Delve/Weapons

Delve adds many new weapons to Terraria, some with unique mechanics.

Swords
Swords are melee weapons which can be divided into 2 basic categories: shortswords and broadswords. Shortswords have very limited range, and they attack with a horizontal stabbing motion instead of an arc.

Yoyos
Yoyos are flail-like melee weapons that follow the player's cursor when thrown.

Spears
Spears are melee weapons that have a longer range than most swords, but attack with a stabbing motion.

Boomerangs
Boomerangs are melee weapons that return to the player after being thrown.

Flails
Flails are melee weapons that consist of an object linked to the player by a chain, which can either be thrown or fired.

Bows
Bows are ranged weapons that fire arrows as ammunition.

Repeaters
Bows are ranged weapons that fire arrows as ammunition.

Guns
Guns are a type of ranged weapon that use bullets as ammo.

Thrown
Thrown weapons are medium-ranged weapons generally consumed upon use. They may also be considered ammo for other weapons.

Launchers
Launchers are Hardmode-exclusive ranged weapons that fire rockets and similar explosive ammunition.

Miscellaneous
These ranged weapons use unique ammo, such as seeds, thrown weapons, or pebbles as ammunition.

Wands
Wands typically create a projectile that moves toward the cursor when fired, though the properties of said projectile vary wildly from one weapon to the next.

Magic Guns
Magic guns typically fire one or more fast moving projectiles.

Spell Tomes
Spell tomes have unique effects.

Other
These weapons are difficult to categorize.

Minion-Summoning
These weapons will summon a minion that automatically fights on behalf of the player.

Sentry-Summoning
These weapons will summon sentries to attack enemies, but the sentries do not move.

Conjuration
Conjuration weapons will automatically summon a minion when held. These minions have unique properties, but will continuously generate projectiles that can be used to attack. A conjuration minion does not count towards the total minion count.