Clinger Staff

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Statistics

Inflicts Debuff

Projectile created* Cursed Flames
Sounds

* Internal Item ID: **3014**
* Internal Buff ID: **39**
* Internal Projectile ID: **482**

 Obtained from Classic Expert Master

The **Clinger Staff** is a Hardmode magic weapon that has a ~~20\*~~1/5 (20%) chance to be dropped by a Corrupt Mimic. It generates a 15-tiles high wall of Cursed Flame, which deals damage and  inflicts the Cursed Inferno debuff to any enemy that walks through it. The point at which the wall is generated must be in a direct line of sight; otherwise, the wall will not generate, though still consume mana. The Clinger Staff's wall lasts for 5 minutes. Only one wall may be generated at a time; if another is summoned, the first one will vanish.

Its best modifier is **Ruthless**. The **Mythical** modifier provides the widest array of stat bonuses, but the only stats that improve damage output are damage and critical chance. Switching to a different magic weapon causes existing projectiles to use that weapon's critical chance instead, meaning that the Clinger Staff's DPS is optimized with the Ruthless modifier when used in the intended way.

## Notes

* The Clinger Staff can work on platforms and on solid blocks. It does not work on angled blocks or Planter Boxes.
* It does work with either of the set bonuses of the Spectre armor.
* Despite having a listed critical strike chance of 4%, the Clinger Staff cannot deal critical hits.

## Tips

* Due to its high knockback, this weapon is excellent at keeping enemies away from the player.
* The Clinger Staff excels at killing worms, as multiple segments can be hit by the wall.
* This weapon can be useful while in the Dungeon for keeping enemies away due to its narrow passageways.
* This weapon is useful during the Old One's Army event, as many enemies cannot pass through due to its high knockback.
* Since the critical strike chance of a projectile is not based on the weapon that fired it but rather the one the player is currently holding, this weapon pairs very well with magic weapons with a higher base critical strike chance than usual, most notably Sky Fracture, Stellar Tune, and Staff of Earth.
* The Clinger Staff can be seen as an alternative to the Nimbus Rod, as both weapons summon a vertical "wall" that damages enemies. However, the Clinger Staff is less effective against flying bosses such as Skeletron Prime, as its wall doesn't have unlimited height.

## Trivia

* Despite its name and appearance, the staff is not dropped by Clingers.
* This weapon has the highest mana usage of all magic weapons in a single use.

## History

PC version
* Desktop 1.4.0.1:
	+ Height of the Cursed Flames increased by 50%.
	+ No longer has a hit limit.
	+ Can now inflict the Cursed Inferno debuff.
	+ Can now inflict critical hits.

* Desktop 1.3.2: Changed to work on platforms.

* Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

Console version
* Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

* Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

Nintendo Switch version
* Switch 1.0.1096.2: Changed to work on platforms.

* Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

Mobile version
* Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.