Terraria Sword Damage Comparison
Base sword damage, from Copper Shortsword at 5 to Meowmere at 200. Pick any two.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Shortsword Lowest here. Every character starts with one. | 5 damage | Base damage, spawn weapon | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Copper Shortsword damage 5 |
| Copper Broadsword Four over the shortsword. | 9 damage | Base damage, crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Copper Broadsword damage 9 |
| Iron Broadsword Three over Copper Broadsword. | 12 damage | Base damage, crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Iron Broadsword damage 12 |
| Gold Broadsword Three over Iron Broadsword. | 15 damage | Base damage, crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Gold Broadsword damage 15 |
| Platinum Broadsword One over Gold Broadsword. | 16 damage | Base damage, crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Platinum Broadsword damage 16 |
| Blade of Grass Two over Platinum. Night's Edge part. | 18 damage | Base damage, crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Blade of Grass damage 18 |
| Blood Butcherer Four over Blade of Grass. | 22 damage | Base damage, crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Blood Butcherer damage 22 |
| Enchanted Sword One over Blood Butcherer. Fires a beam. | 23 damage | Base damage, shrine find | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Enchanted Sword damage 23 |
| Muramasa One over Enchanted Sword. Night's Edge part. | 24 damage | Base damage, dungeon chest | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Muramasa damage 24 |
| Bee Keeper Six over Muramasa. Spawns bees. | 30 damage | Base damage, Queen Bee drop | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Bee Keeper damage 30 |
| Night's Edge Ten over Bee Keeper. Pre-Hardmode crown. | 40 damage | Base damage, crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Night's Edge damage 40 |
| Mythril Sword Ten over Night's Edge. | 50 damage | Base damage, Hardmode crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Mythril Sword damage 50 |
| Adamantite Sword Eleven over Mythril Sword. | 61 damage | Base damage, Hardmode crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Adamantite Sword damage 61 |
| Excalibur Eleven over Adamantite. Terra Blade part. | 72 damage | Base damage, Hardmode crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Excalibur damage 72 |
| Chlorophyte Claymore Twenty three over Excalibur. | 95 damage | Base damage, Hardmode crafted | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Chlorophyte Claymore damage 95 |
| Influx Waver Five over Chlorophyte. Twenty shortswords. | 100 damage | Base damage, Martian Saucer drop | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Influx Waver damage 100 |
| Flying Dragon Eighty over Influx Waver. | 180 damage | Base damage, Betsy drop | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Flying Dragon damage 180 |
| Meowmere Top here. Forty Copper Shortswords. | 200 damage | Base damage, Moon Lord drop | Official Terraria Wiki Swords: Meowmere damage 200 |
About this converter
Terraria swords run on fixed base damage from 5 to 200. Copper Shortsword opens at 5, Copper Broadsword at 9, Iron Broadsword at 12, Gold Broadsword at 15, Platinum Broadsword at 16, Blade of Grass at 18, Blood Butcherer at 22, Enchanted Sword at 23, Muramasa at 24, Bee Keeper at 30, Night's Edge at 40, Mythril Sword at 50, Adamantite Sword at 61, Excalibur at 72, Chlorophyte Claymore at 95, Influx Waver at 100, Flying Dragon at 180 and Meowmere at 200. That makes one Meowmere equal forty Copper Shortswords of base damage. Every value here is the wiki base with reforges left out.
How to use it
Pick two swords and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the total in damage. Try 1 Meowmere against Copper Shortswords.
Legendary and other reforges scale these bases per swing, so this table pins unmodified values to keep rows comparable. Projectiles from Enchanted Sword and Meowmere use the same base plus Ranged style falloff noted per page. Merchant coin prices for the same swords run on the companion prices page.
FAQ
What hits hardest here?
Meowmere at 200 base. Flying Dragon follows at 180.
What is Night's Edge damage?
40 base. The pre-Hardmode crown before Mythril at 50.
What is the best pre-Hardmode sword here?
Night's Edge at 40 base, crafted from four dungeon and biome blades.
Why base only?
Reforges, armor and accessories vary per save, so rows pin the base.
Sources
- Official Terraria Wiki Swords page, shortswords table (Copper Shortsword 5)
- Official Terraria Wiki Swords page, broadswords table (Copper 9, Iron 12, Gold 15, Platinum 16, Blade of Grass 18, Blood Butcherer 22, Enchanted Sword 23, Muramasa 24, Bee Keeper 30, Night's Edge 40)
- Official Terraria Wiki Swords page, Hardmode table (Mythril 50, Adamantite 61, Excalibur 72, Chlorophyte Claymore 95, Influx Waver 100, Flying Dragon 180, Meowmere 200)
- Official Terraria Wiki Swords notes (base damage, Legendary modifier, projectile behavior)
Last verified: 2026-09-28 · 18 entries
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