Pirate Staff

The Pirate Staff is a Hardmode summon 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 or with a 1% chance from the Flying Dutchman 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. The only significant advantage a Mythical Pirate Staff has over a Ruthless one is knockback.

Trivia

 * Each time the pirate minion is summoned, it has a random one of three possible sprite graphics, all of which are functionally identical. In the game code, they are called the "One Eyed Pirate," "Pirate Captain," and "Soulscourge Pirate."
 * This item is one of several crossover references to the game Pixel Piracy.
 * The pirates will defecate randomly, similar to their behavior in the Pixel Piracy game. This has no functional effect.
 * If you stray too far from a pirate, a parrot will carry him to you.

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