Finch Staff

The Finch Staff is a summon weapon which summons a Baby Finch minion. Like other minions, the summoned Baby Finch 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 baby finch will fly towards enemies nearby and deal contact damage, but it won't target enemies without a clear empty path between them and the player, even if they're targeted with.

It's also worth noticing that despite reaching relatively high speeds, it has difficulties to turn around and often will fly in circles trying to charge towards the target.

While the Baby Finch buff is active, there will be a nest on the player's head, in which the Baby Finch will rest when not attacking.

It can be found in Living Wood Chests that are found within Living Trees, or as starting gear in Journey Mode.

Unlike most other summon weapons, its best possible modifier is Mythical because both the Ruthless and Mythical modifiers only raise its base damage to 8 due to rounding.

Tips

 * If the player is attempting to use only Summon weapons, it is usually a good idea that if the player does not wish to go for the Slime Staff to use the Finch Staff to farm for the Leather Whip, which will increase the damage both the player and Baby Finch do, before attempting to fight bosses or explore more challenging areas, such as The Crimson or Underground Jungle.

Trivia

 * The Finch Staff is the most basic summon weapon in the game, replacing the Slime Staff in 1.4.0.1.