True Night's Edge
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Night's Edge
True Night's Edge
The True Night's Edge is a Hardmode sword that is a stronger version of the Night's Edge, doing more damage and firing a projectile when swung. It is one of the ingredients necessary to craft the Terra Blade. On the 
Desktop, 
Console, 
Mobile, and 3DS
versions, the True Night's Edge is capable of autoswing.
On the Desktop version, Console version, and Mobile version, the sword itself has a large aura of dark energy around the blade when swung, which significantly increases the range at which the weapon can deal damage to enemies, including coverage behind the player. Each time the sword swings, a projectile resembling a spinning disc of energy will be fired. The projectile will move relative to the player, staying on the same course on the screen as the player moves. The projectile deals 50% base damage (35 base damage),[1] and strikes up to 3 times. The projectile applies 10 ticks[2] of immunity frames on the target it hits, and is possible to hit the same target for multiple times (e.g. if the target is large enough for the projectiles to still stay on it after 10 ticks).[3] If the blade or its aura strikes an enemy, a purple flash is created. If its projectile strikes an enemy, a green flash is created.
On the 
Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, when the sword is swinging, a glowing, spinning, green sword-shaped Night Beam projectile is fired at the cursor about every 0.86 seconds by default. The Night Beam projectiles deal 100% base damage (78 base damage). The fire rate can be increased by melee speed bonuses.
The sword also has the highest base damage of any pre-Plantera sword.
Its best modifier is Legendary.
Crafting
Recipes
Crafting tree
Desktop version, Console version, and Mobile version:
Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version:
Used in
Notes
Animation of the True Night's Edge. Notice its circular projectile striking 3 times.
Animation of the True Night's Edge. Notice its inability to pierce.
- Due to their similar properties and counterpart characteristics, the True Night's Edge can be compared to the True Excalibur:
- The True Night's Edge does 30% more damage, but is only 50% as fast. The Light Beam, the glowing sword projectile fired by the True Excalibur, can go through one block-wide gaps, both horizontally and vertically, while the Night Beam can pass through solid one block-thick walls if standing directly adjacent. It cannot be fired vertically through ceilings or floors.
- Because it spins, the Night Beam effectively hits more enemies than the Light Beam. However, the Light Beam can be launched more often and moves at a faster speed.
- The True Excalibur has a 13.33% lower DPS as it may swing faster but has less damage than the True Night's Edge. Note that DPS is merely a rough estimate and far from being a reliable stat for comparison.
Trivia
- The Night Beam seems to resemble a regular Night's Edge colored green, rather than a True Night's Edge.
- Unlike most projectile swords, the True Night's Edge fires a spinning projectile instead of a straight one.
- The True Night's Edge resembles the old sprite for the Night's Edge, with duller shading.
- The True Night's Edge is the item referenced in the foil Terraria badge on Steam.
History
- Desktop 1.4.4:
- True Night's Edge now has an area of damaging energy around the blade, dealing damage in a larger, wider area of effect, including better coverage behind the player.
- Instead of a sword projectile, it now fires a large, spinning disc of energy which travels a medium-long distance, striking multiple times.
- Damage reduced from 105 to 70.
- Use Time increased from 26 to 32.
- Desktop 1.4.1:
- Crafting recipe now requires 20 Souls from each mechanical boss rather than a Broken Hero Sword.
- Can now autoswing.
- Projectile does 1.5× base damage instead of 1×.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Damage increased from 78 to 90.
- Use time increased from 24 to 26.
- Desktop 1.2.3:
- Damage increased from 70 to 78.
- Projectile cooldown decreased from 0.75 to 0.4 seconds.
- Console 1.0.750.0: (
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- Damage increased from 78 to 90.
- Use time increased from 24 to 26.
- Console 1.06:
- Damage increased from 70 to 78.
- Projectile cooldown decreased from 0.75 to 0.4 seconds.
- Mobile 1.2.11212:
- Damage increased from 70 to 78.
- Shoots projectiles more rapidly.
References
- ↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.4.4 source code, method
ItemCheck_Shoot() in Terraria.Player.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ A tick is a time unit countable by the software. Most of Terraria's updating logic happens every tick. A tick has the length of 1/60th of a second, hence there are 60 ticks in a second and 3600 ticks in a minute.
- ↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.4.4 source code, method
SetDefaults() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
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