Bee Keeper

Bee Keeper

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	30 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 22 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (Melee)
Knockback	5.3 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Summons killer bees after striking your foe Small chance to cause confusion
Rarity	03*
Sell	2 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 54 SC (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Confused
Debuff tooltip	Movement is reversed
Chance	90%
Duration	2 seconds

Projectile created

• Bee
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1123
• Internal Buff ID: 31
• Internal Projectile ID: 181

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Queen Bee Queen Bee	1	33%
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (Queen Bee)Treasure Bag (Queen Bee)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	33%

The Bee Keeper attacking a Target Dummy, while inflicting the Confused debuff and summoning bees upon hitting a Skeleton.

The Bee Keeper is a pre-Hardmode sword that has a 9/10 (90%) chance of inflicting the Confused debuff to damaged enemies for a 2-second duration and summons 1–3 friendly bee projectiles per enemy struck. The bee projectiles deal 1/3 (33.33%) of the weapon's base damage ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 10 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 7 base damage), and have an additional 1/2 (50%) to deal 1 extra damage. Friendly bees will home in on their closest target and pierce an unlimited number of enemies before dissipating after a 10-second duration, after ricocheting off solid blocks three separate times, or immediately upon contact with water or lava. The Bee Keeper has a 1/3 (33.33%) chance to drop from the Queen Bee.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Zenith(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Terra Blade Meowmere(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Star Wrath(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Influx Waver(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The Horseman's Blade Seedler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Starfury Bee Keeper Enchanted Sword Copper Shortsword	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Notes

• With the Hive Pack(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) equipped, there is a 1/3 (33.33%) chance for one extra Bee to spawn, and all Bee projectiles have a 1/2 (50%) chance to be converted into Giant Bee projectiles, which always deal 1–3 extra damage, have a knockback of 0.5 (Extremely weak), can pierce enemies or ricochet off solid blocks 4 times in total, fly noticeably faster, and last 11 seconds. Both kinds of bee projectiles will dissipate immediately on contact with water or lava.
• Armor penetration effects (from both the Shark Tooth Necklace and the Sharpening Station) also affect the damage done by the summoned bees, granting bonus damage to all hits from them too.
• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The Bee Keeper is capable of autoswinging.

Tips

• Using the Bee Keeper on worm enemies will release many bees if they move right through the sword's swinging area.
• The Bee Keeper can be useful even in Hardmode because of its ability to inflict Confused and deal decent damage at the same time, especially with the bees.
• The friendly bees are very helpful for crowd control, as they can not only finish off enemies damaged by the sword but severely hurt or kill any other enemies in the vicinity.

Trivia

• The Bee Keeper is the only pre-Hardmode weapon that is capable of inflicting the Confused debuff. While the Brain of Confusion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) can also inflict the debuff, it is an accessory.
• The Bee Keeper's name is a play on the real-life profession of the beekeeper.
• Despite the item tooltip stating the sword has a small chance of causing confusion, it has a 9/10 (90%) chance to do so, which is comparably large.
• The Bee Keeper's Confused debuff strangely works on other players, despite most weapon-inflicted debuffs normally being disabled in PvP.
• Despite the Falcon Blade having a higher rarity, the Bee Keeper is superior to the Falcon Blade in all ways, including sell price.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4.8: Spawned bees can now crit based on melee critical strike chance.

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Damage increased from 26 to 30.
  • Sprite updated and size increased. Old sprite:

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Damage increased from 24 to 26.
  • Use time decreased from 22 to 20.
  • Knockback increased from 5 to 5.3.
  • Now autoswings again.

• Desktop 1.4.0.3: Now used to craft the Zenith.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Sprite updated. Old sprite:
  • Damage decreased from 26 to 24.
  • Use time increased from 20 to 22.
  • Knockback decreased from 5.3 to 5.
  • Is no longer autoswing.
  • Sell value increased from 54 SC to 2 GC.

• Desktop 1.3.0.4: Fixed Bee Keeper producing its effects on dummies.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Damage increased from 22 to 26.
  • Now has autoswing.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.