The Terraria weapon that utterly destroys bosses…

[@sockrteez]

I love how op homing weapons are against the Cultist lol

[@cookiecutter8304]

to be fair post plantera/golem power spike is so high cultist doesnt stand a chance against most weapons

[@dtaine1663]

true

[@foresty2245]

He tried to troll us by teleporting onto us but he didn't see the 23948492928430 bats chasing him

[@dj_the_warior4387]

Funny thing is, Cultist has damage resuction against homing stuff like chlorophit's bullets, which is funny.

[@Bestname-i1q]

Can you make a video about book of skulls? It is pretty good after its 1.4 buff but nobody talks about it because it used to be bad.

[@dert3rmin4tor23]

unpopular opinion but i think the time between pillar and plantera should be longer. With at least 1 or 2 more bosses before or after golem.

[@justafurrywithinternet317]

Yeah, I don't think that's an unpopular opinion. The post-plantera stage goes by very quickly, and grinding isn't as rewarding as pre-hm or early to mid hm.

[@texasred8424]

i think something that would help that immensely is making empress of light a required boss. like maybe the cultists only spawn after defeating her.

[@blackdominican3173]

@@texasred8424 You can kill eol even with pre golem gear so they should buff hear greatly if that is the case then add new weapons and since her and fishron have the same tier of loot the duke should also be buffed or have inferior loot than her

[@nightskyflyer2638]

i thenk there should be more bosses *REQUIRED* for progression

[@sandstone_joe5118]

Amen

[@ReplayKevin]

I recently did a first mage only run and absolutely lost my mind and soul until i got my hands on the bat scepter. It even made the pillars, especially the nebula pillar, relatively easy. Its a pity that it doesnt work underwater though

[@crispyfries0]

Wish if i got it on my last mage only playthrough

[@SexySkeletons69]

Does this imply that mage only is hard? I found it perfectly doable.

[@trananbinhjerry6438]

You know clorophyl and Spectre armor are op right? They shread everything

[@JohnSmith-ik8nt]

Its not that good

[@ReplayKevin]

@@SexySkeletons69 well good for you

[@darkmatter9643]

Quick fix to the plantera to moonlord problem: make empress a required boss to progress and maybe add another boss around that stage which is also not optional (optional)

[@sockrteez]

Amazing idea, I would like that!

[@Boundforever]

But empress of light is one of the most difficult vanilla fights which most casual players dont want to fight

[@jonlhetmarcalas197]

@@Boundforever i think its kinda good because the some of the boss' drops are so good. Especially the kaleidoscope or whatever its name is. Point being that, the bosss drops powerful overshadowed weapons

[@Jaydog8536]

Waffletime would hate that so much.

[@darkmatter9643]

@@Boundforever I’m a casual player who doesn’t play terraria much, empress of light isn’t that hard, at worst it will take like 20 attempts, and will also ease the players into the moonlord damage and speed instead of dropping them off a cliff, eol has a lot of choreography and that makes it one of the best bosses in the game, it would be a shame if most players never fought it, and no I’m not talking about the daytime version

[@purplehaze2358]

This man really tried to farm a pumpkin moon with nothing but a lava pit, the golden shower, a dream, and morally grey intentions.

[@xellpur]

?

[@Naokarma]

and succeeded

[@3twibles4sweetrevenge]

😂

[@resultado9643]

the many problems terraria is that the cool weapons is post plantera where it will be overshadowed by much more better weapons you can get at that point, i genuinely wish some of the post plantera weapons are pre mech and post mechs weapons (mage has the best weapon availability and variety, Melee has a slightly better weapon availability but less variety than Ranger and summoner has the worst weapon availability and variety.)

[@sockrteez]

Ikr, in a way, weapon variety got destroyed after 1.3 due to late game op weapons

[@potato1341]

agreed my dude. The game ramps up DRASTICALLY post plantera and golem. Frost moon, pumpkin moon, martians, enhanced dungeon, enhanced old one's army, empress of light, boss drops themselves and then the pillars loot. I really wish they more evenly distributed some of the stuff around hardmode or added one or two bosses after Plantera/golem to flesh out the amount of content in a similar power area.

[@namesurname371]

In my opinion it is worth making Old One's Army post-planter or even post-mechanical, because the stage at which the best pre-moonlord weapon remains only Cultist-Lunatic, which at least with a wooden bow is not difficult to beat, this weapons becomes useless, especially beat Betsy without getting the right amount of medals before that is not so easy.

[@nocturn333]

I never liked how haphazardly Moonlord was added into the progression chain. Redigit did this thing in 1.2 where they kept adding content post Plantera/Golem. Stuff like the dungeon chests, and the moons. Even Fishron was post Plantera in terms of difficulty. Even if they were optional, there was an implied progression path. Then 1.3 kind of just tacked on pillars/Moonlord after Golem without considering the previous meta. My biggest complaint with 1.4 is that it never addressed how top heavy gear have become post Plantera.

[@Haephasto]

Pumkpin moon can be summoned pre-Plantera now, though.

[@xenoticsam3299]

at this point, every weapon that sock reviewed would always now be in our inventory when playing

[@DigDig_1999]

I never liked that all post plantera items are replaced after the pillars. But the bat septer is insane, it used to have far more bars spawn too, used to be best in slot in 1.2

[@KlockoArt]

I just recently finished a mage build playthrough, and legitimately used this for the first time in probably years at this point. Used it mainly against duke fishron and jeeze it was absolutely insane. One of the easiest "at level" kills of duke I ever had. Though I do agree with the notion that it can get out paced rather quickly, because while it can be super useful against duke and probably EoL as well, both the razorblade typhoon and nightglow out perform it in basically all scenarios.

[@redundantopinion705]

You should make a video on " the boss that breaks terraria progression" or something and give your recommendation/advice on how to beat Duke fishron with the 4 main classes.

[@noahpalumbo9024]

did he purposefully kill a mourning wood with a golden shower

[@yight901]

scokreteez, the rainbow rod carried me from my first mech boss, the twins, to literal golem, then fishron. Please make a video on the broken rod lol

[@yight901]

wait nvm you already made one

[@LlamasOldAcc]

The first thing that I thought when I heard the dungeon music was spooky scary skeleton

[@SpiderJAAM]

What's also dope about the Bat Scepter is how LOW mana it consumes, 6 mana and that's without accessories or reforges that can decrease mana consumption.

[@thatonegaminglatias4345]

That's as much as a Tungsten Staff!

[@jonathantoreno5181]

Just use stellar tune it homes and deals more dmg than the bat scepter

[@shpaghettishpaghetti6219]

Your videos make me want to do a magic playthrough pretty fuckin' badly.

[@pyxelgamer]

True, this weapon is underrated. But that's for a reason. Cultist takes reduced damage from it, and Golem is so easy that you don't need to do the Pumpkin Moon before it. Plus pre-Golem PMoon is hard. You could also use it for Duke (but there are better choices), and Empress (but duke gear is better).

[@Ethan-ck6iz]

I used to love this weapon back when I played mobile terraria. But then they added the frost moon, i got the razorpine which dealt much more DPS

[@ivanespinosa246]

In my opinion the best pre-moon lord weapon is the bat scepter. Let me explain, the moon lord takes an eternity to arrive (1 minute I guess) And if in you take down the pillar that is in the left, press quick buff and start throwing bats into the air, that are slighly slower than you, you will be able to stack 1 minute of 2000 dps Before the battle even starts. That means 2000*60= 120 000 of damage (enough to take the eyes in mastermode)

[@chanceplace6057]

IMO pillar weapons should of been made post moonlord, requiring luminite (and upscaled as such) making you think about what to use against moonlord, instead of picking which out of the two options presented for your class. The sheer variety of weapons post plantera would then actually matter instead of picking your weapon to just replace immediately anyway, especially with cultists being easy enough to beat without even upgrading your weopon at all

[@nilzerYT]

sockrteez, you make the best weapon reviews. don’t stop doing what you do!

[@ManfiCat]

I remember when you had 2.5K subs. You have come so far!

[@Oween2473]

Literally found out about this weapon yesterday when i accidentally obtained it and I found it to be amazing. Great video!

[@hulias3107]

2:50 The Calamity mod has The swarmer, an upgrade to the bee and wasp gun that can be obtained right after defeating the Vortex pillar.

[@dtaine1663]

everyones gangsta till four thousand bats catch up to daytime EoL and one shot them

[@yoursusbrandon9040]

I was trying to get my hands on a horsmans blade as the final ingredient to my awaited zenith, when this dropped and I immediately threw it out because it looked bad. I beat moonlord and used the meowmere to kill the pumpkings so I thought the bat scepter would be useless. Although it's not insane for the moonlord, it would've been a really fun weapon to at least try and use for low level enemy's and bosses like EoC, King slime, and queen bee.

[@NuggetOG]

One of the reasons that so many post plantera and post golem weapons do not get used is because of how easy it is to beat Golem and Cultist. I think that Plantera is harder than both of them(with the same gear), which means that you have 0 reason to explore all of the content since event weapons just overpower every other weapon you can get. I think a simple fix would be to first, buff them both to make them actually hard(no, not just damage buffs, but AI that makes me actually think) and make EoL mandatory, while also making it more obvious on how to get the fight the boss(or make the bugs MUCH more common, I dont have to wait all night just to get 2 :/ Even truffle worms I can get in a minute at most). This makes it so people actually try to get the best weapons on tier, instead of using their post mechs, or sometimes even pre mech stuff to kill Both Golem and Lunatic cultist.

[@Zigzorark]

Me: I am The Batman! Golem: YOOO WTF!!!

[@CrimsonClaws]

2:39 “counters the illusion attack completely” as a phantasm dragon spawns lmao

[@rubendzw7495]

I love this series, would you consider doing something similar for calamity. thx

[@mosmassamsom7837]

That would actually be pretty nice! And maybe we'll get to see some new favourites!

[@thegodlycat]

the editing is very good and smooth

[@DarkVoidBeel]

Imagine your in a pvp match and you look away for 1 second and a wall of bats fly at you

[@Emporio_of_Light]

we never hear enough of this weapon tbh

[@danktank4208]

This weapon got nerfed in 1.4 and is still a ass kicker

[@yubtubthumper7982]

beating the mourning wood with the golden shower, thats a bit sus socktrees

[@icyroles]

It's actually one of my favourite weapons, and my favourite event

[@mrseaweed88]

I've used this weapon for ages and thank you for showing how op it is

[@SirGamalot]

Bold of you to assume I can beat Plantera

[@yusufamin7629]

this weapon is actually much stronger than it appears as spectre armor can help you gain an absolute MASSIVE amount of health OR damage using the set bonus

[@purplehaze2358]

-Says the bat scepter counters the lunatic cultist's illusion attack -Shows footage of him hitting the wrong cultist and summoning the dragon Something doesn't seem right here.

[@Bubster-te2mz]

Tbh I think we need a mandatory boss between Golem and the Lunatic Cultist bc late hardmode goes really fast compared to the rest of the game, and weapons like this are good example of that

[@fiddlestickjones]

Duck guy hitting us with the obscure weapons once again

[@oferloaf4695]

Right when I wake up you upload!

[@SirHamletTheThird]

Do a video on the Desert Tiger Staff.

[@Copur_]

bat scepter is a staple in mage progression in hardmode i usually go from sky fracture -> bat scepter -> typhoon i couldn't live without it

[@Finwolf29]

CONGRATS ON 40K!

[@sockrteez]

Thanks :)

[@ThatQuiteGuy_]

Hype for 1.4.4 at the end of September!!! Amazing vid on the bat scepter really is an unused powerful weapon!

[@pacifistonly]

Imo it just goes so well with the healing set of specter armor.

[@Kokonutzlz]

Here's my idea for the Moon Lord-tier upgrade to this weapon line progression: similar to the Stardust Cell staff, it would summon hordes of multiplying Star Cells to home in and attack. My thought is that it would be a captured Star Cell, so the weapon would be round and squishy, perhaps the sprite would be showing it be squeezed. Star Cells reproduce incredibly quickly, and additional magic could increase that, and honed to create a steady, bubbly stream of projectiles that home just like the Stardust Cell summons. It would scale off of Summon damage, giving a different playstyle for Summoner This is not really an upgrade, it just attacks similarly. First thing that can into my head when thinking of "Post-Moon Lord weapon". Sadly, the Nebula pillar seems like it doesn't have good inspiration for an upgrade to the bat scepter. The Vortex pillar has Alien Hornets, which fit better, but it's also Ranged-themed, not Magic-themed.

[@Redddragon]

i wonder when this guy will run out of underrated weapons

[@destroyerswin8537]

In my first solo mate run I decided for that, and it absolutely shredded the next bosses

[@Check_Vibe0]

Once I got it It stomps EoL, Golem, Cultist and Moonlord Basically all the bosses in the end game It was a must get for me in my first real mage play through and it’ll become a must get for more to follow

[@Sythll]

Back in 1.2 this was my favourite mage weapon, when 1.3 came out back in the day I always felt the nebula weapons always out shadow it

[@iamv0id202]

One of my friends dropped me this when I was still working on mechanical bosses on my world, absolutely shredded everything I came across. Combined with full mage accessories and Spectre armor, I can ruin massive crowds of enemies.

[@mysticflame5693]

Before 1.3 Bat sceptre was one of my most used armours with spectre hooded armour. It was practically infinite hp.

[@JeduJ]

his idea of post moon lord hooming weapons must be heard by re logic.

[@smokinggnu6584]

Huh. For some reason i remember the bat scepter as being a summoner item that was inferior to the Xeno Staff, which i had already gotten by the point i was doing my first pumpkin moon, and thought was entirely inferior. Brain fart, and will definitly look at getting it when i go for the Lunatic Cultist in my current run (Drunkworld mastermode)

[@hani-bea]

definitely gonna give bat scepter a chance in my next run

[@Attaboyla01]

A post moon lord of the homing magic weapons would probably shoot mini Phantasm eyes

[@ombscr3700]

Hey Sockrteez! You should really try out the Charged Blaster Cannon. It’s a Martian Madness event drop that’s super broken!

[@xX__ErectDiddyP445__Xx]

ok

[@Sunnysideanyway]

Something I have noticed is that none of the classes have much to express for themselves pre-Plantera.

[@Floppy_Trusty]

The bat septer really reminds me of the clash royale night witch lol

[@linkhyrule4065]

Bro love your videos bc i learn something new and keep up the good work.

[@killer8200]

Bat-staff ang ectoplasm armor we’ll be deadly combo

[@popocaca2174]

The Swarmer(calamity): i am stronger, i'm smarter, i'm better. I am BETTER!

[@udufbxsixn]

i think, fishron pre mech should be standard-move at least at expert dif. after that, endgame gear is already yours (wings and thypoon or flairon)

[@mathislalonde353]

I was searching a weapons for fishron, well I think I found one lmao ! Thanks !

[@chriskie101]

the item i want is something like rainbow rod but stronger and goes through walls, isn't that something mage would love to have, i mean i don't like last prism that much, and i would really enjoy a rainbow rod upgrade since its a weapon you can gain early hardmode a better version of it won't be bad

[@maxgoose707]

God i remember back in old 1.2 mobile terraria grinding so hard for this thing

[@StormerSage]

Hmm, was this changed? I think I remember when pumpkin moon first came out, this functioned similarly to the aqua scepter, firing a bat looking beam in a straight line.

[@jetman_86]

The razor pine is another really good magic weapon that’s obtained then also

[@DrMonke-ud2ms]

I guess you could say this weapon seals it in com-bat

[@bobthedeadguy7400]

Pumpkin grenade lawnchair is pretty good for the ammunition price

[@calex6007]

I never realized how op this is

[@isaiahpilcher6461]

Can you talk about that one bee gun with the hornet on top of the sniper I’ve never seen that gun before 2:50

[@aderneaker7374]

Bat scepter really helped me Kill Betsy on Expert before taking on the pillars. It’s probably the most powerful boss killing weapon until it gets replaced by the Nebula Blaze.

[@tenmonster1846]

What did you have equiped to make the bat scepter shoot so many bats?

[@udufbxsixn]

i want to know too!

[@minecraftainpjs585]

Hallowed discs next pls! They are really good for pirates and hard mode goblins!

[@udufbxsixn]

Its a bit sad but as soon as your able to grind the pumpkmoon without cheesing, you dont need any cepter anymore... This lets so many nice item go down untouched.

[@saarl]

Hello sockrteez, i recently stumbled upon a weapon which ive seen for the first time: the bloodthorn. Obtained by fishing out a crimson shark like enemy during a blood moon at the ocean. It deals about 40 dmg without buffs i think but when its earliest obtainable i dont know but i had the impression it could do somehow good when used right so i would love to hear your opinion on this.

[@4l64n14n]

Make a video on the dart rifle with ichor darts, it shreds twins, prime, and queen slime, oh, and ichor darts are so damn cheap as well, 1 ichor for 100 by hand, easily obtainable, yet its better than stormbow and other biome mimic weapons, it even beats queen slime loot.

[@raidcrhonos]

Was probably my favorite Weapon back in 1.2 As you mention, nowadays is in a kind of weird position to use/obtain

[@rextemplario1370]

In my calamity playthrough you can get it before plantera and it carried me throughout moonlord easily

[@woodman4898]

What in gods name are you doing/using to get *that* many projectiles out at the end of the video? That looks absolutely stupid fun.

[@sockrteez]

Hero’s mod lol

[@woodman4898]

@@sockrteez Cheers mate! Got the mod now, just gotta dig through and figure out how to use it!

[@warlockjuju4029]

This weapon is the most criminally under talked about weapon in the game. I wonder why but anyways it is amazing dps combined with homing makes it a pick up every time I play mage

[@englishsquidofficial]

I was just playing summoner today and I got one of these while farming spooky wood

[@mrshepp5867]

What accessoires do you recommend for the bat cepter

[@sockrteez]

All of the emblems, high magic damage is key

[@ekrangel2997]

This weapon was really good back in the day hella meta for mage

[@AidanGTV]

me : but the weapon does around 30 damage sockrteez : nah it does 200 now

[@redmustard2727]

Please do a video on your event farm, I've been struggling to farm events in my world.

[@aidanperson3601]

I like to pair the bat scepter with the spectre armor.

[@ScrewedByRNG]

How do you change the attack speed? Like how you did at the end?

[@nilsman4994]

Im asking the same question

[@anderxjw]

Me too

[@allainch.7251]

They should really either buff a decent amount of the post Plantera stuff, nothing bad with a ton of op stuff rather than a handful of useful ones.

[@cooperegan4104]

Can I recommend the snowball cannon? I used it on my switch playthrough and it took me to wof even with a bad prefix. It may be somewhat weak, but the ammo is super super cheap. It's a pretty good starter weapon if you find it.

[@cooperegan4104]

And the range on it is pretty good

[@carolcapps7722]

Wow that exists Never knew about this one

[@EzrahOwO]

i think you should make a video on the razorblade typhoon. you can get it in extremely early hardmode and it can carry you to moon lord.

[@soaringrosa]

I remember this weapons was busted during 1.2 era

[@tobyfogg5861]

Ngl i tought wheapons like this would maby work well with summoner if summoner had extra mana too what do y think ya or no

[@user-zc2ks7pd3d]

The real question is what weapon can't defeat cultist

[@retzeuq]

actually underrated content imo

[@ahmetkaya8379]

Can u make a video bout the the summon weapon that summons red bats(i forgot the name) it can carry u through the whole hardmode