Stylish Scissors

Type	Weapon
Damage	14 (Melee)
Knockback	5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	12 (Very fast)
Rarity
Sell	50
Research	1 required
Use	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:Item_1.wav

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

“
You better stay outta my hair tonight, hun. I just sharpened my scissors, and I'm looking for an excuse to use them!
— The Stylist during a Blood Moon

The Stylish Scissors are a melee weapon. They have a 12.5*1/8 (12.5%) chance of being dropped by the Stylist NPC when she dies.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Notes

This content is transcluded from NPCs/dropnote.Since town NPCs cannot be damaged by players normally, external damage sources must be used to obtain this item. The Flymeal is one of the easiest options; other effective options include traps, lava, drowning, Boulders or Rolling Cacti, enemies, Explosive Bunnies, Land Mines, or the Halloween-exclusive Rotten Eggs (in tandem with Frost armor).

Animation of the Stylish Scissors.

Trivia

It is the same weapon that the Stylist uses to attack hostile creatures.
The Stylish Scissors' internal name within the game source code is StylistKilLaKillScissorsIWish, referencing the main plot device from the 2013 Japanese anime television series Kill la Kill.
Despite its fast speed, it cannot autoswing.