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Broken Hero Sword
  • Broken Hero Sword item spriteold Broken Hero Sword item sprite
Stack digit 9Stack digit 9Stack digit 9Stack digit 9
Statistics
Type
RarityRarity level: 8
Sell750
Research1 required
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
EntityQty.Rate
FrankensteinFrankensteinFrankenstein10.4%
MothronMothronMothron125%43.75%
Swamp ThingSwamp ThingSwamp Thing10.4%

The Broken Hero sword is a Post-Plantera Hardmode crafting material. On the PC version PC, Console version Console, Mobile version Mobile, Old Chinese version Old Chinese, tModLoader version tModLoader, and tModLoader 1 tModLoader Legacy versions, it has a 25*1/4 (25%) / 43.75*7/16 (43.75%) chance of being dropped by Mothron. On the Old-gen console version Old-gen console, Windows Phone version Windows Phone, and 3DSNintendo 3DS version versions, it instead has a 0.4*1/250 (0.4%) chance of being dropped by Frankensteins and Swamp Things.

It is not a weapon itself, and therefore can neither be swung, reforged, nor placed on a Weapon Rack.

Crafting[]

Used in[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Terra ToiletTerra Toilet
Iron AnvilIron Anvil
or
Lead AnvilLead Anvil
PC versionConsole versionOld-gen console versionMobile versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader version only:
Terra BladeTerra Blade
Mythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
True ExcaliburTrue Excalibur
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
True Night's EdgeTrue Night's Edge

Notes[]

Tips[]

  • Given the drop rate, it is not guaranteed to obtain one during a Solar Eclipse. Therefore, it can be a good idea to use Water Candles and/or Battle Potions during a Solar Eclipse to increase the number of opportunities of having one or even multiple Broken Hero Swords dropped.
  • It is less profitable to craft excess Broken Hero Swords into True Excaliburs. While a non-reforged True Excalibur sells for 10, its ingredients sell for 1230. This makes the True Excalibur 18.7% (230) less profitable.

Trivia[]

  • This item is an allusion to the classic literary trope of the disgraced or defeated hero who must repair their sword, or the similar trope of taking up the weapon of a past hero (perhaps killed by the monster dropping this item) to fulfill a destiny.

History[]

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