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Speed

There are two distinct Speed statistics:

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

Each can be affected in a variety of ways.

Speed w.png 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 N/A data-sort-value="100"> 100g
 
 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 4 Not very pleasant to wield. 10-20   Speed (+2) Rare drop from bugs. Reward for killing 125 cave insects. Available for purchase at the Adventurer's Guild after killing 125 bugs. data-sort-value="10000"> 10,000g data-sort-value="200"> 200g
  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.

Speed.png 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

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  500 225   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)  3 1   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  13 5   Speed (+1)   21s N/A - Purchased, vended, caught, or produced in a Soda Machine data-sort-value="25"> 25g

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 decrease or increase the Player Speed. All five of these special-effect buffs can be simultaneously active, and 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
  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

Statue Of Blessings

The Statue Of Blessings can sometimes give you a   Speed (+0.5) boost that lasts for one day.

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

  • In theory, five speed-related buffs could be simultaneously active: three positive (maximum +4 Speed) and two negative (minimum -5 Speed).

History

  • 1.6: Joja Cola gives a +1 player speed buff. Include permanent book 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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