Terraria: The Worm Scarf is better*
*If you have any form of damage reduction buffs at all. Like even Endurance… by a bit.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:30 How Terraria Damage Works
1:27 Why “additive” DR is important
2:04 The Simulation & accompanying math
2:58 Why Brain is also bad for facetanking (cooldown)
3:30 Conclusion (Brain isn’t bad.)
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Terraria: The Worm Scarf is better*
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Note: Some of you have mentioned the Cross Necklace and Brain synergy. Both actually synergize well. Cross doesn’t benefit Brain in any specific way, it just increases all i-frame timers by 40 frames.
So, all normal hits become doubled to 80 frames, and dodges get 50% longer to 120 frames. Due to this the Cross Necklace actually benefits the Worm Scarf more than Brain.
By the way, "Additive DR" is literally everything that isn't Solar Blaze, Beetle Endurance, Paladin's Shield, or Warmth.
wear both
Brain is way better cause in practice "Defense" is a trap so the better strategy would almost always revolve around taking as few hits as possible, with the Brain being a free hit every once in a while even without the offensive bonus would still be a better choice
oh sorry, i clicked on this thinking it was a shitpost of some kind
i think the brain is better then the worm scarf simply because it has more variety, rather then the pure endurance of the worm scarf
Okay but what if I spam right click the brain buff?
Me on my crimson master world: *Laughs in artificial corruption biome*
This is just paydays dodge vs tank but in terraria
Worm scarf has no rng.
Brain can suck if you dodge some low dmg attack and then have to wait/luck out to dodge some heavier hitting attack, but the opposite also applies.
me who wears both cuz modded
I like Worm Scarf more tham Brain of Confusion because looks cool. Do I need to say more?
as someone who builds mainly crits and damage I find this equipment highly redundant for my playstyle, my style revolves around speed killing bosses and dodging majority of its attacks so yeah.
Still prefer dodge over DR since sometimes the damage doesn’t care about a 50% reduction in damage.
Shame that Day EoL now ignores dodges.
Solution: play drunk world
The only thing i can add is the fact what the worm scarf isn't a plane item like the brain, because the damage reduced can change a lot. Wich means fact like:
the scarf is waay more useful in master mode than expert, you only have benefits once you get damaged and how often do you get damaged, tank is subjetive concept and not necesarly a life stile meaning what using the worm scarf while being mage for example of it's low defence is a smart move, you get the idea.
counterpoint: Funky scarf
idk wtf ur talking about but cool
bro majored in math 17 times
I prefer consistency over a random chance.
On getfixedboi brain is better because even with the scarf you can get one shot but I didn’t use either of them
why wear damage reduction accessories when you don't plan on getting hit?
TBH if I'm getting tagged often enough that the minute difference between the brainand scarf matter its probably time to play a new difficulty because I'm hard stuck on that boss. I just hit random
bro you know your stuff down to the core 💀
for all my tanks out there, go try tanking duke fishron master/legendary with your scarf, and you will soon realise how powerful brain agaisnt all the high damage bosses
But the brain of confusion can sometimes be a lifesaver if you miss a dodge with the shield of Cthulhu and the brain of confusing can possibly make up for that you could Dodge a attack that might be fatal example with duke you couldn't use the shield of Cthulhu quick enough and then you dodged the attack with brain of confusion so you don't get killed by duke bombarding you with attacks🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
2:04 It's not that I don't believe your math, is just that I can't comprehend it 😭😭
To put it in more simple terms, when the brain of confusion activates, none of the other damage reducing items you have are taken into consideration. this effectively "wastes" some damage reduction. The worm scarf on the other hand, adds to this damage reduction every hit. If you were to use ONLY the brain or only the scarf, than yes, the brain is better, however if you have defense, or any of the other calculated damage reducing factors, the scarf is better.
I will never prefer brain because I despise inconsistency in my setups. I should never feel like I failed an attempt because of bad rng, and an attempt that gets far because of good rng feels unearned. If I do the exact same moves against a boss (that has a set attack pattern) in two different attempts and I get further in one than the other I'll really dislike that. If I could set it to dodge every 6th hit instead, likely with a mod, I might be willing to use it but it would depend on the situation (i.e. if worm scarf could save me from a 3 hit kills me on a boss to a 4 hit I'd use it, but if it doesnt I'd go brain)
Use both
For be the BoC is still way better, even when I play melee I go for the bettle scale mail instead of shell, so I don't have that DR.
Just use both :3
I find it hilarious a lot you debunking him are mentioning things HE ALSO MENTIONED! 😂😂 Thank you for the research friend! Happy RarRar'ing!
Just use both of em at the same time
I prefer less rng when it comes to how much times I need to get hit before I die, thank you
Although before 1.4.4 the brain is better against daytime empress so it has that
I just use both.
I see it as the question of can I afford to take a hit because if I can worm scarf is amazing if I can't than brain of confusion is better.
I think you forgot a small detail about the brain ( I don't know I didn't watch the full video) when you dodge all the close enemies become confused for a short time
NERD
I think it’s also worth noting that the brain is essentially luck based, so in a boss fight where you’re only getting hit a few times the worm scarf would be more consistent
Seems like a very narrow way to test. What about when BoC is combined with other dodging item? What if it is combined with Cross Necklace? What about the lack of knockback and debuffs when you dodge and attack? There is a lot more than just getting less damage
I feel like the worm scarf is better for melee, while the brain is better for everyone else. Especially summoners who have GARBAGE defense, that chance to completely dodge any attack can save you so many times
before this video i had no idea that anyone even considered the brain
I play calamity master revengence alot. Personally I find I use the brain for the entire fucking playthrough (while upgrading it completely) the scarf I normally only use until after WoF where I then replace it with an Anhk Shield
Bro think he Datruth
Good video, but I think that if you include defense buffs as in the endurance potion, turtle armor and frozen turtle shell, then you'd also have to include the titanium armor and master ninja gear both giving the option to dodge a hit as well. You could argue that they are seperate dodge chances but then again I would also consider the defence buffs as seperate from the worm scarf.
I think a dodge build with the brain is more fun but the scarf has infinitely more drip!
nice video tho as an avid payday 2 player theres one thing i never see these kinds of maths take into acount, it does not dodge 16% percent of hits, it MIGHT dodge 16% of hits. it can also dodge more than that but if uwe ever played dodge in payday a bad streak of luck can also mean its completely wortheless, no damage, no dodge whereas the wormscarf WIL trigger in every single circumstance without exception
If corruption, scarf. If crimson, brain
One thing I think a lot of people forget is that you don't avoid every sixth hit, if you're that unlucky the brain might not even work. There's also the fact that brain is outclassed by Master ninja gear post plantera.
1:54 brain of confusion finna make me act up
Not every class has shield that can remove knockback so i prefer brain