Guide:Crafting a Zenith

The Zenith is arguably the most powerful sword in the game. However, it has the most complex crafting tree requiring a total of 18 swords to craft, including Terra Blade materials. The raw materials required to craft it are displayed below.

Ingredients
The following materials are required to craft the Zenith.
 * 1 / 21
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * 12
 * 12
 * 12
 * 1
 * 20
 * 60
 * 30 /
 * 2
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1

Copper Shortsword
Upon creating a character (as long as it isn't a Journey mode character, in which case you'll receive the ), you automatically receive the. Should you have tossed it out however, a new one can be made with 7 (21 ). You should try to keep the old one however, as tin is not a replacement. Players with tin worlds will need to obtain copper from crates, the Extractinator, kill Slimes carrying copper ore, or go to another world that has copper.

Starfury
The is a sword that creates falling star projectiles, similar to the  found at night. It can be found on Floating Islands inside the chest. Keep in mind, though, that not all chests contain a Starfury, and not all islands have a chest. If no chests have a Starfury, it is necessary to fish for Sky Crates.

Enchanted Sword
Terraria's Sword in the Stone, the is a sword that shoots sword beams and can be found in Enchanted Sword Shrines. You'll recognize one when you see a 1 block wide shaft leading to a rainbow shaped cave at the end with 2 pools of water on each side and a sword in the middle. Enchanted Sword Shrines are rare and are not guaranteed in a World. Furthermore, a lot of the time, the sword is fake. You can tell if it is fake if the sword look dull and bland. A real one has blue and yellow with a red jewel connecting the blade and the hilt. A real sword has 90% of dropping the Enchanted Sword (item), and a 10% chance dropping a.

Should you be unable to find a Sword Shrine, you can also obtain an Enchanted Sword by opening Golden or Titanium Crates. Golden Crates can be fished in Pre-Hardmode, while Titanium Crates can be fished in Hardmode. Both crates contain roughly the same loot.

Bee Keeper
The is a sword that inflicts the Confused debuff to enemies that it hits. When it hits an enemy, it also releases friendly bees that will damage nearby enemies. It is obtained from defeating the Queen Bee, with a 33% chance of dropping.

Queen Bee can be summoned by breaking Larva inside Bee Hives, which are located in the Underground Jungle, or by using the Abeemination in the surface or underground Jungle biome. See Guide:Queen Bee strategies for more information on how to defeat the Queen Bee.

Seedler
The is a Hardmode sword that you can obtain from defeating Plantera, with a 14.29% chance of dropping. When used, it fires out seed-like projectiles, which explode into tiny shards upon a period of time or when hitting an enemy.

Plantera can only be summoned by breaking Plantera's Bulbs, a naturally spawning object that can generate after all mechanical bosses are defeated. See Guide:Plantera strategies for more information on how to defeat Plantera.

The Horseman's Blade
is a Hardmode post-Plantera sword that has a 12.5% chance of dropping from Pumpking, an event boss that spawns during a Pumpkin Moon. It spawns pumpkin heads that home in on enemies after hitting an enemy.

The Pumpkin Moon can only be initiated by using a Pumpkin Moon Medallion. See Guide:Pumpkin Moon strategies for more information on how to survive a Pumpkin Moon and defeat Pumpking.

Influx Waver
The is a Hardmode, post-Golem sword that has a  16.67% (1/6) chance (11.11% (1/9) chance in  Console and Mobile versions) of dropping from Martian Saucer, an event boss that spawns during Martian Madness. When used, it fires a sword beam projectile that after hitting an enemy, can return up to two times to attack the same enemy or other nearby enemies.

The Martian Madness event is initiated when a Martian Probe detects a player and is let to escape. See Guide:Martian Madness strategies for more information on how to survive Martian Madness and defeat the Martian Saucer.

Star Wrath
The is a Hardmode sword that has a 11.11% (1/9) chance of dropping from the Moon Lord. Whenever it's swung, three falling star projectiles shoot out from above towards the cursor's direction, dealing double the sword's base damage. The projectiles produce light and can pierce.

The Moon Lord boss is summoned after defeating all four Celestial Pillars during the Lunar Events, or by using a Celestial Sigil. See Guide:Lunar Events strategies for more information on how to complete the Lunar Events and defeat the Moon Lord.

Meowmere
The is a Hardmode sword that has a 11.11% (1/9) chance of dropping from the Moon Lord. It spawns a cat's head projectile with a rainbow trail when swung, which is affected by gravity, pierces multiple enemies, and ricochets four times, dissipating on the fifth hit.

The Moon Lord boss is summoned after defeating all four Celestial Pillars during the Lunar Events, or by using a Celestial Sigil. See Guide:Lunar Events strategies for more information on how to complete the Lunar Events and defeat the Moon Lord.

It should be noted that although the Meowmere has a higher listed base damage than the Zenith, the Zenith has a much higher overall.

Terra Blade
The is a Hardmode sword that is crafted from various different swords that you can obtain throughout the entire progression of the game. It is made by combining a True Excalibur and a True Night's Edge, which is crafted by combining the Excalibur and the Night's Edge each with a Broken Hero Sword, a material dropped from Mothron during the Solar Eclipse.

The Excalibur is made using Hallowed Bars obtained from defeating Mechanical bosses, while the Night's Edge is made by combining the following swords at an Altar: Blade of Grass, Muramasa, Fiery Greatsword, and either the Light's Bane or the Blood Butcherer.

See Guide:Crafting a Terra Blade for more info on how to craft a Terra Blade.

Combining The Swords
Once all the necessary swords are obtained, you can craft a Zenith at a Mythril or Orichalcum anvil.