Death Sickle



The Death Sickle is a Hardmode melee weapon that is capable of autoswing. When swung, it fires a spinning sickle projectile, at no mana or ammo cost. The projectile travels approximately 12 tiles, can travel through blocks, emits a small amount of light, and can pierce 4 enemies. On the, the Death Sickle has a 2.5% / (1/40 / ) chance to drop from Reapers which appear during a Solar Eclipse. On, it has a 0.4% (1/250) chance to drop.

The Death Sickle's projectile decreases in speed as it travels, and lingers in place for about a second before dissipating after stopping entirely.

Tips

 * It has somewhat low damage compared to other mid-Hardmode or late-Hardmode weapons, but the fact that sickles linger in place means that there is little difficulty in hitting single slow-moving enemies multiple times.
 * The fact it can hit large numbers of enemies makes the Death Sickle excellent against segmented enemies/Bosses like The Destroyer or event enemies that come in large groups.
 * Since its projectile completely ignores solid blocks, players can fight enemies while hiding behind block barriers.
 * This weapon is extremely powerful against bosses who can't go through blocks like Golem.
 * On the, it is a lot harder to obtain this weapon, due to Reapers being an uncommon enemy and having significantly lower drop rate than on the versions.
 * Like with any other enemy drop, Water Candles and Battle Potions are helpful when farming for the Death Sickle.
 * Death Sickle can be used for exploring caves due to its projectiles having ability to travel through solid blocks and emit dim light.
 * Equipping fire-damage items such as the Magma Stone or Fire Gauntlet makes this lighting strategy much more efficient, due to the bright sparks that will come off of the sickles.
 * The Death Sickle is a very useful weapon in the hardmode Dungeon due to its decent Knockback and projectiles being able to move through blocks. It is notably effective against Diabolist]s, [[Necromancers, Bone Lee, and even Paladins.

History
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