Terraria Weapon Comparisons

Each matchup computes damage per second as base damage × attacks per second × average crit, using the weapon's use time from the official registry, then lays the two side by side with their damage, crit and use-time.

No — raw DPS ignores range, area of effect, homing, on-hit debuffs and how easily hits land. Each comparison flags the progression-tier mismatch and notes when the lower-DPS weapon is the smarter pick.