Broken Hero Sword

The Broken Hero Sword is a Hardmode crafting material. It is not itself a weapon, and therefore cannot be swung, reforged, nor placed on a Weapon Rack. It is dropped by certain Enemies during the Solar Eclipse Event that varies by platform. On the, the Broken Hero Sword has a 25% chance of being dropped by Mothron, which starts to spawn after all three Mechanical Bosses have been defeated. On the, it is instead dropped by Frankensteins and Swamp Things, with a 0.4% (1/250) chance. Because of this, on Old-gen platforms, the Terra Blade is obtainable in very early hard mode.

Tips

 * Given the drop rate, it is not guaranteed to obtain one during a Solar Eclipse. Therefore, it can be a good idea to use Water Candles and/or Battle Potions during a Solar Eclipse to increase the number of opportunities of having one or even multiple Broken Hero Swords dropped.
 * As of 1.3.0.1, it is more profitable to craft excess Broken Hero Swords into True Excaliburs, as long as you have a surplus of Hallowed Bars.
 * Comparing the sell values of True Excalibur and its components:
 * True Excalibur's base value is
 * 12 Hallowed Bars' value is
 * Broken Hero Sword's value is.
 * True Excalibur's base value is  more than its components.

Trivia

 * This item is an allusion to the classic literary trope of the disgraced or defeated hero who must repair their sword, or the similar trope of taking up the weapon of a past hero (perhaps killed by the monster dropping this item) to fulfill a destiny.

History
Épée de héros cassée 부서진 영웅의 검