The 180+ Best Melee Weapons in Terraria: Facts & Secrets (2023)

Matt

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My Favorite Items Listed:

Terraria (Wiki): Amarok

Rating:

My Rating: 6.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 43 Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 2.8
Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Amarok

Terraria (Wiki): Blue Moon

Rating:

My Rating: 6.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 54 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 6
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 75 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 45
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 12
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Blue Moon

Terraria (Wiki): Tizona

Rating:

My Rating: 6.4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 55 Health Points
Rarity: Pink
Knockback: 5
Sell-Value: 6 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Tizona

Terraria (Wiki): Katana

Rating:

My Rating: 6.3 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Good enough against hordes of enemies.
  • Highest critical chance.

Weaknesses

  • Weak knockback.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 18 (desktop, mobile, console) / 16 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 3.5
Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins (desktop, mobile, console) / 50 Silver Coins (old-gen consoles)
Buy-Value: 10 Gold Coins (desktop, mobile, console) / 2 Silver Coins & 50 Copper Coins (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Critical Size: 19%
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 22 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Katana

Terraria (Wiki): Ice Sickle

Rating:

My Rating: 6.2 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 50 (desktop, mobile, console) / 40 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Pink
Knockback: 5.5
Sell-Value: 5 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 12
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Ice Sickle

Terraria (Wiki): Orichalcum Halberd

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Perfect against waves of enemies.
  • Slightly easy to obtain upon reaching Hardmode.

Weaknesses

  • Weak damage output versus other Ore Spears.
  • Better Ore Spears exist for waves of enemies with high damage.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 46 (desktop, mobile, console) / 36 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 5.5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 65 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 4.5
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Orichalcum Halberd

Terraria (Wiki): Iron Broadsword

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Superior to most metal Shortswords.
  • Okay for low-tier enemies.

Weakness

  • Outperformed by other Broadswords.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 12 (desktop, mobile, console) / 10 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 5.5 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 3 Silver Coins & 60 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 22 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Iron Broadsword

Terraria (Wiki): Cobalt Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Decent against small groups of enemies.
  • Fastest Speed of all Hardmode Ore swords.

Weaknesses

  • Shortest use time.
  • Tricky to obtain.
  • Better swords exist for waves of enemies.
  • Weakest damage output versus other Hardmode swords.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 40 (desktop, mobile, console) / 34 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 5 (desktop, mobile, console) / 3.85 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 38 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 19 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Cobalt Sword

Terraria (Wiki): Gradient

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 49 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 3.8
Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: 20 Gold Coins
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Gradient

Terraria (Wiki): Thorn Chakram

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Inflicted debuff offers high damage potential.
  • High knockback for crowd control.
  • Outclasses most Pre-Hardmode Boomerangs

Weaknesses

  • Slightly tricky to obtain.
  • Slow cooldown reset.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 25 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 8
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 15
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 14
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Thorn Chakram

Terraria (Wiki): Waffle’s Iron

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 50 Health Points
Rarity: Pink
Knockback: 4.75
Sell-Value: 3 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 23
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 11

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Waffle’s Iron

Terraria (Wiki): Storm Spear

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 14 (spear) / 21 (projectile) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 6
Sell-Value: 30 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 28
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 3.5
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Storm Spear

Terraria (Wiki): KO Cannon

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 40 (desktop, mobile, console) / 35 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 6.5
Sell-Value: 3 Gold Coins & 50 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 28
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 15
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): KO Cannon

Terraria (Wiki): Shadowflame Knife

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 38 Health Points
Rarity: Pink
Knockback: 5.75
Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 7%
Use Time: 12
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 13

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Shadowflame Knife

Terraria (Wiki): Ice Boomerang

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Extra damage from applied debuff to enemies.
  • Offers the highest critical strike chance.

Weaknesses

  • Slightly tricky to obtain.
  • Slightly slow projectile travel speed.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 21 (desktop, mobile, console) / 14 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 8.5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 6% (desktop, mobile, console) / 4% (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 15 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 11.5
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Ice Boomerang

Terraria (Wiki): Tin Shortsword

Rating:

My Rating: 6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strength

  • Extremely accessible.

Weaknesses

  • Second-lowest damage potential.
  • Slow usage cooldown.
  • Dispensable option.
  • Better weapons of the same class exist.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 7 Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 1 Silver Coin & 5 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 12
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 4.2
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Tin Shortsword

Terraria (Wiki): Ham Bat

Rating:

My Rating: 5.8 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 57 Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 6.5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Ham Bat

Terraria (Wiki): Breaker Blade

Rating:

My Rating: 5.6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 70 (desktop, mobile, console) / 39 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 8
Sell-Value: 3 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 35 (desktop, mobile, console) / 30 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Breaker Blade

Terraria (Wiki): Trimarang

Rating:

My Rating: 5.5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • High DPS because of consecutive projectile spawning.
  • Decent cooldown rate.

Weakness

  • Slightly tricky to obtain.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 21 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 4.5
Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 11.5
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Trimarang

Terraria (Wiki): The Rotted Fork

Rating:

My Rating: 5.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 17 (desktop, mobile, console) / 14 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 50 Silver Coins (desktop, mobile, console) / 20 Silver Coins (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 31
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 4
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): The Rotted Fork

Terraria (Wiki): Tin Broadsword

Rating:

My Rating: 5.5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Superior to most metal Shortswords.
  • Okay for low-tier enemies.

Weakness

  • Outperformed by other Broadswords.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 10 (desktop, mobile, console) / 9 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 5.5
Sell-Value: 1 Silver Coin & 35 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 22 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Tin Broadsword

Terraria (Wiki): Anchor

Rating:

My Rating: 5.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 70 (desktop, mobile, console) / 30 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 8 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 30 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 20
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Anchor

Terraria (Wiki): Hel-Fire

Rating:

My Rating: 5.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 41 Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 4.5
Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Hel-Fire

Terraria (Wiki): Beam Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 5.4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 52 Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 6.5
Sell-Value: 3 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 11
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Beam Sword

Terraria (Wiki): Fetid Baghnakhs

Rating:

My Rating: 5.2 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 60 Health Points
Rarity: Pink
Knockback: 6
Sell-Value: 8 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 8
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Fetid Baghnakhs

Terraria (Wiki): Copper Broadsword

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Most accessible Broadsword.
  • Superior to most metal Shortswords.
  • Okay for low-tier enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Outperformed by other Broadswords.
  • Weakest base damage.
  • Shadewood Sword and Ebonwood Sword are more accessible.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 9 (desktop, mobile, console) / 8 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 5.5
Sell-Value: 90 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 21 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Copper Broadsword

Terraria (Wiki): Fruitcake Chakram

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Offers high knockback.
  • Good cooldown reset.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky to obtain.
  • Unreliable projectile travel speed.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 19 (desktop, mobile, console) / 14 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 8
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 15
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 11
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Fruitcake Chakram

Terraria (Wiki): Slap Hand

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 55 Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 20
Sell-Value: 5 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: 25 Gold Coins
Critical Size: 19
Use Time: 20
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Slap Hand

Terraria (Wiki): Copper Shortsword

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strength

  • Extremely accessible.

Weaknesses

  • Lowest damage potential.
  • Slowest usage cooldown.
  • Dispensable option.
  • Better weapons of the same class exist.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 5 (desktop, mobile, console) / 7 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 70 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 13
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 4.2
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Copper Shortsword

Terraria (Wiki): The Meatball

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 34 (desktop, mobile, console) / 16 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 5.5
Sell-Value: 54 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 45
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 12
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): The Meatball

Terraria (Wiki): Bladed Glove

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Fastest cooldown usage among all Pre-Hardmode Melee Weapons.
  • High DPS.
  • Perfect against waves of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky to obtain at early stages.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 14 (desktop, mobile, console) / 12 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 8
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Bladed Glove

Terraria (Wiki): Shadow Jousting Lance

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 130 Health Points
Rarity: Yellow
Knockback: 14
Sell-Value: 10 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 24
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 3.5
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Shadow Jousting Lance

Terraria (Wiki): Mythril Halberd

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Perfect against waves of enemies.
  • Slightly easy to obtain upon reaching Hardmode.

Weaknesses

  • Weak damage output versus other Ore Spears.

Better Ore Spearsexist for waves of enemies with high damage.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 45 (desktop, mobile, console) / 35 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 35 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 26
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 4.5
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Mythril Halberd

Terraria (Wiki): Bloody Machete

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Better choice than most Pre-Hardmode Boomerangs.
  • Decent cooldown reset.

Weaknesses

  • Travel movement prevents inflicting 2x damage to enemies.
  • Travel movement prevents damaging enemies behind solid blocks.
  • Subpar projectile travel speed.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 15 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 15
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 15
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Bloody Machete

Terraria (Wiki): Chik

Rating:

My Rating: 5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 39 Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 3.3
Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Chik

Terraria (Wiki): Exotic Scimitar

Rating:

My Rating: 4.9 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Perfect against small waves of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 20 Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 4.25
Sell-Value: 50 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 18
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Exotic Scimitar

Terraria (Wiki): Cutlass

Rating:

My Rating: 4.8 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 53 (desktop, mobile, console) / 51 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 3 Gold Coins & 60 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 16
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Cutlass

Terraria (Wiki): Bat Bat

Rating:

My Rating: 4.8 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Restores 1 HP on every hit.
  • Perfect against small groups of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Slowest cooldown usage.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 36 Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 5.5
Sell-Value: 25 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 45
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Bat Bat

Terraria (Wiki): Candy Cane Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 4.7 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Perfect against small waves of enemies.
  • Larger range than pre-Hardmode swords (4x7 radius).

Weaknesses

  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 19 (desktop, mobile, console) / 16 (old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 5.3
Sell-Value: 27 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 27
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Candy Cane Sword

Terraria (Wiki): Purple Phasesaber

Rating:

My Rating: 4.6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 48 (desktop, mobile, console) / 41 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 16 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Purple Phasesaber

Terraria (Wiki): Red Phasesaber

Rating:

My Rating: 4.6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 48 (desktop, mobile, console) / 41 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 16 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Red Phasesaber

Terraria (Wiki): White Phasesaber

Rating:

My Rating: 4.6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 48 (desktop, mobile, console) / 41 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 16 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): White Phasesaber

Terraria (Wiki): Yellow Phasesaber

Rating:

My Rating: 4.6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 48 (desktop, mobile, console) / 41 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 16 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Yellow Phasesaber

Terraria (Wiki): Orange Phasesaber

Rating:

My Rating: 4.6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 48 (desktop, mobile, console) / 41 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 16 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Orange Phasesaber

Terraria (Wiki): Blue Phasesaber

Rating:

My Rating: 4.6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 48 (desktop, mobile, console) / 41 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 16 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Blue Phasesaber

Terraria (Wiki): Flymeal

Rating:

My Rating: 4.6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Can damage NPCs.
  • Perfect against waves of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky to obtain at the early stages of the game.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.
  • Inflicted debuff does not deal damage.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 15 Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 5
Sell-Value: 35 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 4%
Required Research: 1

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Terraria (Wiki): Green Phasesaber

Rating:

My Rating: 4.6 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 48 (desktop, mobile, console) / 41 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 16 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Format:C

Rating:

My Rating: 4.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 39 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 3.25
Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: 20 Gold Coins
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Mace

Rating:

My Rating: 4.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 18 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 4.6
Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 45
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 11
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Ball O’ Hurt

Rating:

My Rating: 4.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 30 (desktop, mobile, console) / 15 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 5.5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 50 Silver Coins (desktop, mobile ,console) / 54 Silver Coins (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 45
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 12
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Shroomerang

Rating:

My Rating: 4.5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strength

  • Offers high knockback.

Weaknesses

  • Slightly tricky to obtain.
  • Better Pre-Hardmode counterparts exist.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 23 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 7
Sell-Value: 60 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 10.5
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Stylish Scissors

Rating:

My Rating: 4.5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Perfect against small groups of enemies.
  • Fast use time.

Weaknesses

  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.
  • Tricky to obtain.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 14 Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 5
Sell-Value: 50 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 12
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Pearlwood Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 4.4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 30 (desktop, mobile, console) / 11 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 7
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 15 (desktop, mobile, console) / 21 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Classy Cane

Rating:

My Rating: 4.2 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 16 Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 3.5
Sell-Value: 50 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 15
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Bone Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 4 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • High base damage than other melee weapons.
  • Perfect against waves of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Slightly tricky and risky to obtain.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 19 (desktop, mobile, console) / 16 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 5.5 (desktop, mobile, console) / 4.5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 18 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 22
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Bone Sword

Terraria (Wiki): Swordfish

Rating:

My Rating: 4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 19 (desktop, mobile, console) / 16 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 4.25
Sell-Value: 50 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 4
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Palladium Pike

Rating:

My Rating: 4 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Perfect against waves of enemies with low health.
  • Easy to obtain upon reaching Hardmode

Weaknesses

  • Lowest base damage among Ore Spears.
  • Better Ore Spears exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 44 (desktop, mobile, console) / 32 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 4.5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 20 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 27
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 4.4
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Flaming Mace

Rating:

My Rating: 4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 18 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 4.6
Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 45
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 11

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Terraria (Wiki): Enchanted Boomerang

Rating:

My Rating: 4 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Very accessible early-game.
  • Better overall stats vs. Wooden Boomerang.
  • High knockback potential.

Weaknesses

  • Better Pre-Hardmode options exist.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 17 (desktop, mobile, console) / 13 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 8
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 15 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 10
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Cascade

Rating:

My Rating: 4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 27 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 4.3
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 80 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Hallowed Jousting Lance

Rating:

My Rating: 4 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 90 Health Points
Rarity: Pink
Knockback: 13
Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins & 60 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 24
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 3.5
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Hallowed Jousting Lance

Terraria (Wiki): Mandible Blade

Rating:

My Rating: 3.8 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Perfect against waves of enemies.
  • Better damage than other early-game swords.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky and risky to obtain.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 16 Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 4.5
Sell-Value: 10 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 18
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Mandible Blade

Terraria (Wiki): Zombie Arm

Rating:

My Rating: 3.7 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Great against enemies with low health.
  • Offers higher base damage than Pre-Hardmode Wood Swords.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky to obtain at the early stages of the game.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 15 (desktop, mobile, console) / 12 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 5.5 (desktop, mobile, console) / 4.25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 4 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 22 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Zombie Arm

Terraria (Wiki): Cactus Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 3.6 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Great against small waves of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 10 (desktop, mobile, console) / 9 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 4.5 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 3 Silver Coins & 60 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 30 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Cactus Sword

Terraria (Wiki): Hive-Five

Rating:

My Rating: 3.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 24 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 3.75
Sell-Value: 70 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 10
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Ash Wood Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 3.5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Perfect against small groups of enemies.
  • Offers the highest base damage among all Pre-Hardmode Wood Swords.

Weaknesses

  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.
  • Tricky and risky to obtain.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 13 Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 5
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 17
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Shadewood Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 3.3 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Perfect against small groups of enemies.
  • Offers the 2nd highest base damage among all Pre-Hardmode Wood Swords.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky and risky to obtain.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 11 (desktop, mobile, console) / 10 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 6 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 19 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Shadewood Sword

Terraria (Wiki): Ebonwood Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 3.3 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Perfect against small groups of enemies.
  • Offers the 2nd highest base damage among all Pre-Hardmode Wood Swords.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky and risky to obtain for Pre-Hardmode players.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 11 (desktop, mobile, console / 10 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 6 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 19 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

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Terraria (Wiki): Boreal Wood Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 3 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Higher base damage than the wooden sword.
  • Decent against a small group of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Second weakest base damage among other swords.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 8 Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 6 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

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Terraria (Wiki): Cobalt Naginata

Rating:

My Rating: 3 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Perfect against waves of enemies with low health.
  • Easy to obtain upon reaching Hardmode.

Weaknesses

  • Lowest base damage among Ore Spears.
  • Weakest knockback among Ore Spears.
  • Better Ore spears exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 44 (desktop, mobile, console) / 29 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 90 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 28
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 4.3
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Cobalt Naginata

Terraria (Wiki): Jousting Lance

Rating:

My Rating: 3 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 60 Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 12
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 20 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: 6 Gold Coins
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 24
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 3.5
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Valor

Rating:

My Rating: 3 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 28 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 3.85
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 75 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Wooden Boomerang

Rating:

My Rating: 3 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strength

  • Very accessible early-game.

Weaknesses

  • Weakest damage output.
  • Slowest projectile travel speed.
  • Subpar knockback potential.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 10 (desktop, mobile, console) / 7 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 5
Sell-Value: 20 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 16 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 6.5
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Chain Knife

Rating:

My Rating: 3 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 12 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 3.5
Sell-Value: 25 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 12
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Rich Mahogany Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 2.5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Higher damage output than the wooden sword.
  • Decent against a small group of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • One of the weakest Pre-Hardmode Wood Swords.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 8 Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 6 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 19 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Rich Mahogany Sword

Terraria (Wiki): Code 1

Rating:

My Rating: 2.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 21 Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 3.25
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: 5 Gold Coins
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Palm Wood Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 2.5 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Higher damage output than the wooden sword.
  • Decent against a small group of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • One of the weakest Pre-Hardmode Wood Swords.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 8 Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 6 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 19 (desktop, mobile, console) / 23 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Arkhalis

Rating:

My Rating: 2 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 25 Health Points
Rarity: Cyan
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 5 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 15
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Amazon

Rating:

My Rating: 2 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 18 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 3.75
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 30 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Spear

Rating:

My Rating: 2 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 8 Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 6.5
Sell-Value: 2 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 31
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 3.7
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Wooden Sword

Rating:

My Rating: 2 / 10

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Great weapon against low-health enemies./

Weaknesses

  • Weakest damage.
  • Not a perfect choice for waves of enemies.
  • Better melee weapons exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 7 (desktop, mobile, console) / 5 (3DS, old-gen consoles) Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 5 (desktop, mobile, console) / 4 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Sell-Value: 20 Copper Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 20 (desktop, mobile, console) / 25 (3DS, old-gen consoles)
Required Research: 1
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Wooden Sword

Terraria (Wiki): Artery

Rating:

My Rating: 1.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 17 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Artery

Terraria (Wiki): Terragrim

Rating:

My Rating: 1 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 17 Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 5 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 15
Special Properties:

More Info:

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Terraria (Wiki): Malaise

Rating:

My Rating: 1 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 16 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 4.5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Malaise

Terraria (Wiki): Rally

Rating:

My Rating: 0.5 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 14 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 3.5
Sell-Value: 50 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

More Info:

Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Rally

Terraria (Wiki): Wooden Yoyo

Rating:

My Rating: 0.2 / 10

Facts:

General Type: Melee Weapon
Damage value: 9 Health Points
Rarity: White
Knockback: 2.5
Sell-Value: 1 Silver Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Critical Size: 4%
Use Time: 25
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 16
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Wooden Yoyo

Terraria (Wiki): Firecracker

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Viable even after defeating the Moon Lord.
  • Unique summon tag effects.
  • Good for exploring caves and finding ores.
  • Great against slow-hitting minions with high base damage output.

Weaknesses

  • Very weak knockback.
  • Inflicted debuff is outperformed by other whip’s debuffs.
  • 33% damage reduction penalty against multiple enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Summon Weapon
Damage value: 37 Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 2
Sell-Value: 3 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Use Time: 30
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 8
Special Properties:

More Info:

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Terraria (Wiki): Leather Whip

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • One of the two accessible whips early-game.
  • Decent against small groups of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Weakest damage output versus other whips.
  • 50% damage reduction penalty against multiple enemies.
  • Extremely weak knockback.
  • Terrible against large waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Summon Weapon
Damage value: 14 Health Points
Rarity: Blue
Knockback: 1
Sell-Value: 2 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: 10 Gold Coins
Use Time: 30
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 8
Special Properties:

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Detailed Post — Terraria (Wiki): Leather Whip

Terraria (Wiki): Dark Harvest

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Buff increases attack speed by 35%/3s.
  • Provides light in dark/night areas.
  • Great with rapidly-attacking minions than slower minions.

Weaknesses

  • Very weak knockback.
  • 10% less damage with each succeeding strike if it hits many targets in one attack.

Facts:

General Type: Summon Weapon
Damage value: 100 Health Points
Rarity: Yellow
Knockback: 3
Sell-Value: 10 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Use Time: 27
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 12

More Info:

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Terraria (Wiki): Snapthorn

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Easy to obtain.
  • Better damage versus early-game melee weapons.
  • Granted buff improves attack speed.
  • Inflicted debuff deals bonus damage.

Weaknesses

  • Extremely weak knockback.
  • Short range.
  • 40% damage reduction penalty against multiple enemies.
  • Better whips exist for waves of enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Summon Weapon
Damage value: 18 Health Points
Rarity: Orange
Knockback: 1.5
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin
Buy-Value: Not sold
Use Time: 30
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 8
Special Properties:

More Info:

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Terraria (Wiki): Kaleidoscope

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Strongest whip in all modes.
  • Best for finding caves and ores.
  • High summon tag damage.
  • Decent extra critical hit chance.
  • Great for waves of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Obtaining can get tricky.
  • Weak knockback.
  • 10% damage reduction penalty against multiple enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Summon Weapon
Damage value: 180 Health Points
Rarity: Yellow
Knockback: 4
Sell-Value: 5 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Use Time: 30
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 12
Special Properties:

More Info:

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Terraria (Wiki): Morning Star

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Exceptionally strong knockback.
  • Offers the lowest damage reduction penalty among other whips.
  • Offers the highest critical strike chance among other whips.

Weaknesses

  • Slow attack speed.
  • 5% damage reduction penalty against multiple enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Summon Weapon
Damage value: 165 Health Points
Rarity: Yellow
Knockback: 11
Sell-Value: 6 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Use Time: 35
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 8
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Spinal Tap

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Strongest Pre-Hardmode whip.
  • Easy to obtain.
  • Great against waves of enemies.

Weaknesses

  • Very weak knockback.
  • 10% damage reduction penalty against multiple enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Summon Weapon
Damage value: 27 Health Points
Rarity: Green
Knockback: 2
Sell-Value: 1 Gold Coin & 50 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Use Time: 30
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 10
Special Properties:

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Terraria (Wiki): Durendal

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Buff increases attack speed by 25%/3s.
  • Provides light in dark/night areas.
  • Second-highest amount of summon tag damage

Weaknesses

  • Very weak knockback.
  • 20% less damage with each succeeding strike if it hits many targets in one attack.

Facts:

General Type: Summon Weapon
Damage value: 55 Health Points
Rarity: Pink
Knockback: 2
Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins & 60 Silver Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Use Time: 28
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 12

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Terraria (Wiki): Cool Whip

Pro and Cons:

Strengths

  • Inflicted debuff offers tremendous damage and crowd control.
  • Cool Flake projectile has armor-penetrating capabilities.
  • Decent for finding caves and ores.

Weaknesses

  • Tricky to obtain.
  • Extremely weak knockback.
  • 30% damage reduction penalty against multiple enemies.

Facts:

General Type: Summon Weapon
Damage value: 45 Health Points
Rarity: Light Red
Knockback: 1.5
Sell-Value: 4 Gold Coins
Buy-Value: Not sold
Use Time: 30
Required Research: 1
Velocity: 8
Special Properties:

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