Enchanted Sword (item)



The Enchanted Sword is a pre-Hardmode, autoswinging projectile sword. When swung, it fires a sword-shaped projectile that costs no ammunition or mana. Both the sword and its projectiles produce lingering sparks that emit large amounts of light. The projectiles can be fired roughly every 1-2 seconds, and dissipates upon hitting an enemy or solid block.

The Enchanted Sword can be obtained from breaking the background sword sprites shown in the above picture. An always includes one of these, and they also spawn in random locations underground. Upon breaking a real background sword sprite, there is a 1/10 chance for a Terragrim /  Arkhalis to drop instead. They also have a 2% chance to be found in a Golden Crate or Titanium Crate.

Tips

 * If found early on, the Enchanted Sword can be a powerful early-game weapon, outclassing many pre-Hardmode melee weapons due to its decently high damage and projectile.

Trivia

 * The concept of a sword being stuck in stone originates from the 13th-century poem Merlin by Robert de Boron, in which King Arthur was the only person able to pull a sword from its resting place in a stone. Similar themes have since appeared in other media. The action-adventure video game franchise  features a sword that must be pulled from a pedestal, and one real sword to find amongst fakes.
 * This reference is further strengthened by the chance to find the sword in gold or titanium crates, as another legendary sword King Arthur received was given to him by the Lady of the Lake. The two swords are often confused for being the same so retrieving the Enchanted Sword from both a stone and from a lake matches it's origins.
 * Counterpart to the Enchanted Boomerang.