Toxophilite [East]
Terrarian
I gotta say, even though I was strongly against early-Hardmode Summoner, it does make obtaining Vampire Frog feel much more organic, like it's the next obvious Minion in the progression chain. My only concern is that this transitions seems to break down once you go to the Jungle Biome, Snapthorn feels ok, but Queen Bee's loot pool feels... less impactful. Upgrading Sharktooth Necklace still feels ok, the Armor is a given, but Hornets can likely be skipped. I still can't decide if this is a bad change, or just different... & will take some getting used to.This new gear combined with the dramatically increased drop rates makes the Vampire Frog much easier to get early on.
This is definitely fun though, might be worth the small sacrifice to balance...