Yo-Yo vs the normal melee weapons like swords

[deathfox393]

how strong are yo-yos with the masters bag compared to the normal weapons? Also would it actually be better to use the megashark vs bosses or the yo yo?

[mattCTRL]

Yo-yos are "OP" with the bag. Their comparative usefulness varies on playstyle. I found that yo-yos were great underground but I used them less on the surface. Swords tend to have secondary effects that the yo-yos do not until the Terrarian. I did however beat the Lunatic Cultist the first time with a yo-yo. Once I got to the endgame weapons I prefer guns with Chloro bullets to most everything else.

I would say that yo-yos are very useful early to mid game but they aren't my go to weapon.

[Ͽ҈҉Ͼ]

Yoyos are good even without the bag. Their ability to multi-hit around blocks while doing melee damage outclasses both the flails and boomerangs that existed before 1.3. About the only thing that boomerangs have over yoyos is the ability to be thrown through a wall if right next to it.

Swords are still good for general purpose, particularly with groups and when being attacked from multiple directions, or where knockback is needed, but until you get to where you can get to the mid-late hardmode swords, yoyos can do better focused damage on singular targets.

[mattCTRL]

Originally posted by vagrant0:

Yoyos are good even without the bag. Their ability to multi-hit around blocks while doing melee damage outclasses both the flails and boomerangs that existed before 1.3. About the only thing that boomerangs have over yoyos is the ability to be thrown through a wall if right next to it.

Swords are still good for general purpose, particularly with groups and when being attacked from multiple directions, or where knockback is needed, but until you get to where you can get to the mid-late hardmode swords, yoyos can do better focused damage on singular targets.

I agree. It's very easy with some farming to progressively get the next best yo-yo in hardmode. It is an amazing weapon but it's almost the weapon you use UNTIL you find that end game sword/spell/gun/whatever.