Cutlass

Type	Weapon
Damage	53 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 51 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (Melee)
Knockback	4 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	16 (Very fast)
Rarity
Sell	3 GC60 SC
Research	1 required
Use

Animation of the Cutlass.

The Cutlass is a Hardmode broadsword that has a 1/200 (0.5%) chance of being dropped by regular Pirate Invasion enemies (excluding the Parrot), a 1/50 (2%) chance from Pirate Captains, and a 1/10 (10%) chance from the Flying Dutchman(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Notes

Assuming the player never kills a Pirate Captain or Flying Dutchman, the odds of getting at least one Cutlass over the course of a Pirate Invasion are about 45%.

(Old-gen console and 3DS versions) It has a dark outline and transparent pixels in its blade, so it looks deformed against dark backgrounds.
It resembles a scimitar rather than a cutlass.
- Terraria does have a scimitar in the game dropped by the Dye Trader, the Exotic Scimitar.
It can be considered an upgrade to the Falcon Blade.

Desktop 1.4.4:
- Damage increased from 49 to 53.
- Use time reduced from 17 to 16.

Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Damage reduced from 51 to 49.
- Use time increased from 16 to 17.

Console 1.0.750.0: ()
- Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1.
- Damage reduced from 51 to 49.
- Use time increased from 16 to 17.

Entity	Qty.	Rate
~~Flying Dutchman(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)~~ Flying Dutchman(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	10%
~~Pirate Captain~~ Pirate Captain	1	2%
~~Pirate Corsair~~ Pirate Corsair	1	0.5%
~~Pirate Crossbower~~ Pirate Crossbower	1	0.5%
~~Pirate Deadeye~~ Pirate Deadeye	1	0.5%
~~Pirate Deckhand~~ Pirate Deckhand	1	0.5%