Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Summon weapon |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Light Red |
| Damage | 40 summon |
| Knockback | 4 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 36 (Very slow) |
| Buy price | 5 gold |
| Sell price | 1 gold |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Ruinous Staff | 1 × Dark Shard, 1 × Light Shard, 2 × Forbidden Fragment, 5 × Soul of Night, 5 × Soul of Light | Mythril Anvil |
Desert artifact forging and the ancient forbidden minion
The Ruinous Staff is an early Hardmode summon weapon introduced in update 1.4.5. It is forged at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil using 2 Forbidden Fragment pieces, 1 Dark Shard, 1 Light Shard, 5 Soul of Night, and 5 Soul of Light. When cast, it summons a hovering desert spirit minion that floats vigilantly above the summoner, attacking approaching targets with 40 base summon damage.
Desert armor synergy and autonomous combat role
The minion summoned by the staff ignores solid tiles and tracks enemies through walls, providing reliable protection in enclosed underground spaces. At a Very slow casting rate of 36 ticks, multiple spirits can be called to form a hovering defensive ring. Wearing the Forbidden armor set complements the staff naturally, creating an ancient desert summoner build that conjures sand tornados while the ruinous spirits bombard hostiles. The Ruthless prefix provides the highest minion damage increase.
Trivia
- The Ruinous Staff expands the ancient desert crafting line, sharing materials with the Forbidden Armor and Spirit Flame.