Honey Comb

Honey Comb
  • Honey Comb item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
AccessoryCrafting material
TooltipReleases bees and douses the user in honey when damaged
RarityGreen (Rarity level: 2)
Sell2 GC
Research1 required
Grants Buff
BuffHoneyHoney
Buff tooltipLife regeneration is increased
Chance100% (when taking damage) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Duration5 seconds
Projectile created
  • Bee
    Bee
Obtained from Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Queen BeeQueen Bee.gifQueen Bee133%
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(Queen Bee)
Treasure Bag (Queen Bee)Treasure Bag
(Queen Bee)
(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
133%

The Honey Comb is a pre-Hardmode accessory which, when equipped, spawns 1–3 (or 1–4 with a Hive Pack(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) equipped) bee projectiles which attack nearby enemies each time the player takes damage. On the Desktop version Desktop version, Console version Console version, and Mobile version Mobile version, it also grants the Honey buff for 5 seconds after being damaged. The Honey Comb has a 1/3 (33.33%) chance to be dropped by the Queen Bee.

Crafting

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Bee CloakBee CloakTinkerer's WorkshopTinkerer's Workshop
Honey BalloonHoney Balloon
Stinger NecklaceStinger Necklace(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Sweetheart NecklaceSweetheart Necklace

Notes

  • The Honey Comb will always spawn 1 bee projectile, with two independent 1/3 (33.33%) chances to spawn an extra bee. With the Hive Pack(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) equipped, there is an additional 1/3 (33.33%) chance for an extra bee to be summoned.[1] The average amount of bees summoned per hit is 1.66, or 1.99 with the Hive Pack equipped.
  • Bees summoned by the Honey Comb have a base damage of (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 13 / 19 / 26 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 7. Bees summoned by the Honey Comb when the Hive Pack is equipped have a base damage of 18 / 27 / 36.[1]
  • The Bee projectiles from the Honey Comb have a 1/2 (50%) chance to deal 1 extra damage, can pierce enemies or ricochet off solid blocks 2 times in total, and last 10 seconds. With the Hive Pack equipped, all Bee projectiles have a 1/2 (50%) chance to be converted into Giant Bee projectiles, which always deal 1-3 extra damage, have a knockback of 0.5 (Extremely weak), can pierce enemies or ricochet off solid blocks 3 times in total, fly noticeably faster, and last 11 seconds. Both kinds of bee projectiles will dissipate immediately on contact with water or lava.[2]
  • The bee-spawning effect and Honey buff of the Honey Comb, Amber Horseshoe Balloon, Bee Cloak, Honey Balloon, Stinger Necklace(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), and Sweetheart Necklace do not stack. The same number of bees appear after being damaged and the same duration of the Honey buff is applied, no matter how many of these items are equipped.

Tips

  • The Honey Comb works well with a full set of Orichalcum armor as the bee damage will activate the armor's set bonus and causes the flower petals to attack.

History

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method Hurt() in Terraria.Player.cs.
  2. Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods beeType() in Terraria.Player.cs, beeDamage() in Terraria.Player.cs, beeKB() in Terraria.Player.cs, and SetDefaults() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. Although the actual knockback of Giant Bees is 0.5 + Bee knockback × 1.1, all normal Bees have 0 knockback, making the 1.1× multiplier never effective.