Venom Staff



The Venom Staff is a Hardmode magic weapon which is an upgrade of the Poison Staff. Upon use, it fires 4-7 Venom Fang projectiles which inflict the Acid Venom debuff.

Trivia

 * Although the tooltip says that it shoots one fang, there are actually multiple projectiles.
 * It is one of only four weapons in the game that can inflict Venom without any buffs or bonuses, the others being the Spider Staff, the Pygmy Staff, and the Queen Spider Staff.
 * The spider on the head of the staff appears to be a species of jumping spider from the genus Phidippus, known for their large eyes and “iridescent chelicerae” (the reflective and vibrant color effect of their fanged mouthparts).
 * Despite this, the head actually looks particularly close to the head of soldier ants that belong to a classifying, broad term for varying ant species that have developed high aggression and militaristic-nomad lifestyle, known as “Army Ants.” An example: the Echiton army ant soldier.