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

Animation of the Keybrand.

Animation of the Keybrand.

The Keybrand is a Hardmode, post-Plantera sword. 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.

The Keybrand gains more damage against a previously-injured enemy, up to 150% extra damage (250% damage in total). The following formula is used:

• If the hit enemy has more than 10% HP: (That means, for every 1% health lost by an enemy, the damage will increase by .)
• If the hit enemy has less than 10% HP:

Additionally, 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.
• 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.
  • 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.

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.