Muramasa

The Muramasa is a blue-bladed sword with range equivalent to roughly 3/4 of the Fiery Greatsword 's length. It deals 18 damage (21 with Molten Armor) and has a "very fast" attack speed. The Muramasa can be swung continuously by holding down the attack key. Muramasa emits a faint amount of light upon a swing, comparable to a torch ember.

This weapon can only be found in chest chests. Muramasa is of Rarity two. It is one of the four weapons that are required to craft the Night's Edge.

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It is arguably the best melee weapon in the game because of its "very fast" attack speed that allows you to inflict 40+ damage per second. In addition, its speed allows one to take full advantage of the sword's wide arc, hitting foes behind you with great frequency. This means Muramasa can be used to reliably 'kite' bosses such as the Skeletron Head. By swinging and running away at the same time, you can inflict massive damage on a foe while avoiding harm. It is arguable whether the Night's Edge takes first or second, because the Night's Edge deals 42(49 with molten armor set on) damage with "Average" speed.

If Feral Claws are worn along with Shadow Scale Armor, the Muramasa can get up to (roughly) 8 swings per second. However, because of Muramasa's speed and the low damage it does, makes it a rather hard PvP weapon. This is because players run and jump around in PvP, not stand still. Because of this, a sword like Night's Edge would be better because you only get 1-2 hits at a time in PvP with the Muramasa. Not enough to actually do anything compared to the amount of damage a Night's Edge would do after the same amount of hits within the same time limit.

Trivia

 * Muramasa is a reference to the legendary Japanese swordsmith, whose blades are said to be cursed, inspiring bloodlust in those who wield them.