Items Locust Staff (Minion Summon)

'Summons a swarm of locusts to aid you'

This is meant to be a unique approach to minion-style summons, focused not so much on direct damage as unique boosts for the Summoner and their teammates.
  • Each summoned "minion" joins together as a single cloud (think Stardust Dragon)
  • The cloud of locusts can freely penetrate all blocks
  • The cloud remains centered directly upon the Summoner unless directed to a target using RMB while holding the Locust Staff
  • The cloud can be returned to the Summoner by using LMB anywhere on the screen
  • When the selected target has been eliminated, the cloud of locusts returns to surround the Summoner
  • While surrounding the Summoner, the cloud provides the following buffs:
    • +2% reduction to damage taken per minion
    • +3% horizontal speed boost per minion
    • +3% jump/flight height boost per minion
    • +20% fall damage reduction per minion (5 minions completely negate fall damage)
    • Inflicts "Swarmed" debuff to enemies that come within a 10-block radius of the Summoner
  • When an enemy is targeted with the Locust Staff, the cloud centers upon the target and inflicts the "Swarmed" debuff to all enemies within a 10-block radius until either the target is eliminated or the cloud is commanded elsewhere
  • The "Swarmed" debuff works as follows:
    • +2 armor reduction per minion
    • +1 damage per second per minion
    • +0.5 health per second to Summoner per minion
Although I'd like to see this minion staff appear as post-Plantera loot within an all-new Desert Biome Chest within the Dungeon, I believe it could be placed at any point within the progression of the game, as its power scales with the number of minions a player can summon at any given time. A pre-hardmode player with Bee Armor would barely gain anything from this staff, but a player with Stardust Armor and all the right accessories would be quite powerful. Again, however, this is a summon weapon unlike anything else in the game, so who really knows what it's capable of?

Lemme know what you think!
 
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