Best Controlled Magic Weapons in Terraria (2023)

June 23, 2023 Matt

My Favorite Items Listed:

Terraria (Wiki): Blizzard Staff

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

High damage output.
High Velocity.
Great weapon for early Hardmode.
Great for waves of enemies.

Weaknesses

High mana cost.
Least effective against smaller enemies (console).

Facts:

General Type: Magic Weapon

Damage value: 58 Health Points

Rarity: Yellow

Knockback: 4.5

Sell-Value: 9 Gold Coins

Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: 4%

Use Time: 10

Required Research: 1

Velocity: 20

Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Blizzard Staff

Terraria (Wiki): Flamelash

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

Strong knockback.
Best for finding caves and ores.
Can be controlled in lava.
Inflicted debuff deals bonus damage.

Weaknesses

High mana cost.
Weakest damage output versus other magic weapons.
Low velocity.
Better magic weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Magic Weapon

Damage value: 32 (desktop, mobile, console) / 34 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points

Rarity: Orange

Knockback: 6.5

Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins & 50 Silver Coins

Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: 4%

Use Time: 30 (desktop, mobile, console) / 20 (3DS, old-gen consoles)

Required Research: 1

Velocity: 6

Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Flamelash

Terraria (Wiki): Life Drain

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

Decent damage output.
Granted buff improves health regeneration.
Great weapon for early Hardmode.
Can damage and pass through walls.
Great for crowd control and worm-type enemies.

Weaknesses

High mana cost.
Extremely weak knockback.
Terrible against single enemies.
Low Velocity.

Facts:

General Type: Magic Weapon

Damage value: 35 Health Points

Rarity: Pink

Knockback: 2.5

Sell-Value: 8 Gold Coins

Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: 4%

Use Time: 12

Required Research: 1

Velocity: 10

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Life Drain

Terraria (Wiki): Lunar Flare

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

High damage output.
High Velocity.
Best for finding caves and ores.
Can travel through solid blocks above the cursor.
Great for waves of enemies and enclosed areas.

Weaknesses

High mana cost
Tricky to obtain.

Facts:

General Type: Magic Weapon

Damage value: 100 Health Points

Rarity: Red

Knockback: 4.5

Sell-Value: 10 Gold Coins

Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: 4%

Use Time: 10

Required Research: 1

Velocity: 60

Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Lunar Flare

Terraria (Wiki): Meteor Staff

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

High damage output.
High velocity.
Best for finding caves and ores.
Great weapon for early Hardmode.
Great for waves of enemies and bosses.

Weaknesses

High mana cost.
Cannot pass through blocks.

Facts:

General Type: Magic Weapon

Damage value: 50 Health Points

Rarity: Pink

Knockback: 4.5

Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins

Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: 4%

Use Time: 10

Required Research: 1

Velocity: 30

Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Meteor Staff

Terraria (Wiki): Rainbow Rod

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

High damage output.
Best for finding caves and ores.
Great weapon for early Hardmode.
Can move through liquids.
Great for waves of enemies and bosses.

Weaknesses

High mana cost.
Low Velocity.
Tricky to obtain.

Facts:

General Type: Magic Weapon

Damage value: 50 (desktop, mobile, console) / 72 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points

Rarity: Pink

Knockback: 6

Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins

Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: 4%

Use Time: 25 (desktop, mobile, console) / 17 (3DS, old-gen consoles)

Required Research: 1

Velocity: 6

Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Rainbow Rod

Terraria (Wiki): Magic Missile

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

Very strong knockback.
Best for finding caves and ores.
Decent against small groups of enemies.
Can be used in water, unlike other magic weapons.

Weaknesses

High mana cost.
Low velocity.
Better magic weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Magic Weapon

Damage value: 35 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points

Rarity: Green

Knockback: 7.5 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5.5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)

Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 75 Silver Coins

Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: 4%

Use Time: 22 (desktop, mobile, console) / 17 (3DS, old-gen consoles)

Required Research: 1

Velocity: 6

Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Magic Missile

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