Speed

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 per action and clubs take 720 milliseconds per action (equivalent to -8 buff). Daggers are much faster than swords. Slingshots take 300 milliseconds per action and cannot be modified.

Each point of Weapon Speed reduces the time taken by 40 milliseconds, 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, 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.

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	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 equipping a Golden Spur	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

• 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, 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.