Cutlass

Cutlass

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	53 / 51 (Melee)
Knockback	4 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	16 (Very fast)
Rarity	04*
Sell	360
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 672

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Flying Dutchman Flying Dutchman	1	10%
Pirate Captain Pirate Captain	1	2%
Pirate Corsair Pirate Corsair	1	0.5%
Pirate Crossbower Pirate Crossbower	1	0.5%
Pirate Deadeye Pirate Deadeye	1	0.5%
Pirate Deckhand Pirate Deckhand	1	0.5%

Animation of the Cutlass.

The Cutlass is a rare Hardmode sword that has a 0.5*1/200 (0.5%) chance to be dropped by Pirate enemies in a Pirate Invasion. It has a higher chance to drop from Pirate Captains and the Flying Dutchman (2% and 10% respectively). The Cutlass deals good damage and can be swung continuously at very high speed.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Notes

• Assuming the player never kills a Pirate Captain or Flying Dutchman, the odds of getting at least one Cutlass over the course of a Pirate Invasion are about 45%.

Trivia

• It has a dark outline and transparent pixels in its blade, so it looks deformed against dark backgrounds.
• It resembles a scimitar rather than a cutlass.
  • Terraria does have a scimitar in the game dropped by the Dye Trader, the Exotic Scimitar, which resembles the Cutlass.
• It may be a reference to Zulfiqar, the legendary sword owned by Ali, due to its forked design.
• It can almost be considered an upgrade of the Falcon Blade, sharing many of the same features, pros and cons, as well as the similar designs.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated. Old sprite was:

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Damage reduced from 51 to 49.
  • Use time increased from 16 to 17.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.1372.5: Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1.

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4’s 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1.
  • Damage reduced from 51 to 49.
  • Use time increased from 16 to 17.

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.