Desert Tiger Staff

The Desert Tiger Staff is a post-Plantera summon weapon. It summons a Desert Tiger that quickly pounces toward nearby enemies and deals contact damage. It can pounce in quick succession and is capable of passing through blocks to reach enemies. The Desert Tiger Staff can always be found inside the Dungeon's Desert Chest, which can only be unlocked by a Desert Key after Plantera has been defeated.

The Desert Tiger Staff is special in that if summoned more than once, multiple tigers do not spawn – instead, the spawned tiger becomes stronger and faster for each additional summon. The tiger will appear as a baby if summoned 1 to 3 times, an adult if summoned 4 to 6 times, and an armored adult if summoned 7 to 9 times. Other minions may be used in addition to the Desert Tiger, but the tiger may not be powered up beyond the ninth summon.

Trivia

 * It is possible to increase the power of the Desert Tiger Staff infinitly by using third party software to increase summon slots. The summon damage will continue to increase and will reach around 1200 damage at 100 summons.