Best Pet-Summoning Items in Terraria (2023)

April 17, 2023 Matt

My Favorite Items Listed:

Terraria (Wiki): Suspicious Grinning Eye

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Tablet Fragment

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Tartar Sauce

Pro and Cons:

Strength • The pet's yellow eyes glow in the dark

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): The Dirtiest Block

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Regal Delicacy

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Royal Delight

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Ogre’s Club

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Spider Egg

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Eucalyptus Sap

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: n/a

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Terraria (Wiki): Ornate Shadow Key

Pro and Cons:

Strength • While flying, the pet Shadow Mimic will emit a soft, purple light.

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: n/a

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Terraria (Wiki): Spiffo Plush

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Exotic Chew Toy

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: 1 Platinum Coin

Critical Size: n/a

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Terraria (Wiki): Pair of Eyeballs

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Stardrop

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Eye Bone

Pro and Cons:

Strength • Using a Void Bag with Chester will result in the player possessing 3 inventories simultaneously instead of the usual 1 • Compared to Money Trough, Eye-Bone is arguably better since it can be placed in the pet slot rather than occupying space in inventory. • The pet is permanently out and follows the player, allowing for quick and easy item and coin transfer

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Parrot Cracker

Pro and Cons:

Weakness • The pet Parrot is similar to the Parrot enemy, which can potentially cause confusion among idle parrots during a Pirate Invasion

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: 3 Platinum Coins & 75 Gold Coins

Critical Size: n/a

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Terraria (Wiki): Strange Glowing Mushroom

Pro and Cons:

Strength • Despite being a normal pet, the Baby Truffle gives off blue light

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: 45 Gold Coins

Critical Size: n/a

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Terraria (Wiki): Eye Spring

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Piece of Moon Squid

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Frozen Crown

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Plantera Seedling

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Full Moon Squeaky Toy

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: 30 Gold Coins

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Terraria (Wiki): Pork of the Sea

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Gato Egg

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Possessed Skull

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Glommer’s Flower

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Resplendent Dessert

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Glow Tulip

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Robotic Skull

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Lightning Carrot

Pro and Cons:

Strength • Volt Bunny emits a decent amount of light while moving erratically

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: 50 Gold Coins

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Terraria (Wiki): Seaweed

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Lizard Egg

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Seedling

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Magical Pumpkin Seed

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Shark Bait

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Monster Meat

Facts:

General Type: Pet summoning Item

Damage value: n/a

Rarity: Orange

Knockback: n/a

Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin

Buy-Value: Not sold

Critical Size: n/a

Use Time: 20

Required Research: 1

Velocity: n/a

Velocity Multiplier: n/a

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Terraria (Wiki): Shrub Star

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Mud Bud

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Slice of Hell Cake

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Nectar

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Sparkling Honey

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Bernie’s Button

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: 25 Gold Coins

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Terraria (Wiki): Eater’s Bone

Pro and Cons:

Weakness • Unlike most other pets, Baby Eater will not teleport to the player when it is far away.

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Betsy’s Egg

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Birdie Rattle

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: 1 Platinum Coin

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Terraria (Wiki): Blue Chicken Egg

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: 25 Gold Coins

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Terraria (Wiki): Bone Key

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Bone Rattle

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Brain in a Jar

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Carrot

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Celestial Wand

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: 1 Platinum Coin

Critical Size: n/a

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Terraria (Wiki): Companion Cube

Pro and Cons:

Weakness • When in complete darkness, the Cube can occasionally "stab" its owner, inflicting 3 damage.

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Damage value: n/a

Knockback: n/a

Buy-Value: 5 Platinum Coin

Critical Size: n/a

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Terraria (Wiki): Cosmic Skateboard

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Amber Mosquito

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Damage value: n/a

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Buy-Value: Not sold

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Terraria (Wiki): Cursed Sapling

Pro and Cons:

Strength • If the Player is too far from the sapling, it will propel itself towards the player on a flame trail, ignoring blocks and giving off a decent amount of light Weakness • The sound the sapling makes when hitting water is identical to that of a bobbing line, which makes fishing more difficult.