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 costs more one more bar to make (than the shortsword) and is has a slower attack speed. It swings in a wide arc over the players head, allowing you to easily fight off flying enemies and jumping Zombies or Slimes. Its long hit time also makes it particularly effective against worm enemies, as it is liable to hit these many times on each pass.

There are six currently known versions of the broadsword:


 * Wooden Broadsword (7 Damage)
 * Copper Broadsword (8 Damage)
 * Iron Broadsword (10 Damage)
 * Silver Broadsword (11 Damage)
 * Gold Broadsword (13 Damage)
 * Light's Bane (Demonite) (16 Damage)

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, 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.

There are currently four known versions of the shortsword:


 * Copper Shortsword (5 Damage)
 * Iron Shortsword (8 Damage)
 * Silver Shortsword (9 Damage)
 * Gold Shortsword (11 Damage)

Unique Swords
Unique Swords include those with unique names outside the typical naming system. 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, 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 stab). Many of these are also exceptionally long.

Known unique swords are:
 * Starfury (16 Damage + 16 Damage for each star, can add up to 60, uses mana)
 * Phaseblades (21 Damage)
 * Muramasa (18 Damage)
 * Blade of Grass (28 Damage + poison chance)
 * Fiery Greatsword (36 Damage + on fire chance)
 * Night's Edge (49 Damage)

Trivia
The strongest sword ingame (complete melee, no ranged) is currently the Night's Edge. The weakest sword is the Copper Shortsword, which does 6 damage, but with a fast attack rate that compensates for its very low damage.