Type | |
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Damage | 85 |
Knockback | 6.5 (Strong) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 18 (Very fast) 16 (Very fast) |
Velocity | 12 |
Rarity | |
Sell | 20 |
Research | 1 required |
- Terra Beam
Use | |
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- Internal Item ID: 757
- Internal Projectile ID: 985
The Terra Blade is a Hardmode projectile sword crafted from a True Excalibur and True Night's Edge and a Broken Hero Sword . When used, it fires a green sword-shaped projectile which costs neither mana nor ammunition, deals 50% / 25% more damage than the sword, and can pierce through two enemies, dissipating upon hitting a third enemy or a wall. The projectile can travel up to 5000 feet (2500 blocks) at a speed of 61 mph.
On the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader version, the Terra Blade becomes available after defeating Plantera. On the Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version, Old Chinese version, Nintendo version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, obtaining it requires defeating one / all mechanical bosses.
Its best modifier is Legendary.
Crafting
Recipes
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Terra Blade | Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil | |
Terra Blade |
Crafting tree
PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader version:
Obsidian × 20 ( + ) | Hellstone × 60 ( Underworld ) | Demonite Ore × 30 ( ) | Crimtane Ore × 30 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hallowed Bar × 12 ( ) | Chlorophyte Ore × 120 | ( ) | Hellstone Bar × 20 | Demonite Bar × 10 | Crimtane Bar × 10 | Stinger × 12 ( ) | Jungle Spores × 15 ( Underground Jungle ) | Vine x 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Excalibur | Chlorophyte Bar × 24 | Muramasa | Volcano | Light's Bane | or | Blood Butcherer | Blade of Grass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Night's Edge | Soul of Sight × 20 ( ) | Soul of Might × 20 ( ) | Soul of Fright × 20 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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True Excalibur | Broken Hero Sword ( (25% / 43.75%) ) | True Night's Edge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version, Old Chinese version, Nintendo version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version:
Obsidian × 20 ( + ) | Hellstone × 60 ( Underworld ) | Demonite Ore × 30 40 ( ) | Crimtane Ore × 30 40 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jungle Spores × 12 ( Underground Jungle ) | Stinger × 12 15 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
( ) | Hellstone Bar × 20 | Demonite Bar × 10 | Crimtane Bar × 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blade of Grass | Muramasa | Fiery Greatsword | Light's Bane | or | Blood Butcherer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hallowed Bar × 12 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
/ | Broken Hero Sword ( (25%) / (0.04%) ) | / | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Excalibur | Night's Edge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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True Excalibur | Only on | True Night's Edge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Used in
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Zenith | Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil |
Notes
- Speed-increasing sword modifiers and melee speed gears can all increase the swinging speed of the sword, the velocity of the projectile and the fire rate of the projectile.
- Effects from a flask will apply to the sword's projectile as well.
- The sword's projectile will graphically disappear upon leaving the player's screen but will be visible again if they teleport in its direction.
Achievements
Tips
In order to speed up the process of obtaining a Terra Blade, a Solar Eclipse can be spawned manually using a Solar Tablet. It is crafted from Solar Tablet Fragments which are dropped by enemies in the Jungle Temple. Although this biome requires defeating Plantera to enter, its enemies can frequently be found near the entrance door, and there are several methods to enter the Jungle Temple pre-Plantera. However, using this skip is not useful on the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader versionas Mothron, and therefore the Broken Hero Sword, will not spawn until Plantera has been defeated.- Quickly pressing the fire button, as opposed to holding it down, will result in a faster fire rate for the projectiles.
- Due to the fast speed and high damage of the beams, it is very effective to use the Terra Blade more as a projectile weapon than an actual sword. Even without the sword itself, it can still do massive amounts of damage at long ranges without the use of bullets or mana.
- Because the Terra Blade shoots projectile beams that can penetrate through enemies, this melee weapon is highly beneficial when fighting against hordes of enemies or for events such as the Pirate Invasion or Martian Madness.
- When seeking to craft the Terra Blade, it is recommended to gradually get all the materials you need as you progress through the game instead of having to scramble and collect everything when all materials are available.
- Because the Terra Blade's projectile's fire rate is affected by melee speed, it is recommended to focus on melee speed as well as damage and critical strike chance when making a loadout as opposed to only focusing on damage and crit chances.
Trivia
- The Terra Blade's crafting tree is the second largest in the melee category, containing a total of eight different usable swords.
This is only beaten out by the Zenith, which uses 10 swords. Additionally, the Terra Blade is also used in the creation of the Zenith.- The largest pre-1.3 crafting tree is the Ankh Shield's, with 11 total required items.
- The largest post-1.3 crafting tree is, however, the Cell Phone's, with 13 total required items.
- Before the 1.4.1 update, the Terra Beam is the only sword shaped melee projectile that deals piercing damage. The Influx Waver's projectile can also hit multiple enemies, but does so via teleportation from one enemy to another. In the 1.4.1 update, the True Excalibur also pierces enemies.
- The Terra Beam’s color changes to yellow in a Blood Moon.
- The Terra Blade itself bears a certain resemblance to the Night's Edge in terms of shape, while the projectile appears more similar to the Excalibur, as "forged from the finest blades of light and dark".
- It is considered the strongest sword in the Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version, and Nintendo version of the game, tied with The Horseman's Blade.
- On the Old Chinese version and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, crafting the Terra Blade requires the most raw ingredients of any sword:
- 30 (
) / 40 () Demonite / Crimtane Ore - 12 Jungle Spores
- 12 (
) / 15 () Stingers - 1 Muramasa
- 60 Hellstone
- 20 Obsidian
- 12 Hallowed Bars
- 2 (
) / 3 () Broken Hero Swords
- 30 (
- Within the beta versions of the game, a feature was added for the developers where when a Copper Shortsword and 5 Mushrooms are placed in a empty Chest, after logging out and back, a Terra Blade will have appeared in the chest.
- It can be considered to be much harder to craft in the Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version, and Nintendo version than in the other versions due to needing three Broken Hero Swords and the drop rate being very low (1/250). On the plus side, it can be obtained after defeating one mechanical boss.
- The Terra Blade appears in the video game Dungeon Defenders 2 as a weapon.
History
- Desktop 1.4.1:
- Damage increased from 95 to 115.
- Use time decreased from 16 to 14.
- Projectile damage increased from 1.25× to 1.5× of the base damage.
- Now requires a Broken Hero Sword.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Zenith.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Now makes a new sound when swung.
- No longer directly requires a Broken Hero Sword to craft.
- Damage increased from 88 to 95.
- Desktop 1.2.4: Now autoswings.
- Desktop 1.2.3:
- Damage increased from 80 to 88.
- Increased projectile fire rate.
- Removed mana sound when swung.
- Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
- Console 1.02: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.