Crafting a Zenith (2024)

The Zenith is the most powerful sword in the game. However, it has the most complex crafting tree requiring a total of 18 swords to craft, including Terra Blade materials. The raw materials required to craft it are displayed below.

Ingredients[]

The following raw materials are required to craft the Zenith.

• 30 Demonite/Crimtane Ore
• 1 Muramasa
• 12 Jungle Spores
• 12 Stingers
• 60 Hellstone
• 20 Obsidian
• 20 Souls of Fright
• 20 Souls of Might
• 20 Souls of Sight
• 12 Hallowed Bars
• 120 Chlorophyte Ore
• 1 Broken Hero Sword
• 1 Meowmere
• 1 Star Wrath
• 1 Influx Waver
• 1 The Horseman's Blade
• 1 Seedler
• 1 Starfury
• 1 Bee Keeper
• 1 Enchanted Sword
• 1 Copper Shortsword / 15 Copper Ore

Overview[]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Zenith	Terra Blade Meowmere Star Wrath Influx Waver The Horseman's Blade Seedler Starfury Bee Keeper Enchanted Sword Copper Shortsword	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Obsidian × 20 ( + )

Hellstone × 60 ( Underworld )

Demonite Ore × 30 ( )

Crimtane Ore × 30 ( )

Vine × 3 ( )

Jungle Spores × 15 ( Underground Jungle )

Stinger × 12 ( )

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Hellstone Bar × 20

Demonite Bar × 10

Crimtane Bar × 10

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Copper Ore × 15 ( @ / )

Chlorophyte Ore × 120 ( Underground Jungle )

Hallowed Bar × 12 ( )

Blade of Grass

Muramasa

Volcano

Light's Bane

or

Blood Butcherer

Copper Bar × 5 ( @ )

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/

Broken Hero Sword ( ) (25%)

/

Chlorophyte Bar × 24

Excalibur

Night's Edge

Soul of Might × 20 ( )

Soul of Sight × 20 ( )

Soul of Fright × 20 ( )

/

or

Starting equipment

/

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True Excalibur

True Night's Edge

Queen Bee (33.33%)

Plantera (11.11%)

Pumpking (1.04-12.5% / 1.79-12.5%)

Martian Saucer (16.67%)

Moon Lord (22.22%)

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Copper Shortsword

Starfury

Enchanted Sword

Bee Keeper

Terra Blade

Seedler

The Horseman's Blade

Influx Waver

Star Wrath

Meowmere

/

Zenith

Copper Shortsword[]

Copper Shortsword

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	5 (Melee)
Knockback	4 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	13 (Very fast)
Velocity	4.2 (effective)
Rarity
Sell	70
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Copper Shortsword

  

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• Internal Item ID: 3507
• Internal Projectile ID: 938

Upon creating a character (as long as it isn't a Journey Mode character, in which case you will receive the Iron Shortsword), you automatically receive the Copper Shortsword. Should you have tossed it out however, a new one can be made with 5 Copper Bars (15 Copper Ore). You should try to keep the old one however, as tin is not a replacement. Players with tin worlds will need to obtain copper from crates, the Extractinator, kill Slimes carrying copper ore, or go to another world that has copper.

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Copper Shortsword	Copper Bar7	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
only: Copper Shortsword	Copper Bar5

Starfury[]

Starfury

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	25 (sword) / 37.5 (star) (Melee)
Knockback	5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Velocity	25
Tooltip	Causes stars to rain from the sky 'Forged with the fury of heaven'
Rarity
Sell	1
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Starfury

  

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End of projectile cooldown

• Internal Item ID: 65
• Internal Projectile ID: 9

The Starfury is a sword that creates falling star projectiles, similar to the Fallen Stars found at night. It can be found inside chests on Floating Islands. Keep in mind, though, that not all chests contain a Starfury, and not all islands have a chest. If no chests have a Starfury, it is necessary to fish for Sky Crates.

Enchanted Sword[]

Enchanted Sword

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	23 (Melee)
Knockback	4.25 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	21 (Fast)
Velocity	9.5
Tooltip	Shoots an enchanted sword beam
Rarity
Sell	3
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Enchanted Beam

  

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See Also

Class setupsTerraria armor guideTerraria: The Best Guns, RankedD&D 5E Guide: How To Multiclass - Rangers

Use
End of projectile cooldown

• Internal Item ID: 989
• Internal Projectile ID: 173

Breakable Background Sword Sprites

Fake (left), real (right)

Terraria's Sword in the Stone, the Enchanted Sword is a sword that shoots sword beams and can be found in Enchanted Sword Shrines. You'll recognize one when you see a 1 block wide shaft leading to a rainbow shaped cave at the end with 2 pools of water on each side and a sword in the middle. Enchanted Sword Shrines are rare and are not guaranteed in a World. Furthermore, a lot of the time, the sword is fake. You can tell if it is fake if the sword look dull and bland. A real one has blue and yellow with a red jewel connecting the blade and the hilt. A real sword has 90% of dropping the Enchanted Sword (item), and a 10% chance dropping a Terragrim.

If you were unable to find a Sword Shrine, you can also obtain it by opening Golden or Titanium Crates. Golden Crates can be fished in Pre-Hardmode, while Titanium Crates can be fished in Hardmode. Both crates contain roughly the same loot.

Bee Keeper[]

Bee Keeper

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	30 (Melee)
Knockback	5.3 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Summons killer bees after striking your foe Small chance to cause confusion
Rarity
Sell	2
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Confused
Debuff tooltip	Movement is reversed
Chance	90%
Duration	2 seconds

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Use

• Internal Item ID: 1123
• Internal Buff ID: 31

The Bee Keeper is a sword that inflicts the Confused debuff to enemies that it hits. When it hits an enemy, it also releases friendly bees that will damage nearby enemies. It has a 33% chance of dropping from the Queen Bee.

Queen Bee can be summoned by breaking Larva inside Bee Hives, which are located in the Underground Jungle, or by using the Abeemination in the surface or underground Jungle biome. See Guide:Queen Bee strategies for more information on how to defeat the Queen Bee.

Seedler[]

Seedler

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	50 (Melee)
Knockback	6 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	23 (Fast)
Velocity	12
Rarity
Sell	10
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Seedler Nut

  

• Seedler Thorn

  

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• Internal Item ID: 3018
• Internal Projectile ID: 483, 484

The Seedler is a Hardmode sword that you can obtain from defeating Plantera, with a 14.29% chance of dropping. When used, it fires out seed-like projectiles, which explode into tiny shards upon a period of time or when hitting an enemy.

Plantera can only be summoned by breaking Plantera's Bulbs, a naturally spawning object that can generate after all mechanical bosses are defeated. See Guide:Plantera strategies for more information on how to defeat Plantera.

The Horseman's Blade[]

The Horseman's Blade

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	150 (Melee)
Knockback	7.5 (Very strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	26 (Average)
Tooltip	Summons Pumpkin heads to attack your enemies
Rarity
Sell	10
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Flaming Jack

  

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• Internal Item ID: 1826
• Internal Projectile ID: 321

The Horseman's Blade is a Hardmode post-Plantera sword that has a 1.56-12.5% (1.79 - 14.29% ) chance of dropping from Pumpking, an event boss that spawns during a Pumpkin Moon. It spawns pumpkin heads that home in on enemies after hitting an enemy.

The Pumpkin Moon can only be initiated by using a Pumpkin Moon Medallion. See Guide:Pumpkin Moon strategies for more information on how to survive a Pumpkin Moon and defeat Pumpking.

Influx Waver[]

Influx Waver

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	100 (Melee)
Knockback	4.5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Velocity	11
Rarity
Sell	10
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Influx Waver

  See Also

  Class Ranking

  

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• Internal Item ID: 2880
• Internal Projectile ID: 451

The Influx Waver is a Hardmode, post-Golem sword that has a 16.67% (1/6) chance (11.11% (1/9) chance in Console and Mobile versions) of dropping from Martian Saucer, an event boss that spawns during Martian Madness. When used, it fires a sword beam projectile that after hitting an enemy, can return up to two times to attack the same enemy or other nearby enemies.

The Martian Madness event is initiated when a Martian Probe detects a player and is let to escape. See Guide:Martian Madness strategies for more information on how to survive Martian Madness and defeat the Martian Saucer.

Star Wrath[]

Star Wrath

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	170 (sword) / 170 (stars) (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	16 (Very fast)
Velocity	16 (effective)
Tooltip	Causes stars to rain from the sky
Rarity
Sell	20
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Star Wrath

  

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• Internal Item ID: 3065
• Internal Projectile ID: 503

The Star Wrath is a Hardmode sword that has a 11.11% (1/9) chance of dropping from the Moon Lord. Whenever it's swung, three falling star projectiles shoot out from above towards the cursor's direction, dealing double the sword's base damage. The projectiles produce light and can pierce.

The Moon Lord boss is summoned after defeating all four Celestial Pillars during the Lunar Events, or by using a Celestial Sigil. See Guide:Lunar Events strategies for more information on how to complete the Lunar Events and defeat the Moon Lord.

Meowmere[]

Meowmere

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	200 (sword) / 250 (projectile) (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	14 (Very fast)
Velocity	12
Rarity
Sell	20
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Meowmere

  

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Ricochet

• Internal Item ID: 3063
• Internal Projectile ID: 502

The Meowmere is a Hardmode sword that has a 11.11% (1/9) chance of dropping from the Moon Lord. It spawns a cat's head projectile with a rainbow trail when swung, which is affected by gravity, pierces multiple enemies, and ricochets four times, dissipating on the fifth hit.

The Moon Lord boss is summoned after defeating all four Celestial Pillars during the Lunar Events, or by using a Celestial Sigil. See Guide:Lunar Events strategies for more information on how to complete the Lunar Events and defeat the Moon Lord.

It should be noted that although the Meowmere has a higher listed base damage than the Zenith, the Zenith has a much higher DPS overall.

Terra Blade[]

Terra Blade

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Statistics

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Damage	85 (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	18 (Very fast)
Velocity	12
Rarity
Sell	20
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Terra Beam

  

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• Internal Item ID: 757
• Internal Projectile ID: 985

The Terra Blade is a Hardmode sword that is crafted from various different swords that you can obtain throughout the entire progression of the game. It is made by combining a True Excalibur and a True Night's Edge, which is crafted by combining the Excalibur and the Night's Edge each with a Broken Hero Sword, a material dropped from Mothron during the Solar Eclipse.

The Excalibur is made using Hallowed Bars obtained from defeating Mechanical bosses, while the Night's Edge is made by combining the following swords at an Altar: Blade of Grass, Muramasa, Fiery Greatsword, and either the Light's Bane or the Blood Butcherer.

See Guide:Crafting a Terra Blade for more info on how to craft a Terra Blade.

Combining The Swords[]

Zenith

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	190 (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	14%
Use time	30 (Average)
Velocity	32 (effective)
Rarity
Sell	20
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Zenith

  

• Internal Item ID: 4956
• Internal Projectile ID: 933

Once all the necessary swords are obtained, you can craft a Zenith at a Mythril or Orichalcum anvil.