Rapier

The Rapier is a weapon added by Tinkers' Construct. Its famous, lightweight design allows the wielder to make quick, armour-piercing strikes, then leap backwards and out of harm's way. The Rapier may be crafted in either a Tool Station or a Tool Forge.

Recipe
To craft the Rapier, click the Rapier icon in a Tool Station or Tool Forge.

You will need a Sword Blade, Crossbar, and Tool Rod.

Repairing
You may repair a Rapier with whatever material the Sword Blade is comprised of.

The Rapier is said to be of this material.

Usage
The player can attack very quickly with the rapier.

Right clicking will cause the player to leap backwards.

The Rapier ignores armour with a "piercing" effect.

However, the Rapier has significantly lower attack damage than other swords.

Details
To calculate the attack damage dealt by an unmodified Rapier, use the following formula (find swordBladeAttack in Materials and You: Volume 2): [attack = floor(swordBladeAttack * 2 + 2) / 2]

To calculate the durability(find swordBladeDurability and toolRodDurability in Materials and You: Volume 2): [durability = floor(swordBladeDurability * toolRodDurability * 0.39375)] Note that the Crossbar does not factor into attack or durability.

Tips
Manyullyn is the endgame material for Rapiers because it is tied for the highest base attack (2 hearts) with Steel, but has more durability. It may a good idea to use a Writable material such as Paper for the Crossbar, since this does not affect attack or durability (alternatively use Cactus for the Jagged modifier). If Thaumcraft is installed, using a Thaumium Tool Rod will add another modifier slot without the severe penalty of paper. Otherwise, it is a choice between Paper (extra modifier) and Manyullyn (extra durability) for the Tool Rod.