What weapons are the best in Terraria?

Pre-Hardmode Spears[edit | edit source]. Spears are melee weapons that have decent range (somewhat better than swords), but attack using a stabbing motion (like a shortsword, except that spears can be aimed). Spears also have a good chance of hitting targets more than once, especially large enemies. read more

Terraria has a wide variety of weapons and weapons classes, each suited to particular play styles or specific tasks. Many tools also can be used as weapons despite it not being their primary purpose. In an even wider sense, traps, self-defending NPCs and lava can also be used as weapons. read more

This page contains a sortable list of all available Weapons in Terraria. Note that any non-Ammunition and non-Placeable Item which can deal Damage is considered a Weapon. All data displayed is of the base values from the source code (no Modifiers, Accessories, or Buffs in effect). read more

But really, the best sword is the Terra Blade or the Horseman's blade, best spear is the Mushroom Spear, the best flail is the Flairon, and the best spell is just a matter of one's playstyle. The best gun is the Zapinator, which was removed from the game. read more