Dao of Pow

Type	Weapon
Damage	100 (Melee)
Knockback	6 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	45 (Very slow)
Velocity	15
Tooltip	Has a chance to confuse; 'Find your inner pieces'
Rarity
Sell	2 GC88 SC
Research	1 required
Debuff	Confused
Debuff tooltip	Movement is reversed
Chance	80%
Duration	2–4 seconds
Use

This is the main page whose information applies to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Dao of Pow.

The Dao of Pow attacking Target Dummies and inflicting the Confused debuff on a Unicorn.

The Dao of Pow is a Hardmode flail. It has a 4/5 (80%) chance of inflicting the Confused debuff for 2–4 seconds upon striking an enemy.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount. However, Ruthless might be preferred if the player already has very high critical strike chance.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Dao of Pow	Dark Shard Light Shard Soul of Night7 Soul of Light7	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Notes

The chance to inflict the Confused debuff is calculated once per use, meaning that either every enemy hit during one attack sequence will be afflicted or every enemy will not be afflicted.

Tips

The Dao of Pow is available without having to defeat any Hardmode bosses. It is also a good weapon against Wyverns.
The Dao of Pow pairs well with flasks and other sources of lingering damage, which will wear enemies down as they wander around while Confused.

Trivia

This is one of a small "set" of weapons made with two shards apiece, the other members being the Onyx Blaster and the Sky Fracture. Their recipes, names and appearances link the weapons to themes of Darkness, Light, and Balance, with the Dao of Pow representing Balance. The set also includes one weapon for each of the three "classic" damage types (melee, magic, and ranged), where the Dao of Pow is the melee weapon.
The Dao of Pow is colored black and white in a taijitu or "yin-yang"-style design commonly associated with Daoism. The Chinese word 道 means way or path, and can also mean philosophy. The word is often romanized to either tao or dao.
The tooltip, 'Find your inner pieces', is a play on the phrase Find your inner peace, referring to the inherent objective that Taoists should strive towards.