Meat Cleaver

Meat Cleaver quick verdict

Meat Cleaver ranks #8 of 22 Medium weapons by measured DPS (33.5), which puts it in C tier on our tier list.

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

Where to find Meat Cleaver

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
The Deep Dark	14	3.6%
Humbler Huskland	36	2.6%
Lullaby Hills	42	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 1.31 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.

TargetCopper MonstrosityMonarchMonstrous OpusMosstrosityRedstone MonstrositySculk MonstrositySoul Corrupted WitchThe Prime EnchanterThe Supreme EvokerTwisted WardenDartbackEndermanEvokerHarmonizerWardenWitchBaby ZombieBloombudCave SpiderChicken JockeyCopper CubeCreeperEnchanterExcavatorFlame ConstructFuseflyGeomancerHunterHurlerMoss CubeNesterPillagerPollinatorRavagerRavagerRedstone CubeRoamrootRoyal GuardScavengerSculk CubeSeedlingSentinelSkeletonSkeletonSlimeSlimeSlimeSlimeSpiderSpider JockeySproutStalkerTrapperVanguardVexVindicatorZombieMonarchBoss · Health 1,400 · Poise 600

Hits to first stagger30within 13.1 s

Hits to defeat96within 42 s

Stagger · 30Defeated · 96

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 Meat Cleaver compares

Bars show where Meat Cleaver sits among the 24 weapons of its class (Medium): a full bar beats them all.

DPS

33.5

Combo damage

44

Reach

3.5 blocks

Arc

180°

Combo time

1.31 s

Jump attack

20

Unique version: Cacaphonous Cleaver

Meat Cleaver has a Unique version, Cacaphonous Cleaver: Restores 7% of max health for each soul gathered.

Cacaphonous CleaverUnique

A mystical meat cleaver that serves souls for dessert.

When Meat Cleaver drops, the game rolls its rarity. A Unique roll turns it into Cacaphonous Cleaver.

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.

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

Effects Meat Cleaver can roll

Effect	Category	I	II	III
Bully	Attack	25%	35%	50%
Critical Edge	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Critical Hit	Attack	5%	10%	15%
Impact	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Knockback	Attack	15%	20%	30%
Looter	Utility	20%	40%	60%
Pack Leader	Attack	20%	25%	30%
Persistence	Attack	10%	15%	20%
Raider	Utility	1%	2%	3%
Reaper	Utility	25%	35%	45%
Shackler	Attack	10%	15%	25%
Sharpness	Attack	10%	20%	30%

Enchantments for Meat Cleaver

16 enchantments fit Meat Cleaver'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 0.76 times per second on Meat Cleaver, #3 of 22 in its class.

Enchantments for Meat Cleaver

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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