Daybreak

Type	Weapon
Damage	150 (Melee)
Knockback	5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	16 (Very fast)
Velocity	20 (effective)
Tooltip	'Rend your foes asunder with a spear of light!'
Rarity
Sell	10 GC
Research	1 required
Debuff	Daybroken(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Debuff tooltip	Incinerated by solar rays
Chance	100%
Duration	5 seconds
Use	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:Item_1.wav
Solar Explosion	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:Item_14.wav

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

The Daybreak being used on a Target Dummy. Each spear that sticks into the dummy increases the debuff's effect.

The Daybreak is a Hardmode, post-Lunatic Cultist melee weapon that autofires molten spear projectiles that cost no mana or ammunition, which, upon contact with an enemy, stick to the damaged target and inflict the Daybroken debuff, dealing 25 damage per quarter-second for a duration of five seconds. Up to a maximum of eight spear projectiles can be lodged into a single enemy at one time, resulting in a maximum of 800 DPS from the afflicted debuff.

Solar Explosions are produced from the Daybreak's spears once the debuff's duration expires, once the afflicted enemy dies, when a spear collides with solid tiles, or when the spear limit is reached and another thrown spear attempts to affect the same afflicted target. These explosions inflict the weapon's base damage and also apply the Daybroken debuff to nearby enemies.

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

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Daybreak(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Solar Fragment(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)18	Ancient Manipulator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Notes

Melee speed increases the velocity of the Daybreak's spears rather than its fire rate.
When thrown and stuck to an enemy, each of the Daybreak's spears applies its own separate duration of the Daybroken debuff.
It can be considered a much more powerful and non-consumable Bone Javelin, as its projectiles are affected by gravity and stick to enemies to inflict damage over time.
The damage from the debuff is not affected by damage buffs of any kind. This can make its DPS workable even with defensive builds, like those which use the Beetle Shell.
The Daybreak can only have eight spears in an enemy at one time. Trying to throw more will cause the earliest ones that were stuck in that enemy to explode.

Tips

The projectiles also emit a good amount of light, making exploration and finding enemies in the dark much easier.
The Daybreak is more useful against the Moon Lord and other bosses due to its high single-target damage.
The Solar Eruption, a weapon also crafted from Solar Fragments, can be better for damaging multiple targets.

Trivia

The Daybroken debuff that the Daybreak and the Solar Eruption inflict does not have its own debuff symbol as it currently cannot be inflicted on players. It uses the Stardust Dragon buff icon as an internal placeholder.
Although not exactly the same in appearance, it looks similar to the spears used by Drakanians, and by extension, Drakomire Riders.
The Daybreak appears to function as a javelin, a smaller type of spear primarily used for throwing instead of thrusting like traditional spears.

History

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.1.1: Projectiles will now explode when attached to a closing Moon Lord Eye.

Desktop 1.4.1: Projectiles now explode when expiring, or upon hitting a wall. The explosion does an additional 100% weapon damage, and can hit nearby enemies as well.