Slap Hand

Type	Weapon
Damage	35 (Melee)
Knockback	20 (Insane)
Critical chance	19%
Use time	21 (Fast)
Rarity
Buy	25
Sell	5
Research	1 required
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Animation of the Slap Hand. Note the extremely high knockback.

The Slap Hand is a Hardmode melee weapon that is notable for having extremely high knockback – a rating of 20, the highest value among all player-caused sources of knockback and almost twice the Golem Fist, the item with the second highest value. Aside from this, it functions as a normal broadsword, swung over the player.

It is purchased from the Skeleton Merchant for 25 during a Hardmode Blood Moon.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

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While not an especially potent weapon, the Slap Hand's extremely high knockback makes it a good choice for keeping enemies away instead of directly fighting.
With a decent knockback modifier and a Titan Glove (or one of its upgrades) equipped, the Slap Hand can easily catapult most enemies very far away.
It can be useful when spelunking or exploring when the player does not want to fight, due to the ease at which it can force enemies out of one's way.
Hitting a Snow Flinx, wingless Slimer, or especially a Pinky results in massive knockback, as they have negative knockback resistance.
Due to their nature, flying enemies (notably Corruptors) can be easily sent flying far off the screen with this weapon, causing them to despawn.
Summoning a Blood Moon manually with a Bloody Tear will also cause the Skeleton Merchant to be able to sell the Slap Hand.