This item in Terraria is better than you think... 

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happy to say yes absolutely

Brain of confusion is honestly a really great item. It's just in expert mode with all the mobs that don't get effected by confusion makes it have a weak side Edit: if forgot about the chance to doge an attack so it's all about who the player is and how well they can handle mobs and bosses attacks

the 1.4 buffs make it so much better

It used to be really really bad but after the buff it got even more useful than the worm scar (imo of course)

@@nananakeson DR réduction is easier to stack then dodge réduction, so Worm scarf is better imo

I like accessories with notable differences, i have been saved by boc so many times

True, you dont have to rely on chances, while worm scarf's dmg reduc is consistent. IMO Brain of Confusion is only good when fighting EoLD as to dodge attacks.

@@yeuogu4840 it's also really good against any boss on master mode or even against most endgame bosses like duck fishron or moon lord on expert

1.4 definitely helped, yet the worm scarf is still significant more favoured in the community

They are both *P E R F E C T L Y B A L A N C E D*

Brain of confusion was literally useless in 1.3

Honestly I never really use ether of them since there are accessories that I'd consider way more worth of an accessory slot in mid to late game. Unless I'm fighting stuff like EoL/daytime EoL

@@sockrteez thats not really true. crimson fans were already mre than corruption fans and now most people think brain of confusion is better than worm scarf

if black belt(or master ninja gear) added the dodge chance further increase to 43.75%(a lot) as black belt goes first than the brain than the hallowed armour. this makes hallowed armour vialble through the whole game.

​@@nikoros2d232 and especially good against day empress of light

@@mcguffer1026 Its the best armor against daytime EoL

The synergy is so good, that many actually recommend it on the day time EoL fight

But this will only occur when the second hit is at least 4 seconds away from the first. This is due to the Cerebal Mindtrick debuff (10% more crit chance) which you get after you take a hit and you dodge it with the brain. This debuff stops the ability to dodge with the brain confusion for 4 seconds.

Yeah ever since 1.4 came out ive never equipped the scarf again. Ftw enemies just do overkill dmg anyway so that 17% doesnt change the number of hits you can take in many situations

yea lol its like using the hallowed set against daylight empress

the brain has saved my ass a couple times during my master mode skeletron fight with only meteor armor and a space gun for shits and giggles, dodging the pesky flying skulls and spin attack when I couldn't get to my platform in time

@@fyreisboss767 that is absolutely true, however, if you play at any difficulty lower than FTW + master mode (say master mode only/FTW expert mode), a full heavily defense focused melee setup with minimum necessary mobility accessories like wings and master ninja gear plus some stable defense boost like potion / statue can actually negate almost every minor attack you received to just 1 or something around 10(and that setup has more than shields in the accessories slot, i even manage to put a warrior’s emblem), some exclusions like head of destroyer, moon lord's laser beam, skeletron's head when he is spinning, all of which is something you normally be paying most attention to, the worm scarf is really a crucial component , without it all the rapid hitting small attacks that are much easier to connect with you would hit 20 even 30 times harder at most, making the fight still duable, but way tooooo stressful for someone just trying to relax with just a bit of challenge on one of their favorite game.(admittedly , some accessories that significantly boost defense after hardmode exist only in crimson, making the whole "crimson or corruption" argument not so valid, but the defense focused set works with every melee class armor, is NOT luck based, and performs better when you are not fighting bosses) but for FTW master mode or any other classes, (outside from specter hood lovers, if you give up damage and invest in regeneration then it is a good idea to keep invest in sustainability , or just grind the mask if you clicked on the wrong head gear) brain of confusion is the go to option, if you can’t tank the damage might as well just invest in more mobility or damage.

@@luiss428 i legit used haloweed armor set + brain of confusion and the ninja gear for the max dodging lmao

Exactly. It definitely has its place, and it’s served me well in ftw mm. I think it deserves more appreciation for those situations where it shines.

On its own it’s bad but with the right load out it’s extremely effective when you have 72% damage resistance (Beetle armor and endurance potion) and over 100 defense, you will be able tank quite a bit of hits before dying.

I 100% depends on the character you’re building. Even on master mode, I was just face tanking a lot of bosses with melee and molten armor, which can be acquired as soon as you beat evil biome boss. It’s a notable difference once you start stacking potions

that is very true, master for the worthy has literally no point in using the scarf (damage reduction applies after defense with WS, while damage reduction applies BEFORE defense with BoC + 16% dodge rate)

More damage = More reduction. If you do 100 - 17% you get 83 but if you do 200 - 17% you get 166, it saves a lot of cases (especially when you have higher defense and more DR together with the worm scarf)

That’s a good way of looking at it! They both suite different play styles

I would agree if I was good at dodging😢

I also go crimson bc I like having ichor right away in Hardmode

@@The_MisterHands facts. Also better in calamity

Hardcore mode i prefer brain of confusion

Or grenades

snapthorn just destroys them. and then in the seconds stage if you have a high swing rate sword you can just stand still and the brain cant touch you

Jesters arrows tendon bow is goat for the boss, even just blood rain bow with its pierce is good enough to do work

Honestly the creepers are the hardest part of the fight. The final stage can also be tough but it’s just a matter of reaction speed. I played ranger during master mode I have no idea how a melee could kill the brain

Yes, use grenades to end the battle alot faster, only thing is you’ll be dead for even deciding to use grenades.

The Brain of Confusion doesn't reduce damage at all. It avoids damage entirely. Of COURSE it's going to reduce more damage, it's literally avoiding 100% of it.

I see what you're trying to say though practically it really doesn't matter

pretty sure you're wrong there, as the mimic did 143 damage versus 103, which doesn't add up unless the damage reduction applies before the defense does. On second thought, we'd need a larger sample size because of variance between individual hits.

@@donovanmahan2901 damage reduction is counted after defense,the 143 to 103 was mostly from damage randomization(a enemy does somewhere between 0.85x and 1.15x it's damage on hit).

no offense but are you braindead?

because the only enemies the brain works on are trash weak shit mobs duno why you would use it for 1-3 hit crap instead of a better accesory

@@Wolf-fighter the brain works on bosses

@@Wolf-fighter and the worm scarf compared to that is crap

@@aspect2808 it does not you idiot look it up on the wiki or actually test it out in the game

@@Wolf-fighter I've played over 900 hours of terraira and 500 hours of tmodloader. I use the brain of confusion eveytime because I only play master mode and it always worked on bosses. I just read the wiki and it said nothing on it. Your actually retarded. You check the wiki before arguing

I ussualy forget its a good item and throw it away lol

come on stop it literally everyone praises and uses it. If you still think people dont know how good it is you probably didnt spend enough time in the fandom

I use neither the Brain of Confusion nor the Worm Scarf as I don't feel the need for them as I dodge most of the time. I especially prefer the master ninja gear over the Brain because enemies getting confused and running away when trying to farm is annoying asf

@@Radineko I didn't know how good it was till I watched this video. ignore this next part if you aren't trying to be mean with this comment I can not read social cues very well and I am very used to dealing with pricks. Shut up with your "holier than you" attitude.

I found the BoC helpful in my first expert mode run but I'm still fond of the -17% of damage

As a corruption supremacy believer I just make a an artificial crimson

@@ThatGuyRNA I've always personally thought corruption just looked ugly. The dull greyish purple is really bland looking compared to a deep blood red. Though I won't deny the corruption soundtrack is far better than the crimson which sounds more like spastic slapstick sound effects. But crimson also stands out more making it easier to clean an area as it's incredibly obvious.

Corruption is annoying to traverse and, this is just a personal thing, I think Crimson has a more interesting set of colors.

If you then added the cross necklace, dodge trifecta

@@lategamer6684 Don't forget hallowed armour. Quad dodge is a cheat code

minions cannot crit

@loleklolwaszje No, but the brain actually also gives 10% summon damage because they can't crit (which also means it's twice as powerful for mixed summoner builds)

"Situation where brain is better" Yeah, most situations.

@@purplehaze2358 why are you so serious over an item in a game let bro have his favourite lmfao

@@adminbob_ Bold of you to assume I wasn't just making a snarky joke 'lmfao'.

I mean brain of confusion is way better against overkill attacks like Daytime EoL but worm scarf is better for almost one shot like 400 dmg or stuff like that

@@purplehaze2358 i’m autistic and i cant tell someone’s tone over text, wasn’t bold of me at all, my bad for assuming

Unpopular opinion

If you add dodge chance you'll reduce the effectiveness of the damage reduction.

@@derfliv206 at least you could have a failsafe when you effed up again after a successful BoC proc.

thats little cheating tho

@@derfliv206 but you’ll still get the damage reduction if the brain don’t work it’s a double win

Moon lord's phantasmal deathray doesn't one shot, it just deals a ton of damage (150/300/450 in normal/expert/master). With a defensive melee setup you can survive it. Not for daytime eol tho where it literally one shots you

not with EOL anymore either lol

EOL negate every dodge now, even hallowed armor

Yeah, if hits one shot you anyway, dmg reduction doesnt really matter

Id rather take no damage sometimes than take reduced damage all the time

daytime empress be like : am i a joke to you?

@@abopotato6457 This was my EXACT thought after reading this comment!

@@DarkXWolf17-If-yk-yk lol

Yeah, but the brain can save even a brand new character against the Moon Lord's death ray, whereas the scarf can't. And most of the time an enemy will do more than enough damage to one-hit kill you, especially in hard mode. Brain is definitely better in my eyes, since that 1/6 chance could be enough to win a boss fight. Say you're fighting the Moon lord, and can't get out of the way of the death ray. Worm scarf wouldn't do too much, but the brain has a chance to completely win that fight for you, as long as you can dodge other attacks. And the brain's invincibility frames could be just enough to get you that heal you might need so you can heal up and not die. But they're both great!

Ya know what, y'all right, in times and fights when 1 attack does a lot more than you can chew, brain atleast has a chance to save you, the worm alone can't do s**t in this situation But still, both moonlord and eol are end game and near endgame bosses and i did say brain of confusion is more useful with synergies , so basically endgame since the ninja gear(it's been a couple of months since i played so I'm not sure) is obtainable after plantera But at the end of it all, you can get the other evil seeds from the dryad so if you're going for a tank build you could have both of them

Crimson had better hard mode items even in 1.3 sue me

@@ethe2nd662 Nah, you're mostly correct. Though, that's not saying the corruption didn't have good items. I think the dart rifle from the corruption is superior than the dart pistol, and while yeah ichor darts are great I definitely prefer cursed darts for crowd control and the destroyer, which is probably a boss you'd fight at that time. The golden shower is definitely better than the cursed flame book, though. And in single player the putrid scent sucks, but the flesh knuckles are pretty good for that extra defense compared to doing nothing at all unless you're playing with friends.

yeah but honestly now i feel like i shot my self in the foot by doing corruption master for the worhty

i usually change the brain into a master ninja gear since there's an extra ability of dashing which can be good for dodging.

@@kgt8742 I just use all 3, before ninja gear that you can still use shield of cthulu for boink invincibility frames.

Max tank can already face tank moon lord using these accessories, I see no reason to buff them. I'd rather have tinkerer upgrades for expert mode items or they buff ones like the bone helm

If you’re willing to go to the jungle then you can get the boomstick pre-boss

Totally agree, the only thing I like about the Corruption is the very strong Musket gun and the Worm Scarf But I would always go for crimson

that is not entirely the case, the brain of confusion although it can save you from death on several occasions, the worm scarf gives you extra survival, and unlike the brain does not require a luck factor In my opinion the brain is better for glass cannons classes, while the scarf is better for Melee users or those who have some defense to avoid being one-shotted (also if we talk about enemies that one-shot you would be ridiculous, since there are only 2)

@@ManuDelta1805 except that IS the case. The Worm Scarf is completely useless against DAY TIME Empress. No amount of damage reduction will let you survive any of her attacks, you will still get one shotted.

@@Wammyve You insinuate that for being useful against the EoLD Makes the scarf completely useless or something? That's like saying the Zenith is broken and needs a nerf being a Post-Game weapon, it's a CHANCE to dodge an attack, The chance of getting hit is still there And finally, the scarf is not infinitely useless compared to the brain for a single boss Big brain, Besides, explain me why you face EoLD if you don't go as Summoner

@@ManuDelta1805 you make absolutely no sense. When was the zenith thrown in the mix? He's saying that damage reduction doesn't matter if you always get 1 shot. A 1/6 chance to dodge an attack, while not being the best, is still better than reducing thousands of damage by 17%. You'll still die despite that 17% damage reduction, but might survive with the brains 1/6 chance to dodge.

@@SquingisI was hinting that they're both good accessories in their own way for a long time, but apparently the brain is superior to the scarf for being useful against a boss than you'll only face if you go Summoner (Remember that the EoLN exists) Please tell me an attack that will literally one-shot you, there are only two enemies with instakill attacks, and it's not even guaranteed that you'll survive even with the brain I do not dislike the brain, but for me both accessories are Decent in their respective functions, and comparing them is just ridiculous

Or grenades, they are OP

Agreed. Ichor’s advantage is damn near invaluable in the harder modes where enemy defense is buffed. On normal it sort of seems like the difference is negligible, but on master or even expert it becomes pretty clear.

*Finally it's here.* ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XsoWfAOmzpg.html

Did you watch the video :/

Not only can you dodge, but you get 10% more crit after a successful dodge with the brain which is so op. It also confuses enemies which can be very helpful.

@@nal929 yeah fr. i think some people are always going to prefer the "consistent dr" of the scarf, though. Personally i love the brain, but to each their own

@@nal929 Its really good, but personally for me the dodge is kind of unreliable and youll end up replacing it with master ninja gear once you beat plantera, while worm scarf can stay relevant through the whole game. Honestly, I dont even use the brain or scarf that often so everything im saying might be bogus lol

Only crazy people do that lol normal people use bombs or dynamites

thats genius

The virgin bomb user vs the chad purification powder enjoyer.

Honestly, surprised more people don't know this. I've known this for so long (never used it but still known about it) and I'm surprised I've never heard anyone mention it.

Absolutely, I’d rather just dodge the attack entirely

@@sockrteez yeah, AND, you get more crit

Now you can have both :)

as a worm scarf advocate, i cannot rely on being lucky. having 27% DR is busted insane crazy op (this is with endurance pot) like ive said, i hate dodge chance. totally gonna use the master ninja gear post plant, because the dodge is an EXTRA. dying in 4 hits instead of 3 is objectively better than having 3 1/6 chances of not dying 3 hits. dont even think about EOL because they fixed it.

I think you meant to say the scarf in your second sentence

@@muovd yes, you’re right. Thank you

but brain is the same for stronger enemies

@Super Ninja daytime eol can be cheesed with a mechanical cart

@JevDoge Pointless reply lolz.

I think that is kind of obvious

I mean I guess.. but the brain functionally tanks better too

Same here I don’t look at the BOC itself, but much rather the long term benefits of having a crimson world.