Keybrand

Keybrand

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	105 / 70 / 55 (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	20% / 4%
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Deals more damage to injured foes
Rarity	08*
Sell	4
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 671

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Blue Armored Bones Blue Armored Bones	1	0.5%1%
Hell Armored Bones Hell Armored Bones	1	0.5%1%
Rusty Armored Bones Rusty Armored Bones	1	0.5%1%

The Keybrand attacking a Target Dummy and a Mimic. Note the increasing damage based on the enemy's health.

The Keybrand attacking a Target Dummy.

The Keybrand is a Hardmode, post-Plantera weapon. It has a 0.5*1/200 (0.5%) / 0.75*1/133 (0.75%) chance of being dropped by Blue Armored Bones, Hell Armored Bones, and Rusty Armored Bones in the post-Plantera Dungeon.

In the Remix Seed, the Keybrand can be sold by the Traveling Merchant in pre-Hardmode; However, it will only deal 15 base damage.

The Keybrand deals increased damage against previously injured enemies. When hitting enemies that have less than 10% health remaining, it deals a maximum of 150% additional damage for a total of 250%. Striking any enemy with the Keybrand will cause a sparkling visual effect.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Notes

• The Keybrand has a base critical strike chance of 17% on the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version,  Old Chinese version,  tModLoader version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, as opposed to the 4% of the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version.
• The following formula is used when determining the amount of damage that will be dealt:
  • If the hit enemy has more than 10% HP:

(This means, for every 1% of the enemy's health missing, the damage will be increased by .)

• If the hit enemy has less than 10% HP:

• in Remix world, the Keybrand has a base damage of 15 and is sold by the Traveling Merchant

Achievements

Robbing the Grave • “Obtain a rare treasure from a difficult monster in the dungeon.”

Obtain a rare item from an enemy in the post-Plantera Dungeon.

Category: Explorer

Tips

• The Keybrand's ability to do more damage against previously injured targets makes it an exceptionally good choice against slow-moving, high-health targets such as Nailhead or the Ogre.

Trivia

• The Keybrand is based on the Keyblade, a weapon used in the action role-playing game series Kingdom Hearts. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the Keyblade named the Kingdom Key, which is the default, signature Keyblade wielded by the series protagonist Sora.
  • The Keybrand's visual effects when striking enemies are likely a reference to similar bright effects that appear when striking enemies with the Keyblade throughout the Kingdom Hearts series.
  • The Keybrand's critical hit damage modifier is 13. Thirteen is a special number in Kingdom Hearts, which means how much people conform "The Organization XIII".
  • The Keybrand deals a maximum of 150% additional damage for a total of 250%. This is a reference to the name of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMix.
• Despite being a key, it does not unlock anything.
• The Keybrand is functionally the opposite of the Breaker Blade, as the Breaker Blade deals more damage to undamaged enemies.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Damage increased from 70 to 85.
  • Now deals up to 150% more damage based on how injured an enemy is.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Can now autoswing.
  • Damage increased from 55 to 70.
  • Knockback increased from 6 to 6.5.
  • Critical strike chance increased from 4% to 17%.
  • Use time decreased from 22 to 20.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.