summon rather than the resulting minion. Additionally, Minions cannot deal critical hits. The only significant advantage a Mythical Mortar Staff has over a Ruthless one is knockback.

Notes

  • Its bombs hit multiple times and do area of effect damage, hitting all enemies caught in the radius of the explosion.

Tips

  • The Mortar Staff can be useful during invasions, and in combination with other sentry style Summon weapons.
  • Unlike most Summon weapons, the Mortar Staff has a strong knockback, making it useful for crowd control.
  • As the Molten Mortar can begin spawning as soon as Hardmode begins, you can acquire this staff immediately after defeating the Wall of Flesh. This can make a lot of early-Hardmode trials much easier, and it remains useful for most of the game thereafter.

History

  • 1.6.3.6: Buffed damage from 48 to 54.
  • 1.6.3.1: Sprites updated.
  • 1.6.3.0: Effect updated.
  • 1.5.0.0: Decreased damage from 50 to 35 and, mana cost from 20 to 15.
  • 1.4.3.8:
    • Decreased damage from 60 to 50 and knockback from 7 to 6.
    • Increased use time from 14 to 20.
  • 1.2.8.1: Introduced.