Dark Sword/DST

Don't Starve

DST

“Why would anyone make this? It's terrifying.”

–Wilson

“It's like dreams that can hurt real things!”

–Willow

“Is real? Is not real? Is sharp!”

–Wolfgang

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

–Wendy

“HACK THE PLANET”

–WX-78

“Transdimensional weaponry.”

–Wickerbottom

“Nightmares can't hurt ye!”

–Woodie

“Snicker-snack!”

–Maxwell

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

–Wigfrid

“Are you seeing this too?”

–Webber

“This thing slices like a dream!”

–Warly

“Dark Floaty Swoosh Stick”

–Wormwood

“Not too keen on touching that.”

–Winona

“To slash and stab!”

–Wortox

“It made of spooky stuff, florp.”

–Wurt

“That deeeefinitely has a curse on it.”

–Walter

“It's just a tool after all, why shouldn't I use it?”

–Wanda

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

The Dark Sword is one of the strongest general Melee Weapons 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, Wigfrid and Wanda.

Skins

Main article: Belongings

• The Woven - Elegant Corrupted Blade skin was introduced during the official Year of the Carrat event in 2020.
• The Woven - Elegant Lightsbane skin was introduced in the An Eye for An Eye update in 2021, as a crossover collaboration with Re-Logic's Terraria. Its rarity was Inspired - Elegant initially, but received change in August 19, 2022.
• The Woven - Elegant The Lamb's Blade skin was introduced in the Cult of the Lamb Crossover update in 2023, as a crossover collaboration with Cult of the Lamb. Collection: Flock's Collection

Woven - Elegant

Year of the Carrat Collection

Corrupted Blade

Show them no mercy.

See ingame

Woven - Elegant

Dark Wizard Collection

Cursed Sabre

Your enemies are usually slain before the curse can take effect. A pity, really.

Woven - Elegant

An Eye for an Eye Collection

Lightsbane

A sword born of darkest pitch with blades of blackest shade.

Woven - Elegant

Twisted Dagger

Try not to listen to its whispers...

Woven - Elegant

Flock's Collection

The Lamb's Blade

This blade will shear through anything that opposes you.

Tips

• As Wanda, Dark Swords are best used when she is old, as she gains a 1.75x attack damage buff to Shadow Weapons. She also does not suffer from the Sanity drain.
• It is smart to use the Dark Sword on the Lunar Island to keep your Enlightenment low.

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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  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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  Dark Sword as seen in the poster for the Insanity! update.

Tools and WeaponsCraftable Items

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