The Terraria weapon every mage should use...

[@sockrteez]

I couldn't believe my eyes when I used it on the Destroyer for the first time!

[@Charysm]

Thank you for posting, duke fishron id horrible but he had the most videos out

[@crankyrobloxxer8818]

I'm subbed to you for the sake of tbis types of videos

[@NDREI3000]

you should have seen it before it wad nerfed

[@Attaboyla01]

I thought Storm bow shredded through destroyer but this is amazing

[@Emporio_of_Light]

@@Attaboyla01 shredded? I've tried it out and it took ages for even journey mode destroyer

[@thomasdevlin5825]

Old One's Army has some of the most unique weapons in the entire game, but they are a nightmare to farm for, I wish they made them easier to get

[@I_Am_The_Microwave]

That’s where 1.4.4 comes in

[@BobbyThelll]

I like your profile pic

[@bananaman4613]

@@I_Am_The_Microwave ?

[@doctordyrroth]

@@I_Am_The_Microwave because the tavern keeper prices have been nerfed

[@aphrodisia4258]

You'll be able to skip the wave delay too

[@yoshidid911]

you make terraria sound and look like a powerpoint presentation in these videos and I love it.

[@sockrteez]

Haha yep. Terraria weapons deserve a sophisticated analysis 😂

[@drbread665]

a good powerpoint presentation at that

[@jaxyboythepipes6969]

@@sockrteez i’ve watched your videos since you played cod keep up the good work!

[@Sussybaka-dl8ne]

@@sockrteez you sound like that one gamer teacher

[@davisjohnson5688]

I hate it.

[@purplehaze2358]

I love how its secondary attack is literally just a recolored forbidden dustdevil that moves.

[@Mukuta_Pavlov]

WoW mounts in a nutshell.

[@gigantskiced3907]

How do u even use it on mobile?

[@DEERCRACKERLOVER]

It's important to reuse existing sprites for resource efficiency, in Development

[@purplehaze2358]

@@DEERCRACKERLOVER Save for like, two other examples total, Terraria doesn’t really reuse sprites. Which makes the examples of sprite reusage stand out all the more.

[@doritos4956]

@@gigantskiced3907 mobile has two buttons for right click and left click

[@aquaticstarr4607]

I think the brand of the inferno also deserves a mention; for a broadsword it has very high base damage for the point at which you get it, higher than even the excalibur and of course the parry mechanic is really useful

[@alexedc2777]

The problem is that it’s just impractical for most enemies

[@aquaticstarr4607]

@@alexedc2777 As far as broadswords go it’s really good For like true melee and stuff (which I like far more than regular melee)

[@alexedc2777]

Dang you’re a god at this game, I respect it.

[@aquaticstarr4607]

@@alexedc2777 Heh thanks, true melee is hard but very fun I’m not that good though… I haven’t even done a master run yet (though I probably could without too much trouble, not on true melee tho lmao)

[@verestoyjanos5013]

@@alexedc2777 i did a true meelee playtrough once (im not a masochist so I only used meelee weapons that don't fire projectiles, like swords, spears and flails, or weapons what fire projectiles on impact like the bladetongue or horseman's blade, and all that on expert mode) and this weapon helped me kill prime, destroyer, plantera, fishron and golem (I switched to the keybrand after that). But this weapon is a beast.

[@kinnie3221]

Bonus hints for the Old One's Army event 1) it can go all the way up to 121 blocks to either side of the centre. 2) placing a platform ~20 blocks above the main arena gives your sentries a perfect position for targeting wyverns 3) using the flameburst rod and the lightning aura rod, alongside items like the clinger staff, can basically put in a huge killzone near the crystal, and can easily destroy almost all of the low-tier goblins of the invasion Good luck and happy grinding :)

[@justanxr2506]

This staff is maybe 80% worth it I’d say. It is very powerful and incredibly fun to use. The only downside is farming the Old Ones Army, though I don’t mind because I love that event.

[@youtubejustletmegetthelong6219]

Finally someone that also likes it

[@turantuladom9968]

Same here, Old One’s Army has always felt like a nice break from regular gameplay to me

[@cheesymeatball174]

ooa farming can be made much easier with boulder statues anyways

[@connerkuryluk193]

It's also a breeze with another player to help you. Me and my brother are starting to grind out the old one's army, and having him makes the event ten times easier

[@flipperjr.3822]

Tip for flying enemies in the old one's army: Make a second, raised platform for you to put some of your ranged sentries (ballista and flameburst tower) on. Sentries on ground level tend to miss a lot more frequently when aiming up at flying targets, so having them be raised up to equal height will make them hit more reliably.

[@dawolfmaplays5997]

I can see that for the flamebursts, but the ballistae? Then they can't take advantage of their piercing.

[@imnash8711]

No matter how many times i see the title animation at the beginning of your videos, it always feels satisfying each time

[@imnash8711]

Its really simple but it does immideately get me into "its a sockrteez video" mood i can't explain it

[@sadye.]

and also informative.

[@irisstarsterio8960]

I just want to say I highly appreciate these very frequent quality Terraria videos, super good for the rate you're putting them out. Please don't burn yourself out though! Also, this is the first time in recent weapon I've discovered a weapon I've never seen before, mages never talk about this.

[@TaBunnie]

People who do the Old One's Army event are only after Betsy's Wrath. Most weapons and gear from the event are really underrated and they can still hold up even past Plantera.

[@Space_Potat]

1:52 wow, this shader indeedly makes for some quite epic moments

[@Attaboyla01]

I learn so many new meta items from these videos, thank you

[@nethaura4922]

Underrated youtuber

[@centurion-gaming9334]

This weapon is in my experience useful from the moment you get it to post Moonlord simply because of the knockback, but it has some pretty good damage for mid hardmode.

[@henrybarron1191]

I prefer using the Crystal Vile shard because it can do the same thing to the Destroyer, but it is far easier to get. You should do a video on it!!!

[@maxgoose707]

babe wake up, new sockrteez upload

[@ahmedhlmey8137]

Sock please make a video about the pulse bow, this weapon is so powerful and it depends on luck of getting it because it is sold from the traveling merchant after plantera for 45 gold which is very cheap compare of its power and I think that I only got one that my traveling merchant selling it

[@doozy5184]

As a mage myself I never do the old one's army, shame I was missing out on a really good weapon My recommendation for another good weapon is the crystal storm, it's got low mana usage and is great against enemies without knockback immunity, you can stun-lock those nasty tortoises really easily with it.

[@timebro9004]

Some will say that it is difficult to get it, someone will say it is easy, but in my experience the boss who needs to be cleared can get stuck in the hoik, which is why I consider him even easier than a dark magician. To be honest, a very intriguing weapon showcase

[@TheLittleBean1705]

At the time i am watching this, this video has 11k views. Got uploaded 1 hour ago and has 1.1k likes. This just proves that you are the number 1 sockrteez

[@Panaramics]

There are many ways to cheese OOA, one of my favorites is the platform replace hoik, where the mobs cannot go past the hoik, so your only problem is flying enemies

[@notfrosy]

Yet another great scokrteez video explaining some lesser known items in terraria

[@Gnurklesquimp]

It's also just fun with it's unique type of attack, only thing that'd make it more fun is if it's wind picked lighter enemies up and kept them tethered to the tornado, but the knockback works too.

[@rubub8455]

I always looked at the sprite as one of those hammers used when you eat crab and I can never look at it as a staff

[@supsup8809]

hey sock, love your videos about the underrated weapons in terraria! do you think you could try looking into some weapons from popular mods like thorium and calamity? i think it would be a good way to introduce many players to modded terraria as well as some unique and creative weapons!

[@dangductran2926]

Tip: with a flat arena, 2 wood and a hammer, you can literally cheese every ground enemies in the OOA event. Here is how to do it: place the wood block down, hammer it to make a holk (inverted slope), then block swap it with a platform. Repeat with the other side. Make sure that the holk platform push you away from the crystal, and that's it. Since OOA enemies ignore platform, they will try to walk pass the glitched platform, and get pushed back. You still have to deal with air unit though.

[@Cmon_]

Helpful! Thank you

[@radityaviqanafnandra7467]

"You need to defeat at least 1 mechanical bosses" **shows himself fighting the twins** Magic harp: am i a joke to u?

[@virajl5754]

4 sho worth it. I got it late hardmode, and I realized what I was missing out on. Not only does it shred plantera, but it is stupidly powerful on the pillars.

[@raidcrhonos]

Never got to use it so I didn't even knew how it worked but I'm definitely interested now

[@maxwell2162]

I feel like I don’t hear enough praise for the venom staff. This weapon carried me all the way to the cultist, killing fishron too, from the mechs. It’s got a small usage timeframe I guess, but its infinite pierce, venom debuff, and high damage makes it my go to.

[@Starfloofle]

Wait... Venom staff infinitely pierces? What the heck? lol that's not exactly an attribute I'd expect of a weapon that inflicts a debuff on hit

[@dava8058]

Sockreteez : here's why you should use this weapon in your next Terraria play Me : that weapon exists?!!?

[@Eranderil]

Try using the right turret. The ballista turret, specifically. There's literally no excuse to use any of the other ones. Let's start at 'infinite piercing' and end at 'highest damage.' It's the only one worth using for crowd control. (Might be edge cases for the other sentries OUTSIDE the event, but not worth the defender medals.) Using any other turret rod/staff/cane is functionally doing the DD event in 10x difficulty.

[@benkarelis9481]

finally someone that appreciates one of my favourite weapons for its hidden power

[@nox_luna]

armys a little better if you make the floor from conveyors, just bring all the loot to the middle and have some long ranged stuff to deal with the portals, post golem i load it up with actuator'd traps and that makes it way better.

[@bunx2021]

I absolutely Agree, The tome of wisdom is amazing weapon. However obtaining it was a full blown adventure in my case, master mode really treats the Old one's army like a toy. Obtaining this Item unlocked my brain's full potencial of thinking. But its good.

[@hrznfr]

Tbh, I usually use the Super Star Shooter on Destroyer whilst it is is it’s clump, allowing me to decimate the boss in just a few seconds

[@seefolt11]

I didn't know this existed until now

[@axii2k]

i only learnt of its existence the other day when farming for betsy's wings

[@joejoe-cs8ct]

i really like the weapon, but the thing is, OOA kinda sucks and is a chore to do

[@nyxiis624]

i used this weapon on my Calamity Play and dang it's good even there

[@necron8992]

Babe wake up new socktreez video just dropped

[@dustee7553]

Khaios used this weapon during his terracorps server and called it the staff of infinite cheese lmao

[@Emporio_of_Light]

fr, this weapoj is so good

[@zachlewis9751]

I like doing Old One's army but it's scaled a little weird. I feel like the armor is perfectly placed, but the weapons should be obtainable the tier before. The first armor set should be post one mech boss, but the first weapons should be post WoF. They quickly get out paced by other weapons and are too difficult to get to be worth it.

[@freakyuncster]

The day when sock stops uploading because he has gone through all of the weapons 😢

[@sockrteez]

*laughs in Calamity*

[@freakyuncster]

@@sockrteez NOOOOOOOOOO 😂

[@joha_21]

I like that weapon previously some weapons i didnt even use But this weapon really makes destroyer an Eater of worlds

[@vizthex]

damn, i was all excited and then i heard "old one's army" and immediately dipped.

[@Zakkarypillow]

Honestly some of the tier two dungeon defenders 2 weapons are really underrated; the first weapon that comes to mind is the Phantom Phoenix.

[@ontop64]

Great video ❤

[@iminthemajority8948]

Didn't even know this existed, definitely use it next playthrough

[@4l64n14n]

3:03, The same thing goes for star and super star cannons, hit the bundle a few times, and its dead.

[@madness8897]

i always go for tome of wisdom, not grinding for it alone. as i always farm for the late game old ones army to get the betsy staff, and for that i need the medals and sentries.

[@ystarthenubert3962]

I actually heard that this weapon can annihilate the twins in under seconds if you spam the tornado on them

[@privatefeetpics7415]

You should make a video about the Blood Rain bow (pre-hm version of the Daedalus Stormbow), or the Paintball Gun, the drop from the Painter NPC

[@lennic]

ngl more weapons should have secondary effects

[@impurple1203]

i love the old ones army the sentries, the drops, betsy, the mini bosses, its just great all-round. But the weapons are the best BEST part about this mini game. Every play through i do i just try to massacre the old ones army for all its worth.

[@Charysm]

FINALLY A GOOD TERRARIA VIDEO. (Duke fishron sucks)

[@masayozzy6498]

You really should cover Nettle Burst here. Its really powerful considering the type of weapon it is. Its really underrated!

[@DacuberTM]

Seeing as you need to defeat a mech boss in your world, I'd say most people would go for the destroyer already. Once you have a safety box defeating him is rather easy.

[@VrangelPro]

Он очень дизбалансный, поэтому его можно использовать даже в модах, таких как Calamity.

[@susata5123]

Стоп, автор канала знает русский ?

[@VrangelPro]

@@susata5123 В KZbin есть встроенный переводчик.

[@ranulfoyap1192]

@@susata5123 with the help of the built-in translator in youtube, I can understand the comment ;)

[@jaxyboythepipes6969]

@@ranulfoyap1192 true

[@EstoVRhorror]

For me I found something that makes the old ones army so easy and I played with my friend we fought the destroyer and since he had double hp he was op but let’s just say the tome of infinite wisdom shredded him

[@Justsomeaverage]

Sockrteez do you know what is more amazing *ice sickles*

[@Skajsnsiiskwbdhr]

Nice

[@nightbon19873]

Mobile can't use secondary abilities/attacks, as it hinders them too much, and on consoles it requires an extra keybind that could be better suited used elsewhere.

[@lks19]

when 1.4.4 launches, I think it's gonna be slightly easier to get the tome of infinite cheese due to the old one's army changes

[@staliniumsimulator1084]

At this point i'll try my luck with duke

[@GreparsYT]

Man, I hate doing the old one's army. I takes way too long to be a route I would want to take to get any weapons. I'd rather fish or use a mob farm

[@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions]

Is it long though? It takes me a flat 7 minutes to go through all seven waves, and that time could be cut even shorter when the next update comes where you can skip the cool down between waves!

[@GreparsYT]

@@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions It at least feels very long, even if it may not be. My most disliked event in the game for some reason, I can't quite pinpoint why.

[@ChildDevourer83]

One of my fav weapons finally brought to light

[@fracturedemperor]

old one’s army weapon, point eradicated

[@RandomSillyFella]

I recommend you do old ones army tier two with sanguine staff and sergeant united shield

[@AdroSlice]

I used it in my last playthrough, not knowing it had a secondary attack... My wisom appears to be quite finite.

[@dinobachini568]

My favourite youtube channel!!

[@thepotatoe101]

still pushing for the video on the harpoon, ko cannon, and anchor. harpoon is very good at crowd control, but suffers against flying enemies and distance

[@kye741]

When I play terraria I usually focus the terra blade and always have, mini shark and mega shark and that’s basically the extent of my knowledge for terraria however I got the crystal serpent and life drain on mobile that they’re terrible crystal book was better than both combined and I find mage exhausting anyway

[@thatguywhoplaysvideogames]

Old one's army event is hard but the weapon drops are worth

[@Man_Who_Found_Peace]

so we aren't gonna talk about the most replayed part lmao

[@almondbread8255]

Weapons from old one's army are all cool and pretty strong But the problem is that you have to do the event

[@Poptert48]

Ah yes the old “use it on the destroyer” check

[@arctic_art81]

I'm kinda surprised I didn't see a comment (purposefully) calling it the Tom/Tomb of infinite wisdom

[@Red_Frog69]

There should be a gif of the tome of invite wisdom 2 shotting the destroyer

[@ataberkdedemen9802]

So, Deadelus Stormbow + Holy Arrows vol 2

[@doctorf5688]

Tornado gaming.

[@neam7695]

I wish more mage weapons had a secondary attack- it'd make sense and give the mage class a better identity

[@isaagamerplays]

You have said the name if this weapon wrong. It is the tome of infinite cheese. Also, hello fellow terraria enthusiasts.

[@buttoncomics7046]

do a video on the games most OVERLOOKED accessory (The Panic Necklace)

[@toastyboi8737]

I have zero knowledge of this, i haven't played terraria since 1.2, so pls be gentle in explaining I get that terraria has so many weapons to count, but what's with the character classes? Wouldn't a more diverse arsenal be better than just having exclusively swords, guns, or staffs in your inventory? Also how do these classes work? When you choose the range class for example, you can't get melee or magic weapons? Or you still get them, but can't use them?

[@felixflorb9051]

your confusion honestly isnt misplaced, people treat the four classes really rigidly sometimes. The classes are only seperated by "damage type" guns and bows do ranged damage, swords and yoyos do mele damage for example. The classes are chosen by the player as they find weapons they like. the damage type can be increased with certain accessories, and no weapons are barred from the player at any point in the game. "Hybrid" classes are very common! using multiple types of weapon is very beneficial. "pure" classes are typically a self imposed challenge to only use weapons of one damage type. Hope this helps! if you need clarification I'd be happy to provide :D

[@PrimordialGoated]

You actually can run a multi class, but mostly armor set bonuses is focus on a single class. Also, a lot of people wanna save the time by not making different spesific class armor, accessories, buffs, and weapons. Besides, a lot of people love the challenge of sticking to one class the whole playthrough

[@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions]

Basically, with some exceptions, most armors grant bonuses to just one of four variants of attack damage (Melee, Ranged, Mage, and Summon) and it is found better to use weapons that benefit from these bonuses unless it is a "support weapon" that Inflicts a desired debuff or increases you life regeneration!

[@toastyboi8737]

That makes sense, thank you florb, triananta, and excalibeon , maybe i should get back to this game some time, see all the new stuff they got.

[@PrimordialGoated]

@@toastyboi8737 yea once 1.4.4 drop you should give it another try ! Re-logic adding a LOT of quality of life stuff

[@fantastico_o]

id get the tome to speedrun destroyer and duke and get the bubble gun

[@homerosz97]

I haven't played much since 1.4 dropped but is it still possible to cheese the Old one's army? I remember there was a cheese with hoiking the crystal behind one of the portals and putting your turrets on a block that you actuate so it falls down to the other turrets (I used the Explosive trap to stack like 30 on top of each other, one shotting everything lmao) which is usually not possible.

[@bulilitco2286]

The most replayed part shows truly how great society is

[@intrusivethoughts3601]

I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE THINGY FOR PAINTING THE WALLS

[@helge5565]

A great weapon that can be obtained early smile😊 You need to do the OOA 💀

[@yuriiarama9578]

Ah yes *Flairon* my favorite *MAGE* weapon. 3:18

[@SamashMora]

Wow in all my hours of playing i have never come across this weapon

[@xemur8540]

Shadow flame hex doll carried during early hard mode Would recomend

[@spazztic6172]

In my opinion I don't think the grind is really worth it just to once again chease the destroyer. The weapon does decent DMG but if you want to get it you would need to beat OOA earlier than recommended considering the HP the ogre and other things have in the event

[@RoPEK123xd]

I agree, if you have the crystal serpent already, you might as well go for queen slime and duke fishron and obliterate hardmode. That weapon is a valid choice vs duke and you can get it pre mech

[@Rain-qg5qc]

"Requires the old ones ar-" Nope I'm good, too much effort for something I'll only use up to Plantera, which is easy anyway.

[@21stcenturyschizoidman61]

I heard many times about how good this weapon is against the destroyer and other stuff. But imo it's not worth the effort. Poor metalic hose is getting enough bullying without it. I'd rather stick to conventional pre mech boss or post twins weapons that don't perform much worse. I've beaten oaa only once during my summer playthrough to get betsy stuff for extra armor strip. And i could beat it only with summoner. Words can't describe how unfun this event has been every time i tried to complete it since the very launch

[@PotaDOH]

What weapon DOESN'T cheese the destroyer?

[@sherlockholmes3317]

I've got the spirit flame on mobile ....it wasn't as powerful as I'd hope .....too much wait for the flames