The Firebrand is a sword powerup that gives Maximo's sword fire powers. The Firebrand can be found in chests, dropped by enemies, or can be just floating around in some places. Firebrand is very effective on frozen enemies, yetis, grass enemies, anything that can be burned. If you aquire moves from enemies, etc, you can perform specific attacks. If you get the magic bolt ability, you can shoot firebolts at enemies by double tapping the triangle button. There is also a special downstrike attack that creates a fire shockwave. When you get a powerup for your sword, you will notice a circle appear around the symbol in the upper left corner where your health and shield strength is. The little squares in it are called units and whenever you hit an enemy, or preform a special attack, it uses up u