Dungeons:Sinister Sword

Sinister Sword

Icon

Sprite

Type	Melee Weapon
Rarity	UNIQUE
Power	5.8
Speed	3.3
Area	3.1
Properties	Gives critical hit chance Special event item
Enchantment	Critical Hit
Damage type	Melee
Combo	3 hits
Souls	Does not accept soul enchantments Does not grant soul collection
Runes
Variants	Sword Diamond Sword Hawkbrand
In-game description The Sinister Sword, drawn to those who face the spookiest of nights, cuts through the night with a howl.

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The sinister sword is a unique sword variant that can be found within the Tower. It behaves identically to the hawkbrand. Originally, it could be obtained through the Spooky Fall, but the event has since ended.

Obtaining

Missions

• Tower

Events

• File:DungeonsMiscellaneousSprite spooky-fall.pngSpooky Fall (ended)

Merchant

• Gift Wrapper

Usage

The sinister sword possesses moderate power, low speed, and low range. It has a combo consisting of two side slashes and a thrust. The first two hits deal the weapon's minimum melee damage, while the thrust deals the maximum melee damage.

Properties

• X melee damage
• Gives critical hit chance (Critical Hit tier I)

Stats

Hit number	Base damage	Attack duration	Area	Splash damage drop off	Knockback	Hitstun
Hit 1	50	0.4s	30°	50%	1	1
Hit 2	50	0.4s	30°	50%	1	1
Hit 3	80	0.242s	16°	0%	1	1

In-game, damage numbers can vary even in the same power level, and may not be exactly as seen below.

Power	Min damage	Max damage
1	10-16	11-17
5	13-20	13-21
10	17-27	18-28
15	21-34	23-36
20	27-44	29-46
25	35-56	36-58
30	44-70	46-73
35	55-87	57-91
40	68-109	71-114
45	84-135	88-141
50	105-167	109-174
55	129-207	135-215
60	159-255	166-266
65	196-314	205-327
70	242-386	252-403
75	297-475	309-495
80	365-584	380-608
85	448-717	467-747
90	550-880	573-917
95	675-1080	703-1124
100	828-1324	862-1379
105	1015-1624	1057-1691
108	1147-1835	1190-1904
110	1250-1999	1375-2198

Sounds

Sounds
Sound	Description	Identifier
	Drop	P3_sfx_item_spookySwordDrop
	Impact	P3_sfx_item_spookySwordImpact
	Pick up	P3_sfx_item_spookySwordPickup
	Equip	P3_sfx_item_spookySwordPlace
	Swing	P3_sfx_item_spookySwordSwing
	Swing Stab	P3_sfx_item_spookySwordSwingStab
	Cut	sfx_item_swordCut
	Denied steel	sfx_item_swordDeniedSteel
	Hit	sfx_item_swordHitStone
	Impact steel	sfx_item_swordImpactSteel
	Place	sfx_item_swordPlace
	Shing	sfx_item_swordShing
	Hit	sfx_misc_swordHit

History

Minecraft Dungeons
1.5.0.0							Added the sinister sword.
1.17.0.0							Now obtainable from the Tower.

Issues

Issues for Minecraft Dungeons relating to "Sinister Sword" are no longer maintained on the bug tracker since September 28, 2023.

Gallery

Textures

• 
  Texture file of the sinister sword
• 
  Shadow texture file of the sinister sword

Screenshots

• 
  The sinister sword within the inventory
• 
  A hero holding the sinister sword