Tin Shortsword

  

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For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Tin Shortsword.

Tin Shortsword

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	7 (Melee)
Knockback	4 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	12 (Very fast)
Velocity	4.2 (effective)
Rarity	00*
Sell	1 SC5 CC
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Tin Shortsword
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 3501
• Internal Projectile ID: 939

Animation of the Tin Shortsword. Note the limited range.

The Tin Shortsword is a pre-Hardmode shortsword.

Its alternate ore counterpart is the Copper Shortsword.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Tin Shortsword	Tin Bar5	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil

Trivia

• Despite being the counterpart of the Copper Shortsword, it cannot be used to craft the Zenith.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.1: Tin Bars needed to craft reduced from 7 to 5.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Can now stab in any direction, not only horizontally.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.