Pirate Staff

The Pirate Staff is a Hardmode Minion summoning weapon that spawns a pirate character that follows the player and attacks enemies via a melee sword attack. Like other minions, the summoned pirate is invincible and follows the player for an unlimited amount of time, unless the player dies, summons a replacement minion, or cancels the buff. The Pirate Staff is dropped randomly by Pirates during a Pirate Invasion.

Its best Modifier is Ruthless. The Mythical modifier provides the widest array of stats bonuses, but these primarily affect the initial summon rather than the resulting minion. Additionally, minions cannot deal critical hits.

Trivia

 * This item is one of several crossover references to the game Pixel Piracy.
 * The pirates will defecate randomly, similar to the behavior from the Pixel Piracy game. This has no side-effects.
 * If you stray too far from the pirate, a parrot will carry it to you.