Imp Staff

Hellstone forging and piercing Underworld fireballs

Forged at an Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil using seventeen Hellstone Bars, the Imp Staff is the pinnacle pre-Hardmode summoning weapon. It calls forth a flying demon familiar that teleports through blocks to follow the player. The imp spits piercing fireballs that deal 17 base summon damage and 2 knockback at a Very slow pace, setting struck enemies alight with the On Fire! debuff.

Pre-Hardmode summoner supremacy and minion prefix

Boasting superior base damage compared to the Hornet Staff, the Imp Staff dominates the Underworld and prepares summoners for the Wall of Flesh. Because the fireballs pierce multiple targets, summoning large flocks of imps can occasionally trigger invulnerability frame clashes against single targets, so combining them with grounded summons is often beneficial. Reforging to Ruthless grants the greatest boost to minion fireball damage.

Trivia

• Flying Imps instantly teleport through solid terrain to maintain proximity with moving players.
• The fireballs launched by the summoned imps produce bright light across dark cavern passages.