Terraria’s two penultimate melee weapons – which one is better?
The first of the pillar comparisons. I was going to do all of them in one video, but that was wayyy too long. So, this is what you get for now.
Others soon. We are so close to 50K!
#terraria
0:00 A Welcome
0:17 Introduction
0:27 A basic overview of both weapons
1:29 A damage comparison of both
1:49 The Solar Eruption and distance
2:20 What does this mean?
3:42 Conclusion
4:50 Outro
Music:
“Engineer’s Sanctum” by Heart Plus Up! (Calamity Mod Unofficial OST)
Packs & Mods:
Mods [none in this video]
Pack: Foundry & Alchemy
Terraria’s two penultimate melee weapons – which one is better?
47 Comments
Let's settle this. I'm gonna reply to my comment twice. Like the one with which you agree.
I use the daybreak because the name sounds cooler
I'd say the Eruption is better regardless, during your video against the moon lord, you missed most of the time, but with the eruption's arc, i'd say the tiny distance closer is worth hitting a lot more, less time the enemy is alive, the less likely it'll kill you after all >:)
But, take me with a grain of salt, as i've only ever used Eruption immediately after using Daybreak once or twice hehe
I got the Daybreak on my first Terraria run, and I loved it. It’s one of the many reasons that melee is my favorite class.
Eruption does more dps due to the debuff and being slow to coming back like flails,Daybreak is better because of more stability,although i rather pick terrablade,these two are my most least used weapons in my first playthrough
I just like Daybreak because who doesnt like throwing a stick made out of literall sun that burns you to cinders and also blow up
As a melee main him choosing daybreak over eruption because he “shouldn’t have to be up moon lords ass to deal damage”
Pains me
The whole point in melee builds is to be close and person with high defense + certain buffs also you def coulda got more damage out of the both of em
Even if I disagree with your selection there are potions in terraria I do believe that’ll increase damage output in minor ways
might be wrong tho that might just be modded terraria things
These analytical videos are god tier🔥
you also gotta consider that daybreak might be hard to hit, while solar eruption is waaaay easier to hit
Rare Daybreak win, I like it. I feel like everyone chooses eruption
waiting for people to not understand what penultimate means
The eruption is better for cheesing moonlord
i just think the daybreak is cooler
What I took away from this video is that I haven't played a single run of melee in like 7 years
"yt burying this video if its over 25m"
*checks time uploaded
"from december last year"
yeah u can stop assuming how the algorithm works now lol
In zenith world. The solar eruption is needed as pillars are underground while daybreak for moonlord.
I personally never liked the day break because i had to aim. With the eruption i just just hold my mouse in the general directiong and focus on not dying
I used daybreak for moonlord in calamity bc when I tried Solar eruption i couldnt hit him while using my strategy (running constantly with cosmic car keys)
I'm not a fan of the solar eruption tbh, it feels too much like a forcefully melee'ified vile thorn
I was always told the eruption was better but daybreak is cooler so no matter the situation imma use it (until post moonlord atleast)
I think that the solar eruption is way superior for controller and the daybreak is much better keyb mouse
I'll be honest, the only reason I clicked is because you made the Solar Eruption look like something else in the tumbnail, you made me go "WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?" accidental clickbait lmao. IDK why you didn't just use the normal item sprite.
Daybreak love is always welcome
Imho the Daybreak is relevant even post moon lord for non-melee classes because a lot of the DPS is from the Daybroken effect
Random idea, what if when an enemy died, any daybreak spears still in them would fall and potentially hit more enemies instead of despawning
I've always been drawn to the Solar Eruption because it just felt more powerful. I'll have to give the Daybreak a go this playthrough though
zinith
I found the eruption annoying to use, especially compared to the traditional flails I was used to. Plus, the Daybreak looks way cooler and has a way cooler name.
2:29 Mate he don’t even have legs
I just always use Eruption because it is actually my favorite weapon in the game
I LOVE THE DRAEDON MOTIFF
Honestly Terra Blade helped more for clearing pillars since despite doing less damage it had faster attack speed, meanwhile if I wanted to attack enemies on both sides of me with the solar eruption I would have to wait 2 – 3 seconds for the current swing animation to play out
or moon lord's lack of an ass
one thing that was overlooked is that you can make a box with your nurse on the box so that you force the moon lord to stay near you while the solar eruption will pierce through the walls of the box which will deal a lot more damage than the daybreak because you are using the solar eruption at a target that is near you.
Daybreak is the highest single target in the game and solar eruption is made redundant by the terrablade lol
I use the solar eruption to hit the top eye after the laser and to destroy the core in the second phase; the daybreak (or more accurately the terra blade) is what I use to hit the hands in the first phase. I prefer terrablade to daybreak as it is more accurate with the large projectiles and doesn't arc when fired. Btw, solar eruption is just better for tanks setups because you can afford to be that close when you can take around 10 hits from ML before being in real danger, making it not so bad to get so close to his eyes and core.
Oh yeah forgot to mention, daybroken is massively nerfed against moonlord because it wipes the debuff when he blinks.
I just used terra blade the whole game
Single target – Daybreak
Multi target – Solar eruption
I hate solar eruption for it's slowness, ussualy before the weapon even hits the enemy already moved too far away for it to be hit
As a melee player i like keeping both of them in my hotbar since they both do their job well in different situations
I see daybreak as a bulls#it
daybreak should be an actual spear, not a ranged weapon
The Daybreak is one of my favorite weapons in the game-
1. It has a badass name
2. It is super fun to use
3. It is great for moon lord fight and basically any non-worm enemy.
Solar Eruption for pillars, Daybreak for moonlord
What i like ab9ut the solar eruption is the damage at close range i just make a tank build then just spam
you pronounced setup wrong
not really sure you can say the terraprisma "easily" replaces the stardust dragon staff
i seem to be the only person who prefers the solar eruption