Is Brittle Crown ever a good choice?

[Looped]

It feels like it is almost always 100% a bad choice because eventually you will reach a point where you take damage and lose a TON of gold. I just don't see a way this item is ever useful, even if it was a 1 for 1 damage and gold ratio, that still means getting hit makes you lose a large amount of gold really fast, plus if it is 1 for 1 gold gain and damage ratio, that kind of just invalidates gold as a whole.

[PixelDemise]

I remember hearing about a build with as many firework items as possible, and how opening a single chest will give you 20x the cost back from the fireworks landing.

but aside frmo something like that, I don't really know of any good moments to take it.

[Philosofist]

It's ass on REX currently because his attacks count as getting hit

[Xilo The Odd]

Originally posted by Philosofist:

It's ass on REX currently because his attacks count as getting hit

really? i didnt have much of an issue with this when i played rex.

but to answer the OP depending on your intent it can be worth it late game, if you play well you get extra cash to blow on all kinds of random stuff including legendary chests waaaaay more easily. and the longer the game runs the higher your enemy volume goes up, the more damage you can deal, the more gold you can get.

its often pennies in the bucket but you know, a penny saved blah blah blah.

[Darth Zed]

I had success with it, even had 2 stacks, on a super long engineer run. His shield and turrets taking aggro let's you avoid more damage than other characters, I was racking up over a million EXTRA (As in I had bought everything already) coins a stage and I wasn't even at 20 yet.

[cringe]

its always a good choice if youre looking to loop quickly.

[Ser Pounce]

Originally posted by Philosofist:

It's ass on REX currently because his attacks count as getting hit

On the same tune : I hate the "contrast" effect when you use your health to send a mortar because it feels like I'm taking damage from the enemies, while it's just me.

[Beaumont]

i pick crown up asap on any character. dont get hit.

[Anxarcule]

I had 4 of them on a run where I got the achievement and it was OK. Played with the artificer and once I hit level 12 or so it was much more of a liability. Sure I'd make a few thousand with the flamethrower but a few hits and I'd be down that same amount... with the amount of enemies at later levels and chaos you will get hit and it takes a good chunk of money each time. If the +gold scaled a bit better it might be a more interesting item, but now I'm not a big fan.

[Femboy Thighs]

Trash item imo. Apparently now it's a 30% chance to gain money on hit, or someone said it was always that way? I can't imagine it actually got nerfed, of all things.

Probably the worst Lunar item, or tied for worst with Effigy/Corpseblossom. Late game 3 gold per hit is literally nothing. Meanwhile you're taking hundreds of damage per hit and it just makes you lose all your gold immediately.

It would be somewhat okay if it was a 100% to get gold on hit, and the amount stolen scaled somehow instead of just being a flat amount.

[Kim Chee]

If you want a laugh, combine Brittle Crown and the Crowdfunder. Generate infinite ammo.

[Ser Pounce]

Originally posted by Captain OwO:

Probably the worst Lunar item, or tied for worst with Effigy/Corpseblossom.

Even corpsebloom can actually be useful. It's just very niche.

[Looped]

Originally posted by Ser Pounce:

Originally posted by Captain OwO:

Probably the worst Lunar item, or tied for worst with Effigy/Corpseblossom.

Even corpsebloom can actually be useful. It's just very niche.

I actually found corpsebloom on rex very useful, as you don't really regen a ton of instant hp on him and the drain can stack nicely with his ultimate