The Zenith is a Hardmode, post-Moon Lord melee weapon crafted using a variety of swords obtained throughout the game's progression. When swung, the sword sprites of its component swords fly towards enemies within a 20-tile radius of the cursor (regardless of where the cursor is on the screen), and circle back in quick, frenzied arcs. They pass through solid blocks, and three swords will appear per use (at base melee speed). Each sword sprite deals the weapon's full damage.
Its best modifier is Legendary.
Crafting
Recipes
Crafting tree
Notes
- The first sword generated on each swing will always be a Zenith projectile, which generates a mint green trail. Each sword generated will have a unique swing color, which generates a large amount of light. This can be used to reveal parts of the minimap.
- The Zenith ignores enemy invincibility frames.
- The Zenith can only go up to 600 pixels vertically and 960 pixels horizontally in all directions.
- Equipment and modifiers that increase melee speed change the number of swords that appear per use, but have no effect on the number of swords thrown per second, nor the swords' velocity. A higher attack speed will cause fewer swords besides the Zenith to appear, and a lower attack speed will cause more to appear. With high enough attack speed, it is possible for only the Zenith itself to appear. However, the Zenith will in turn lose the ability to home in on enemies; since the Zenith itself never homes in because it is always thrown first.
- Each individual sword sprite may register multiple hits on an enemy, depending on size and positioning.
- Swords also deal damage behind the player on their return trip.
- Despite being nearly identical to its copper counterpart, the Tin Shortsword cannot be used to craft the Zenith. This is presumably due to the Copper Shortsword's role as the very first sword every player will encounter (with the exception of Journey Mode characters).
Achievements
Infinity +1 Sword •
“Obtain the Zenith, the culmination of a journey forged into the ultimate sword.” Tips
- The Zenith is generally agreed upon to be the game's strongest weapon, making it ideal for any type of fight.
- If the player has made a Journey Mode character or has lost their Copper Shortsword, and has no Copper Ore in the world, Copper can be obtained by using a Chlorophyte Extractinator with Tin Ore or Tin Bars, fishing, using an Extractinator, killing slimes for bonus drops, dipping Tin Ore into Shimmer, or bringing some ore from a different world which has Copper.
Trivia
Terragrim seen in the Zenith's attack animation.
The Zenith maxing out at around 70,000
DPS against a single target.
The Zenith passing 1,000,000
DPS against The Destroyer.
The Zenith passing 7,000,000
DPS against multiple targets.
- In a regular combat situation, most players will see the Zenith dealing around 20,000 to 30,000 DPS. However, it has the potential to reach much higher DPS numbers:
- Against most single targets, it can reach more than 70,000 DPS with the right armor, accessories, modifiers, buffs, and correct positioning.
- Against segmented worm enemies like The Destroyer, it can surpass 1,000,000 DPS.
- In an optimized environment, the Zenith can do more than 7,000,000 DPS.
- The Zenith can defeat the Moon Lord on Master Mode (277,311 combined HP) in about 11 seconds.
- Zenith is a word defined as "the time/point at which something is at its most strength or successful".[1] This is a reference to the fact that the Zenith is often considered the final and best weapon in the game.
- Before the release of the 1.4.0.1 update, the sword had various placeholders and scrapped names, including Final Fractal and Summit.[2][3] The precursor design of the Zenith exists as an unobtainable weapon, the First Fractal, which resembles an upgraded Terra Blade.
- The Zenith projectiles will always include both the Light's Bane and Blood Butcherer, no matter which one was used.
- The Zenith's projectiles include the Terragrim, despite not being in its crafting tree. The Bee Keeper has been in the Zenith's animation since its release in 1.4.0.1, but was only added to the crafting recipe in the 1.4.0.3 hotfix.
- The following is a list of all swords displayed in the Zenith's attack animation:
- The Zenith entails the most complex crafting tree in Terraria, consisting of 22 different base items, surpassing the Shellphone (16 items), Cell Phone (14 items), and Ankh Shield (12 items).
- Using Teleporters and portals while using the Zenith causes each sword to move in sharp angles and strange directions.
A dropped Zenith clearly seen glowing in darkness compared to a well-lit area.
- The Zenith item is clearly visible in darkness when dropped.
- Each sword generates a different swing color:
Swing Colors
| Sword |
Color
|
| Copper Shortsword |
|
Light Orange (#EBA687)
|
| Light's Bane |
|
Purple (#7A42BF)
|
| Muramasa |
|
Navy Blue (#384ED2)
|
| Terragrim |
|
Bright Mint Green (#B2FFB4)
|
| Blood Butcherer |
|
Red (#ED1C24)
|
| Starfury |
|
Pink (#EC3EC0)
|
| Enchanted Sword |
|
Light Blue (#5B9EE8)
|
| Bee Keeper |
|
Yellow (#FFE745)
|
| Blade of Grass |
|
Green (#6BCB00)
|
| Volcano |
|
Orange (#FE9E23)
|
| Night's Edge |
|
Purple (#B336C9)
|
| True Night's Edge |
|
Purple (#B336C9)
|
| Excalibur |
|
Yellow (#ECC813)
|
| True Excalibur |
|
Yellow (#ECC813)
|
| The Horseman's Blade |
|
Orange (#FC5F04)
|
| Seedler |
|
Green (#8FD71D)
|
| Terra Blade |
|
Light Green (#50DE7A)
|
| Influx Waver |
|
Teal (#54EAF5)
|
| Star Wrath |
|
Pink (#ED3F85)
|
| Meowmere |
|
Light Pink (#FEC2FA)
|
| Zenith |
|
Bright Mint Green (#B2FFB4)
|
History
- Desktop 1.4.4: Zenith's swing SFX now plays more often to more appropriately match its swing speed.
- Desktop 1.4.1:
- Added an achievement for crafting the sword.
- Now has a maximum range of 600 pixels vertically and 960 pixels horizontally. Previously, it could attack anywhere the cursor could reach.
References
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