Clinger Staff



The Clinger Staff is a Hardmode magic weapon that has a 20% chance to be dropped by a Corrupt Mimic. It generates a 15 blocks tall wall of Cursed Flame, which deals damage and inflicts the  Cursed Inferno debuff to any enemy that walks through it. The point at which the wall is generated must be in a direct line of sight; otherwise, the wall will not generate, though still use mana. The Clinger Staff's wall lasts for about 45 seconds. Only one wall may be generated at a time; if another is summoned, the first one will vanish.

Its best modifier is Masterful for mana efficiency, or Ruthless for maximum damage output on the console version because it cannot deal critical hits on consoles.

Tips

 * Due to its high knockback, this weapon is excellent at keeping enemies away from the player.
 * The Clinger Staff excels at killing worms, as multiple segments can be hit by the wall of flame.
 * The Clinger Staff can be used as a Hardmode substitute for the Flare Gun when farming for fishing bait.
 * Due to the narrow passageways of the Dungeon, this weapon can be useful while in the Dungeon for keeping enemies away.
 * This weapon is useful during the Old One's Army event, as many enemies cannot pass though due to its high knockback.

Trivia

 * Despite its name and appearance, the staff is not dropped by Clingers.
 * This weapon has the highest mana usage of all magic weapons in a single use.

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