Terraprisma



The Terraprisma is a Hardmode, post-Plantera summon weapon. It spawns a copy of itself that rapidly attacks nearby enemies. It is a guaranteed drop from the Empress of Light when all damage dealt to the Empress occurs during the day.

It is thought to be one of the hardest summon weapons to acquire in the game, as the Empress of Light will one shot the player with any attack during the day, but is also one of the best summons in the game due its unique and powerful attacks.

Tips

 * Like the Blade Staff and Sanguine Staff, the Terraprisma's precise movement, tracking and fixed idle position make it an ideal choice for assisting the player with faster bosses and for crowd control.
 * If the player's back is against a wall, door, or other solid block, the Terraprisma will phase through the solid block, attacking any enemies within range.
 * It is the best summon weapon in Terraria in terms of . A disadvantage, however, is its short range.
 * Because the Terraprisma does not move through blocks, while arguably the best/highest damage summon weapon available, some players might opt for minions that ignore blocks altogether, such as Xeno Staff's UFO's. This is especially useful when AFK farming — specifically in the Dungeon, as enemies will often teleport in and attack through blocks.



Trivia

 * Although its sprite appears to be a sword, it is actually a summon weapon. This is similar to other sword lookalikes such as the Sky Fracture, which is actually a magic weapon, and the Durendal, which is actually a whip.
 * Like the Eventide, the Terraprisma seems to be based off of the Empress of Light's Ethereal Lance.
 * Being themed around light, the Terraprisma has colors similar to those of fractured rays of light sent through a prism. Hence the "prisma" in the item's name.
 * Despite the tooltip, the summoned minions look nothing like the Enchanted Sword item or the Enchanted Sword enemy.
 * The Terraprisma has the highest base damage of all minion-summoning weapons despite being obtainable pre-Golem and only having a rarity of . This is most likely due to the high difficulty of fighting the Empress of Light during the day.
 * The Terraprisma and are the only minion-summoning weapons that do not have the word staff in their name.
 * When multiple minions are summoned, their pattern forms a helix. This is only visible with very large numbers of minions.