Meteor Staff

  

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Meteor Staff

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	50 (Magic)
Knockback	4.5 (Average)
Mana	9
Critical chance	4%
Use time	10 (Very fast)
Velocity	30 (effective)
Tooltip	Showers meteors
Rarity	05*
Sell	2 GC
Research	1 required

Projectiles created

• Meteor 1
  
• Meteor 2
  
• Meteor 3
  

Sounds

Use
Impact

• Internal Item ID: 2750 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Internal Projectile ID: 424, 425, 426

The Meteor Staff is a Hardmode wand. When used, it rapidly summons meteors from the sky which fall in the direction of the cursor and explode upon impact with an enemy or block.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

The Meteor Staff in action.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Meteor Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Meteorite Bar20 Pixie Dust10 Soul of Light10	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Notes

• The Meteor projectiles apply 5 ticks^[1] of global invincibility frames upon hit.^[2]
• The Meteor projectiles spawn 37.5 tiles above the player's center.^[3]
• While underground, the Meteor projectiles can go through blocks as long as they are more than 18.75 tiles above the player's head. Otherwise, they break upon colliding with blocks.^[4]
• The Meteor projectiles explode when hitting enemies or blocks, dealing damage in a rectangular area centered on the point of impact. The size of this area is randomized and ranges from 4×4 tiles to 6.375×6.375 tiles.^[5]
• Lock On does not work with the Meteor Staff, rather the projectiles spawn above the cursor instead of the targeted enemy.

Tips

• This weapon is extremely useful in early Hardmode, as it can hit through walls and is easy to make.
• The Meteor Staff is one of the least mana-efficient weapons in the game, similar to the Lunar Flare, which has the same mana cost and a similar attack.
• The Meteor Staff is great at lighting up the minimap as the projectiles emit large quantities of light.

Trivia

• The Meteor Staff can be considered a magic counterpart to the Daedalus Stormbow.
• On the  Mobile version, when the inventory is open, the Meteor projectiles can be seen spawning due to the upwards screen movement when opening the inventory.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Mana cost reduced from 13 to 9.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.

References