Death Sickle

The Death Sickle is a melee weapon that is dropped by Reapers during a Solar Eclipse. Like most melee weapons of its tier, it can shoot projectiles. The 'deathly sickle' it shoots has a fair range, passes through blocks, does a slight knockback and leaves a fair amount of light. The Death Sickle can be swung automatically by holding down the attack button, similar to the Cutlass, Excalibur, Muramasa, Cobalt Sword and Phasesaber. This weapon is excellent for mining and fighting as the 'sickles' hover for a second or two when they reach maximum range. The scythes emitted from the sickle can potentially hit enemies multiple times, unlike the Terra Blade. The scythe's projectiles also have no recharge time, again, unlike the Terra Blade. The projectiles prove to be very effective against worm enemies like The Destroyer, or crowd control, such as during a Blood Moon or Solar Eclipse. For the stats it puts out, its continuous swinging abilities and the fact that the projectiles can penetrate both ground and enemy alike, it is easily one of the best melee weapons you can obtain, and is very useful even throughout late hardmode.

Trivia

 * Despite its name, it resembles a scythe, which is a specific type of sickle. These are used for harvesting grains and other crops.
 * It is comparable (both in name and in use) to the Demon Scythe, this being the less ranged, more powerful version which uses no mana.
 * The Death Sickle's projectiles are similar to main attack of the Grim Reaper in the Castlevania series.