Terraria's Forgotten Weapons (aka another dumb top 5 list) 

So funny story: This video reeeeally didn't want to get made. First, when I finished the script, a little someone named Adamchromee uploads a video similar to this one and I would have felt bad for uploading it then. Then when I started voicing stuff, the coughing bit at the beginning killed my voice and I couldn't record for a day or two. Then, I had to get some vanilla, non journey mode terraria footage and got slime rain, a solar eclipse, a blood moon, a monsoon, and a pirate invasion all in a row delaying recording by an hour or two and killing my motivation. Finally, a day or two before the video was finished, I lost power and couldn't work on the video. Basically, I had quite the experience making this thing

Terraria EnthusiaSTCKCKCOUGHCOUGH I actually didn't even know poisoned knives were in the game, it's a shame they scrapped throwing because they legit seem like a fun upgrade to the regular ones

I acttualy started playing terraria with mods after i played vannila and i thought the breathing reed was from a mod

"Ahem" I used the breathing reed to loot water chests on the bottom of the ocean.

1:38 Hey I remember this, this was the first thing I got on an Ocean Chest and thought it was so cool to extend your breath with it like "whoa it's overpowered!" Until the Diving Gear and Celestial Shell came along.

Remember when they said they wanted the terrablade to be the best sword, then they made meowmere and zenith?

Oh I’m 100% gonna brag about me using the breathing read, It is really useful in the underground sea while you start out in calamity.

I always use the sunfury in late pre-hardmode, it’s actually pretty good with the godly modifier, dealing over 80 dmg

There’s probably a worse more obscure item he forgot about. My honourable mention would be the spirit flame because you have to kill off like a million dijin spirits to get a lamp and then try to kill a desert spirit (as an early hardmode mage) for what is a slow mana weapon. Now you could kill a desert spirit easily with a sky fracture as a mage class but why would you even want the spirit flame at that point?

"Terra blade is useless" Me, a "terra blade is mandatory" guy : feelsbadman

Ever since I learned about the Combat Wrench, I've been in love with it. I now custom class Engineer and only use this weapon paired with traps for playthroughs.

In my first playthrough I got a breathing reed and actually used it for it’s purpose and i thought it was just an unlimited nerfed gills potion 🤦‍♂️

“Most people use to get wings at the start of hardmode” I mean, the debuff flasks crafted at the imbuing station sold by the witch doctor are really good.

I actually used the Breathing Reed until I started trying to actually beat the game

From the thumbnail, I thought these would be things updated out of usefulness. However, a good third of this was pretty surprising! I get they want to keep items like the reed useful, but giving them damage won't do much. Well, that's not as making a hardmode shortsword... (actually they could be good, what if they had extra effects-)

Legit used the breathing reed as a sort of "secondary" melee weapon when playing as ranger, I found it so early it actually dealt meaningful damage and has long-ass range.

You forgot about celebration, I mean the one sold by party girl

I think the obsidian swordfish should be on this list. I didn't even know it existed until 3 months ago

I always loved the breathing Reed, I found it in the first gold chest I ever opened in Terraria, it was in a big pond halfway across my second ever world. It’s not very good, but I have used it for both it’s intended purpose (especially in adventure maps) and as a weapon in 1.4 where I got it super early game and it was way better than my wooden sword and wouldn’t be topped until platinum. Also wow, I used to use the poisoned knives in that second world back in the day, I was misinformed that thrown weapons were super good by an early RU-vidr I saw so when I saw how string these were compared to anything I had before, I made a bunch. I still love the colour to this day.

I've used the breathing reed to stay underwater like, one whole time. Which makes me *superior.*

Ah yes. Chippy 2.0

It's OK that the Terra blade isn't the most powerful weapon in the game, it has and will always hold the title of being the most GREENEST sword in the game. and for people who's favourite colour is green, then the Terra blade is a MUST

The nettle burst is actually REALLY useful for its stage of the game. For its infinite piercing and going through tiles, it fills a good niche of "the big knockback". Seriously, a line of enemies that want to violently tear you into bloody tomato soup will immediately fold like an omelet when you click just once. Also very good for traveling the jungle temple. Saved my skin from many stressful encounters with a swarm of lizahrds. I know this weapon wasn't even mentioned on the list, but I did see it in the beginning and felt like shedding some light on this neat little flower.

I actually use the breathing reed to explore the ocean and go through some underwater areas early game. It has also helped me with a couple of very niche farms

My crying cus I get palm wood because it’s almost my entire name.

The honorable mentions are more forgettable than most key word most of the ones on the list

The Toxikarp is soooooo good. I am using it right now and it is perfect for killing monsters easily at a low cost so you don’t have to choose the right amo and the right gun having to worry about how much you have.

Don't forget, Toxikarp also has to compete with the other two spreading biome fish weapons, with Bladetongue, while needing to get in close initially, firing off an ichor inflicting projectile, making it great in a utility against the upcoming mechs for melee, and the Crystal Serpent, which is a strong start of hardmode staff with aoe capabilities due to it splitting upon contact with a surface

You told me to brag: i used the breathing reed to get down my ocean snake

I like poisoned knives. The evil powder is easy to get, as you will be spending some time in the evil anyways, why not pick the mushrooms as well, and throwing knives can be bought from the merchant in bulk during a blood moon. The poisoned knives have higher damage and speed than the regular knives, they pierce and have auto-use. The debuff is also a very nice bonus. I often use them in the underground desert, as their knockback and speed can slow down the chargers, their piercing helps with swarms and worms, and they are accurate.

I saw the Toxicarp in a video the other day. First time ever hearing about it and I immediately thought I want that weapon, so when I get into Hardmode in my current playthrough imma grind for it.

I actually used the breathing Reed a lot! Whenever I make a hellevator it gets flooded a lot, and I'm the type who doesn't drain the water out, ill just make small breathing areas off to the left of the hellevator, and keep digging down. However sometimes an enemy will kill me, and irs easier to use the breathing Reed while waiting to sink to the bottom. Its also very useful for getting quick loot at the ocean when you dont have enough mobility to jump out of the water or get there quickly at the beginning of the run.

"the poison knife" me, vibing in calamity rogue early game: :(

i was here thinking "oh wow an old video I haven't seen from you" and its new YAY also wow only 60 views on the video And why has someone disliked already :(

The most obscure weapon for me would be the upgrades to the phaseblades. The weaker ones are basically just joke items on their own but then they went and got a hardmode upgrades which look exactly the same

I like it how you picked up the snapthorn and sanguine staff at 0:41 Some of the best summoner weapons

My profile picture is my feelings about poisoned knife

The Virgin Breathing Reed vs The Chad Gills Potion

I'm bragging here about using the breathing reed in the start of my playthroughs for the fact you can be underwater and still breath, and also the fact that it increases your breath timer. Good for exploring the ocean floor earlier on.

I used the breathing reed once for it's purpose to try to loot an ocean chest early, but since it's garbage it barely helped. I've also been using the chain guillotines on my recent character. They're a good pre mech boss weapon imo, but after I got a daedless stormbow I only really use for regular enemies and after I beat the mech bosses it'll probably be useless. Edit: I thought I should add you can launch more chains per second with the chain guillotines by moving faster. Falling, dashing, flying, ect. All increase the throwing rate and makes the weapon much more feasible than they seem. They're also cheap to reforge and have decent base damage.

Quick tip: The easier way (for me at least) is to use boulders to kill npcs that you don’t want (made with 6 stone at a tinkers workshop)

Poison knives are actually kind of useful at the start of the game if you're a bit lucky and find some or get a fairly early blood moon. They do decent DPS and are easy to make.

I actually used throwing knives for 1 of my runs. Pretty decent against King Slime and EoC. And during my first run, I found the breathing rod and did actually use it to explore the ocean and get some chests. Haven't used it since.

The breathing Reed came in clutch on a melee only expert run I did on mk2 seed soooo I was on the ocean and the next biome over was corruption. The Reed could hit eaters through the little hole and it was the only thing I could do to kill them at the time.

4:41 brain of Cathulu used confusion It's very effective

Coming from a melee main, chain guillotines are actually a pretty fantastic well rounded weapon.

I used to drown all the time so i got the idea to use the breathing rod and it helped i mostly only used it because i had extra inventory slot in my hot bar

Yes I have used the breathing reed when was making a battle field for me to battle others. You would have to be the first to get the breathing reed which gave you an amazing advantage. Because it led strait to a treasure trove.

I’m here to brag about using the breathing reed once before

Poison Knife? Underrated. I’ve used it so many times. Saved me a ton.

The breathing reeds purpose is the only thing I use when I make a new character in a pre-hardmode world just because it helps when you want some ocean loot although that really is the only place you can get it

I knew the Terra Blade would be in here, it was famous for being one of the best weapons back in 1.2 and everyone built them but now it’s completely forgotten because it’s still a pain in the ass to make, and is no longer the best.

I remember when the Terra blade was basically the ultimate weapon in the game, now it mostly gets skipped though.

I only use reed when i can't make it to surface while using the flippers and i only use them in pre hard mode for the water Chest

I remember using the breathing reed to get the slightest amount of extra time while exploring the ocean early game

The Toxicarp is actually my first hardmode weapon as a ranger, it also pairs well with Frost Armor with that frostburn effect.

I USED THE BREATHING ROD CORRECTLY A FEW TIMES, NOW BOW DOWN TO ME PUNY MORTALS

I actually used the breathing reed correctly because I got it on a "not the bees" playthrough, so I could hide in honey to escape those damn bats.

The breatjing reed was the first item I found when starting to play terraria. Immidiantly went to hop in a lake to test it out.

Toxicarp is surprisingly really good when I used it. It’s great against non-boss enemies, especially at the start of hard mode and it’s also a good way to save your ammo and still have amazing DPS. Though it’s definitely not the end of the world if you want to use the endless ammos instead

me realizing the breathing reed was in my inventory and me thinking that i would stay underwater

Haha I used the breathing Reed for it's intended purpose bow down immediately

"you mechanic isnt gonna be getting killed too often..." "you feel virbrations from deep below" "the destroyer has awoken"

1:55 i fell offended, but i did, what are you gonna about it?

1:45 I actually used it for it's intended purpose and I didn't even know it was a weapon until i saw this video I've been playing since Lepus was on mobile

i didn’t even know the blow reed was a weapons i always used it for its purpose, it’s like 3x as much breath, i use it when first exploring the oceans so i can start with the trident

I remember using the breathing reed back when I sucked at the game. Haven't used it since.

The senguine staff is an insanely good summon. And the snapthorn whip is literally the first whip. Not exactly „obscure“ to anyone playing summoner. Still great video!

I actually did use the breathing Reed because i wanted to farm shark fins and last a bit longer underwater

Breathing reed is kinda good for corruption (and I guess crimson?) since if theres a pond somewhere u can stay in there and since eater of souls cant go in water you can just wack them while having oxygen, although you will definitely die if there are the worm monsters

I have used the poison knives. In 1.3 I often went for the throwing class at the beginning of the game.

I'm so used to using the breathing reed for its intended use I legit had no Idea it was even a weapon, same goes for the umbrella

I remember using the breathing reed on mobile in 1.2. helped me so much lol

I still remember using the breathing reed early game underwater :)

I used the breathing reed to get all of the the ocean loot without a waterbreathing potion early on (you need a recall potion though). I start all my runs by collecting all above-ground loot.

The breathing Reed used to be huge in adventure maps back around 1.1. Maybe it's just me, but I actually used it a lot back then.

i used it to loot underwater chests in the ocean, very noice of you dont want to die and get some good early game loot

thousands of hours, still no idea poison knife existed

1:50 I DID in fact use the breathing reed to more easily traverse the jungle due to the frequent ponds; it's probably not the best item to use for that (could easily bridge across) but It's what I did

For me, palm wood is a building material. It looks great as a gold-ish podium for master mode trophies and the furniture looks amazing. I've never crafted a single weapon with it, despite how much I use it around my base.

"and i doubt anybody has ever used the breathing reed for its intended purpose" *laughs in 5 years ago*

i imagine that while you’re swinging the breathing reed, your character still has it inside their mouth

I remember using the breathing reed to explore deeper into the oceans than where I could still go up for air easily.

Hell yes I used the breathing Reed when youve just started a world and find it in a water chest it just helps

FINALLY somebody mentioned the Toxicarp! It's my second favorite weapon after the Nimbus Rod.

"This weapon is obtained after Skeletron is killed" _Laughs in small drunk world_

I used the breathing reed, in fact I kind of wanted it for my current modded playthrough lol (I haved calamity and thorium active in it which both add ocean biomes)

I used the breathing reed while digging a tunnel from the jungle to the underground jungle (my jungle had pretty deep swamps)

I used it for the underwater thing back when the game still updated on the Xbox 360

Well this is my preferred use of the breathing reed

I will never forget the blow gun. That thing plus Icor darts makes a really good immediate hard mode weapon.

I love that intro reference

Breathing reed is one of those items I get like 5 of and still never use. Also surprised there want snowball cannon (the one dropped by snow flinx) in this list, although I suppose it is more of a block. Edit: combat wrench is underrated btw

I used the breathing rod when I was in pre-hard mode when I BARELY hit the water with the top of it to get air

Ngl. I gotta brag about using the breathing reed. When making a hellavator and you end up getting flooded (don’t deny it you know it’s always gonna happen) the breathing reed really helps save time of swimming back up to the surface. (This is when you run out of gill potions) Also I ALWAYS USED THE POISON KNIVES at least when I didn’t think much about classes and stuff lol. Or when doing a throwing only challenge pre 1.4

How actually thought this was Chippy at first

I think I used the breathing rod like once or twice for it’s intended purpose, and that was to mine underwater ore without having to jump

I actually loved the dart gun paired with icor darts

Actually used the breathing reed back in the mobile ocram days

I’ve only ever used the breathing rod in terraria mobile when lepus was still in the game