Dao of Pow

Dao of Pow is a Hardmode Flail, and is the strongest Flail in the game. It has a range almost twice that of any other Flail, and one of the highest per-hit damage rates in the game.

The Dao of Pow has a high probability of inflicting the Confused debuff. Confused enemies will have a purple question mark above them, and will move away from the player instead of attacking. The effect lasts for about three seconds.

Tips

 * The Dao of Pow has extremely high per-hit damage, and is available early in Hardmode, before any Hardmode Boss is defeated. Players struggling with the beginning stages of Hardmode should set out to craft this as soon as possible, as it makes Hardmode enemies significantly easier to deal with. Light and Dark Shards can be acquired most easily by taking some Pearlsand and Ebonsand and placing them yourself in a non-Hallowed and non-Corrupted area (place on top of Wood to prevent spreading of Hallow and Corruption), which will spawn the Mummies you need.
 * The purple question mark can be used to track enemies in the dark.
 * The Confused status it inflicts is useful when being mobbed, as enemies will not only be knocked away but also run away from you after most hits. It can be annoying though when focusing on one enemy, as the enemy will keep running away from you, forcing you to chase it.
 * Like all Flails, holding down the attack button and allowing it to sit on the ground where you know enemies will be passing can be useful, as it damages and knocks back enemies as they walk into it.

Trivia

 * The name of the item may be a reference to the book "The Dao of Pooh".
 * The Dao of Pow is colored black and white in a Taijitu or "Yin Yang"-style design commonly associated with Daoism.
 * The tooltip is a play on the phrase "Find your inner peace", referring to the inherent objective that Taoists should strive towards. The "pieces" may be a reference to the Light and Dark Shards used to create it. Alternatively, the name might reference the weapon's ability to rip enemies to "pieces".
 * The word "Dao" is never written by Taoists, though "Tao" is pronounced "Dao". Note: Sometimes Taoism is called Daoism - they are the same thing.
 * Considering the ingredients needed to make it, it presumably represents the dichotomy between the Corruption and the Hallow.
 * This is the only craftable Flail. Surprisingly, no spikes, chains, or other things related to Flails are required to craft it.