Item
Iron Shortsword
- 8 melee damage
- 4% critical strike chance
- Very fast speed
- Weak knockback
- Sell price: 2 silver 80 copper
- Weapon
- Melee
- Rarity 0
- Start of a new world
- Crafted at:
Anvil - Starting items
Iron Shortsword is a Terraria melee weapon crafted at the Anvil from 
Iron Bar.
Where to get
Crafting 1
Starting items 1
- Starting item of a new character.
Numbers
| Damage | 8 |
|---|---|
| Class | Melee |
| Critical strike chance | 4% (4% base + 0% from the item) |
| Knockback | 4 (Weak knockback) |
| Use time | 12 ticks (0.2 s) |
| Speed | Very fast speed |
| Auto-reuse | No |
| Velocity | 2.1 |
| Rarity | Rarity 0 |
| Max stack | 9,999 |
| Sell price | 2 80 |
| Buy price | 14 when a shop sells it, before happiness |
| Item ID | 6 |
| Research (Journey) | 1 to unlock duplication |
| Stage | Start of a new world |
Fires
| Projectile | Iron Shortsword |
|---|---|
| Pierces | Unlimited enemies |
| Goes through blocks | Yes |
| Extra updates | 1 (it moves 2 times per tick, so its real speed is 2 x velocity) |
Shimmer
Throwing 1 into Shimmer gives back:
- Iron Bar x6
Prefixes
This item can get 36 prefixes.
Best: Legendary
