Platinum Shortsword

Type	Weapon
Damage	13 (Melee)
Knockback	5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	10 (Very fast)
Velocity	4.2 (effective)
Rarity
Sell	21 SC
Research	1 required
Use

This is the main page whose information applies to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Platinum Shortsword.

Animation of the Platinum Shortsword. Note the limited range.

The Platinum Shortsword is a pre-Hardmode shortsword.

Its alternate ore counterpart is the Gold Shortsword.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount. However, Ruthless might be preferred if the player already has very high critical strike chance. Due to invincibility frames, modifiers with speed boosts reduce the hit rate of the Platinum Shortsword to enemies.