Best Calamity Summoner Build – Terraria Calamity Guide (2024)
Summoner used to be the worst class in Calamity, but as time passed and updates rolled out, it steadily became one of the fan favorites, together with melee, of course. To help you get started, we’ve prepared a comprehensive guide on thebest summoner build in Terraria Calamity. Let’s get started, shall we?
Pre Eye of Cthulhu Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
Your goal during this time should be to farm Wulfrums and craftWulfrum Armor. It’s the best armor for aSummoneryou can get this early on. Also, you’ll want to getHermes Boots,which are by far the best mobility accessory. For modifiers, I suggest2 Menacing / 3 Wardingfor a perfect balance between offense and defense. For the best weapons and other accessories, check the lists below.
Accessories
Pre Slime God Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
you may continue with the Wulfrum armor, but farming theDesert Scourgefor materials and getting theVictide Armoris optimal. Its all-around stats are simply too much better. Also, post-Eater of Worlds, you can even go for theObsidian Armor. You can also continue using the oldweapons/accessories, but you can also try upgrading to the following:
Slime God & Wall of Flesh Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
These are the last stages of pre-hardmode inTerrariaCalamity. Upgrading toBee armorfor that extra minion slot would be cool, but it’s not mandatory. Here are the extra accessories and weapons you should try to get before you fight these two bosses:
Hardmode – Pre Leviathan & Anahita Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
Summoner build progression during hardmode is fairly straightforward, in my opinion. First, you’ll want to swap out the Obsidian Armor forSpider Armor, which you can craft from the resources you get forfarming Black Recluses.
Also, you’ll get another accessory slot for consuming theDemon Heartthat you can get fromWall of Flesh’s Treasure Bag. That’ll allow us to now go with2 Menacing/4 Warding. You can, of course, switch this up however you want, but from my experience, extra survivability is more important than damage on Summoners. Anyway, here are the weapon and accessory upgrades you should target:
Pre Plaguebringer Goliath Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
After you unlock the Pumpkin Moon event, you’ll be able to farm it for Spooky Wood and craft theSpooky Armor, which gets you +4 minion slots and a massive 58% minion damage. Here are weapon and accessory upgrades you can try to get now:
Post Plaguebringer Goliath Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
After you’ve defeated the Plaguebringer Goliath, you’ll get access to crafting the best armor until post-Moon Lord, and that is thePlaguebringer Armor. It gives you a permanent unique minion, +3 minion slots, +45% summon damage, and a whole lot of DoT with the passive summons. Now, let’s look at weapon and accessory upgrades:
Post Moon Lord Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
Once you’ve dealt with the Moon Lord, you’ll be able to craft the last vanilla summoner set, theStardust Armor. It gives 5 minion slots, a sentry slot, +66% summon damage, and +30% whip range. Its defense is mediocre, though, so I advise going2 Menacing / 5 Wardingfrom now on. Here is a list of good weapons and accessories you can use from now on:
Post Providence Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
Providence is the second break point after Moon Lord and is the moment from which you’ll get more accessory upgrades and access to theTarragon Armor. It only adds 3 minion slots, but the survivability is much better. If you feel like you don’t need it, keep the Stardust on. Here are the new weapons and accessories you may get:
Post Polterghast Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
This is it. You’re close to the Devourer of Gods. Defeating the Polterghast has given us access to theBloodflare Armor, which is just a better version of Tarragon with additionalthree mines that circle aroundus anddeal 3750 (!) base damage on hit. Everything else is more or less the same, though you can switch out your weapons and accessories for these:
Post Devourer of Gods Terraria Calamity Summoner Build
Now, all that is left are the Yharon, the Exo Mechs, and the final boss, Supreme Calamitas. Also, there is the Boss Rush event and the Primordial Wyrm, which come after Calamitas. Since you’ll beswitching armor a few times, I’ll detail them below, together with the newly available weapons and accessories.
And that is it. You should now know which items are best and how to build your summoner in Terraria Calamity from minute one all the way to defeating the Primordial Wyrm and challenging the Boss Rush event. For more helpful walkthroughs and guides, be sure to bookmark thehome pageand theTerraria sectionon Twinfinite.
