Blade Staff

Enchanted dagger summoning and defense penetration

Dropped by Queen Slime with a 25% drop rate in Classic and roughly 33% in Expert or Master mode. The staff conjures small enchanted daggers that home in on enemies, rapidly slashing them with relentless speed. Although it possesses a modest base damage of 6 summon damage, the daggers inherently ignore 25 points of enemy defense. This internal armor bypass allows the summon to strike high-defense Hardmode opponents for full intended damage despite its low initial stat line.

Whip tag synergy and mid-Hardmode summoner optimization

The daggers attack with high strike frequency, which makes them synergize effectively with whip tag damage bonuses from weapons like Durendal, Snapthorn, and Spinal Tap. While the weapon incurs a 33% reduction to incoming tag damage, the rapid hit rate more than compensates, generating high single-target DPS. It rivals the Optic Staff and Sanguine Staff for boss progression. Ruthless is the optimal modifier, boosting base summon damage without wasting rolls on speed or knockback.

Trivia

• The enchanted daggers track target entities through solid tiles and obstacles without losing flight velocity.
• Before game update 1.4.1, the weapon was an extremely scarce drop from Enchanted Swords in the Underground Hallow before being reassigned to Queen Slime.