It is quite hilarious how terrible pre-Skeletron mage is considered, despite it having one of the strongest pre-boss weapons.
Also, why does this thing only drop when I am doing non-mage playthroughs 😞
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Mage’s “bad” period ends exactly the moment you kill an evil boss. I like to choose corruption since the vilethorn is both an extra early option and a good weapon against the eater of worlds.
Once you get a meteor you are good for the rest of the game. I don’t even bother with jungle armor, i go straight from gem robe to meteor.
I even ban both zappinators and pre-skeletron demon scythe in my runs. I don’t think they are necessary and i like the extra challenge.
What mage needs the most is a reliable early game weapon that isn’t super RNG dependent, something like the cob whip summoner got. Hopefully the gem staff rework helps with that. If i was in charge of the rework i’d also reduce the amount of gems needed for both the staves and robes.
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It is quite hilarious how terrible pre-Skeletron mage is considered, despite it having one of the strongest pre-boss weapons.
Also, why does this thing only drop when I am doing non-mage playthroughs 😞
Mage’s “bad” period ends exactly the moment you kill an evil boss. I like to choose corruption since the vilethorn is both an extra early option and a good weapon against the eater of worlds.
Once you get a meteor you are good for the rest of the game. I don’t even bother with jungle armor, i go straight from gem robe to meteor.
I even ban both zappinators and pre-skeletron demon scythe in my runs. I don’t think they are necessary and i like the extra challenge.
What mage needs the most is a reliable early game weapon that isn’t super RNG dependent, something like the cob whip summoner got. Hopefully the gem staff rework helps with that. If i was in charge of the rework i’d also reduce the amount of gems needed for both the staves and robes.