Keybrand

Keybrand

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	105 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 55 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 6 (Average) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Critical chance	20% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 4% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Use time	20 (Very fast) (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 22 (Fast) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Tooltip	Deals more damage to injured foes
Rarity	08*
Sell	4 GC
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%

(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The Keybrand attacking a Target Dummy and a Mimic. Note the increasing damage based on the enemy's health.

(Old-gen console and 3DS versions) The Keybrand attacking a Target Dummy.

The Keybrand is a Hardmode, post-Plantera sword. On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, it deals increased damage against previously injured enemies. Upon hitting enemies that have less than 10% health remaining, the Keybrand deals a maximum of 150% additional damage for a total of 250%, as well as causing a sparkling visual effect upon damaging an enemy. The Keybrand also has a 20% critical strike chance as opposed to the usual 4%. The Keybrand has a 1/200 (0.5%) / 399/40000 (1%) chance of being dropped by Blue Armored Bones, Hell Armored Bones, and Rusty Armored Bones in the post-Plantera Dungeon.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Notes

• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The following formula is used when determining the amount of damage that will be dealt:
  • If the hit enemy has more than 10% HP: [math]\displaystyle{ \mathit{Damage} \times \left(1 + \frac{5}{3} \times \left(1 - \frac{\mathit{HP_{Current}}}{\mathit{HP_{Max}}}\right)\right) }[/math]

(This means, for every 1% of the enemy's health missing, the damage will be increased by [math]\displaystyle{ \frac{1}{60} }[/math].)

• If the hit enemy has less than 10% HP: [math]\displaystyle{ \mathit{Damage} \times 2.5 }[/math]

• In Don't dig up(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Get fixed boi(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) worlds, the Keybrand receives the following changes:
  • Switched place with Katana. As a result, it is sold by the Traveling Merchant, instead of dropped by Hardmode Dungeon enemies.
  • Damage decreased from 105 to 15.
  • Value decreased from 20 GC to 10 GC.

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. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Category: Explorer

Tips

• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 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 especially strong resemblance to the Keyblade named the Kingdom Key, which Sora wields.
  • (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 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.
• Despite being a key, it does not unlock anything.
• The Keybrand is the best of the weapons that create no projectiles.
• Until 1.3.5, items had an unused internal name. Between its introduction and 1.3.0.1, the Keybrand's name was Lockblade, which may have been its original name during development. This name was never visible in-game.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4.9: Sprite updated. Old sprite was

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Damage increased from 85 to 105.
  • Bonus critical chance increased from 17% to 20%.
  • Reduced the maximum power of the scaling damage effect.

• 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.