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Brand of the Inferno
Type | |
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Damage | 95 (Melee) |
Knockback | 6.5 (Strong) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 20 (Very fast) |
Tooltip | Right click to guard with a shield |
Rarity | ![]() |
Sell | 1 |
Research | 1 required |
Buff | ![]() |
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Buff tooltip | 400% increased damage for next melee strike |
Use | |
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End of parry cooldown |

The Brand of the Inferno is a Hardmode sword dropped by the Ogre mini-boss during the Old One's Army event. It has a 25*1/4 (25%) chance of inflicting the Hellfire debuff for 5 seconds.
With any equipped shield (including the Squire's Shield, but not Huntress's Buckler) and holding this weapon, pressing the ⚷ Open / Activate button will cause the character to brace for the next attack. When timed correctly, just before taking a hit, the enemy's attack will be parried (see Notes for details about the parry), dealing some damage to the attacker and granting the Striking Moment buff for the next 5 seconds. This allows the next melee attack to deal 5 times the damage. Alternatively, if the shield is held in place, 20 defense is temporarily gained; this lasts until the shield is once again lowered.
Its best modifier is Legendary.
Notes
- Parrying an attack will prevent the contact damage to the player, and deal 200% of the contact damage to the attacking enemy and apply a knockback of 5 (Average), and grant the player 30 (60 with Cross Necklace equipped) immunity frames[1].
- The Brand of the Inferno's parry ability can only be used to parry contact damage from enemies. Fall damage, lava damage, enemy projectiles, and traps will still harm the player.
- It can, however, reduce damage from these sources with the 20 defense gained while pressing the ⚷ Open / Activate button.
- Parrying in Journey Mode with Godmode enabled will do nothing.
Tips
- The act of gaining the Striking Moment buff and switching to a more powerful weapon like Meowmere has potential for massive damage.
Trivia
- In the inventory, the sword's loops appear hollow. However, while being used, the loops are filled with flame. This is purely a graphical difference.
- The Brand of the Inferno has similarities to the Tizona in regard to blade design and name (Tizona means firebrand).
See also
Sergeant United Shield, another weapon that can parry attacks.
History
- Desktop 1.4.1.2: Use time decreased from 25 to 20.
- Desktop 1.4.1: Size increased by 13%.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Damage increased from 44 to 85.
- Desktop 1.3.4: Introduced.
- Console 1.17: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.1096.2: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.1.