What to know
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The Finch Staff comes from Living Wood Chests found inside Living Trees.
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Each Living Wood Chest has a chance to contain the Finch Staff as its primary item.
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Living Trees are surface structures; some are hollow and contain internal tunnels or rooms with the chest.
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Using a known seed can drastically reduce the time it takes versus checking random worlds.
In Terraria, if you want an early summoner start, the Finch Staff is one of the quickest ways to get a minion before fighting any bosses, because it can be found on the surface inside Living Trees.
| Topic | Quick details |
|---|---|
| What it is | Pre-Hardmode summon weapon that summons a Baby Finch minion. |
| Fastest source | Living Wood Chest inside a Living Tree. |
| Chest odds | The Finch Staff is one of the possible primary items in a Living Wood Chest. |
| Best method | Create a small world and beeline to a nearby Living Tree, or use a seed with a close tree chest. |
| Why it’s worth it | Minion follows you and adds passive damage while you mine or explore. |
Where the Finch Staff comes from
Living Trees are large tree-shaped structures generated during world creation, and many have an interior with tunnels that lead to a small room containing a Living Wood Chest. That chest rolls one primary item, and the Finch Staff is one of the possible primary drops.
How to get the Finch Staff fast without a seed
How to spot the right trees quickly
Living Trees are much larger than normal surface trees and are made from Living Wood and Leaf Blocks, making them easy to identify while running across the surface.
Not every Living Tree is hollow or contains the room and chest, so you may need to check more than one.
How to open Living Tree interiors safely
The entrance to the internal tunnels is often blocked off, meaning you may need a pickaxe to break in. Once inside, follow tunnels until you find the small room with the Living Wood Chest, then open it and check the primary item.
How to reroll efficiently if you don’t get it
If the chest gives you something else, create another small world and repeat the quick surface check. This is usually faster than doing deep exploration early.
How to get the Finch Staff fast with a seed
If you want the most time-efficient approach, use a seed that places a Living Tree chest very close to spawn so you can reach it immediately.
How to get the Finch Staff using seed
Step 1: Create a new world with the exact seed
Use this seed: 1.4.1.0.1760211124.
Keep the world small for the fastest travel time, and use any difficulty and either world evil, since the route is the time-saver here.
Step 2: Enter the world and head left
From spawn, travel all the way to the left until you reach a large Living Tree.
Step 3: Break into the tree and find the tunnel
At the first big tree, break the blocking Living Wood to get inside the interior.
Step 4: Follow the horizontal tunnel to the chest
Inside, look for the first horizontal tunnel.
Follow it to a chest room.
Step 5: Open the Living Wood Chest and take the staff
Open the chest and loot the Finch Staff.
Use the Finch Staff once to summon the Baby Finch, then keep playing normally while your minion helps handle small threats during early exploration. Once you have the Finch Staff, you can lean into an early summoner-friendly start while you gather basic gear and prep for your first boss.
