Sharp Straw

Sharp Straw is a weak melee weapon — 1 damage — that heals 10 HP when it lands the killing blow. That's double Fork's 5 HP per kill, but only on kills; corpse destruction doesn't trigger it. In practice, you're often whittling enemies down with other attacks then finishing with Sharp Straw to bank the heal, which means you have to actively time the killing blow rather than just swinging freely.

Works best in fights against many low-HP enemies, or alongside poison and bleed stacks that bring targets to the edge before you close with this. Against high-HP single targets, the 1 damage makes it hard to use as your main damage source — you'll be finishing kills that your other weapons set up.

Best paired with status-inflicting weapons like Rusty Razor that soften targets passively while you set up the finishing blow. On a dedicated kill-farming cat, the 10 HP per kill can sustain them through a multi-enemy room without other healing. Works poorly as your only weapon in boss fights where kill triggers don't fire.