Greatsword

Greatsword quick verdict

Greatsword ranks #17 of 22 Heavy weapons by measured DPS (28.7), which puts it in C tier on our tier list.

Greatsword is in the item loot pool of these areas. The share is its weight among all items that area can drop.

Where to find Greatsword

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
Brave Haven	1	5%
Honeycomb Fields	2	4.8%
Rainy Plains	21	3.5%
Singer's Meadow	33	4.2%

Share = this item's weight ÷ the total weight of the area's item pool. Chests and bosses then roll rarity separately.

Each attack's damage (× hits), time to chain, reach and arc. The strip below shows how the 1.88 s combo is spent.

A top-down view of every attack in the combo: how far it reaches and how wide it sweeps.

Pick a boss, miniboss or mob to see how many hits of the looping combo it takes to stagger it and to defeat it.

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Hits to first stagger12within 7.52 s

Hits to defeat78within 48.9 s

Stagger · 12Defeated · 78

Calculated from base values in the game files: the combo loops, each hit counts at the end of its swing, stagger builds hit by hit until it passes the mob's poise, and resistances to each damage type apply. Item power, enchantments and area threat level are not applied, so use it to compare weapons rather than as an exact count.

How Greatsword compares

Bars show where Greatsword sits among the 22 weapons of its class (Heavy): a full bar beats them all.

DPS

28.7

Combo damage

54

Reach

4 blocks

Arc

360°

Combo time

1.88 s

Jump attack

18

Unique version: The Darkshard

Greatsword has a Unique version, The Darkshard: Attacks have a chance to pull all enemies within 5 blocks toward you.

The DarkshardUnique

A legendary sword forged in the Deep Dark with amethyst alloy in the blade.

When Greatsword drops, the game rolls its rarity. A Unique roll turns it into The Darkshard.

Odds come from the game's rarity-chance table (bosses drop no Commons). Effect slots = random effects the rarity rolls; Unique adds its fixed effect.

16 random effects can roll on Greatsword, drawn from its archetype and element pools. Rare items get 1 effect, Special items 2. Values by tier:

Effects Greatsword can roll

Effect	Category	I	II	III
Bounty Hunter	Attack	20%	25%	30%
Brawler	Attack	20%	30%	40%
Critical Edge	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Critical Hit	Attack	5%	10%	15%
Duelist	Attack	20%	25%	30%
Finesse	Attack	15%	25%	35%
Impact	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Knockback	Attack	15%	20%	30%
Looter	Utility	20%	40%	60%
Momentum	Attack	20%	30%	40%
Persistence	Attack	10%	15%	20%
Precision	Attack	10%	15%	20%
Raider	Utility	1%	2%	3%
Sharpness	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Strength	Attack	15%	20%	25%
Vanguard	Attack	20%	35%	50%

Enchantments for Greatsword

16 enchantments fit Greatsword's slot. Apply them with enchantment books at the Enchantsmith.

Final-hit enchantments such as Ender Mines, Fire Aspect, Frost Crescent fire on every combo finisher: about 0.53 times per second on Greatsword, #9 of 22 in its class.

Enchantments for Greatsword

Enchantment	Triggers on	At tier III
Crash Landing	Jump attack	Jump attack landings deal 5% additional damage and increases knockback by 100%.
Ender Mines	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Weapon attacks deploy 4 mines that explode in proximity to enemies or after a short time.
Fire Aspect	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 50% of weapon damage and sets mobs on fire for a short time.
Frost Crescent	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 20% of weapon damage and freezes mobs for a short time, slowing their attacks and movement.
Healing Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 50% chance to create a Regenerating well for allies.
Ichor Blast	Final combo hit	Wave deals 90% of weapon damage and deals additional soul damage for a short time.
Lightning Surge	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 90% of weapon damage and zaps mobs for a short time, making them weaker but faster.
Poison Fog	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 30% of weapon damage and poisons mobs for a time.
Primed Enchantment	Jump attack	Jump attacks create waves of lightning and ice that damages enemies.
Shadowcloak	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 35% chance to enter Shadowcloaking when defeating enemies.
Shielding Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 40% chance to create a Fortifying well for allies.
Shockwave	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Shockwave deals 50% of weapon damage and increases knockback by 75%.
Soul Blast	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 75% of weapon damage and deals additional soul damage over time.
Swirling	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Swirl deals an additional 100% of weapon damage to nearby enemies.
Tempo Theft	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 50% chance to increase movement speed when defeating enemies.
Thundering	Dealing damage	Grants a 50% chance for 50% of weapon damage to spread as lightning damage.

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