Summoners in base Terraria is fun, even more in the Calamity Mod. With a lot of different summons and armor to augment them, you can now have a better experience with the summoner class!
Calamity Summoner Guide For Terraria 1.4
The Summoner class has low defense but has great crowd control with its many summons. The goal is to get as many summons as you can, make them stronger, and dominate the battlefield with your small army.
Equipment
Here is a list of weapons, armor and accessories that will help you in the path of becoming a great Summoner!
Pre-Boss
Best Armor: Wulfrum Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapon: Snapthorn or Sun Spirit Staff
- Runner ups: Stormjaw Staff
Notable Accessories:
- Wulfurm Battery
- Spirit Glyph
- Luxor’s Gift
Perforators/Hive Mind
Best Armor: Obsidian Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapon: Snapthorn or Cinder Blossom Staff
- Runner ups: Polyp Launcher
Notable Accessories:
- Voltaic Jelly
- Fungal Clamp
Skeletron
Best Armor: Obsidian Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapon: Snapthorn or Cinder Blossom Staff
- Runner ups: Ballista Rod
Wall of Flesh
Best Armor: Statigel
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Spinal Tap, Slime Puppet Staff
- Runner ups: Ballista Rod
Notable Accessories:
- Jelly-charged Battery
- Terraspark Boots
Mechanical Bosses
Best Armor: Spider Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapon: Firecracker or Slime Puppet Staff
- Runner ups: Orthocera Shell
Notable Accessories:
- The First Shadowflame
- Amphibian Boots
Plantera/Calamitas
Best Armor: Daedalus Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Durendal or Cryogenic Staff
Notable Accessories:
- Nuclear Rod
- Angel Threads
- Ornate Shield
Golem
Best Armor: Spooky Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Durendal or Borealis Bomber
Notable Accessories:
- Statis’ Blessing
- Papyrus Scarab
- Starbuster Core
- Asgard’s Valor
Lunatic Cultist
Best Armor: Plaguebringer Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Kaleidoscope or Wither Blossom Staff
- Runner ups: Hive Pod
Notable Accessories:
- Star-Tainted Generator
- Soaring Insignia
- Empress Wings
Moon Lord
Best Armor: Plaguebringer Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Kaleidoscope or Wither Blossom Staff
- Runner ups: Hive Pod
Notable Accessories:
- Statis’ Curse
- Heart of the Elements
- The Absorber
Providence
Best Armor: Stardust Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Kaleidoscope or Flowers of Mortality
Notable Accessories:
- The Community
- The Sponge
- Asgard’s Valor
- Seraph Tracers
Polterghast
Best Armor: Tarragon Armor
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Dragonblood Disgorger or Void Concentration Staff
Notable Accessories:
- Profaned Soul Artifact
- Eldritch Soul Artifact
- Elysian Aegis
Devourer of Gods
Best Armor: Bloodflare
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Sirius or Cadeverous Carrion
Notable Accessories:
- Mutated Truffle
Jungle Dragon Yharon
Best Armor: Silva
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Saros Possession or Cadaverous Carrion
Notable Accessories:
- Nucleogenesis
- Dark Sun Ring
- Rampart of Deities
- Core of the Blood God
Exo Mechs
Best Armor: Auric Tesla
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Saros Possession or Cadaverous Carrion
Notable Accessories:
- Celestial Tracers
End Game
Best Armor: Auric Tesla
Notable Weapons:
- Best Weapons: Univers Splitter or Temporal Umbrella
- Runner ups: Peredition
Notable Accessories:
- Draedon’s Heart
- Frofaned Soul Crystal
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