Forest Sword
| Forest Sword | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Weapon |
| Type | Sword |
| Level | 3 |
| Damage | 8-18 |
| Crit Chance | 2% |
| Stats | Speed (+2); Defense (+1) |
| Location | The Mines (floors 20-59) |
The Forest Sword is the best sword a farmer can get in the Mines without spending a coin. It turns up from floor 20 down to the high fifties, hidden in crates and barrels or dropped by the monsters living there, and it hits for 8 to 18 with two points of extra speed and a point of defence. Those numbers match the Cutlass that Marlon sells for 1,500g, with a small helping of armour on top. The game credits Forest Magic for its power, which is as much explanation as a free sword needs. For a first-year farm trying to reach the bottom of the Mines on a tight budget, finding one of these changes the schedule.
The in-game description reads: Made powerful by forest magic.
Location
Crates and barrels on floors 20 to 59 are the usual source, and the monsters on those floors can drop one as a special find too. Both routes need the same thing, which is time spent on those floors breaking everything in sight.
Two habits make that faster. The mine elevator stops every five floors, so a farmer can drop straight back to the depth where the sword appears instead of climbing down again. And since the floors regenerate each day, a run through the forties and fifties can be repeated every morning until the sword turns up.
The same containers hold other weapons from the same band, so a determined search often produces an Iron Edge or a Holy Blade along the way. None of these can be bought, which is why Marlon's shelf looks overpriced to players who do their crate smashing properly.
Stats
The damage range is wide for its tier, so swings alternate between modest and genuinely useful. In the stretch of the Mines where it drops, that upper end is enough to put a Dust Sprite or a Frost Bat down in one hit.
Two points of speed keep the swing light, which matters against the fast, erratic monsters of the forties and fifties far more than a couple of extra damage would. The single point of defence is a small, permanent discount on everything that hits the farmer, and it stacks with boots and rings rather than replacing them.
Critical hits are ordinary, at two percent with a triple multiplier, and knockback sits at the middle value, nudging a monster back without breaking up a group. That plainness is rather the point: the Forest Sword is a well-balanced blade that happens to be free.
Notes
Early rankings tend to put the Forest Sword near the top of the beginner list, and the reasoning is always the same: it arrives free at exactly the moment the starting blades stop coping. A farm that finds one can put its gold into Combat Boots or a ring instead of a weapon, and that spread of spending does more for survival than the sword alone.
At the Forge much later, Ruby is the gem that keeps it competitive for sentimental owners, while Topaz builds on the point of defence it already has. Realistically the sword is retired long before Cinder Shards are available.
The blocking stance is worth practising with it. Holding the alternate attack absorbs a hit, scratches whatever caused it, and knocks flying monsters backwards, and with a point of defence underneath, the Forest Sword can hold a doorway on an infested floor while the ladder is earned.
All Swords
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Type | Level | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Sword | 
|
Sword | 5 | 20-30 |
| Claymore | 
|
Sword | 5 | 20-32 |
| Cutlass | 
|
Sword | 3 | 9-17 |
| Dark Sword | 
|
Sword | 9 | 30-45 |
| Dragontooth Cutlass | 
|
Sword | 13 | 75-90 |
| Dwarf Sword | 
|
Sword | 13 | 65-75 |
| Forest Sword | 
|
Sword | 3 | 8-18 |
| Galaxy Sword | 
|
Sword | 13 | 60-80 |
| Haley's Iron | 
|
Sword | 6 | 30-45 |
| Holy Blade | 
|
Sword | 7 | 20-27 |
| Infinity Blade | 
|
Sword | 17 | 80-100 |
| Insect Head | 
|
Sword | 6 | 20-30 |
| Iron Edge | 
|
Sword | 3 | 12-25 |
| Lava Katana | 
|
Sword | 10 | 55-64 |
| Leah's Whittler | 
|
Sword | 6 | 30-45 |
| Meowmere | 
|
Sword | 4 | 20-20 |
| Neptune's Glaive | 
|
Sword | 5 | 18-35 |
| Obsidian Edge | 
|
Sword | 6 | 30-45 |
| Ossified Blade | 
|
Sword | 6 | 26-42 |
| Pirate's Sword | 
|
Sword | 2 | 8-14 |
| Rapier | 
|
Sword | 4 | 15-25 |
| Rusty Sword | 
|
Sword | 1 | 2-5 |
| Silver Saber | 
|
Sword | 2 | 8-15 |
| Steel Falchion | 
|
Sword | 8 | 28-46 |
| Steel Smallsword | 
|
Sword | 1 | 4-8 |
| Tempered Broadsword | 
|
Sword | 7 | 29-44 |
| Templar's Blade | 
|
Sword | 5 | 22-29 |
| Wooden Blade | 
|
Sword | 1 | 3-7 |
| Yeti Tooth | 
|
Sword | 7 | 26-42 |