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Speed

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There are two distinct Speed statistics:

  • Weapon Speed refers to how long it takes to hit an enemy with a weapon.
  • Player Speed refers to how fast the player moves.

Each can be affected in a variety of ways.

Weapon Speed

Weapon Speed refers to how long it takes to hit an enemy with a weapon, and how long it takes to recover before hitting again.

By default with +0 Weapon Speed, swords take 400 milliseconds[1] per action and clubs take 720 milliseconds[2] per action (equivalent to -8 buff). Daggers are much faster than swords. Slingshots take 300 milliseconds[3] per action and cannot be modified.

Each point of Weapon Speed reduces the time taken by 40 milliseconds,[4] meaning the maximum effective buff is +10 for swords, though the practical performance limit may be lower (maximum effective buff of around +4 for swords or +12 for clubs).

This also means that at first, Weapon Speed has a significantly smaller effect on clubs because the total increase in damage per second (when striking continuously) is smaller as a percentage: a sword with +1 Weapon Speed is capable of 11% more damage per second, whereas a club with +1 Weapon Speed is only capable of 6% more damage per second. As buff increases, swords hit the practical performance limit faster, and clubs continue improving with higher buff.

The player's movement speed buff (described below) is also applied to weapons,[5] and effectively stacks with the Weapon Speed buff. For example, a weapon with speed +2 would be just as fast as a weapon with speed +1 while under the effects of Coffee for an additional +1.

Weapons

The following Weapons swipe faster or slower than normal.

Image Name Level Description Damage Stats Location Purchase Price Sell Price
Steel Smallsword 1 A standard metal blade. 04-08 Speed (+2) The Mines floor 20 chest reward data-sort-value="750">750g data-sort-value="50">50g
Dark Sword 9 It's glowing with vampire energy. 30-45 Speed (−5) Weight (+5) Haunted Skull drop N/A data-sort-value="400">400g
Pirate's Sword 2 It looks like a pirate owned this once. 08-14 Speed (+2) Below floor 20 in the Mines. Purchase at the Adventurer's Guild after reaching floor 30 in the Mines. data-sort-value="850">850g data-sort-value="100">100g
Cutlass 3 A finely crafted blade. 09-17 Speed (+2) Purchase at the Adventurer's Guild after reaching floor 25 in the Mines. data-sort-value="1500">1,500g data-sort-value="150">150g
Forest Sword 3 Made powerful by forest magic. 08-18 Speed (+2) Defense (+1) Rare drop floors 20-60 in the Mines. N/A data-sort-value="150">150g
Insect Head 6 Not very pleasant to wield. 20-30 Speed (+2) Crit. Chance (+2) Rare drop from bugs. Reward for killing 80 cave insects. Available for purchase at the Adventurer's Guild after killing 80 bugs. data-sort-value="10000">10,000g data-sort-value="300">300g
Iron Edge 3 A heavy broadsword. 12-25 Speed (−2) Defense (+1) Weight (+3) Below floor 40 in the Mines. N/A data-sort-value="150">150g
Rapier 4 An elegant blade. 15-25 Speed (+2) Unobtainable N/A data-sort-value="200">200g
Claymore 5 It's really heavy. 20-32 Speed (−4) Defense (+2) Weight (+3) Purchase at the Adventurer's Guild after reaching floor 45 in the Mines. data-sort-value="2000">2,000g data-sort-value="250">250g
Neptune's Glaive 5 An heirloom from beyond the Gem Sea. 18-35 Speed (−1) Defense (+2) Weight (+4) Fishing Treasure Chests N/A data-sort-value="250">250g
Obsidian Edge 6 It's incredibly sharp. 30-45 Speed (−1) Crit. Power (+10) The Mines floor 90 chest reward N/A data-sort-value="300">300g
Bone Sword 5 A very light piece of sharpened bone. 20-30 Speed (+4) Weight (+2) Purchase at the Adventurer's Guild after reaching floor 75 in the Mines. data-sort-value="6000">6,000g data-sort-value="250">250g
Ossified Blade 6 A large, sharp blade formed from bone. 26-42 Speed (−2) Defense (+1) Weight (+2) The Mines floor 90 chest reward (remixed mine rewards only) N/A data-sort-value="300">300g
Steel Falchion 8 Light and powerful. 28-46 Speed (+4) Crit. Power (+20) Purchase at the Adventurer's Guild after reaching floor 90 in the Mines. data-sort-value="9000">9,000g data-sort-value="400">400g
Dwarf Sword 13 It's ancient, but the blade never dulls. 65-75 Speed (+2) Defense (+4) Volcano Dungeon Chest N/A data-sort-value="650">650g
Galaxy Sword 13 It's unlike anything you've ever seen. 60-80 Speed (+4) Bring a Prismatic Shard to the Three Pillars in the Desert; Holding the shard, enter the center tile between the three pillars (Only one). Purchase from the Adventurer's Guild after obtaining at the Desert. data-sort-value="50000">50,000g data-sort-value="650">650g
Tempered Broadsword 7 It looks like it could withstand anything. 29-44 Speed (−3) Defense (+3) Weight (+3) Skull Cavern N/A data-sort-value="350">350g
Infinity Blade 17 The true form of the Galaxy Sword. 80-100 Speed (+4) Defense (+2) Combine the Galaxy Sword with Galaxy Soul (3) and Cinder Shard (60) in the Forge N/A data-sort-value="850">850g
Dwarf Dagger 11 It's ancient, but the blade never dulls. 32-38 Speed (+1) Defense (+6) Crit. Chance (+2) Weight (+5) Volcano Dungeon Chest N/A data-sort-value="550">550g
Galaxy Dagger 8 It's unlike anything you've seen. 30-40 Speed (+1) Crit. Chance (+1) Weight (+5) Adventurer's Guild (after obtaining the Galaxy Sword) data-sort-value="35000">35,000g data-sort-value="400">400g
Infinity Dagger 16 The true form of the Galaxy Dagger. 50-70 Speed (+1) Defense (+3) Crit. Chance (+4) Weight (+5) Combine the Galaxy Dagger with Galaxy Soul (3) in the Forge N/A data-sort-value="800">800g
Femur 2 An old, heavy bone caked in centuries of grime. 6-11 Speed (+2) The Mines floor 10 chest reward (remixed mine rewards only) N/A data-sort-value="100">100g
Wood Mallet 3 The solid head packs a punch. Relatively light for a club. 15-24 Speed (+2) Weight (+2) The Mines floor 60 chest reward (remixed mine rewards only)
The Mines (Floors 41-79)
Adventurer's Guild (after unlocking the Mines floor 40) 		data-sort-value="2000">2,000g data-sort-value="150">150g
Lead Rod 4 It's incredibly heavy. 18-27 Speed (−4) The Mines (Floors 41-79) N/A data-sort-value="200">200g
Kudgel 5 A brute's companion. 27-40 Speed (−1) Crit. Power (+4) Weight (+2) The Mines floor 80 chest reward (remixed mine rewards only)
The Mines (Floors 101+) 		N/A data-sort-value="250">250g
The Slammer 7 An extremely heavy gavel that'll send foes flying. 40-55 Speed (−2) The Mines floor 110 chest reward (remixed mine rewards only)
The Mines (Floors 81-99)
Skull Cavern 		N/A data-sort-value="350">350g
Galaxy Hammer 12 It's made from an ultra-light material you've never seen before. 70-90 Speed (+2) Weight (+5) Adventurer's Guild (after obtaining the Galaxy Sword) data-sort-value="75000">75,000g data-sort-value="600">600g
Infinity Gavel 17 The true form of the Galaxy Hammer. 100-120 Speed (+2) Defense (+1) Weight (+5) Combine the Galaxy Hammer with Galaxy Soul (3) in the Forge N/A data-sort-value="850">850g

Rings

The following rings increase Weapon Speed:

Image Name Description Location Purchase Price Sell Price
Emerald Ring Increases weapon speed by 10%. Purchase from the Adventurer's Guild after reaching floor 40 in the Mines. data-sort-value="5000">5,000g data-sort-value="300">300g

Forge

Weapon Speed can be increased further by using an Emerald at the Forge up to 3 times, for a maximum of +7 additional speed.

Some tools can similarly be enchanted using a Prismatic Shard to be 33% faster.

Player Speed

Player Speed refers to how fast the player moves across the world.

The player's base speed is:

  • 2 when walking
  • 5 when running
  • 6.6 when riding a Horse (7 if the horse was fed a carrot that day)

A variety of positive and negative Buffs can change the player speed, as detailed under Food and Drink, Buffs, and Permanent Buffs.

Speed is also affected by some terrains, but not when riding a horse.

Although terrain and/or debuffs may decrease a player speed, the speed is never decreased below 1.

Food and Drink

The following foods and drinks increase Player Speed. Only one drink-derived buff and one food-derived buff can be active at a given time, so +2 Speed is possible only if the +1 Speed from a drink (Coffee, Triple Shot Espresso, and Joja Cola) is stacked with the +1 Speed from one of the food items.

Coffee is available at the Stardrop Saloon every day for data-sort-value="300">300g, but the other dishes may appear only randomly on Gus' menu.

Image Name Description Ingredients Energy / Health Buff(s) Buff Duration Recipe Source(s) Sell Price
Magic Rock Candy A rare and powerful candy infused with the essence of the prismatic shard. N/A 500225 Mining (+2) Luck (+5) Speed (+1) Defense (+5) Attack (+5) 8m 24s N/A - Purchased, earned, or dropped by Haunted Skulls data-sort-value="5000">5,000g
Coffee It smells delicious. This is sure to give you a boost. Coffee Bean (5) 31 Speed (+1) 1m 23s N/A - Purchased or produced in a Keg data-sort-value="150">150g
Crab Cakes Crab, bread crumbs, and egg formed into patties then fried to a golden brown. Crab (1) Wheat Flour (1) Egg (1) Oil (1) 225
101 		Speed (+1) Defense (+1) 16m 47s

The Queen of Sauce
21 Fall, Year 2

data-sort-value="275">275g
Pepper Poppers Spicy breaded peppers filled with cheese. Hot Pepper (1) Cheese (1) 130
58 		Farming (+2) Speed (+1) 7m

Shane (Mail - 3+ )

 data-sort-value="200">200g
Spicy Eel It's really spicy! Be careful. Eel (1) Hot Pepper (1) 115
51 		Luck (+1) Speed (+1) 7m

George (Mail - 7+ )

 data-sort-value="175">175g
Super Meal It's a really energizing meal. Bok Choy (1) Cranberries (1) Artichoke (1) 160
72 		Max Energy (+40) Speed (+1) 3m 30s

Kent (Mail - 7+ )

 data-sort-value="220">220g
Triple Shot Espresso It's more potent than regular coffee! Coffee (3) 8
3 		Speed (+1) 4m 12s Stardrop Saloon for data-sort-value="5000">5,000g data-sort-value="450">450g
Joja Cola The flagship product of Joja corporation. N/A 135 Speed (+1) 21s N/A - Purchased, vended, caught, or produced in a Soda Machine data-sort-value="25">25g
Green Tea A pleasant, energizing beverage made from lightly processed tea leaves. Tea Leaves (1) 135 Speed (+0.5) 4m 12s N/A - Produced in a Keg data-sort-value="100">100g

Below is a table of the speed buffs that can be obtained from the Chef at the Desert Festival. These stack with normal food buffs.

Image Name Buffs Buff Duration Ingredients
Spicy Tacos Defense (+3) Speed (+1) 7m Hearty Beans + Uncomfortably Hot Sauce
Hot Log Mining (+3) Speed (+1) 7m Cave Loaf + Uncomfortably Hot Sauce
Rumpled Fruit Skin Luck (+3) Speed (+1) 7m Rare Fruit + Uncomfortably Hot Sauce
Nachos Of The Desert Attack (+3) Speed (+1) 7m Extremely Sharp Cheddar + Uncomfortably Hot Sauce
Desert Gumbo Fishing (+3) Speed (+1) 7m Shrimp + Uncomfortably Hot Sauce

Buffs

The following Buffs increase or decrease Player Speed. All of these special-effect buffs can be simultaneously active, and they can stack on top of two +1 Speed buffs from food and drink.

Image Name Effect Cause Duration
Adrenaline Rush Speed (+2) Killing an enemy while wearing a Savage Ring 3s
Blessing Of Speed Speed (+0.5) Activating the Statue Of Blessings All day
Golden Spur Speed (+1) Landing a critical strike while a Golden Spur is equipped 5-10s
Speed Boost Speed (+1) Activating a Calico Statue during the Desert Festival 5m
Slimed Speed (−4) Being hit by a Slime 2.5-3s
Tipsy Speed (−1) Consuming alcohol (Beer, Mead, Pale Ale, or Wine) 30s
Burnt Attack (-3) Defense (-3) Speed (-2) Being hit by a Magma Sparker 6s
Frozen Speed (-8) Being hit by a Skeleton Mage 2s

Permanent Buffs

Player Speed can be permanently increased by reading books sold by the Bookseller.

Image Name Description Effect Price
Way Of The Wind pt. 1 You run a little bit faster. Speed (+0.25) data-sort-value="15000">15,000g
Way Of The Wind pt. 2 You run a little bit faster. Speed (+0.25) data-sort-value="35000">35,000g
Horse: The Book You gain a little extra speed when riding a horse. Speed (+0.5) (only on Horse) data-sort-value="25000">25,000g

Terrain

Three types of terrain can alter the player's speed, but only if the player is not riding a horse.

  • Flooring has a +0.1 Speed boost, but only when located outside on the Farm.
  • Grass has a -1 Speed penalty.
  • Crops have a -1 Speed penalty, but only if the player is running. Seeds do not count as crops.

Reading Ol' Slitherlegs grants a power which will reduce the Speed penalty to -0.33 while moving through either Grass or Crops.

Trivia

The maximum possible player speed is 15.5 with every above stackable buff.

History

  • 1.6: Joja Cola gives a +1 player speed buff, and Green Tea gives a +0.5 player speed buff. Include permanent book buffs. Statue of Blessings, Golden Spur, and Desert Festival Calico Statue can give temporary player speed buffs.

References

  1. ↑ See MeleeWeapon::defaultSpeed in the game code.
  2. ↑ See MeleeWeapon::baseClubSpeed in the game code.
  3. ↑ See Slingshot::GetRequiredChargeTime in the game code.
  4. ↑ See MeleeWeapon::millisecondsPerSpeedPoint in the game code.
  5. ↑ See MeleeWeapon::setFarmerAnimating in the game code.
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