when's a good time to swap out obsidian armour

[76561198286801699]

i'm about to fight duke fishron pre-mech bosses with the cool whip, snapthorn, spinal tap, and the sanguine staff and i'm wondering at what point in hardmode i want to swap out my obsidian armour for something else

also!!!!!!!!!!!!! is the tempest staff even good for a summoner playthrough??

this is expert mode by the way

[Spookypizza]

Originally posted by milkcenter:

i'm about to fight duke fishron pre-mech bosses with the cool whip, snapthorn, spinal tap, and the sanguine staff and i'm wondering at what point in hardmode i want to swap out my obsidian armour for something else

also!!!!!!!!!!!!! is the tempest staff even good for a summoner playthrough??

this is expert mode by the way

it can carry you up to pillars. i usually switch it with hallowed summoner armor at some point for EoL though. but you should keep using it for bossfights until like golem-ish, or pillars. and also do not use spinal tap it is bad against duke fishron.
Sanguine staff is also better than the tempest staff btw. But if you're fighting duke, use the sang staff and grind for the fishron wings and get the weapons even if you're summoner, they will carry you up till pillars.

[76561198286801699]

Originally posted by Spookypizza:

Originally posted by milkcenter:

i'm about to fight duke fishron pre-mech bosses with the cool whip, snapthorn, spinal tap, and the sanguine staff and i'm wondering at what point in hardmode i want to swap out my obsidian armour for something else

also!!!!!!!!!!!!! is the tempest staff even good for a summoner playthrough??

this is expert mode by the way

it can carry you up to pillars. i usually switch it with hallowed summoner armor at some point for EoL though. but you should keep using it for bossfights until like golem-ish, or pillars. and also do not use spinal tap it is bad against duke fishron.
Sanguine staff is also better than the tempest staff btw. But if you're fighting duke, use the sang staff and grind for the fishron wings and get the weapons even if you're summoner, they will carry you up till pillars.

what's good to carry around for empress of light anyhow

[Spookypizza]

Originally posted by milkcenter:

Originally posted by Spookypizza:

it can carry you up to pillars. i usually switch it with hallowed summoner armor at some point for EoL though. but you should keep using it for bossfights until like golem-ish, or pillars. and also do not use spinal tap it is bad against duke fishron.
Sanguine staff is also better than the tempest staff btw. But if you're fighting duke, use the sang staff and grind for the fishron wings and get the weapons even if you're summoner, they will carry you up till pillars.

what's good to carry around for empress of light anyhow

sanguine staff, hallowed armor, dodge accessories like brain of confusion, and master ninja gear. thats just some of it but you can watch a yt to do daytime eol

[Azure ☾ ⋆]

Originally posted by Spookypizza:

Originally posted by milkcenter:

what's good to carry around for empress of light anyhow

sanguine staff, hallowed armor, dodge accessories like brain of confusion, and master ninja gear. thats just some of it but you can watch a yt to do daytime eol

Or you can just swap between the two armours, as shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VnrE9ghsgE.

[Spookypizza]

Originally posted by Azu2V「ブランドン」:

Originally posted by Spookypizza:

sanguine staff, hallowed armor, dodge accessories like brain of confusion, and master ninja gear. thats just some of it but you can watch a yt to do daytime eol

Or you can just swap between the two armours, as shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VnrE9ghsgE.

Cool

[R3DSH1RTS]

wait a pre-hm armor can carry up to almost the end of hm?

man what has the summoner class turned into

[Shure Iam]

Originally posted by R3DSH1RTS:

wait a pre-hm armor can carry up to almost the end of hm?

man what has the summoner class turned into

Whips boost Summoner damage pretty good ngl

You also used to be able to take on like the whole game with Buffed Obsidian Armor and then it got nerfed next update but it's still really good. and honestly my favorite armor because I like using Whip and it's one of the only whip specific buff sources that I know of.

[Can of Sprats]

never

[Spookypizza]

Originally posted by Shaurian:

Originally posted by R3DSH1RTS:

wait a pre-hm armor can carry up to almost the end of hm?

man what has the summoner class turned into

Whips boost Summoner damage pretty good ngl

You also used to be able to take on like the whole game with Buffed Obsidian Armor and then it got nerfed next update but it's still really good. and honestly my favorite armor because I like using Whip and it's one of the only whip specific buff sources that I know of.

agreed. obisidan and hallowed armor is my one of my favorite armor sets.

[breadboy3000]

Tempest Staff is pretty trash, i reccomend you getting the Optic Staff, Pirate Staff, Pygmy Staff or the Staff you get from the Martian Saucer, the Tempest Staff is horrible for super mobile bosses like Empress of Light, which drops the best item you can get (remember you have to no-hit it) for Summoner

[Spookypizza]

Originally posted by GalaxyLord:

Tempest Staff is pretty trash, i reccomend you getting the Optic Staff, Pirate Staff, Pygmy Staff or the Staff you get from the Martian Saucer, the Tempest Staff is horrible for super mobile bosses like Empress of Light, which drops the best item you can get (remember you have to no-hit it) for Summoner

Optic staff sucks.

[breadboy3000]

Originally posted by Spookypizza:

Originally posted by GalaxyLord:

Tempest Staff is pretty trash, i reccomend you getting the Optic Staff, Pirate Staff, Pygmy Staff or the Staff you get from the Martian Saucer, the Tempest Staff is horrible for super mobile bosses like Empress of Light, which drops the best item you can get (remember you have to no-hit it) for Summoner

Optic staff sucks.

in my opinion its pretty good if you dont have any better gear, also i forgot to mention you can also kill Queen Slime for Blade Staff, which has armor penetration

[Spookypizza]

Originally posted by GalaxyLord:

Originally posted by Spookypizza:

Optic staff sucks.

in my opinion its pretty good if you dont have any better gear, also i forgot to mention you can also kill Queen Slime for Blade Staff, which has armor penetration

No. Optic staff sucks. Ask anybody who's good at the game and you'll see why.

[76561198286801699]

the optic staff does suck

[Azure ☾ ⋆]

Originally posted by GalaxyLord:

Tempest Staff is pretty trash, i reccomend you getting the Optic Staff, Pirate Staff, Pygmy Staff or the Staff you get from the Martian Saucer, the Tempest Staff is horrible for super mobile bosses like Empress of Light, which drops the best item you can get (remember you have to no-hit it) for Summoner

>Proceeds to recommend a whole slew of bad weapons.

Also OP said **pre-mech** on their original post. Optic*, Pygmy and Xeno Staff are all post (one-*)mech.