Terraria might start with a pointy stick and a dream, but it doesn’t stay that way for long. Whether you’re chipping away at slimes in a copper helmet or laying waste to intergalactic horrors with a rainbow laser cannon, weapons are the beating heart of your Terraria adventure.
But with hundreds of options on offer, from melee blades to magic bolts, ranged boomsticks, summoned minions, and whatever the heck the Zenith is, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. So let’s break it down. This guide covers every weapon type in Terraria, from the basics to the bizarre, with class-specific insights, examples, and the kind of hard-won wisdom that comes from dying repeatedly to King Slime.
Melee Weapons
Melee weapons are your bread and butter, especially early game. They’re typically the simplest to use. Just walk up and whack something. But don’t let that fool you into thinking they’re dull. Terraria’s melee arsenal ranges from humble short swords to screen-filling yoyos and whirling projectiles of doom.