The Baby Finch's sprite is most likely based on a common chaffinch.The game doesn’t hold your hand, which is part of the fun. Cornering an enemy with a Baby Finch will result in very high DPS. Terraria is an awesome game that can be very confusing for beginners.Rapidly summoning Baby Finches onto an enemy can be helpful if the Baby Finch is not actively targeting it.Alternatively, the player could replace the Finch Staff completely with the Slime Staff, although it is incredibly unlikely to drop and relies heavily on luck. If the player is attempting to use only summon weapons, it is usually a good idea to use the Finch Staff to farm for the Leather Whip (which will increase the damage both the player and Baby Finch do), before attempting to fight bosses or explore more challenging areas, such as The Crimson/ The Corruption or Underground Jungle.Despite reaching relatively high speeds, the Baby Finch has difficulty turning, and may often fly in circles while trying to charge targets.Baby Finches do not target enemies without a clear line-of-sight, even if they are targeted with ⚷ Interact.Unlike other summoning weapons, a Baby Finch is summoned when the player spawns without needing to use the staff if it is in the inventory.However, the nest sprite appears instantly when the first Baby Finch is summoned. Some tips will represent opportunities for 'sequence breaking', by gaining equipment slightly in advance of the 'usual' timing. It will give tips for control of the transitions in the game, and note key items to craft or find (beyond the next tier of weapons and armor). The Baby Finch will always be summoned at the player's cursor it will have to fly to the player's head before nesting. This page summarizes the game progression.Unlike most other summon weapons, its best possible modifier is Mythical because both the Mythical and Ruthless modifiers only raise its base damage to 8 due to rounding.

When multiple Baby Finches are summoned, they will all be visible on the player's head. While the Baby Finch buff is active, a nest appears on the player's head, in which the Baby Finch will rest when not attacking. The Finch Staff is a starting item for Journey Mode characters, and can be found in Living Wood Chests within Living Trees in all modes. Like other minions, the summoned Baby Finch is invincible and follows the player for an unlimited amount of time, unless the player dies, summons a replacement minion, cancels the buff, or leaves the world.

It attacks by flying towards enemies and dealing contact damage. The Finch Staff is a pre- Hardmode summon weapon that summons a Baby Finch minion.

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