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The Sinister Sword, drawn to those who face the spookiest of nights, cuts through the night with a howl.

In-Game Description

The sinister sword is a unique sword variant that could be found within the various spooky fall missions of Minecraft Dungeons. It behaves identically to the hawkbrand.

Obtaining[]

Missions
Events
Merchant

Usage[]

The sinister sword possesses moderate power, low speed, and low range. It has a combo consisting of two side slashes and a thrust. The first two hits deal the weapon's minimum melee damage, while the thrust deals the maximum melee damage.

Properties[]

  • X melee damage
  • Gives critical hit chance (Critical Hit tier I)

Stats[]

Hit number Base damage Attack duration Area Splash damage drop off Knockback Hitstun
Hit 1 50 0.4s 30° 50% 1 1
Hit 2 50 0.4s 30° 50% 1 1
Hit 3 80 0.242s 16° 0% 1 1

In-game, damage numbers can vary even in the same power level, and may not be exactly as seen below.

Power Min damage Max damage
1 10-16 11-17
5 13-20 13-21
10 17-27 18-28
15 21-34 23-36
20 27-44 29-46
25 35-56 36-58
30 44-70 46-73
35 55-87 57-91
40 68-109 71-114
45 84-135 88-141
50 105-167 109-174
55 129-207 135-215
60 159-255 166-266
65 196-314 205-327
70 242-386 252-403
75 297-475 309-495
80 365-584 380-608
85 448-717 467-747
90 550-880 573-917
95 675-1080 703-1124
100 828-1324 862-1379
105 1015-1624 1057-1691
108 1147-1835 1190-1904
110 1250-1999 1375-2198


Sounds[]

SoundDescription
Drop
Impact
Pick up
Equip
Swing
Swing Stab
Cut
Denied steel
Hit
Impact steel
Place
Shing
Hit

History[]

Minecraft Dungeons
1.5.0.0Sinister Sword (MCD)Added the sinister sword.
1.17.0.0Now obtainable from the Tower.

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