Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Melee weapon |
|---|---|
| Rarity | White |
| Damage | 9 melee |
| Knockback | 4 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 12 (Very fast) |
| Buy price | 35 silver |
| Sell price | 7 silver |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Shortsword | 6 × Silver Bar | Iron Anvil |
Rapid silver thrusts for narrow tunnel defense
Assembled at an anvil from 6 Silver Bars, the Silver Shortsword delivers rapid jabs aligned with player cursor aiming. Striking at an agile 12 use time, it inflicts 9 base melee damage and 4 knockback against nearby threats. The rapid attack cadence helps keep crawling spiders, worms, and slimes pinned back in tight underground passages, providing precise self-defense while mining through rock walls.
Resource economy and broadsword alternatives
This weapon conserves precious silver bars during early exploration compared to smithing full armor sets or broadswords. It lacks the wide crowd control of the Silver Broadsword, but focuses pinpoint melee damage with minimal swing delay. Saving metal bars by crafting a shortsword allows miners to assemble silver pickaxes or protective armor pieces much faster. Its counterpart in tungsten worlds is the Tungsten Shortsword. Legendary provides the best damage, attack speed, and size enhancements.
Trivia
- It costs 6 Silver Bars to forge, making it the cheapest silver weapon to craft.
- Omnidirectional aiming allows the shortsword to hit enemies directly above or below the player.