Raven Staff or Optic Staff.

[Simeon]

Hey I found both staffs and I’m torn in-between them. I see that the raven staff is faster and has more damage but the opium staff has two eyes and ranged attack for half of it. Which is better and why? And what is the best Minions in the game?

[BEAR]

I don't usually use minions, but I'd have to say after looking at the stats of each wep that the Optic Staff is the better choice. Having the two Eyes that do 30 damage each compared to the Raven Staff's one Raven which does only 37 damage. Also, the Twins count as one summoned minion, so you can summon more minions and still have a high damage minion to boot.

Regarding the best minion in the game, the Twins are the best as they do more combined damage than the Tempest Staff's 50 damage dealing Sharknado. Two other good weapons that summon creatures (but don't count as minions) are the Staff of the Frost Hydra and the Queen Spider Staff, both of which summon stationary creatures that act like 'turrets' and don't count towards the Minion Cap.

[Celator]

Lol at "opium staff".

The guy above me doesn't know what he's talking about. The Raven Staff is the better of the two, and the Tempest Staff is by far the best summon weapon in the game. While the Optic Staff does summon two minions instead of just one, those two minions have a relatively slow attack time compared to the Pygmy, Raven, and Tempest Staves, so Optic's DPS is less overall. Not to mention that both hits of the Optic Staff's minions get reduced by enemies' defense, so in practice they do way less damage than it looks like on paper. The Optic Staff is good for its tier, but as soon as you get the Pygmy Staff it's rendered obsolete.

[Chubblezap]

Ravens are better.

[BEAR]

Yeah, well, I mainly go melee. Sorry for making an attempt at helping. Insulting isn't necessary. And everyone has an opinion.

[Celator]

Originally posted by The Inquisitor:

Yeah, well, I mainly go melee. Sorry for making an attempt at helping. Insulting isn't necessary. And everyone has an opinion.

It wasn't meant to be an insult, just a statement of fact. You even said you don't usually use minions and just looked at the items' stats, so it's understandable. But, while it's good to want to help someone, you'd help them best by either doing the research as best you can to make sure you know what you're talking about, or else leaving it to someone else. If you only devote minimal effort to answering someone's question, you should be prepared for someone else to come along and correct you.

Also, this isn't really a matter of opinion...

[Not Lucky]

slime staff with lucky coin!

jk jk
They pretty much covered it but I will note that having higher base damage allows you to boost more with damage accessories.

[Hilda]

even though twins can deal double damage its spread so defence is evil towards it plus ravens i prefer for dungeon/caves and sharknado for gory stupidity :P

[IcyYolk]

how a bout get the item that gives you two summons, and summon both?

[Celator]

Originally posted by NaterTater:

how a bout get the item that gives you two summons, and summon both?

Because two of the better one would be better than one of each?

Also, nice necro, bro.

[peepee]

I think raven might be a bit better

[Simeon]

Who dares summon me from the grave?

[Azure ☾ ⋆]

Originally posted by Celator:

Originally posted by NaterTater:

how a bout get the item that gives you two summons, and summon both?

Because two of the better one would be better than one of each?

Also, nice necro, bro.

Peepee clearly outdone IcyYolk on the necro