Metastasis
Type | Weapon |
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Damage | 400 Summon |
Knockback | 2 (Very Weak) |
Mana cost | 10 |
Use time | 9 Very Fast |
Tooltip | Summons a Sepulcher to fight for you While the Sepulcher is active brimstone hearts will begin to appear and orbit you It will attempt to attack you more and more frequently depending on how many hearts are present It takes up 4 minion slots and it can only be summoned once A contemplated possible future of the cosmic serpent, A gruesome warning for those blinded by the hunger for power. |
Grants Buff | Sepulcher |
Buff tooltip | It is not benevolent |
Inflicts Debuff | Brimstone Flames 100% chance |
Debuff duration | 4 seconds (Dart) |
Debuff tooltip | Incinerating both body and mind |
Rarity | |
Sell | 30 |
Research | 1 required |
Summons Minion |
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Sepulcher |
The Metastasis is a post-Moon Lord summon weapon. It is the exhumed form of the Staff of the Mechworm. It summons a full-sized Sepulcher which follows the player. Sepulcher takes four minion slots and attacks by alternating between firing Brimstone Darts from its segments and rapidly charging the target back and forth. Every seven seconds, an Exhumed Brimstone Heart spawns which orbits around the player. If there are over two hearts present, each additional heart will increase the chance for Sepulcher to enrage by 25%. When enraged, Sepulcher will charge towards the player, dealing 300 / 375 / 450 damage to the player. Sepulcher will not target nor directly damage the Brimstone Hearts.
Only one Sepulcher may be summoned at once, regardless of how many minion slots the player has.
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 Metastasis has over a Ruthless one is knockback.
Crafting
Used in
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Staff of the Mechworm | Shimmer Transmutation |
Tips
- This weapon is best used alongside other summons that can take care of the Brimstone Hearts, while the Sepulcher stays focused on enemies.
- Desummoning and resummoning the Sepulcher will despawn all the hearts, allowing the player's other summons to focus elsewhere.
Trivia
- Metastasis refers to the process where cancer cells spread from the place where they formed to another area of the body.
- The weapon's tooltip heavily implies that the Sepulcher is what The Devourer of Gods could become should it continue to blindly aim for more power. This is reinforced by the fact that this weapon is the Exhumed variant of the Staff of the Mechworm.
History
- 2.0.3.005: Fixed darts dealing twice as much damage as intended.
- 2.0.3.003: Can now be shimmered to de-exhume it into Staff of the Mechworm.
- 2.0.2.001: Buffed damage against the player from 80-89 to 300 / 375 / 450 .
- 2.0.1.002: Nerfed damage from 666 to 400.
- 1.5.1.001: Dart now inflicts Brimstone Flames for 4 seconds instead of 10.
- 1.5.0.003: Fixed Sepulcher minion desyncing in multiplayer.
- 1.5.0.002: Tooltip now mentions that there can only be one of its corresponding minion active per player.
- 1.5.0.001: Introduced.
Exhumed |
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Cinders of Lament • Gruesome Eminence • Metastasis • Rancor • Shattered Community |