Scythe

### Upgrades:

Deflects Bullets, Critical Strikes, Water, Till, Attack Speed, Horse, Range, Cut Weeds

### Home Improvements (If Any):

2% chance to start with an upgrade (twice).

### Ability:

Melee weapon capable of attacking multiple Enemies at once. ()

### Description:

"Cut down your enemies."

The **Scythe** is a melee Weapon exclusive to the  Reap What You Crow DLC.

## General Description

The Scythe is one of two Weapons available in the  Reap What You Crow DLC, and will only become accessible after said DLC has been purchased. Unlike most Weapons, the Scythe is entirely melee and cannot shoot bullets of its own. Also dissimilarly, many of the Scythe's possible Mods are farming related as opposed to combat-exclusive. It is also capable of attacking multiple Enemies at once, with the only limit being the physical size of the Scythe. The Scythe can also attack over pits, as seen in some Camps, however it cannot attack through walls. Holding down the firing key will **not** cause the Scythe to swing repeatedly; instead, it must be pressed repeatedly in order to swing the Scythe multiple times.

## Comparison

The Scythe offers potentially high damage per each swing due to scaling well with the player's  Fighting Stat. As a result, it is capable of defeating many Enemies in two or even a single swing. The Scythe also offers special farming Mods unprecedented in other Weapons, granting it additional utility inside the Farm. However, the Scythe is primarily melee-based, requiring players to approach close to Enemies in order to damage them. Should the player lack care, then the Scythe may become hazardous to use.

## Mods

The Scythe has the following possible Mods:

### Deflects Bullets

Allows the Scythe to deflect any projectiles it touches when swung. These will home in on the nearest Enemy, which may or may not necessarily be the one responsible for firing the projectiles in the first place.

### Critical Strikes

Grants the Scythe a chance to deal double damage.

### Water

Lets the Scythe water any Crops or extinguish any burning Crops it touches when swung.

### Till

Lets the Scythe till any Soil it touches when swung.

### Cut Weeds

Lets the Scythe cut any Weeds it touches when swung.

### Attack Speed

Increases the Scythe's rate of fire, letting it be swung about twice as frequently.

### Horse

Grants the player a permanent Horse, similar to the Horse Item. However, this Horse will be present regardless if the player is attacking or not, unlike the regular Horse. The Horse Mod will override the regular Horse Item if both are present. This Mod cannot be obtained while playing as Dandelion due to it being removed from his pool.

### Range

Increases the size of the Scythe by about double, granting longer range and a wider attack arc.

## Trivia

* The Scythe is Atomicrops' first and currently only melee Weapon.
* The Scythe's Deflects Bullets Mod also works on Venus Flytrap's flies and purple Vegetaskulls.
	+ It does **not** work on the orange Vegetaskulls sometimes spawned by Elite Enemies.
* The Scythe is one of two DLC-related Weapons in the game, the other being the Leech Gun.
* The Scythe was one of the most demanded features to be added to the game, with requests going as far back as the Thyme Flies Update.