Wither Cloak Sword

The is an  Sword obtained from The Catacombs - Floor VII. Its ability blocks incoming damage at a mana cost.

Obtaining
The Wither Cloak Sword can be obtained from Dungeon Reward Chests in The Catacombs - Floor VII. It costs to open.

Usage
The Wither Cloak Sword can be used as a melee weapon. It requires Catacombs level 7 to use.

Right-clicking with it in hand toggles the Creeper Veil ability. Toggling on the ability does not cost mana, but has a 1s cooldown between activations; the ability remains active even when swapping away from the sword. When the ability is active, 6 invisible Charged Creepers surround the player. The player cannot attack using melee weapons or magic weapons when the ability is active; bows and other abilities will still work. Upon taking damage, it is nullified at the cost of 20% of the user's mana. This mana cost is affected by. Should the player not have enough mana to absorb another hit, the veil will automatically toggle off.

Lava in Necron's boss room will still have its launching effect when its damage is nullified by the veil.

Essence Crafting
This sword can be upgraded with wither essence.

Trivia

 * The ability will persist even when the sword is removed from its user's inventory.
 * If a different weapon with is held with the ability active, its mana cost reduction will apply upon taking damage.
 * It can be used in combination with Goblin Armor to gain the ability to absorb a very large amount of hits.
 * It can be used in the Trial of Fire after the 1st tick.
 * It can be used with a pickaxe to kill Ice Walkers while AFK.
 * Sometimes, the charged creepers from the veil will persist after it has been toggled off. This is a visual bug only.
 * Certain player interactions, such as shooting the veil with Runaan's Bow, can destroy the creepers.
 * Previously the Wither Cloak Sword's ability dealt damage (200 per second, depending on combat and Giant Killer level), but this was changed in the 0.11.3 update