Slime Staff

The Slime Staff is a pre-Hardmode summon weapon that summons a Baby Slime minion. Baby Slimes attack by bouncing on the ground and chasing enemies, rapidly dealing contact damage. 
The Slime Staff generally has the rarest drop chance of any weapon, with minor exceptions. The typical drop rate from most slimes and Slimed Zombies is / . Pinky has a greatly increased drop rate of / . Additionally, Sand Slimes have a drop rate of / . The slimes which cannot drop the Slime Staff are: Lava, Dungeon, Umbrella, Hoppin' Jack, Corrupt (), King Slime, Queen Slime, Crimslime, Gastropod (), Rainbow.
Unlike other summon weapons, its best possible modifier is Mythical because both the Ruthless and Mythical modifiers only raise its base damage to 9 due to rounding.
== Notes ==
* The maximal potential attack frequency of Baby Slimes on any given target reaches six hits per second.
* Although it is extremely rare, it is possible to obtain the Slime Staff almost immediately after starting a new game.
* In worlds, the Slime Staff can be purchased from the Princess for .
== Tips ==
* An easy way to obtain the Slime Staff without much effort is to construct a statue farm with one or more Slime Statues, and lava just deep enough to not destroy any drops as it kills the slimes. Leave it alone for a while, and occasionally check if the staff has been dropped yet. Using advanced setups like engines and multiple statues can greatly accelerate the process. Note that as of version , there is a limit to how quickly statues can be triggered.
* The Slime Staff lava farm can be made pre- Skeletron, by utilizing wires from underground traps. Dart traps are the easiest to use. Highlight a trap in your hotbar to show the wires placement, then place the statues along the length of the wire. Pour a small layer of lava, thin enough to allow items to remain, while still being able to deal damage to the slimes. Enclose the area so the slimes can't jump around. Create a small afk box at the end of the wire, and then place the pressure plate inside. Make sure there are blocks just above you to maximize amount of activations. You can then repeatedly jump and activate the pressure plate, which works similarly to a repeater. Continue to kill the slimes until the staff drops. You can clear out a tunnel just under the lava area in order to pick up the drops. This works very well for obtaining gel as well. You can add more slime statues to increase the chance of drops, or other monster statues.
* Another way to quickly kill a lot of slimes is to summon King Slime or to wait for a .
* An early way to get it would be to intentionally die several times, use all the Tombstones to make a Graveyard, and farm Slimed Zombies.
** can also spawn in graveyards, and is potentially easier to obtain.
* The Slime Staff when coupled with Lucky Coin and the Broken modifier is a great money maker since its attacks are fast but not strong.
* It can be used to keep weak enemies like Meteor Heads away while focusing on other tasks like mining.
* The summoned Baby Slime is summoned at the cursor, and therefore can be used to attack enemies on the other side of walls.
== Trivia ==
* The Slime Staff has among the lowest drop rates of any enemy-dropped item.
* Prior to , the Slime Staff had the lowest base damage of any summon weapon. Since 1.3.4, the Lightning Aura Rod has lower base damage, though it also ignores defense.
* The Baby Slime summoned by the Slime Staff appears to be a baby version of the Toxic Sludge slime, being similar in color, and having a face as well.
* When the Baby Slime is moving to attack an enemy, it will destroy Pots, grass, and vines.
* If the player is moving too fast, the Baby Slime will fly to the player with wings.
== History ==