Legacy:Night's Edge

Night's Edge

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	42 (Melee)
Knockback	4.5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	27 (Average)
Velocity	5
Rarity	03*
Sell	54 SC
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 273

For an extensive guide to crafting this item, see Guide:Crafting a Night's Edge.

Animation of the Night's Edge.

The Night's Edge is a pre-Hardmode, post-Skeletron sword. When swung, the Night's Edge emits fire-like purple particles, similar to the swords used in crafting it, but the effect is more subtle and does not last as long. It is notable for having the highest base damage of a sword available before entering Hardmode.

Once in Hardmode, the Night's Edge can be upgraded into the True Night's Edge.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Crafting

Recipe

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Night's Edge	Light's Bane Muramasa Blade of Grass Fiery Greatsword	Demon Altar or Crimson Altar
	Blood Butcherer Muramasa Blade of Grass Fiery Greatsword

Crafting tree

Obsidian × 20 ( + )

Hellstone × 60 ( Underworld )

Demonite Ore × 40 ( )

Crimtane Ore × 40 ( )

Jungle Spores × 12 ( Underground Jungle )

Stinger × 15 ( )

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Hellstone Bar × 20

Demonite Bar × 10

Crimtane Bar × 10

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Blade of Grass

Muramasa

Fiery Greatsword

Light's Bane

or

Blood Butcherer

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Night's Edge

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: True Night's Edge	Night's Edge Broken Hero Sword	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Tips

• Despite being considered an upgrade, the Night's Edge has a few downsides compared to its components:
  • It is smaller than both the Volcano and Blade of Grass;
  • It has a lower knockback than the Volcano, Light's Bane, and Blood Butcherer;
  • It does not autoswing, unlike the Muramasa;
  • It is slower than the Muramasa and Light’s Bane.
  • It lacks on-hit debuffs, such as the Blade of Grass's Poisoned and the Volcano's On Fire!.
    • Note that this can be made up for with the Flask of Poison and Magma Stone, respectively.

Trivia

• Before the 1.1 update, the Night's Edge was the strongest sword in the game, although it has been dethroned since. Nonetheless, it is still the strongest pre-Hardmode sword; except on 3DS, where Phasesabers are already available pre-Hardmode.