Brain Scrambler

Type	Enemy
Environment	Martian Madness
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	50/100/150 (contact); 4896144 (Brain Scrambling Bolt)
Max Life	350/700/1050
Defense	25
KB Resist	65%/69%/72%
Banner	Martian Brainscrambler Banner(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Immune to
Debuff	Confused
Debuff tooltip	Movement is reversed
Chance	60% (Brain Scrambling Bolt)
Duration	51012.5 seconds
Coins	10 SC25 SC
Hurt
Killed
Brain Scrambling Bolt

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Not to be confused with the item of the same name.

The Brain Scrambler is a Hardmode, post-Golem enemy that appears during the Martian Madness event. It fires green laser projectiles, at a maximum fire rate of once every 0.67 seconds (40 ticks^[1]),^[2] which have a chance to inflict the Confused debuff.

Tips

It is recommended to use ranged or high-knockback weapons against it to keep it away, and to delay the travel of its weapon's projectiles.

Trivia

The Bestiary entry for the Brain Scrambler: "These Martian soldiers brandish crude laser weaponry that releases dangerous short-range radiation, hence the protective helmets."

History

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.0.1: Can now drop the Laser Drill, Anti-Gravity Hook, and Charged Blaster Cannon.

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.

↑ A tick is a time unit countable by the software. Most of Terraria's updating logic happens every tick. A tick has the length of 1/60th of a second, hence there are 60 ticks in a second and 3600 ticks in a minute.
↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.1.2 source code, method AI_003_Fighters() in Terraria.NPC.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.

[tick_desc-1] A tick is a time unit countable by the software. Most of Terraria's updating logic happens every tick. A tick has the length of 1/60th of a second, hence there are 60 ticks in a second and 3600 ticks in a minute.

[sourcecode_1-2] Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.1.2 source code, method AI_003_Fighters() in Terraria.NPC.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.

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