Plasma Staff
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Plasma StaffHardmode exclusive
The Plasma Staff is a craftable Hardmode magic weapon. It fires a plasma projectile on use; the player can increase the potency of the projectile by moving back and forth.
Each time the player presses the ◀ Left or ▶ Right key, they increase the Plasma Staff's charge counter by 1. As the Plasma Staff's charge counter increases, the plasma projectile fired becomes more powerful:
- Between 0 to 4 charges, the Plasma Staff fires a basic plasma needle that can travel a short distance and hit a single enemy.
- Between 5 to 9 charges, the plasma needle is upgraded to a plasma bolt, becoming larger and gaining the ability to travel further and pierce through up to 5 enemies.
- Between 10 to 19 charges, the plasma bolt is upgraded to a plasma laser, dealing double the weapon's base damage.
- After 20 charges, the plasma laser is upgraded to a powerful plasma wave that is initially slower than the other plasma projectiles, but quickly accelerates as it travels. The plasma wave deals 5× the weapon's base damage. Additionally, the player will gain a shield of plasma around them that damages any enemy that comes into contact with it.
Each stage of the above is indicated by an increasingly opaque aura of electricity around the player. The charge does not decrease unless the player either uses the weapon, or changes to another item. In either scenario the charge is reduced to 0.
Its best modifier is Mythical.
Crafting
Recipe
Crafting Station | ||
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Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil | ||
Ingredient(s) | Amount | |
Hallowed Bar | 12 | |
Life-Powered Energy Cell | 1 | |
Result | ||
Plasma Staff | 1 |
Notes
- If the
Show Donator Item Color
configuration option is disabled, the Plasma Staff will have a rarity of instead of the standard .
Trivia
- This weapon is directly based on the Plasma Copy Ability from the Kirby series.
- This weapon is the only non-support-focused item that can be crafted using Life-Powered Energy Cells.
History
Life-Powered Energy Cell | |
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Life Surge Staff • Life Essence Apparatus • Pocket Guardian • Biotech armor | |