Dormant Brimseeker
| Type | Weapon |
|---|---|
| Damage | 42 Summon |
| Knockback | 3 (Very Weak) |
| Mana cost | 10 |
| Use time | 25 Slow |
| Velocity | 10 |
| Tooltip | Summons a brimseeker to keep you company Firing another brimseeker when all minion slots are filled summons a brimstone aura The aura empowers your brimseeker summons and produces damaging fireballs Only one aura can persist at a time You could've sworn that they turned even scarier when you looked at their reflections in a mirror |
| Grants Buff |  Brimseeker |
| Buff tooltip | Does it want something from you? |
| Inflicts Debuff |  Brimstone Flames100% chance |
| Debuff duration | 3 seconds (Aura Ball) |
| Debuff tooltip | Incinerating both body and mind |
| Rarity |  |
| Sell | 4  80  |
| Research | 1 required |
Brimseeker Aura Ball
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| Dropped by | ||
|---|---|---|
| Entity | Quantity | Rate |
| Brimstone Elemental | 1 | 25% |
| Treasure Bag (Brimstone Elemental) | 1 | 33.33%  |
| Summons Minion |
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| Brimseeker |
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The Dormant Brimseeker is a Hardmode summon weapon that is dropped by the Brimstone Elemental. When used, it summons a Brimseeker that charges towards enemies in a straight line to deal damage and it is able to target and attack enemies through tiles.
When used while all minion slots are exhausted, it instead launches a Dormant Brimseeker towards the cursor that emits a large aura of brimstone after stopping. This aura emits swirling non-piercing brimstone fireballs and Brimseekers that enter the aura will attack much faster until the Dormant Brimseeker expires. Only 1 Dormant Brimseeker can be active at a time. The fireballs inflict the Brimstone Flames debuff.
Its best modifier is Ruthless. The Mythical modifier provides the widest array of stat bonuses, but these primarily affect the initial summon rather than the resulting minion. Additionally, minions cannot deal critical hits. The only lasting advantage a Mythical Dormant Brimseeker has over a Ruthless one is knockback.
Notes
- Aquatic Scourge and The Destroyer take only 50% damage from Brimseekers.
- Rather than spawning immediately, (Dormant) Brimseekers are thrown out and gradually slow to a stop before completely spawning. If this thrown Brimseeker hits an enemy or solid tile before coming to a stop, it will instead deal damage equal to the damage of the weapon and instantly spawn a Brimseeker. However, if the thrown Brimseeker hits a tile with all minion slots filled, it will disappear.
- The Dormant Brimseeker aura lasts for 13.67 seconds and has a diameter of 50 tiles, and Dormant Brimseekers cannot be thrown while one is active.
Trivia
- This item is a reference to the indie game Celeste. The item's appearance, minion's name, and minion's appearance are based on Seekers from the game, and the item's tooltip refers to the game's Mirror Temple.
- While idle, Brimseekers fly around the player in an infinity symbol.
History
- 2.0.2.001: Decreased sell price from 7 20 to 4 80 .
- 2.0.1.003:
- Improved minion charging rate, movement speed, and tracking distance.
- Now grants 15 local immunity frames instead of 10.
- 2.0.0.003: Fixed an issue with minions that caused them to behave incorrectly in cramped spaces.
- 1.5.1.001:
- Fireballs now inflict Brimstone Flames for 3 seconds instead of 4.
- Now spawns a Brimseeker when killed regardless of condition.
- Fixed its aura fireballs spawning improperly in multiplayer.
- 1.5.0.001: Decreased mana cost from 12 to 10.
