What is the Best Reforge for Abigail’s Flower in Terraria?

The best reforge for Abigail’s Flower in Terraria depends on whether you are in Pre-Hardmode or Hardmode. However, for the most part, the best reforge is going to be either Mythical, Furious, or Godly in Pre-Hardmode, and Mythical in Hardmode due to its versatility. Though, Ruthless is an option in Hardmode for maximum summon damage, it sacrifices other important benefits provided by Mythical.

It’s important to understand that Abigail’s Flower is unique among summon weapons as it actually gains strength after the transition to Hardmode. This means the optimal reforge strategy might shift slightly once you defeat the Wall of Flesh. Let’s break it down for both phases of the game:

Pre-Hardmode: Mythical, Furious, or Godly

In Pre-Hardmode, the damage difference between Mythical, Furious, and Godly is negligible, meaning they all increase its damage by the same amount, due to the flower’s low base damage. This is because all damage-improving modifiers of +10% or greater have the same impact when base damage is so low. Here’s why these are the top choices:

• Mythical: This modifier offers a balanced mix of benefits, providing increases to damage, knockback, speed, and mana cost reduction. While the mana cost reduction isn’t crucial for Abigail’s Flower, the increase in both damage and knockback makes it a very strong overall option. This modifier will give you the best all around boost to this unique summoner item.
• Furious: This is a damage-focused modifier that boosts damage and crit chance. While Abigail’s minions cannot crit, the increase in damage is always welcome. If you are looking for the maximum damage, go for this one.
• Godly: This modifier focuses on pure damage output. If all you are looking for is damage and don’t care about anything else, this is a solid choice. Godly and Demonic provide the same damage boost, but Demonic has an unwanted knockback penalty.

The Ruthless modifier, while damage-focused, is generally inferior to these three in Pre-Hardmode due to reduced knockback.

Hardmode: Mythical is Key

Once you enter Hardmode, Abigail’s Flower becomes significantly more powerful. The best modifier here becomes Mythical, since it still is the most versatile option. While Ruthless is an option for maximizing pure damage, it is at a cost of knockback and damage reduction. Here’s why:

• Mythical: Again, Mythical provides a well-rounded set of boosts. While summons cannot critically strike, Mythical still boosts the damage output and knockback. Mythical will give you the best all around boost to the flower in Hardmode.
• Ruthless: This is the one exception for when you would want to focus purely on summon damage, and you are at the point where you don’t care about knockback or mana cost. This modifier will give you the maximum damage output.

Godly and Furious still work in Hardmode, but Mythical’s versatility makes it the go-to choice.

Why Not Other Modifiers?

Modifiers like Demonic, Lucky, or Menacing don’t work as well for Abigail’s Flower due to their limited or situational benefits. Demonic has the same damage bonus as Godly but has a knockback penalty, making it a worse option. Lucky and Menacing modifiers increase crit chance and damage respectively, but summons cannot crit, and the damage difference won’t be noticeable due to the already high summon damage scaling with Abigail.

In Summary

• Pre-Hardmode: Mythical, Furious, or Godly are all great, with little practical difference.
• Hardmode: Mythical is the preferred option for its versatility. Ruthless can be used if you only want damage and don’t care about other benefits.

Choosing the best modifier for Abigail’s Flower will ensure you are making the most of this unique summon throughout your Terraria playthrough.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is Abigail’s Flower in Terraria?

Abigail’s Flower is a pre-Hardmode summon weapon that summons a friendly ghost named Abigail to fight for you. It has a very slow use time and weak knockback. It’s unique as one of the few summon weapons that get stronger in Hardmode.

2. How do I get Abigail’s Flower?

Abigail’s Flower can be found growing on grass near placed tombstones. Its spawn rate is increased in a Constant world. It breaks when mined and makes a grassy sound when destroyed. It can be found in any world progression.

3. Does Abigail’s Flower get stronger in Hardmode?

Yes, Abigail’s Flower is unique as it gains increased damage and scaling in Hardmode. This makes it a viable option even against Hardmode enemies. It’s also tied for the lowest base damage with the Blade Staff of all summon weapons.

4. How does Abigail’s damage increase?

Abigail’s base damage starts at 6 and increases each time she is summoned. It will increase by 3-4 (55%) damage in Pre-Hardmode and by 7-8 (130%) damage in Hardmode. The damage will reset if you despawn Abigail, meaning if you have max damage, and despawn Abigail, she will be back to 6.

5. Can Abigail’s Flower be lost?

Yes, the flower can fall off the map or into the ocean. However, it will reappear near the player. It also appears on the map screen, making it easier to find.

6. What is the best modifier for summon weapons in general?

The best universal modifier for summon weapons is typically Godly or Demonic, which both increase damage. However, Godly is generally preferred as Demonic comes with a knockback penalty. The difference between the two is that Godly doesn’t affect the knockback.

7. Does knockback matter for summons?

In many cases, knockback for summons isn’t very helpful as it can disrupt the flow of combat. It is best to avoid summon weapons that have high knockback, and aim for the maximum damage output.

8. What other summon weapons are good in Hardmode?

Some of the best Hardmode summon weapons include: Blade Staff, Stardust Cell Staff, Sanguine Bat Staff, Terraprisma, Morning Star, and Kaleidoscope.

9. Is the Ruthless modifier good for all summon weapons?

While Ruthless boosts summon damage, it often sacrifices other useful stat boosts, including knockback. The Mythical reforge tends to be better for overall performance for most summon weapons. For Abigail in Hardmode specifically, Ruthless is great if you don’t mind not having the other benefits from Mythical.

10. What is the best summon armor in Terraria?

Some of the best summon armors include: Valhalla Knight Armor, Stardust Armor, Spooky Armor, and Tiki Armor. These sets offer various bonuses tailored for summoners.

11. What is the best reforge for melee weapons?

Melee weapons that are swung, the best reforge is Legendary. However, for melee weapons that cannot have their speed modified, or for melee weapons that cannot have their size modified, the best is Godly.

12. Is Lucky or Menacing better for damage?

With a high crit chance (>16%), 5 Menacing becomes the better choice for average damage. But since summons can’t crit, Menacing will still always be better as it increases damage.

13. What are the best modifiers for the Terraprisma?

The best modifier for the Terraprisma is Ruthless, as it doesn’t have many benefits from the Mythical modifier. The only perk that Mythical offers the Terraprisma is knockback, which isn’t necessarily helpful.

14. How do you increase Abigail’s damage other than reforging?

You can increase Abigail’s damage by using summoning armor, accessories, and by summoning her repeatedly to increase her base damage. The Sisturn will boost Abigail’s experience gain, making her get her damage scaling faster.

15. How to make Abigail’s Flower spawn more often?

The flower will always spawn if there is a tombstone on the grass nearby, though it is rarer in standard worlds, and more common in a Constant world.