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, which deals damage (1.5× the base damage), and is capable of passing through blocks to reach enemies. In addition to this, the pounce attack can sometimes deal critical hits. 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 used more than once, multiple tigers do not spawn – instead, the spawned tiger becomes stronger (+ damage; 33.33% of the base damage ) 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 or more times. Other minions may be used in addition to the Desert Tiger.

Trivia

 * The Stardust Dragon Staff is similar to the Desert Tiger Staff in that it does not spawn a new minion but enhances the existing one.