The Horseman's Blade

The Horseman's Blade is a Hardmode, post-Plantera sword which summons homing pumpkin heads upon hitting an enemy. Despite it being called Horseman's Blade, it drops from Pumpking, a boss from the Pumpkin Moon event, not the Headless Horseman. It has a 1.56-12.5% (1.79 - 14.29% ) chance of dropping from the Pumpking.
On the , it also has a large aura of energy around the blade when swung, which increases the range at which the weapon can damage enemies, including enemies behind the player.
== Crafting ==
=== Used in ===
== Notes ==
* The player is unable to turn while swinging the sword, similar to the Excalibur, Night's Edge, Keybrand, or Falcon Blade.
* The blade can hit up to a maximum of three enemies per swing.
* The pumpkins will do 100% / 150% the amount of damage of the sword's swing and can also critically hit.
* Pumpkins may spawn and follow Spike Balls, enemy projectiles, and even bound NPCs.
* Hitting critters will also cause the pumpkins to spawn.
* The pumpkins will not spawn or home in on other players in PvP, but can damage other players if they are already spawned and happen to make contact.
* The sword can be seen in darkness, but casts no light on other objects.
* Wearing full Frost armor or a Fire Gauntlet, or using one of the many Flasks that generate light on weapon swings will cause pumpkin projectiles to glow as well. This and the homing, wall-ignoring projectiles, make it excellent for exploration or resource gathering once obtained.
== Tips ==
* Attacking large segmented enemies such as The Destroyer or Wyverns with the blade will cause many pumpkins to spawn and attack, as each segment can be attacked, therefore counting them as different targets.
* Using an automatic statue farm, it is possible to kill the statue-spawned enemies with the Horseman's Blade to make pumpkins spawn and attack other foes, which is especially useful while fighting bosses and enemies during the Pumpkin Moon and Frost Moon.
** When doing this, make sure to use the respective of the statue enemy, as its buff will directly apply to the pumpkins. This will double the in .
* Because the pumpkins home in on enemies, this weapon is useful in many situations, such as attacking large groups of enemies in the Hardmode Dungeon or during events.
* When comparing to the Terra Blade, the Horseman's Blade's very strong knockback and homing projectiles compensate for its slower, less-damaging swing.
== Trivia ==
* It is the third strongest sword in the game in the versions, being beaten only by the True Night's Edge and the Terra Blade.
* The sword seems unusually larger than other swords when placed on a Weapon Rack.
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* , the projectiles can still gather at Moon Lord's hands and head despite them being taken out.
* The pumpkin projectiles are called "Flaming Jack" in death messages. "Jack" may be just short for "Jack-o'-lantern".
** was an official term for lights sometimes appearing near bogs, leading travelers to their deaths. Another word for this phenomenon is called the , another item in the game based on this name.
* The Horseman's Blade (and the Headless Horseman enemy) is a reference to the Headless Horseman featured in the 1820 gothic story by American author Washington Irving. During the story's climax, the main character is chased by the Headless Horseman who ultimately throws his head at him. The head is afterwards revealed to actually having been a pumpkin. The story has since been referenced many times, as well as linked to Halloween due to jack-o'-lanterns. In Disney's 1949 film adaptation , it appears as a Jack-o'-lantern on fire, which this item likewise might be a reference to.
== History ==