Cantrip Staff

Cantrip Staff

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	11 Magic
Knockback	3 (Very Weak)
Elemental Bonus
Mana cost	5
Critical chance	4%
Use time	28 Average
Velocity	16
Tooltip	Casts a ball of ember Casts a larger fireball every 4 consecutive shots
Lore	"A simple wooden staff with a white crystal on top, commonly given to apprentices of sorcerers to practice storing and releasing their mana. An overload of mana from a stronger mage can easily break this."
Rarity
Sell	25

The Cantrip Staff is a Pre-Hardmode wand sold by Wayfarer. It fires small balls of embers that fly straight forward, dealing Fire Damage. Every fourth shot the projectile is replaced with a larger fireball that deals more damage and either pierces 2 enemies or bounces off a tile once.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Notes

• The Cantrip Staff can be thought of as an indirect upgrade to the Wand of Sparking, dealing higher damage with a longer reach but being slower and consuming more mana.
  • The reduced speed can be a strength, however, as it consumes mana less than a faster weapon of a similar power. This is especially noticeable in the early game when mana is in much less supply.
• The Cantrip Staff's ability to deal Fire Damage allows it to shred through Thorn, Bane of the Forest's health bar in seconds.