Brain of Confusion

**Expert Mode-Only Content**: This information applies *only* to **Expert Mode** and Expert Mode worlds.     **PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content**: This information applies *only* to the **PC**, **Console**, **Mobile**, **Old Chinese**, **tModLoader**, and **tModLoader Legacy** versions of *Terraria*.Brain of Confusion*

Statistics

Inflicts Debuff

Projectile created* Brain of Confusion
* Internal Item ID: **3223**
* Internal Buff ID: **321**
* Internal Projectile ID: **565**

 Obtained from Expert Master

The **Brain of Confusion** is an Expert Mode accessory item obtained from the Treasure Bag dropped by the Brain of Cthulhu. Upon taking damage with the Brain of Confusion equipped, nearby enemies have a ~~60\*~~3/5 (60%) chance of receiving the Confused debuff for at minimum 1.5 seconds. The chance, duration, and area of effect of the debuff are based on the amount of damage taken.

In the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader version, the player wielding it has a ~~16.67\*~~1/6 (16.67%) chance of dodging an attack, which inflicts the **Cerebral Mindtrick** debuff on them for four seconds. It increases critical strike chance by  10% /  20%, despite being a debuff. While the debuff is active, the player cannot dodge another attack.

Though not listed, the debuff will also increase summon damage by  10% /  20%.

## Inflicting Confused on enemies

The base chance to inflict the Confused debuff is ~~60\*~~3/5 (60%). It is increased by ~~0.4\*~~1/250 (0.4%) per point of damage taken, hence with 100 or more damage taken, the debuff is guaranteed to be inflicted.

The debuff duration is determined randomly, and the bounds depend on the amount of damage taken:

The values are in seconds.

The range within which enemies are affected is determined randomly as well. There are certain damage thresholds that affect which equation to use:

The values are in pixels; divide by 16 to obtain tiles.

Examples:

## Notes

* The effect can be activated by any form of direct damage, including damage taken by traps and thorny bushes. It is not activated from damage inflicted over time, e.g. debuffs.
* The dodge effect stacks with the Master Ninja Gear and the Hallowed armor.
* Each time the effect is triggered, a flying brain projectile will be spawned. It is a purely visual effect.
* The Brain of Confusion is not affected by dyes.
* Its ~~16.67\*~~1/6 (16.67%) chance to nullify incoming damage can be viewed as a dynamic 16.7% damage reduction that is not a part of the overall defense system. However, this is not as reliable as a flat damage reduction bonus or defense bonus provided through other means such as the Worm Scarf.
* The chance that the Confused debuff is inflicted, as well as its duration, is calculated for each enemy within range individually.

## Tips

* In the Old Chinese version and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, the Brain of Confusion is sometimes considered to be a disappointment compared to its Corruption counterpart, the Worm Scarf, which reduces damage taken by 17%. Despite this, it can still shine in certain moments, such as during events, or for preventing the player from being swarmed by enemies such as Cave Bats.
* In the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader version, the added chance to dodge nearly matches the percentage of damage the Worm Scarf prevents along with the extra critical bonus. This means that both accessories will, on average, prevent the same amount of damage but in a different way. This makes the Brain of Confusion significantly more useful and is arguably even better than the Worm Scarf, depending on the scenario. Often in Master Mode, taking damage in the first place can be extremely dangerous, so a chance to dodge can prove to be more useful in tight situations as taking 17% reduced damage from the Worm Scarf may still be too much.
	+ The short-term DPS increase from the critical hit chance increase after a successful dodge can allow the player to deal much more damage to enemies or bosses for a short period of time. Some could consider this to solidify the Brain of Confusion's place as the DPS version of the Worm Scarf.
		- However, the best of both worlds would be the use of both accessories together, significantly increasing the player's chances of survival, while also improving DPS capability.
* Since Cerebral Mindtrick is a debuff, it can be removed by the Nurse. While this removes the critical strike chance bonus, it allows dodging another attack immediately.
* Since Cerebral Mindtrick also provide summon damage bonus, it is a viable option to summoners.

## History

PC version
* Desktop 1.4.1:
	+ Halved the critical chance bonus of Cerebral Mindtrick from 20% to 10%.
	+ Reduced the duration of Cerebral Mindtrick from 5 to 4 seconds.

* Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now grants a chance to dodge an attack. It provides a 20% bonus to critical strike chance for 5 seconds when a successful dodge happens.

* Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

Console version
* Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

* Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

Nintendo Switch version
* Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

Mobile version
* Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information taken from the PC 1.4.1.2 source code, method `Hurt()` in `Terraria.Player.cs`. There may be inaccuracies, as the current  PC version is 1.4.4.9.