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Zenith

Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	190 (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	14%
Use time	30 (Average)
Velocity	32 (effective)
Rarity
Sell	20
Research	1 required

Projectile created

Zenith

Internal Item ID: 4956
Internal Projectile ID: 933

For an extensive guide to crafting this item, see Guide:Crafting a Zenith.

The Zenith is a Hardmode, post-Moon Lord melee weapon crafted using a variety of swords obtained throughout the game's progression. When swung, the sword sprites of its component swords fly towards enemies within a 20-tile radius of the cursor (regardless of where the cursor is on the screen), and circle back in quick, frenzied arcs. They pass through solid blocks, and three swords will appear per use (at base melee speed). Each sword sprite deals the weapon's full damage.

The Zenith is capable of autoswing.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

1 Crafting
- 1.1 Recipes
- 1.2 Crafting tree
2 Notes
3 Achievements
4 Tips
5 Trivia
6 History
7 References

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Zenith	Terra Blade Meowmere Star Wrath Influx Waver The Horseman's Blade Seedler Starfury Bee Keeper Enchanted Sword Copper Shortsword	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Crafting tree

Note - This tree is for Desktop. Check each item's page for more details on other versions.

Obsidian × 20
(

)

Hellstone × 60
( Underworld )

Demonite Ore × 30
(

)

Crimtane Ore × 30
(

)

Vine × 3
(

)

Jungle Spores × 15
( Underground Jungle

)

Stinger × 12
(

)

(

)

Hellstone Bar × 20

Demonite Bar × 10

Crimtane Bar × 10

Copper Ore × 15
(

)

Chlorophyte Ore × 120
( Underground Jungle )

Hallowed Bar × 12
(

)

Copper Bar × 5
(

)

Broken Hero Sword

( )

(25%)

Chlorophyte Bar × 24

Excalibur

Night's Edge

Soul of Might × 20
(

)

Soul of Sight × 20
(

)

Soul of Fright × 20
(

)

Starting equipment

True Excalibur

True Night's Edge

Queen Bee
(33.33%)

Plantera
(11.11%)

Pumpking
(1.04-12.5% / 1.79-12.5%)

Martian Saucer
(16.67%)

Moon Lord
(22.22%)

Zenith

Notes

The first sword generated on each swing will always be a Zenith projectile, which generates a mint green trail. Each sword generated will have a unique swing color, which generates a large amount of light. This can be used to reveal parts of the minimap.
The Zenith ignores enemy invincibility frames.
The Zenith can attack anywhere that the cursor can reach. Its range can be increased simply by using higher resolutions, larger monitors, or even multiple monitors.
- This is no longer true in 1.4.1, as Zenith can only go up to 600 pixels vertically and 960 pixels horizontally.
Equipment and modifiers that increase melee speed change the number of swords that appear per use, but have no effect on the number of swords thrown per second, nor the swords' velocity.
Each individual sword sprite may register multiple hits on an enemy, depending on size and positioning.
Swords also deal damage behind the player on their return trip.
Despite being nearly identical to its copper counterpart, the Tin Shortsword cannot be used to craft the Zenith. This is presumably due to the Copper Shortsword's role as the very first sword every player will encounter (with the exception of Journey Mode characters).
The Zenith appears to have semi-homing capabilities. When the sword is dragged near an enemy, but not enough for the natural arch to reach it, one sword sprite will come out of the loop and hit the enemy.^[1]
- This is especially useful in the Mobile version, for players who are keen on using Aim and Use, as such toggle restricts the Zenith's range considerably.
If the player has made a Journey Mode character or has lost their Copper Shortsword, and has no Copper Ore in the world, Copper can be obtained by Fishing, using an Extractinator, killing Slimes, Shimmering Tin Ore, going to another world with copper, or simply making a new character and placing the Shortsword into a chest (However, this will not work for Journey Mode as the character would spawn with an Iron Shortsword).
Increasing attack speed does not increase the speed at which the Zenith fires swords, only the time between each three-sword cycle. Thus, a higher attack speed will cause less swords besides the Zenith to appear, and lower attack speed will cause more to appear. With high enough attack speed, it is possible for only the Zenith itself to appear. However, the Zenith will in turn lose the ability to home in on enemies; since the Zenith itself never homes in because it is always thrown first.

Achievements

Infinity +1 Sword• “Obtain the Zenith, the culmination of a journey forged into the ultimate sword.”

Obtain the Zenith.

Category: Collector

Tips

With its extreme reach and overall output, the Zenith is arguably the strongest weapon in the entire game.
- Usually, it is seen inflicting 20,000 to 30,000 DPS. This alone is enough to defeat the Moon Lord on Master Mode (277,311 combined HP) in about 11 seconds.
- It has the potential to reach more than 70,000 DPS on a single target with the right armor, accessories, modifiers, buffs and correct positioning.
- Against segmented worm enemies like The Destroyer, it can even surpass 1,000,000 DPS.
- In an optimized environment, The Zenith can do more than 7,000,000 DPS

Trivia

Zenith is a word defined as "the time/point at which something is at its most strength or successful".^[2] This is a reference to the fact that the Zenith is often considered the final and best weapon in the game.
Before the release of 1.4, the sword had various placeholders and scrapped names, including Final Fractal and Summit.^[3]^[4] The precursor design of the Zenith exists as an unobtainable weapon, the First Fractal, which resembles an upgraded Terra Blade.
The Zenith projectiles will always include both the Light's Bane and Blood Butcherer, no matter which one was used to craft Night's Edge.
The Zenith's projectiles include the Terragrim, despite not being in its crafting tree. In the 1.4.0.3 hotfix, the Bee Keeper was added to the crafting recipe for the Zenith, after being in its animation since the release in 1.4.0.1.
The term "Infinity +1 Sword" is a term that is used in games for a weapon that is the strongest in the game. It usually is not obtained by playing through the game, and requires time and patience and can defeat anything with ease.
The following is a list of all swords displayed in the Zenith's attack animation:

The Zenith entails one of the most complex crafting trees in Terraria, consisting of 15 different base items (over the course of 10 crafting operations), matching the Shell Phone (15 items) and surpassing the Ankh Shield (12 items).
The Zenith somewhat resembles the Titanium Sword, an early-Hardmode ore sword.
The Zenith is the only sword that appears in the use animation if the player happens to have maximum attack speed, this however is merely a cosmetic detail as it does not improve the overall DPS.
Using Teleporters and portals while using the Zenith causes each sword to move in sharp angles and strange directions.
The Zenith closely resembles the Rune Sword from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in attack style and place in balance. Both are the 'ultimate weapon' of their respective titles, both are swords (a collection of such in Terraria's case) that leave arcing trails when thrown and always return, and both are time investments.

The Zenith is an item that, when dropped, is clearly visible in complete darkness.
Each sword generates a different swing color:

Swing Colors
Sword	Color
Copper Shortsword		Light Orange
Light's Bane		Purple
Muramasa		Navy Blue
Terragrim		Bright Mint Green
Blood Butcherer		Red
Starfury		Pink
Enchanted Sword		Light Blue
Bee Keeper		Yellow
Blade of Grass		Green
Volcano (Fiery Greatsword)		Orange
Night's Edge		Purple
True Night's Edge		Purple
Excalibur		Yellow
True Excalibur		Yellow
The Horseman's Blade		Orange
Seedler		Green
Terra Blade		Light Green
Influx Waver		Teal
Star Wrath		Pink
Meowmere		Light Pink
Zenith		Bright Mint Green