Night's Edge

The Night's Edge is a high-end Broadsword melee weapon. It has an average attack speed, deals 42 damage, and has about the same reach as a Muramasa. When swung, the Night's Edge emits light similar to the Fiery Greatsword, but the effect is more subtle and does not last as long. Crafting this sword requires using a Light's Bane, a Muramasa, a Blade of Grass, and a Fiery Greatsword at a Demon Altar As of the 1.2 update, you can use a Blood Butcherer in place of the Light's Bane. It is not known if prefixes to the crafting ingredients will affect the final product.

The Night's Edge is useful against airborne enemies that are difficult to hit with faster swings, although it is not a substitute for a ranged weapon. It is also strong against heavily armored enemies relative to other melee weapons.

Before 1.1 it was the strongest sword in the game. With said update, this rank was taken by Excalibur. Despite this, it's still the strongest sword pre-Hardmode. This sword remains useful well into Hardmode, as its base damage is higher than the Cobalt Sword and Mythril Sword.

Trivia

 * The Night's Edge is the only item crafted at a demon altar that isn't a boss summoning item.

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