

With crit factored in, Night's Edge puts out 99.8 DPS against 90.1 for Blue Phaseblade — about 11% more damage per second. Base hits are Blue Phaseblade 26 vs Night's Edge 40, so the gap comes as much from attack speed and crit as from raw damage.
Blue Phaseblade swings faster at a 18-tick use time versus 25, so it lands on-hit debuffs like ichor, procs set bonuses, and reapplies knockback more often — an edge the flat DPS figure understates.
For crowd control, Night's Edge hits with more knockback (4.5 vs 3), keeping enemies at range while you reposition.
Both are Melee weapons, so the same armor set and class accessories buff either one — you can swap between them without rebuilding your loadout.
| Stat | Blue Phaseblade | Night's Edge |
|---|---|---|
| Damage | 26 | 40 |
| Use time | 18 ticks | 25 ticks |
| Crit chance | 4% | 4% |
| Knockback | 3 | 4.5 |
| Defense | 0 | 0 |
| Mana cost | 0 | 0 |
| Shoot speed | 14 | 5 |
| Sells for | 54 | 80 |
Blue Phaseblade averages 90.1 DPS with crit. Night's Edge averages 99.8 DPS with crit. Night's Edge is ahead by 9.7 DPS.
Blue Phaseblade has the shorter 18-tick use time, so it attacks faster than Night's Edge at 25 ticks.
Yes — both are Melee weapons and share the same armor and accessory bonuses.
Yes — both belong to the pre-hardmode tier.