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

[@Smoothbrainium]

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 :)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@Arachnewhat]

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

[@Chris-rn9zx]

You’ve definitely become one of my favourite terraria KZbinrs. Love the format you’ve settled on!

[@irisstarsterio]

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.

[@Attaboyla01]

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

[@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.

[@niranjan.-.]

The tome of infinite wisdome. Also known as the tome of infinite cheese

[@sockrteez]

Ah yes 🧀

[@Space_Potat]

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

[@tobyspeight193]

It’s so versatile, the m1 attack is perfect for single target while the m2 is perfect for groups, invasions and the destroyer

[@ever3127]

I really love Old One's Army in Terraria. There are many underestimated weapons. Some of them could carry you to Post Moon Lord stage like my personal favourite Sky Dragon's Rage. With Ballista staff and Valhalla Knight's armour set it's must have. I beated Moon Lord on master mode with this setup while my brother stayed AFK. Highly recommend to try.

[@Starfloofle]

And of course we all know about betsy's wrath, which provides one of the most ludicrous debuffs in the entire game lol

[@finn4435]

I was wondering what weapon he was gonna talk about, "maybe I'll try it out on my mage" Then he mentions the weapon I've been using, since it dropped, way more than any other magic weapon. The alt fire has knockback too! Absolutely insane getting decent knockback on magic

[@Ben-dk9sk]

Thanks for sharing! I’ve been meaning to do an expert mage run since it’s my least played class, I’ll make sure to get this once I’m done with master mode for the worthy

[@poisonouscarnage2289]

Got this on my first play trough and didn’t know what it was. Found out it’s pretty damn amazing but the fire staff you get is much better

[@notfrosy]

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

[@redendermanhd]

If you beat the twins as first mech just craft the rainbow rod instead Fast,homing projectiles that can hit one enemy up to 3 times and explodes at the last hit It literally carries you to plantera and further

[@Gnurklesquimp]

This is also one of those weapons that's just super comfy and convenient in random exploration etc.

[@maxgoose707]

babe wake up, new sockrteez upload

[@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

[@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.

[@fannimationstudiosstopmoti4114]

I accidentally discovered this weapon in my last expert playthrough and it blew me away. Certainly using it for the rest of my future mage playthroughs from now on.

[@ziIla]

Flower Pow video next pleaseeee! Good vid btw this thing is fun

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@mura7102]

i never went for this item because i didn't know it existed, that looks amazing

[@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

[@benkarelis9481]

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

[@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

[@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?

[@I_Am_The_Microwave]

I am getting this in my mage expert and master playthroughs after 1.4.4 comes out

[@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.

[@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!

[@4l64n14n]

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

[@DarkSunGameplay]

In my most recent Terraria run I defeated the Twins and immediately set out to tackle the Old One's Army. Several ogres later I finally obtained this beast of a weapon, which allowed me to obliterate Duke Fishron (and obtain the Razorblade Typhoon first time, miraculously), followed by the ownage of the rest of the game honestly. Please people, do not sleep on this weapon!

[@jaxyboythepipes6969]

I watched your videos since you played cod keep up the good work I’m a really big fan I love terraria

[@sockrteez]

Wow that’s insane! I’m delighted to hear that you’ve stuck around since I played cod. You must have been one of my first 50 subs! I appreciate the loyalty;)

[@jaxyboythepipes6969]

Yeah you should keep up the good work you’re the best!

[@pennythecadillac]

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

[@sockrteez]

*laughs in Calamity*

[@pennythecadillac]

@@sockrteez NOOOOOOOOOO 😂

[@lazy2335]

Didn't know it was so good, I normally get one after plantera when I start fighting the dd event. I'll keep it in mind for my next mage run

[@DESMal]

one weapon I discovered as a destroyer killr is the mushroom spear, that thing is insane with it's mushroom particles

[@dava8058]

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

[@b0ne_r3aper78]

It's a really good weapon for a casual playthrough and even better for a mage, but it's just so much work and if you're doing a pure magic class playthrough that the old ones army event is pretty much impossible since you don't have the sentries since they don't do magic damage. Overall it's good but a bit top out of the way to be worth it, since in the time it can take you to get it you could have gotten ether the life drain or the crystal serpent and killed most mechs already and possibly plantera as well

[@DarkSunGameplay]

Honestly such was the case for me as well until I farmed enough events to be able to purchase the Apprentice's set of armor, which works incredible well with the fire based sentries. The T2 Old One's Army was a breeze after that.

[@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

[@matteocdt5214]

oh look another weapon that turns the destroyer into the destroyed

[@sadye.]

wanna give it a shot in my next playthrough. And I like OOA event.

[@WillowLynxhelm]

Okay, I am one of the few people I know who likes the OOA event. But since I main summoner and like the stuff it has I always find it fun. But when I do it and get this weapon drop I always drop any other armor and go for the forbidden set, as not only is the mixed class style fun to me, but seeing how fast you can kill almost anything at that point in the game by combining a whip hit for tag damage increase, and the sets tornado for max damage, I'd suggest trying it out with the blade staff if you want to try, very fun!

[@Starfloofle]

I really, really wish Terraria had more mixed armor sets. They're some of the coolest ways to play the game, hands down, even if you discount their set bonuses.

[@kooluscong2260]

3:28 it's chow yun fat!

[@seefolt11]

I didn't know this existed until now

[@Arthiniann]

sockrteez is easily one of the best terraria creators right now

[@raidcrhonos]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@destinypurpley]

I just had the thought of the zenith having a right click attack that acts like the first fractal and now I want that

[@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

[@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

[@dinobachini568]

My favourite youtube channel!!

[@fish6087]

Today I did it with my friend and using the sentires it’s pretty easy and you can have a star cannon for backup just in case, the tome and armour from it is so worth it

[@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.

[@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.

[@Emporio_of_Light]

fr, this weapoj is so good

[@iminthemajority8948]

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

[@Urkikk]

use Explosive Trap sentry, placed close to portal can make OOA a breeze, if you have problem with it early on. even without set bonus it still very powerful compared to the other 3 in this event it gets mistreated for so long it even a buff despite its power.

[@Charysm]

FINALLY A GOOD TERRARIA VIDEO. (Duke fishron sucks)

[@Nox_Lunatera]

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.

[@masayozzy6498]

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

[@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

[@ontop64]

Great video ❤

[@lennic]

ngl more weapons should have secondary effects

[@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?

[@weedbunts]

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

[@axii2k]

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

[@vizthex]

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

[@staliniumsimulator1084]

At this point i'll try my luck with duke

[@Midnight-7411]

You know, I never really found old ones army hard to farm loot for, I mean sure if your going for a “pure” run it’s impossible but just… use the turrets the tavern keep sells you, and in the lower tier difficulty grind the coins then… it makes it so much easier having all the turrets you can summon just damaging smaller adds while you focus the big guys

[@joha_21]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@ShiroTheTraveler]

sockrteez what allows you to cast those shadows. Like the one of the Ogre. The ogre is blocking the sun and you can see it.

[@DodgeThatAttack]

in my last playthrough i got this drop from my first ogre and it was beautiful, i was sad to see it go

[@hgrueber38]

Didn't even realize this weapon existed ngl. Looks amazing tho. Might have to grind for it ...

[@fracturedemperor]

old one’s army weapon, point eradicated

[@ChildDevourer83]

One of my fav weapons finally brought to light

[@in_irfan6795]

The weapon itself it's amazing for multiple enemies, although we know the ooa it's really underwhelming event but some drops maybe worth it in your playthrough

[@susata5123]

Thank you for the video

[@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.

[@skyral4137]

This thing hillariously shreds the destroyer

[@osmiumforge]

Got it for the first time while playing calamity, it was my favourite for a while

[@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

[@jaxyboythepipes6969]

*I love your Vids they’re so cool*

[@ataberkdedemen9802]

So, Deadelus Stormbow + Holy Arrows vol 2

[@neam7695]

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

[@dustee7553]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@codesymbi]

Olde One's Army might be annoying But i finally found a way to cheese it! Works for all 3 tiers except for Betsy, of course