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Night's Edge
  • Night's Edge item spriteold Night's Edge item sprite
Autoswing
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Damage40 (Melee)
Knockback4.5 (Average)
Critical chance4%
Use time25 (Fast) /
27 (Average)
Velocity5
RarityRarity level: 3
Sell4
Research1 required
Projectile created
  • Night's Edge
    Night's Edge
For an extensive guide to crafting this item, see Guide:Crafting a Night's Edge.
Night's Edge (demo)

Animation of the Night's Edge (pre-1.4.4) attacking Target Dummies.

The Night's Edge is a post-Skeletron broadsword, notable for having the highest base damage of all Pre-Hardmode swords. When swung, the Night's Edge emits an arc around the character that slightly moves forward and gets bigger.

Once in Hardmode, the Night's Edge can be upgraded into the True Night's Edge, which can be further crafted into the Terra Blade, one of the strongest swords in the Old-gen console version Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DSNintendo 3DS version version. In the PC version PC version, Console version Console version, Mobile version Mobile version, and tModLoader version tModLoader version, the Terra Blade can ultimately be crafted into the Zenith, the most powerful weapon in the game.

On the PC version PC version, Console version Console version, Mobile version Mobile version, and tModLoader version tModLoader version, the Night's Edge is capable of auto-swing.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Crafting[]

Night's Edge (1.4

Animation of the Night's Edge (1.4.4) attacking Target Dummies.

Recipes[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
Night's EdgeNight's Edge
Demon AltarDemon Altar
or
Crimson AltarCrimson Altar
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
Night's EdgeNight's Edge

Crafting tree[]

ObsidianObsidian × 20
( Water + Lava )
HellstoneHellstone × 60
( Underworld )
Demonite OreDemonite Ore × 30 
40 

( Eye of Cthulhu Eater of Worlds )
Crimtane OreCrimtane Ore × 30 
40 

( Eye of Cthulhu Brain of Cthulhu )
VineVine × 3 
( Man Eater )
Jungle SporesJungle Spores × 15 
12 

( Underground Jungle Jungle Spores )
StingerStinger × 12 
15 

( Hornet Spiked Jungle Slime )
HellforgeFurnaceFurnace
Gold Chest Golden Lock Box
( Golden Key )
Hellstone BarHellstone Bar × 20Demonite BarDemonite Bar × 10Crimtane BarCrimtane Bar × 10
Iron Anvil / Lead AnvilIron Anvil / Lead AnvilIron Anvil / Lead AnvilIron Anvil / Lead Anvil
Blade of GrassBlade of GrassMuramasaMuramasaVolcanoVolcanoLight's BaneLight's BaneorBlood ButchererBlood Butcherer
Demon Altar / Crimson Altar
Night's EdgeNight's Edge

Used in[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
True Night's EdgeTrue Night's Edge
Mythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
True Night's EdgeTrue Night's Edge

Notes[]

  • Because the Night's Edge requires the Muramasa, which is obtained in the Dungeon, it is only obtainable after Skeletron has been defeated.
    • In a drunk world, a Locked Gold Chest is almost always generated above the level at which Dungeon Guardians spawn, and it will always contain a Muramasa. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the Night's Edge before defeating Skeletron.
    • As of 1.4.4 the Blade of Grass requires 3 vines on top of it’s original recipe.

Tips[]

  • With the Legendary modifier, this weapon can last well into Hardmode.
  • Its components net 310 in total when sold, while the sword itself nets 4 (29.03% more) when sold.
  • In the Mobile version Mobile version, autoswing can be enabled manually, enabling the Night's Edge to be autoswung.
  • Despite being considered an upgrade, the Night's Edge has a few downsides compared to its components:
    • It is smaller than both the Volcano and Blade of Grass;
    • It has a lower knockback than the Volcano, Light's Bane, and Blood Butcherer;
    • It does not autoswing, unlike the Muramasa;
    • It is slower than the Muramasa;
    • It lacks on-hit debuffs, such as the Blade of Grass's Poisoned and the Volcano's On Fire!.
      • Note that this can be made up for with the Flask of Poison and Magma Stone, respectively.
      • Due to its reach and high base damage, It is a great sword to use against the Wall Of Flesh since it can hit its multiple different hitboxes.

Trivia[]

  • Before the 1.1 update, the Night's Edge was the strongest sword in the game, although it has been dethroned since. Nonetheless, it is still the strongest pre-Hardmode sword; except on Windows Phone version Windows Phone and 3DSNintendo 3DS version, where Phasesabers are already available pre-Hardmode.
  • The Night's Edge is the only item crafted at an Altar that is not a boss-summoning item.
  • The four swords used to craft it all represent a major difficult pre-Hardmode biome: The Blade of Grass represents the Jungle, the Muramasa the Dungeon, the Volcano The Underworld, the Lights Bane and Blood Butcherer, the Corruption and the Crimson, respectively.
  • The Night's Edge is available as a real-life toy, produced by Jazwares.[1]
  • It appears in Dungeon Defenders 2 as the Phantom's Edge.
  • The Night's Edge resembles a Corruption-themed sword because of the particles it emits, regardless of the crafting recipe.
  • The sword's particles contain all of the ones from the swords it is made from: Muramasa (upright cross), Volcano (diagonal cross), Blade of Grass (small bubbles), and Light's Bane/Blood Butcherer (large bubbles).
  • This sword can identify caves and other unlit areas due to the particles lighting up for a brief period.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.1:
    • Use time decreased from 27 to 21.
    • Can now autoswing.
  • Desktop 1.0.6:
    • Sprite updated. Old sprite was Night's Edge (pre-1.0.6)
    • Damage increased from 40 to 42.
    • Attack speed increased from very slow to average.
  • Console 1.02:
    • Now used in the crafting of the True Night's Edge.
    • The Blood Butcherer can now be used instead of Light's Bane in its crafting recipe.
    • Sell value increased from 54 to 18.
  • Mobile 1.2.11212:
    • Now used in the crafting of the True Night's Edge.
    • The Blood Butcherer can now be used instead of Light's Bane in its crafting recipe.
    • Sell value increased from 54 to 18.
  • Mobile-Release: Introduced with sprites and mechanics from Desktop 1.0.6.
  • 3DS-Release: Introduced with sprites, recipes, and mechanics from Desktop 1.2.

References[]

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