Melee weapons197

Swords, spears, flails, yoyos and every other melee weapon with damage, speed and knockback. 197 items, stats straight from the Terraria 1.4.5 game data.

one damage type, six ways to fight

Melee covers far more than swinging a sword. Broadswords arc overhead and many throw a projectile on top of the swing, shortswords stab straight toward the cursor, yoyos hang out on a string, whips sweep an arc and mark whatever they touch for your minions, flails reach around corners, and boomerangs come back through everything they missed. Choosing here is really choosing a weapon shape.

what each shape is good at

Yoyos park in the middle of a crowd and keep hitting. They lose a quarter of their damage through a wall, and every enemy they clip shortens how long the throw lasts.
Whips are summon weapons in melee clothing. They scale with summon damage, cannot land a critical hit, and each extra target in one swing takes noticeably less.
Thrown flails can be spun for chip damage, released for the full hit, or left on the floor as a trap. Launched ones fire straight out and back, which makes them far easier to aim.
Boomerangs pierce without limit on the return trip, so throwing past a group and then walking away beats throwing into it.

modifiers you can and cannot get

Anything with no swing speed to alter, so flails, yoyos, boomerangs and spears, is stuck with the universal list and tops out at Godly or Demonic. Overhead swings and whips reach Legendary. Whips will also accept rolls for size and critical chance that do nothing at all, so read the stat lines rather than the name.

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All melee weaponsBy damage

NameDamageSpeedRaritySell

Meowmere200Very fastRed $gold$ 20

Terrarian190FastRed $gold$ 10

Zenith190AverageRed $gold$ 20

True Copper Shortsword190AverageRed $gold$ 20

Flying Dragon180Very fastYellow $gold$ 5

Star Wrath170Very fastRed $gold$ 20

The Horseman's Blade150AverageYellow $gold$ 10

Daybreak150Very fastRed $gold$ 10

Sky Dragon's Fury140AverageYellow $gold$ 5

Shadow Jousting Lance130FastYellow $gold$ 10

The Eye of Cthulhu115FastYellow $gold$ 12 $silver$ 50

Keybrand105Very fastYellow $gold$ 4

Solar Eruption105Very fastRed $gold$ 10

Paladin's Hammer100Very fastYellow $gold$ 10

Influx Waver100Very fastYellow $gold$ 10

Chlorophyte Claymore95AverageLime $gold$ 5 $silver$ 52

Kraken95FastYellow $gold$ 11

Brand of the Inferno95Very fastPink $gold$ 1

Golem Fist90FastLime $gold$ 7

Hallowed Jousting Lance90FastPink $gold$ 4 $silver$ 60

Christmas Tree Sword86FastYellow $gold$ 10

Terra Blade85Very fastYellow $gold$ 20

Psycho Knife85Insanely fastYellow $gold$ 10

Possessed Hatchet80Very fastLime $gold$ 7

North Pole80AverageLime $gold$ 9

Sergeant United Shield80Very slowPink $gold$ 7

Starlight80Very fastYellow $gold$ 5

Excalibur72Very fastPink $gold$ 4 $silver$ 60

True Excalibur72Very fastYellow $gold$ 10

Breaker Blade70SlowLight red $gold$ 3

True Night's Edge70SlowYellow $gold$ 10

Scourge of the Corruptor70Very fastYellow $gold$ 20

Obsidian Swordfish70Very fastLime $gold$ 1

Anchor70Very fastOrange $gold$ 1

Red's Throw70FastCyan $gold$ 4

Valkyrie Yoyo70FastCyan $gold$ 4

Flint70Very fastLight red $gold$ 4

Flairoon66Very fastYellow $gold$ 5

Flairon66Very fastYellow $gold$ 5

Flower Pow65Very slowLime $gold$ 6

Adamantite Sword61FastLight red $gold$ 2 $silver$ 76

Gungnir61FastPink $gold$ 4 $silver$ 60

Titanium Sword61Very fastLight red $gold$ 3 $silver$ 22

Light Disc60Very fastPink $gold$ 15

Mushroom Spear60Very slowLime $gold$ 14

Fetid Baghnakhs60Insanely fastPink $gold$ 8

Yelets60FastLime $gold$ 5

Jousting Lance60FastLight red $gold$ 1 $silver$ 20

Orichalcum Sword59FastLight red $gold$ 2 $silver$ 53

Chain Guillotines59Very fastPink $gold$ 8

Chlorophyte Saber57Very fastLime $gold$ 5 $silver$ 52

Death Sickle57FastLight purple $gold$ 7 $silver$ 50

Ham Bat57Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

Bladetongue55AveragePink $gold$ 4

Slap Hand55Very fastLight red $gold$ 5

Drippler Crippler55Very slowLight red $gold$ 4

Code 254FastPink $gold$ 5

Cutlass53Very fastLight red $gold$ 3 $silver$ 60

Beam Sword52Very fastLight red $gold$ 3

Dao of Pow50Very slowPink $gold$ 2 $silver$ 88

Mythril Sword50Very fastLight red $gold$ 2 $silver$ 7

Ice Sickle50FastPink $gold$ 5

Seedler50FastPink $gold$ 10

Blue Phasesaber50Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

Red Phasesaber50Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

Green Phasesaber50Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

Purple Phasesaber50Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

White Phasesaber50Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

Yellow Phasesaber50Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

Sleepy Octopod50AveragePink $gold$ 1

Orange Phasesaber50Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

Waffle's Iron50FastPink $gold$ 3

Pink Phasesaber50Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

Rainbow Phasesaber50Very fastLight red $gold$ 1

Flamarang49Very fastOrange $gold$ 2

Adamantite Glaive49FastLight red $gold$ 1 $silver$ 80

Frostbrand49FastPink $gold$ 5

Palladium Sword49FastLight red $gold$ 1 $silver$ 84

Chlorophyte Partisan49FastLime $gold$ 3 $silver$ 60

Gradient49FastOrange $gold$ 4

Titanium Trident48FastLight red $gold$ 2 $silver$ 10

Orichalcum Halberd46FastLight red $gold$ 1 $silver$ 65

Mythril Halberd45AverageLight red $gold$ 1 $silver$ 35

Bananarang45Very fastPink $gold$ 12

Ghastly Glaive45AveragePink $gold$ 1

Cobalt Naginata44AverageLight red $silver$ 90

Palladium Pike44AverageLight red $gold$ 1 $silver$ 20

Shadowflame Knife43Very fastPink $gold$ 2

Amarok43FastLight red $gold$ 4

Volcano40Very slowOrange $silver$ 54

Night's Edge40FastOrange $gold$ 4

Cobalt Sword40Very fastLight red $gold$ 1 $silver$ 38

KO Cannon40AverageLight red $gold$ 3 $silver$ 50

Flying Knife40Very fastLight purple $gold$ 8

Classy Cane40Very fastOrange $gold$ 2

Chik39FastLight red $gold$ 4

Hel-Fire39FastLight red $gold$ 4

Format:C39FastOrange $gold$ 4

Bat Bat36Very slowGreen $silver$ 25

Purple Clubberfish35SlowBlue $gold$ 1

Dark Lance34FastOrange $gold$ 2 $silver$ 50

Sunfury32Very slowOrange $gold$ 2 $silver$ 50

Ale Tosser32SlowGreen $silver$ 25

Pearlwood Sword30Very fastWhite $copper$ 20

Bee Keeper30Very fastOrange $gold$ 2

Vampire Knives29Very fastYellow $gold$ 20

Valor28FastOrange $gold$ 1 $silver$ 75

Blue Moon27Very slowGreen $gold$ 1 $silver$ 75

Cascade27FastOrange $gold$ 1 $silver$ 80

Blue Phaseblade26Very fastBlue $silver$ 54

Red Phaseblade26Very fastBlue $silver$ 54

Green Phaseblade26Very fastBlue $silver$ 54

Purple Phaseblade26Very fastBlue $silver$ 54

White Phaseblade26Very fastBlue $silver$ 54

Yellow Phaseblade26Very fastBlue $silver$ 54

Orange Phaseblade26Very fastBlue $silver$ 54

Pink Phaseblade26Very fastBlue $silver$ 54

Rainbow Phaseblade26Very fastBlue $silver$ 54

Starfury25Very fastGreen $gold$ 1

Thorn Chakram25Very fastOrange $gold$ 1

Falcon Blade25Very fastLight red $silver$ 20

Arkhalis25FastCyan $gold$ 5

Combat Wrench25Very fastGreen $silver$ 50

Muramasa24Very fastGreen $gold$ 1 $silver$ 75

Hive-Five24FastOrange $silver$ 70

Enchanted Sword23FastGreen $gold$ 3

Shroomerang23Very fastBlue $silver$ 60

Blood Butcherer22FastBlue $silver$ 27

Ice Boomerang21Very fastBlue $gold$ 1

Code 121FastGreen $gold$ 1

Trimarang21Very fastOrange $gold$ 2

Bloody Machete20Very fastGreen $gold$ 1

Exotic Scimitar20Very fastGreen $silver$ 50

Tentacle Spike20FastGreen $silver$ 50

Bone Sword19FastOrange $silver$ 18

Candy Cane Sword19AverageBlue $silver$ 27

Fruitcake Chakram19Very fastBlue $gold$ 1

Swordfish19Very fastGreen $silver$ 50

Blade of Grass18Very fastOrange $silver$ 54

Katana18Very fastBlue $gold$ 1

Amazon18FastOrange $gold$ 1 $silver$ 30

Enchanted Boomerang17Very fastBlue $gold$ 1

Ice Blade17Very fastBlue $silver$ 40

The Meatball17Very slowBlue $silver$ 54

The Rotted Fork17SlowBlue $gold$ 1 $silver$ 50

Artery17FastBlue $gold$ 1

Terragrim17FastGreen $gold$ 5

Light's Bane16Very fastBlue $silver$ 27

Malaise16FastBlue $gold$ 1

Platinum Broadsword16Very fastWhite $silver$ 27

Mandible Blade16Very fastGreen $silver$ 10

Ball O' Hurt15Very slowBlue $gold$ 1 $silver$ 50

Zombie Arm15FastWhite $silver$ 4

Gold Broadsword15Very fastWhite $silver$ 18

Gladius15Very fastBlue $silver$ 30

Tragic Umbrella15FastGreen $gold$ 2

Flymeal15Very fastGreen $silver$ 35

Trident14SlowBlue $silver$ 20

Bladed Glove14Insanely fastGreen $gold$ 1

Rally14FastBlue $silver$ 50

Stylish Scissors14Very fastGreen $silver$ 50

Tungsten Broadsword14Very fastWhite $silver$ 13 $copper$ 50

Silver Broadsword14Very fastWhite $silver$ 9

Storm Spear14AverageBlue $silver$ 30

Platinum Shortsword13Very fastWhite $silver$ 21

Lead Broadsword13Very fastWhite $silver$ 5 $copper$ 40

Ash Wood Sword13Very fastWhite $copper$ 20

Iron Broadsword12Very fastWhite $silver$ 3 $copper$ 60

Ruler12Very fastBlue $silver$ 2

Chain Knife12Very fastBlue $silver$ 25

Gold Shortsword12Very fastWhite $silver$ 14

Gravedigger's Shovel12FastBlue $silver$ 10

Ebonwood Sword11Very fastWhite $copper$ 20

Shadewood Sword11Very fastWhite $copper$ 20

Breathing Reed10AverageBlue $silver$ 20

Wooden Boomerang10Very fastBlue $silver$ 20

Cactus Sword10AverageWhite $silver$ 3 $copper$ 60

Umbrella10FastBlue $silver$ 20

Tungsten Shortsword10Very fastWhite $silver$ 10 $copper$ 50

Tin Broadsword10Very fastWhite $silver$ 1 $copper$ 35

Sickle9FastWhite $silver$ 12

Wooden Yoyo9FastWhite $silver$ 1

Lead Shortsword9Very fastWhite $silver$ 4 $copper$ 20

Copper Broadsword9FastWhite $copper$ 90

Silver Shortsword9Very fastWhite $silver$ 7

Mace9Very slowBlue $gold$ 2

Flaming Mace9Very slowBlue $gold$ 2

Slime Spear9FastWhite $copper$ 50

Iron Shortsword8Very fastWhite $silver$ 2 $copper$ 80

Spear8SlowWhite $silver$ 2

Rich Mahogany Sword8Very fastWhite $copper$ 20

Palm Wood Sword8Very fastWhite $copper$ 20

Boreal Wood Sword8Very fastWhite $copper$ 20

Wooden Sword7Very fastWhite $copper$ 20

Staff of Regrowth7FastOrange $silver$ 50

Tin Shortsword7Very fastWhite $silver$ 1 $copper$ 5

Copper Shortsword5Very fastWhite $copper$ 70

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