Dark Sword

Don't Starve

DST

“I dreamed it myself!”

–Wilson

“It's like my dreams can hurt real things”

–Willow

“Is real? Is not real? Is sharp!”

–Wolfgang

“Dreams come to a point. A sharp one.”

–Wendy

“I CAN HACK THIS WORLD”

–WX-78

“Transdimensional weaponry.”

–Wickerbottom

“Nightmares can't hurt ye!”

–Woodie

“Snicker-snack!”

–Maxwell

“Dark fuel forged into a fascinating weapon! Its military applications are endless!”

–Wagstaff

“It takes a brave warriör tö wield this swörd.”

–Wigfrid

“Are you seeing this too?”

–Webber

“Wield the dark.”

–Walani

“This thing slices like a dream!”

–Warly

“Me cursed cutlass.”

–Woodlegs

“WILBA HATH SWORD O' EVILS!”

–Wilba

“Dark Floaty Swoosh Stick”

–Wormwood

“Well if this doesn't say adventure, I don't know what does.”

–Wheeler

The Dark Sword is a magical melee weapon. It requires a Shadow Manipulator to prototype and costs 5 Nightmare Fuel and 1 Living Log to craft. It is one of Maxwell's starting items.

The Dark Sword does 68 damage per hit and has 100 uses. It also drains Sanity by 20 /minute while equipped.

Hamlet

In the Don't Starve: Hamlet DLC, Dark Swords can be bought for 50 Oincs at The Flying Pig Arcane Shop in the Pig City.

Tips

• Saving Maxwell's Dark Sword for stronger mobs or other emergency situations is advised until it's possible to craft more.
• The Dark Sword is one of the strongest melee options in the game in terms of reliable, player-dealt damage. Due to their perks, the Dark Sword proves the most useful when wielded by Wolfgang, Maxwell and Wigfrid.

Trivia

• The Dark Sword was added in the Insanity! update.
• The design of the Dark Sword appears to be a combination of Nightmare Fuel's visual elements and the shape of a scimitar, a sword stereotypically used by Ottomans and relative Middle Eastern populace, originating in the 9th century (along with its usage seen in some parts of North India).
• Maxwell’s quote for the Dark Sword appears to a reference to the famous line from the poem The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll.

Gallery

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  The poster Insanity! update, showcasing the Dark Sword.
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  Original HD icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.
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  The Dark Sword when left on the ground.

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