

Alternatively, you can quickly venture into the Corruption or Crimson and chop down some trees to get an Ebonwood or Shadewood Sword, respectively. This is a large weapon with decent damage. Upon spawning, it's recommended you immediately craft a Wooden Sword, then quickly go to the Desert and make a Cactus Sword. The first weapon you start out with is a Copper Shortsword, which has short range and pitiful damage. There are 100 / 78 / 73 swords, 41 / 29 of which are Hardmode-exclusive. However, as the game progresses, most swords can also shoot projectiles, which increases their overall range. They have the shortest range of all weapons of the game. The sword is the most basic melee weapon of the game. 4.2.9 Duke Fishron and Empress of Light.4.2.8 Golem, Old One's Army, and Martian Madness.4.2.7 Plantera, Dungeon, Pumpkin Moon, and Frost Moon.4.2.6 Queen Slime and mechanical bosses.4.2.2 King Slime, Eye of Cthulhu, and Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu.4.1.16 Optional route: Celebration Seed.4.1.15 Lunatic Cultist, Lunar Events, and Moon Lord.4.1.14 Empress of Light and Duke Fishron.4.1.11 Skeletron Prime and The Destroyer.3.1.8 Duke Fishron, Empress of Light, Betsy, Pumpkin Moon, and Frost Moon.3.1.4 Queen Slime and mechanical bosses.3.1.1 Pre-Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu.2.4.6 Queen Slime, mechanical bosses, and Plantera.2.4.3 Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu and Skeletron.2.3.4 Duke Fishron, Empress of Light, and Betsy.



1.2.11 Duke Fishron and Empress of Light.1.2.8 Mechanical bosses and Queen Slime.1.2.7 Pre-mechanical bosses/early Hardmode.1.1.12 Duke Fishron and Empress of Light.1.1.11 Pumpkin Moon, Frost Moon, Martian Madness and Old One's Army events.1.1.8 Mechanical bosses and Queen Slime.1.1.7 Early Hardmode/pre-mechanical bosses.1.1.4 Queen Bee and the Underground Jungle.
