Why is this Terraria weapon so forgotten?

This is one of the very few weapons that I literally hadn't used before making this review lol

I feel like even the rainbow rod is better than it

Dude one time I was farming for ectoplasm and then an enemy dropped the shadowbeam staff and dude it is so good.

I just wish it pierces through blocks

Funny to remember i used this to defeat the fastest boss in game eol 😂

Spectre staff the goat

Specter staff is underrated the only problem is frost moon and pump moon over shadowing it so much it’s ok against duke if you loop duke instead of running it’s good for master mode and ftw temporarily mage weapons but things like inferno fork shadow beam staff can easily get you upgrades like the razor pine which with specter armor is insane dps

It’s so forgotten that it’s just diamond wanx that does more

I get this every time I play mage

I can never forget this weapon as those ragged casters make me want to violently torture my npcs

in calamity mod, or maybe just in general, the spectre staff worked better than any other weapon for deafeting Moonlord

This has always been a go to for me if I dont have the razorblade typhoon

Wdym??
I use that in every mage world.
Its Brocken and easy to farm and its a vey good for events and also duke

I aways used this weapon, it was good before, now its insane.

i used this weapon on my first expert mage playthrough, i got it from my second ragged caster so yeah also paired with spectre armor its amazing

You don't have to world hop to get a different dungeon wall
All 3 dungeon wall variants are craftable with dungeon bricks so you can craft the kind you want and throw it into shimmer

This weapon was the only reason I beat fishron in my mage play through

this is the most forgotten weapon???? I have all 3 of those hm dungeon mage weapons and spectre staff is the one I used most and it also helped me kill lunar cultist super easily by running and spamming homing projectiles

in a lot of my playthroughs i actually always go for that casue i love mage and that with spectre armor with the damage helmet is really strong for that point in the game

what mod are you using for those infinite attack speed segments at the end of videos?

Just whack the spectre mask on and youve got an amazing weapon

On my first playthrough, I originally threw it away because it was worse when used by the player than when the enemy uses it (ragged caster's version went through walls). However, I never thought how it would be useful above ground lol

Just defeated golem by this weapon

Back in 1.2 this was my go-to weapon to beat Duke

he forgor

i spent about 6 hours farming this staff, the ragged casters are super rare spawn xD paired with spectre armor though i feel like this is an awesome item :)

I use to use that in mobile before like somewhere after the removal of ocram it was so rare i remember grinding it for 60 hours just to get it

I did a mage playthrough a week ago. This staff dropped within five minutes with me farming for ectoplasm for spectre armor. I found it quite useful until I got my hands on the martian blaster, that thing is absolutely busted!

Combine it with the Spectre armor and it’s A tier

Token boring magic staff dropped super late into the game with slow projectiles when a weapon that drops pre-plantera/golem " duke " does the same job way better. Duke himself is an easy cheese teleporter fight " or a really fun aerial fight if you're inclined to do it legit." Too many of the weapons that drop BEFORE and after you've unlocked the boss that triggers the drop tables for it run laps around it. It needs a projectile speed buff, but even that wont save it from other possible options at that point of a playthrough.

If you can't beat Duke Fishiefishie with your current setup, this + Spectra Armor helm swap can carry u ezpz. I only use this weapon for healing to get Dukebook and toss it in the bin after.

Chik, flamerang, and red rider are probably the most forgotten weapons in the game, and u reading this are probably gonna look these weapons up.

Im not forgot about that weapon
I use it when i play mage class

What do you mean that is forgotten, i ALWAYS using it as mage

Bat Scepter is way better.

I love the spectre staff, its such a fun weapon and it was my choice for my first mage playthrough

Spectre staff is just a late game version of a gem staff

I’m playing my first mage play through mage with my friend (it’s my 3rd play through ever) on master and I found these weapons trying to open a special chest and got two of the staffs and the whip (a few other things but eh) and I used that and the beam staff to shred golem it’s insane

It doesn't help that they not only made it the most expensive it's ever been mana wise but also the lowest damage it's ever had

Plantera unlocks the 2nd most items that were unobtainable before hand
1st is wof

it’s in an awkward position where it’s post plantera and dungeon farming but pre golem and lunar events, meaning you’re probably only going to use it against golem, martian madness, and maybe nebula pillar before it gets strictly outclassed by the nebula blaze (an all around mage weapon with homing attacks but much faster projectiles and higher damage). that’s to say nothing of the razor blade typhoon, which is also an all-rounder homing mage weapon with pierce/multi hit abilities, and is outside boss progression.

i used it a lot when i had it in my run, but as soon as i beat fishron and nebula pillar i put it in a box and never took it out again. it doesn’t have any unique qualities to give it staying power.

Post plantera kinda sucks massive ass you know, after every Boss milestone you need to get better and better for the next bunch of bosses, even between the mechanical bosses some people need to get better armor for twins or skeletrons, but post plantera you can Just rush to the Dungeon, take down golem and fuck It, I hardly see people farming for golem/cultist and then pillars.
Me myself with my bias opinion never entered post plantera dungeon saved for the First time I played the game, The place is so inportant and golem is so much of a hard Boss that I forget It even exist, that's why a Lot of the unknow weapons are in the post plantera, save for some very specific stuff like vampire knives and other fan favorite stuff for events

I have definitely not forgotten this weapon, me and my brother were doing a playthrough a while ago and we spent like an hour or two grinding for this thing only for me to immediately use a different weapon. At least I actually enjoy talking to my brother so it wasn't all that bad.

I found that the staff does pretty well when paired with spectre armor, as the homing + multi-hit spawns a lot of souls, and it’s really nice to use it when you switch to the hood for healing. The homing allows you to get some distance while still hitting the enemy and the high damage let’s you heal quickly. Ofc, there are other weapons that I prefer to use when I am using the mask for dps

I think one of the biggest reasons I wouldn't go out of my way to get this is two words-

Razorblade Typhoon

The Razorblade Typhoon kinda just does the Spectre Staff's job, but better

Just used this is my mage playthrough, the homing is incredibly useful for caving and in building the dungeon farm(if needed). Labor of Love makes progression so much broader again, I got bored of terraria after using the same weapons over and over because nothing else could keep up. I love this game so much:)

its trash after the nerf i don't even use it its just kinda not fair so u saying i can get 1 shot by it but its slow and Dumb now

i thought you had to craft this..?

i actually frequently use this weapon. The projectile speed is always annoying but when it does hit it hits with a decent punch. its fairly decent against the moon events and the martian madness