Zweihander

Zweihander

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Statistics

Type	Weapon – Crafting material
Damage	62 Melee
Knockback	7 (Strong)
Elemental Bonus
Critical chance	4%
Use time	60 Snail
Tooltip	Parries physical projectiles Deals more damage at the tip of the blade 'Parry this you filthy casual!'
Lore	'A famous greatsword of Madmount. A lot of strength is needed to use such a grand weapon, but for most Warriors of the Iron Realm this was a trivial issue.'
Rarity
Sell	1
Research	1 required

Projectile created

Zweihander

The Zweihander is a Pre-Hardmode Sword made by the Fallen from the Rusty Zweihander Blade and Rusty Zweihander Hilt. When used, it will perform a large swing, moving the player forwards. Striking enemies with the tip of the blade deals up to 20 extra damage. Hitting parryable projectiles will deflect them.

Its best modifier is Godly.

Forging

Recipe

Ingredients	Result	NPC
Rusty Zweihander Hilt Rusty Zweihander Blade	Zweihander	Fallen

Used in

Ingredients	Result	NPC
Zweihander	Blade of the Mountain	Calavia

Trivia

• Zweihander is German for "Two-Hander" and is most prominently known from the Dark Souls video game series, which is why the Jolly Madman enemies drop its components, as they are based on the Sunset Armor Set from Dark Souls 3

History

• 0.8: Nerfed damage from 120 to 62.
  Added a duplication value.
  Changed the tooltip.
  Added lore when pressing shift.
  Decreased rarity from Light Red to Green.
  Now has a custom swing.
  Now deals 20 extra damage to enemies with the tip of the blade.
  Now deflects projectiles with the tip of the blade.
  Removed the recipe.