Dao of Pow

Type	Weapon
Damage	100 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 49 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (Melee)
Knockback	6 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	45 (Very slow)
Velocity	15
Tooltip	Has a chance to confuse; 'Find your inner pieces'
Rarity
Sell	2 GC88 SC
Research	1 required
Debuff	Confused
Debuff tooltip	Movement is reversed
Chance	80%
Duration	2–4 seconds
Use	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:Item_1.wav

(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The Dao of Pow attacking Target Dummies and inflicting the Confused debuff on a Unicorn.

The Dao of Pow is a Hardmode flail. Upon striking an enemy, it has a 4/5 (80%) chance of inflicting the Confused debuff.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.

Crafting

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Dao of Pow	Dark Shard Light Shard Soul of Night7 Soul of Light7	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Obtaining this weapon requires the player to visit both a Corrupted/Crimson Desert and a Hallowed Desert in order to obtain both shards, and the Underground Crimson/Corruption and Underground Hallow to get both soul variations.
The Dao of Pow is available early into Hardmode, and is available without defeating any Hardmode bosses, making it a suitable upgrade from late pre-Hardmode weapons.
While the Confused debuff can help keep certain enemies at bay, particularly groups of fighters, many other enemies are immune to this debuff.
Like all flails, holding the ⚒ Use / Attack button will cause the head to remain deployed, dealing full damage to enemies that make contact with it.
The chance to inflict the Confused debuff is calculated once for each attack, meaning that either every enemy hit during one attack sequence will get it or every enemy will not get it.
All thrown flails are very effective against worm-type enemies. The Dao of Pow, having a good reach and velocity, is notably effective against Wyverns, and a good method of obtaining Souls of Flight.
The Dao of Pow pairs well with flasks and other sources of lingering damage, which will wear enemies down as they wander around while Confused.

This is one of a small "set" of weapons made with two shards apiece, the other members being the Onyx Blaster(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and the Sky Fracture(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). Their recipes, names and appearances link the weapons to themes of Darkness, Light, and Balance, with the Dao of Pow representing Balance. The set also includes one weapon for each of the three "classic" damage types (melee, magic, and ranged), where the Dao of Pow is the melee weapon.
The Dao of Pow is colored black and white in a taijitu or "yin-yang"-style design commonly associated with Daoism. The Chinese word 道 means way or path, and can also mean philosophy. The word is often romanized to either tao or dao.
The tooltip, 'Find your inner pieces', is a play on the phrase Find your inner peace, referring to the inherent objective that Taoists should strive towards.
The Dao of Pow is one of the three craftable flails in the game, the other two being the Flaming Mace(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Meatball.