Optic Staff

Mechanical twin summoning and dual combat behaviors

Assembled at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil by combining a Black Lens, regular Lens items, Hallowed Bar materials, and Soul of Sight drops from the mechanical eyes. Each invocation summons two miniature mechanical eyes, Spazmamini and Retinamini, which together occupy only a single minion capacity slot. Spazmamini pursues foes aggressively with direct melee dashes that inflict the Cursed Inferno debuff, while Retinamini hovers at medium range to fire red energy lasers, each dealing 24 summon damage with 2 knockback.

Summoner loadouts and post-mechanical progression

The staff offers balanced offensive utility by pairing ranged single-target fire with aggressive melee pursuit. While Spazmamini's frequent contact charges can trigger target invulnerability frames that briefly reduce the hit frequency of certain piercing weapons, Retinamini provides reliable continuous pressure against airborne foes. It stands alongside the Blade Staff and Sanguine Staff as a cornerstone of mid-Hardmode summoner builds before transitioning into late-game minion options. The ideal modifier is Ruthless, maximizing base summon strike damage.

Trivia

• Spazmamini and Retinamini display visual designs and combat tactics modeled directly after the second forms of Retinazer and Spazmatism.
• Because both miniature eyes share a single minion slot, each individual twin functionally accounts for half a minion allowance.