The Horseman's Blade



The Horseman's Blade is a Hardmode, post-Plantera sword that summons homing pumpkin heads upon hitting an enemy. It is a rare drop and despite it being called Horseman's Blade, it drops from Pumpking, a boss from the Pumpkin Moon event, not the Headless Horseman.

Tips

 * Attacking large segmented enemies such as the Destroyer or Wyvern with the blade will cause many pumpkins to spawn and attack.
 * Using an automatic Statue farm, you can kill the statue-spawned enemies with the Horseman's Blade to make pumpkins spawn and attack other foes, which is especially useful while fighting bosses and during the Pumpkin Moon and Frost Moon.
 * Because the pumpkins home in on enemies, this weapon is useful in many situations, such as attacking large groups of enemies in the Dungeon.
 * When comparing to the Terra Blade, the Horseman's Blade's very strong knockback and homing projectiles compensate for its slower, less-damaging swing.

Trivia

 * It was the third strongest sword in the game prior 1.3.0.1, being beaten only by the True Night's Edge and the Terra Blade by 13 base damage.
 * The Horseman's Blade (and the Headless Horseman enemy) is a reference to the Headless Horseman featured in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820) by Washington Irving. In the story's climax the main character is chased by the Headless Horseman that ultimately throws his head at him, the head afterwards revealed (to the reader) to actually have been a pumpkin. The story has since been referenced many times, as well as linked to Halloween due to Jack-o'-lanterns. In Disney's film adaption (1949) it appears as a Jack-o'-lantern on fire, which this item likewise might be a reference to.
 * The pumpkin projectiles are called "Flaming Jack" in death messages.
 * The Horseman's Blade can be considered a direct upgrade to the Bee Keeper.
 * In the Desktop version and Console version, the projectiles would still gather at Moon Lord's hands and head despite the True Eyes of Cthulhu have been summoned.
 * In the Desktop version and Console version, the projectiles would still gather at Moon Lord's hands and head despite the True Eyes of Cthulhu have been summoned.

History
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