Sergeant United Shield

The Sergeant United Shield is a Hardmode boomerang. Only 1 can be thrown at a time. It automatically homes in on nearby enemies and will chain its attack to other enemies (enemy limit needs verification), however it will not hit an enemy more than once per throw. It is sold by the Travelling Merchant for. Holding right click will cause you to block with the shield, which increases armor by 20 and slows movement speed as well as projecting an image of the shield forward. For the first moment of blocking, you can parry enemy attacks in the same manner as the Brand of the Inferno with a shield equipped. Any enemies that attack the shield will be knocked back and take 300-400% of the shield's damage, and will grant the player the Striking Moment buff, which increases the damage of the next melee attack by 500% for 5s or until the player attacks an enemy with a melee weapon. Some projectiles can also be blocked, and will grant the Striking Moment buff as well.

If the shield is thrown, the user cannot block again until the shield returns. However, if the Shield of Cthulhu or Ankh Shield is equipped, then the user can block even while the shield is attacking an enemy.

Its best modifier is Demonic, as it cannot get modifiers that affect speed or knockback.

Tips

 * It is recommended to be used against Skeletron Prime and the Lunatic Cultist.

Trivia

 * This weapon and its tooltip are a reference to.