Branding Rite

Keywords on this card

• Armor

  Damage is dealt to Armor before health. Each point of Armor blocks one point of damage and is then removed.

Changes by patch

1. Patch 1.2Branding Rite damage decreased from 5 >>> 3.
2. Patch 1.0Added without changes from the previous game.

Cards sharing its keywords

Ranked by the number of keywords shared with Branding Rite (Armor), same clan first.

• Alloy of the AncientsRare spellCost 1 Ember
• Apex ImpRare demon imp unit, 10/10Cost 1 Ember
• Battering RamUncommon spellCost 3 Ember
• EnflameUncommon spellCost 2 Ember
• Fortified PauldronsCommon equipmentCost 0 Ember
• March of ShieldsUncommon spellCost 1 Ember
• RailbeaterUncommon demon unit, 10/10Cost 1 Ember
• ReinforceRare spellCost 3 Ember
• Spike of the HellhornedRare spellCost X Ember
• SteelworkerUncommon demon unit, 10/15Cost 1 Ember
• Anointing OilRare Punished spellCost 1 Ember
• BoilerplateCommon Railforged equipmentCost 1 Ember

Artifacts with the same keywords

• RailhammerWhen a friendly unit gains Armor, it gains +4 stacks.
• Scorched SteelFriendly units enter with Armor 5.
• Deepwood OilEquipped units gain Armor 10.
• Hair of the HybridEquipping a friendly unit under half health applies Armor 10, otherwise it applies Rage 5.
• Hardened HullWhen an Egg unit is summoned, remove 3 Shell and apply Armor 30.
• Heph's BlueprintsWhen you Forge an equipment, grant +2 Attack and Armor 2 for each Forge Point spent.
• Life InsurerFriendly units gain Armor 14 on reviving with Reanimate.
• Mold BracesFriendly units apply Armor 5 to the front friendly unit on Extinguish.
• ShaleshellAfter using an ability, friendly units gain Armor 3.
• Silent SigilWhen it becomes New Moon, apply Armor 10 to friendly Silent Units.

Source

Card data from the Monster Train 2 Wiki page for Branding Rite (CC BY-SA 4.0, revision of 2026-11-12), checked against The Punished patch, 10 November 2026. Reviewed 13 November 2026.