The characters spawned by most summon weapons fall into one of two categories: minions and sentries.

Melee is just a class of damage in the context of Terraria game mechanics. They cannot be hurt or killed, and deal summon damage. Making melee damage weapon truly melee weapons will make the entire damage. Upon swinging, it fires a Chlorophyte Orb in the direction of the cursor which deals the same damage as the sword itself. Summon weapons are a type of weapon that spawns secondary characters that will aid the player during battle by automatically attacking enemies within range. It is the slower but more powerful of the two Chlorophyte swords, the other being the Chlorophyte Saber. The sprite was changed into a larger, double-edged sword with a high increase of grass texture. The Chlorophyte Claymore is a Hardmode sword. This was a reference to the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (literally 'Grasscutter Sword'), a legendary Japanese sword.

Prior to the 1.2 update, the Blade of Grass appeared to be a grass sawtooth katana ( ).

The largest swords in the game are the Blade of Grass, Volcano, and Breaker Blade.

The Blade of Grass is a pun which refers to the fact that individual grass leaves are known as 'blades' of grass.

They can also be enchanted to deal more damage or add other benefits. They can take the form of a sword, bow, or various other items capable of dealing damage. However you should craft this sword into the Night's Edge before Wall of Flesh. Weapons are items that can be used to damage entities.

The Blade of grass is a great sword for Eye of Cthulhu and Eater of Worlds, Even Skeletron.

The enemy that becomes more common during Hardmode is the Moss Hornet, which does not drop Stingers. Note that if gathering the crafting materials for a Blade of Grass in Hardmode, it will be far more difficult to farm Stingers, as the Hornets and Spiked Jungle Slimes that drop them will spawn less often.With a slightly longer reach than the Fiery Greatsword (Volcano), it is the largest sword in the game, giving it the greatest melee reach of all swords. The Leaf Blade projectile has 20 armor penetration, deals 25% base damage (4 base damage), 100% knockback (4.5 (Average)), and has a 25% chance of inflicting the Poisoned debuff for 7 seconds. When swung, it fires a small, green Leaf Blade projectile that automatically targets enemies within a radius of 9.375 tiles. As with all other broadswords, this sword is swung overhead, which makes it easier to defeat flying and jumping monsters than shortswords. Melee weapons are weapons which deal melee damage on contact and very often also shoot a projectile which deals melee damage. It has a slightly stronger alternate version, the Tin Broadsword. The Blade of Grass is roughly equal in size to the Volcano, making it one of the largest pre-Hardmode swords. The Copper Broadsword is arguably the weakest of the early game metal broadswords. It is one of the key ingredients in crafting the Night's Edge. It has a green particle effect resembling leaves when swung, and a 25% chance of inflicting the Poisoned debuff for 7 seconds upon striking enemies. They come mainly in the form of swords.The Blade of Grass attacking and inflicting the Poisoned debuff on a Target Dummy. Melee weapons are weapons which deal melee damage on contact and very often also shoot a projectile which deals melee damage.

Terraria swords in order of damage