Swords

Broadsword
The Broadsword is the most basic type of weapon. On average, Broadswords deal more damage to monsters than a shortsword per strike, but cost one more bar to make (than the shortsword) and have a slower attack speed. They swing in a wide arc over the players head, allowing you to easily fight off flying enemies and jumping Zombies or Slimes. Their long hit time also makes them particularly effective against worm enemies, as they are able to hit these many times on each pass.

Shortsword
The Shortsword is faster than the Broadsword, but not as strong. They attack through rapid stabs at the front of the player, making them extremely efficient at killing enemies that walk or stand still such as slimes, but inhibiting their usage against eyes and other airborne enemies. The Shortsword, however, also has the added benefit of being able to damage every monster in a "stack" per swing. Shortswords are crafted using 7 bars of their respective ore at an Iron Anvil. However, the range of materials they can be made of is very limited. It is advised that you don't create any of the Shortswords, as you start with one already and it should be immediately replaced with a broadsword. The Shortswords are only recommended if you are slime hunting, and there are no other reasons to bear or create one. The Shortsword is rather a waste of resources as, early in the game, iron, silver, and gold are uncommon to a starting player and can be spent on other, more useful items. There are  currently seven known versions of the Shortsword:

Unique Swords
Unique Swords include those with unique names outside the typical naming system, but also special abilities. Light's Bane is the exception in being ordinary in comparison to the other unique swords. Unique swords, with the exception of the Blade of Grass and the Breaker Blade, emit a small amount of light comparable to a torch ember upon being swung. All of the unique swords follow the Broadsword style of attacking (arc swing rather than a stab). Many of these are also exceptionally long.

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 * Ice Blade
 * Ice Blade


 * 13 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Very Fast|| || No|| None|| || At Underground Snow Biome in Ice Chests
 * Bone Sword
 * Bone Sword


 * 16 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Fast|| || No|| None|| || Drops from Skeletons
 * Bee Keeper
 * Bee Keeper


 * 22 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Fast|| || No|| None|| || Drops from Queen Bee
 * Phaseblade
 * Phaseblade


 * 21 Melee Damage
 * Very Weak|| Fast|| || No|| 20 Meteorite Bar and 10 Gem|| || Crafted at an Anvil
 * Phasesaber
 * Phasesaber


 * 41 Melee Damage
 * Very Weak|| Fast|| || No|| 1 Phaseblade and 50 Crystal Shard|| || Crafted at an Anvil
 * Blade of Grass
 * Blade of Grass


 * 28 Melee Damage
 * Very Weak|| Average|| || No|| 15 Stinger and 12 Jungle Spore|| || Crafted at an Anvil
 * Starfury
 * Starfury


 * 22 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Fast|| || Yes|| None|| || Found in Gold Chest at Floating Islands
 * Muramasa
 * Muramasa


 * 18 Melee Damage
 * Extremely Weak|| Very Fast|| || Yes|| None|| || Found in Gold Chest at Dungeon
 * Night's Edge
 * Night's Edge


 * 42 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Average|| || No|| 1 Light's Bane or 1 Blood Butcherer,1 Muramasa,1 Blade of Grass,1 Fiery Greatsword|| || Crafted at a Demon Altar or Crimson Altar
 * Breaker Blade
 * Breaker Blade


 * 39 Melee Damage
 * Very Strong|| Average|| || No|| None|| || Drops from Wall of Flesh
 * Excalibur
 * Excalibur


 * 47 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Fast|| || Yes|| 12 Hallowed Bar|| || Crafted at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
 * Frostbrand
 * Frostbrand


 * 49 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Fast|| || No|| None|| || Drops from Mimic
 * Cutlass
 * Cutlass


 * 51 Melee Damage
 * Weak|| Very Fast|| || Yes|| None|| || Drops from Pirate Deckhand
 * Keybrand
 * Keybrand


 * 55 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Fast|| || No|| None|| || Drops from Blue Armored Bones,Hell Armored Bones or Rusty Armored Bones
 * Beam Sword
 * Beam Sword


 * 52 Melee Damage
 * Strong|| Very Fast|| || No|| None|| || Drops from Armored Skeleton or Heavy Skeleton
 * Tizona
 * Tizona


 * 55 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Fast|| || Yes|| 2 Excalibur,20 Adamantite Bar and 15 Souls of Blight|| || Crafted at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
 * True Excalibur
 * True Excalibur


 * 55 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Very Fast|| || No|| 1 Excalibur and 1 Broken Hero Sword|| || Crafted at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
 * True Night's Edge
 * True Night's Edge


 * 70 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Fast|| || No|| 1 Night's Edgeand 1 Broken Hero Sword|| || Crafted at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
 * Chlorophyte Saber
 * Chlorophyte Saber


 * 43 Melee Damage
 * Weak|| Very Fast|| || Yes|| 12 Chlorophyte Bar|| || Crafted at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
 * Chlorophyte Claymore
 * Chlorophyte Claymore


 * 65 Melee Damage
 * Average|| Average|| || No|| 12 Chlorophyte Bar|| || Crafted at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
 * Terra Blade
 * Terra Blade


 * 80 Melee Damage
 * Strong|| Very Fast|| || No|| 1 True Excalibur,1 True Night's Edge and 1 Broken Hero Sword|| || Crafted at a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil


 * Note: While attacking with Excalibur or Blade of Grass, the player may not change the direction they are facing.

Continuous Attacks
The Muramasa, Excalibur, Cobalt Sword, Cutlass and Phasesabers will continuously attack when the Left Mouse Button is held down. Auto-repeating attacks like this are normally restricted to tools, and are notable as they make the weapon "automatic".

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