One-handed weapon · Swords

Bronze Sword

Blood-drinker. A thirsty friend.

Damage

35 Slash

Block

parry ×2

Attack stamina

Max level

Materials fromSwamp· in the developers' Swamps test kit

Item IDSwordBronzeSpawnspawn SwordBronze 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Forgelevel 1

Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Bronze Battle Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

Level	Damage	Block	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	35 Slash	12	200	1	2× Wood 8× Bronze 2× Leather Scraps
2	41 Slash	12	250	2	1× Wood 4× Bronze 1× Leather Scraps
3	47 Slash	12	300	3	2× Wood 8× Bronze 2× Leather Scraps
4	53 Slash	12	350	4	4× Wood 16× Bronze 4× Leather Scraps

Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.

Total cost

Craft it and upgrade to level 4:

One Bronze Sword, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill: Swords
Primary attack stamina: 8
Secondary attack: 16 stamina, ×3 damage
Knockback: 40
Backstab bonus: ×3
Block armor: 12
Parry bonus: ×2
Block force: 20
Movement speed: -5%
Tool tier: 1
Durability: 200 (+50 per level)
Weight: 0.8

Hits to kill in the Swamp

Creature	Health	Per hit	Hits	2★ hits
Skeleton	40	37.1	2	4
Blob	50	18.5	3	9
Leech	60	37.1	2	5
Draugr	100	37.1	3	9
Wraith	100	18.5	6	17
Oozer	150	18.5	9	25
Draugr Elite	200	37.1	6	17
Writhan	400	55.7	8	22
Abomination	800	37.1	22	65
Bonemass	5,000	18.5	270	—

Level 4 Bronze Sword, primary attack, skill 50 (each hit rolls 55–85% of the damage), after each creature's resistances. Try other levels and skills in the damage calculator.

Compared with similar weapons

Item	Damage	Max level	Stamina	Weight
Wooden Sword	1	4	4	0.8
Wooden Greatsword	1	4	8	4
Bronze Sword	35	53	8	0.8
Iron Sword	55	73	10	0.8
Black Metal Sword	95	113	14	0.8
Silver Sword	105	138	12	1
Mistwalker	115	148	16	0.8
Nidhögg	135	153	16	0.8
Nidhögg the Bleeding	135	153	16	0.8