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Night's Edge Crafting Guide

Complete Crafting Route for the Strongest Pre-Hardmode Sword

Night's Edge Overview

Night's Edge is the strongest melee weapon available before the Wall of Flesh. It is crafted by combining four swords from different regions of the world. With 40 base damage and autoswing, it's the ultimate weapon for melee players preparing to fight the Wall of Flesh. Obtaining it requires exploring the Corruption/Crimson, Dungeon, Jungle, and Underworld.

DMG40 melee damage

KB4.5 (Average)

SPDFast swing speed

AUTOAutoswing: Yes

Four Component Swords

Corruption / Crimson

Light's Bane requires 10 Demonite Bars at an Anvil; Blood Butcherer requires 10 Crimtane Bars. Depends on your world's evil type.

Dungeon

Found in Gold Locked Chests in the Dungeon. Requires a Golden Key to open. Defeat Skeletron first to safely explore the Dungeon.

Jungle

Crafted with 12 Jungle Spores and 15 Stingers at an Anvil. Jungle Spores grow on Jungle grass; Stingers drop from Hornets and Jungle Slimes.

Underworld

Crafted with 20 Hellstone Bars at an Anvil. Mine Hellstone and Obsidian, then smelt Hellstone Bars at a Hellforge.

Crafting Recipe & Station

Light's Bane / Blood Butcherer

Muramasa

Blade of Grass

Fiery Greatsword

Night's Edge

Demon Altar / Crimson Altar

Bring all four component swords to a Demon Altar in the Corruption (or Crimson Altar in the Crimson) to craft Night's Edge. Altars cannot be moved — you must travel to the evil biome.

How to Obtain Each Sword

Go to the Corruption and defeat the Eater of Worlds for Shadow Scales, or go to the Crimson and defeat the Brain of Cthulhu for Tissue Samples. Craft evil ore bars, then craft the sword.

In a Corruption world, craft Light's Bane with 10 Demonite Bars. In a Crimson world, craft Blood Butcherer with 10 Crimtane Bars. Both work for Night's Edge.

Defeat Skeletron to unlock the Dungeon, then explore deep inside to find Gold Locked Chests containing the Muramasa.

Bring light sources and a Magic Mirror. Golden Keys drop from Dungeon enemies or can be found in pots inside the Dungeon.

Explore the Underground Jungle to collect 12 Jungle Spores (break glowing plants on Jungle grass) and 15 Stingers (dropped by Hornets, Jungle Slimes, and Spiked Jungle Slimes).

The Jungle can be dangerous — equip decent armor before entering. Spores glow on Jungle grass, making them easy to spot.

Travel to the Underworld (bottom of the map) and mine Hellstone ore. Combine Hellstone with Obsidian at a Hellforge to make Hellstone Bars. Requires 20 Hellstone Bars.

Mining Hellstone releases lava — bring Obsidian Skin Potions. Hellstone Bars are smelted at a Hellforge found in the Underworld.

Combat Tips

Autoswing Advantage

Night's Edge has autoswing, meaning you can hold the attack button to swing continuously. This greatly improves handling and sustained DPS output.

Wide Attack Arc

Night's Edge has a large swing arc that can hit multiple enemies at once. Take advantage of this in events or scenarios with many enemies grouped together.

Boss Fight Usage

For the Wall of Flesh fight, Night's Edge is the best melee option. Pair it with Molten Armor for the set bonus. Build a long platform bridge in the Underworld for mobility.

Comparison with Other Weapons

Night's Edge (40 damage) far surpasses other Pre-Hardmode swords. By comparison, Fiery Greatsword deals only 36 damage and Blade of Grass only 28. Combined with autoswing, Night's Edge has the highest melee DPS before Hardmode.

Upgrade Path

Night's Edge

40 melee damage

True Night's Edge

105 melee

After entering Hardmode, craft with Night's Edge + Broken Hero Sword + Eclipse themed swords at a Mythril/Orichalcum Anvil. Massive damage boost with shadow projectiles.

Terra Blade

115 melee

Craft with True Night's Edge + True Excalibur at a Mythril/Orichalcum Anvil. Fires sword beam projectiles and is one of the most iconic weapons in the game.

Frequently Asked Questions

What swords do you need to craft Night's Edge?

Light's Bane (or Blood Butcherer), Muramasa, Blade of Grass, and Fiery Greatsword (or Volcano). Each component sword comes from a different biome or exploration area.

Where do you craft Night's Edge?

At a Demon Altar or Crimson Altar. These altars are found deep in the Corruption or Crimson biome.

Is Night's Edge worth crafting in Terraria?

Absolutely. It's the strongest pre-Hardmode melee weapon, and it's a required ingredient for True Night's Edge, which eventually upgrades into the Terra Blade.