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Flameburst Staff

Flameburst Staff in Terraria

Sentry Yellow

Summons a sentry
An average speed tower that shoots exploding fireballs
Costs 10 Etherian Mana per use while defending an Eternia Crystal

Numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

TypeSentry
RarityYellow
Damage88 sentry
Knockback3
Critical strike chance4%
Use time30 (Average)
Buy price75 gold
Sell price15 gold

Shimmer

Golem-tier medal trade and ballistic fireball bursts

The Flameburst Staff is purchased from the Tavernkeep for 60 Defender Medals after beating Golem. Deploying the staff summons a tier-three stationary Flameburst tower that rotates to track approaching hostiles in a full 360-degree arc. It launches arcing fireballs that erupt into fire splash upon contact, damaging clustered ground monsters, airborne fliers, and setting them alight.

Dark Artist armor range scaling and multi-angle defense

Inflicting 88 base sentry damage per fireball, the sentry excels at bombarding enemies moving across uneven ground and knocking down low fliers. Wearing Apprentice's Robe or Dark Artist's Robes greatly expands its targeting distance, vision cone, and projectile launch speed. Ruthless is the recommended reforge for pure sentry strike power. It provides adaptable defensive coverage when placed along elevated ledges or wooden platforms situated above arena walkways.

Trivia

  • Targets struck by Flameburst fireballs suffer the On Fire! debuff, receiving continuous burning damage over time.
  • The sentry can loft fireballs over low decorative walls and obstacles to hit approaching adversaries.

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