Weapons

Weapons are essential items used for combat against enemies, bosses, and even other players during PvP games. Most weapons are crafted at any crafting Station, while others can only be found in Chests, as enemy/boss drops, or purchased from NPCs. The Calamity Mod adds a large number of new and unique weapons for players to use. Many are upgrades to existing weapons and others are wholly unique.

Melee weapons

Swords

Swords are melee weapons which can be divided into 2 basic categories: Shortswords, and Broadswords. Shortswords have a very limited range and attack with a horizontal stabbing motion instead of an arc, while Broadswords are swung overhead, which makes it easier to defeat flying and jumping enemies than shortswords.

Pre-Hardmode

Hardmode

Post-Moon Lord

Shortswords

Pre-Hardmode

Sahara Slicers

Hardmode

Post-Moon Lord

Yoyos

Yoyos are melee weapons that are flail-like, and when thrown, seek after the player's cursor.

Pre-Hardmode

Hardmode

Post-Moon Lord

Spears

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.

Pre-Hardmode

Hardmode

Post-Moon Lord

Boomerangs

Boomerangs are melee weapons that come back to the player after being thrown. Together with Yoyos, they provide the earliest distance attacks that benefit from melee bonuses.

Hardmode

Fallen Paladin's Hammer

Post-Moon Lord

Flails

Flails are melee weapons that consist of an object linked to the player by a chain, which can either be thrown or fired. Thrown flails can be suspended around the player indefinitely, whereas launched flails immediately return to the player.