Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Accessory |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Pink |
| Buy price | 7 gold 50 silver |
| Sell price | 1 gold 50 silver |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Catalyst Band | 1 × Poison Barb, 1 × Philosopher's Stone | Tinkerer's Workshop |
Potion acceleration and toxin arrow enchantment
Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop using a Poison Barb and a Philosopher's Stone, the Catalyst Band blends defensive recovery and offensive status ailments. It reduces potion sickness duration by 25%, shortening healing cooldown from 60 seconds to 45 seconds, mirroring the recovery pace of the Philosopher's Stone. In addition, it imbues all fired arrows with Poisoned and inflicts a catalyst affliction that amplifies damage from active debuffs on enemies during battle.
Ranged boss attrition and survival loadouts
This band provides strong synergy for bow rangers by pairing accelerated healing cycles with amplified status damage. It stacks effectively with arrows inflicting Frostburn, Hellfire, or Ichor, boosting continuous boss damage throughout extended confrontations. It rivals the Charm of Myths by trading passive life regeneration for offensive debuff scaling. Menacing maximizes offensive ranged damage, while Warding provides 4 defense for added survivability against heavy boss impacts during solo boss progression.
Trivia
- The 25% potion sickness reduction applies when drinking a potion, allowing players to swap it in before healing.
- Its affliction damage increase amplifies damage-over-time effects from poison, fire, and cursed flames.