Breaker Blade

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For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Breaker Blade.
Breaker Blade
  • Breaker Blade item sprite
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Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage70 (Melee)
Knockback8 (Very strong)
Critical chance4%
Use time35 (Slow)
TooltipDeals more damage to unhurt enemies
RarityLight Red (Rarity level: 4)
Sell3 GC
Research1 required
Sounds
Use
Obtained from Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(Wall of Flesh)Treasure Bag (Wall of Flesh)Treasure Bag
(Wall of Flesh)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)		125%
Wall of FleshWall of Flesh.gif Wall of Flesh125%
Not to be confused with The Breaker, the Demonite hammer.
The Breaker Blade attacking Target Dummies and a Mimic. Note the long reach and extra damage on the Mimic's first hit.

The Breaker Blade is a Hardmode broadsword that has a 1/4 (25%) chance of being dropped by the Wall of Flesh. It has a larger size than most other swords. It deals 250% damage (175 base damage) to enemies over 90% health.[1]

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Tips

  • Due to the Breaker Blade's massive range and relatively high knockback, it is a good choice if the player is being swarmed. This can be relatively common during early Hardmode, and gives the player enough time to properly prepare or run away.
    • As knockback is multiplied by 1.4 on a critical hit, having modifiers that increase the player's crit chance makes the weapon extremely capable of knocking back enemies.
  • The Breaker Blade's reach can be useful for gathering Glowing Mushrooms in compact farms.

Trivia

  • The Breaker Blade is a reference to the Buster Sword from the 1997 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII, wielded by the protagonist Cloud Strife. The resemblance can be seen in the synonymous naming (Breaker Blade/Buster Sword), and the weapon's similar designs, including its red handle, very large size and wedge shape, and the two red and green spots near the base of the blade, which reference Final Fantasy VII's "Materia" orbs that can be inserted into weapons.
    • The spots being red and green means that in Final Fantasy VII, they would respectively be "Summon" and "Magic" materia.
  • The Flying Dragon sword is also very large, actually surpassing the Breaker Blade in terms of sprite size, although it is held higher up the handle when used, therefore not surpassing it in overall swing distance. The hitbox extends negligibly farther horizontally by about a pixel, but falls short in vertical distance.
  • The Keybrand can be seen as the opposite of Breaker Blade in terms of bonuses to damage output: the Breaker Blade deals more damage to enemies that are near full health, while the Keybrand deals more damage to enemies that are below full health. Fittingly, both are references to swords found in franchises by Square Enix.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Damage increased from 43 to 70.
    • Use time increased from 29 to 35.
    • Size scale increased from 1.05× to 1.15×.
    • Breaking effect damage multiplier increased from +100% to +150%.
  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Now deals double damage to healthy (above 90% HP) enemies.
    • Damage increased from 39 to 43.
    • Use time decreased from 30 to 29.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method ProcessHitAgainstNPC() in Terraria.Player.cs.
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