Enchanted Sword (item)



The Enchanted Sword is a pre-Hardmode, autoswinging projectile sword. When swung, it fires a sword-shaped projectile that costs no ammunition or mana. Both the sword and its projectiles produce lingering sparks that emit large amounts of light. The projectiles can be fired roughly every 1-2 seconds, and dissipates upon hitting an enemy or solid block.

The Enchanted Sword can be obtained by destroying the background object of an enchanted sword in stone, with a 98% / 90%  chance. Otherwise, the stone will drop a Terragrim / Arkhalis. An Enchanted Sword Shrine will always include one, and more can be found placed in random locations underground. On the, they also have a 2% chance to be found in Golden Crates and Titanium Crates.

Tips

 * If found early on, the Enchanted Sword can be a powerful early-game weapon, outclassing many pre-Hardmode melee weapons due to its decent damage and projectile.
 * Many players only search for the Enchanted Sword far into Hardmode, for the sole purpose of obtaining the Zenith. As it can be quite irksome to obtain naturally (as there is a chance that an Enchanted Sword Shrine containing a True sword, and that even a true sword has only a 98% chance of yielding the Enchanted Sword) it is suggested to grind for it from Gold crates before taking on the Wall of Flesh if one intends to eventually craft the Zenith.

Trivia

 * The concept of a sword being stuck in stone originates from the 13th-century poem Merlin by Robert de Boron, in which King Arthur was the only person able to pull a sword from its resting place in a stone. Similar themes have since appeared in other media. The action-adventure video game franchise  features a sword that must be pulled from a pedestal, and one real sword to find amongst fakes.
 * It can be considered a counterpart to the Enchanted Boomerang.