Gear

Dead Cells provides players with Gear in the form of:

• Weapons, which have limited but different movesets.
• Skills, which cause a variety of effects but must cool down between uses.
• And Amulets, passive items which grant powerful offensive or defensive benefits. They can also grant points to Brutality, Tactics or Survival.

Gear items are not automatically collected — they must be picked up with the Interact key/button. Unwanted gear can usually be converted into gold if the Recycle upgrade has been unlocked.

Most Gear appears with one or more Affixes, which add effects or situational benefits. Only non-starter, Level 1 Gear, and unique amulets lack affixes.

If you're looking for a missing item, but you have everything listed below, you might be missing the Merchandise Category upgrade from the Graveyard.

Gear Level

Gear Level is the roman numeral next to an item's name and is the base Gear Power of the item. Each biome has a base Gear Level value, which is the minimum level an item can be on any given biome. A table can be found below with each biome's base Gear Level.

Biome	Gear Level
Prisoners' Quarters	1
Promenade of the Condemned	2
Toxic Sewers	3
Dilapidated ArboretumTBS	2
Prison Depths	3
Corrupted Prison	3
Ramparts	3
Ossuary	3
Ancient Sewers	4
Morass of the BanishedTBS	3
Black Bridge	4
Insufferable Crypt	4
NestTBS	4
Stilt Village	4
Slumbering Sanctuary	4
Graveyard	4
Fractured ShrinesFF	4
Clock Tower	5
Forgotten Sepulcher	5
CavernRotG	7
Undying ShoresFF	6
Clock Room	6
Guardian's HavenRotG	7
MausoleumFF	6
High Peak Castle	6
Derelict Distillery	6
Throne Room	7
AstrolabRotG	7
ObservatoryRotG	7

The Gear Level of found items will increase based on the number of active Boss Stem Cells.

Boss Cells	Bonus
0	-
1	-
2	-
3	+1
4	+3
5	+3

Additionally, the Gear Level of an item will also be affected by where it was found in the biome.

Location	Bonus
On the ground (including gold doors)	-
Lore room	-
Choice altar	-
Dropped from boss	-
Dropped from normal enemy	-
Regular chest	+1
Cursed chest	+1
Legendary altar	+1
Shop	+2
Challenge Rift chest	+2
Dropped from elite	+2

Gear Quality

The player can spend cells at The Blacksmith's Legendary Forge to permanently upgrade all the Gear Quality attribute of all weapons and skills across runs.

Gear Quality is the term used to refer to the "upgrade level" of an item. It is displayed as a +, ++, S, or L after the roman numerals (referred to as the Gear Level). Gear Quality gives the item the following attributes:

• Gear Quality of + adds +2 to Gear Power.
• Gear Quality of ++ adds +4 to Gear Power.
• Gear Quality of S adds +6 to Gear Power.
• Gear Quality of L adds +3 to Gear Power.
  • Makes the item colorless.
  • Decreases cost of re-rolling affixes.
  • Forces at least one starred affix.
  • Allows equipping the same item twice.

Gear Power

Gear Power is the term used to refer to the "outputted level" of an item. This is a hidden value that represents the actual power of the item after taking into account its Gear Level and Gear Quality. Gear Power is calculated by taking the Gear Level of the item and adding the bonus from the Gear Quality. As an example a Heavy Crossbow IV++ has a Gear Level of 4 (as indicated by the roman numerals) and the Gear Quality of ++ adds a bonus +4 to Gear Power, resulting in a Gear Power of 8. This means the item will have a +129% damage boost, and three affix slots.

Gear Power influences the number of affix slots on the item, and the overall damage boost/reduction it receives. A table detailing the effects of Gear Power on weapons/skills can be found below:

Gear Power	Damage Boost	Damage Reduction	Affix Slots
1	+0%	-0%	0
2	+4%	-0%	1
3	+33%	-1%	1
4	+62%	-2%	1
5	+66%	-2%	2
6	+95%	-3%	2
7	+125%	-4%	2
8	+129%	-4%	3
9	+158%	-5%	3
10	+187%	-6%	3
11	+191%	-6%	4
12	+220%	-7%	4
13	+250%	-8%	4
14	+254%	-8%	5
15	+283%	-9%	5
16	+312%	-10%	5
17	+316%	-10%	6
18	+345%	-11%	6
19	+375%	-12%	6

Gear Power follows a pattern:

• The first bonus adds a +4% damage boost and an affix slot.
• The second bonus adds a +29% damage boost or -1% damage reduction.
• The third bonus adds a +29% damage boost or -1% damage reduction.
  • Every sixth bonus adds a +30% damage boost instead.
• The cycle then repeats.

It should be noted that an item may have more affix slots than affixes available for that item. In that case, the item will just have empty slots that do not show up.

Gear Variants

Two variants of weapons and skills can be encountered: Colorless items and Legendary items.

Colorless Items

Colorless items, which are found in Cursed Chests, scale according to your highest stat. This means that if your highest stat at the time is Brutality, the colorless item is Brutality. If later on your highest stat is Tactics, your item will now scale with Tactics. For example, a Colorless Torch, which is a pure Brutality item, scales with Survival if you have higher Survival than Brutality. Colorless items are marked with a white color, rather than the colors of the base item's scaling stats.

Legendary Items

Legendaries are powerful variants of items, appearing as a random drop from enemies (1% and 6% for common mobs and Elites, respectively, and as rewards after beating a boss without getting hit, or from Legendary Altars.

Legendary altars have a base 2% chance of spawning per biome, increasing by 15% for each biome where an altar did not spawn, meaning that most successful runs can expect to run into at least one of them. These altars grant 66% damage reduction to nearby enemies (indicated by a shield icon above the enemy's head), and the item can only be retrieved from the shrine when all enemies with this icon have been defeated. Alternatively, moving enemies, if they get far enough away from the altar and provided that no other enemies get close to the altar, allows to retrieve the item on it.

Legendary items cannot be upgraded, but they have powerful advantages over normal items:

• Colorless — scales with your highest stat
• A specific affix (predetermined for each base item) with a 15% chance to be applied after all other affixes, ignoring the usual affix generation rules
• Cheap re-rolling cost
• Can be equipped alongside another weapon of the same type. One could, for example, carry two Powerful Grenades at once if one or both of them were legendary.

Legendary items are marked with a gold color, rather than the colors of the base item's scaling stats.

The item pool for Legendary items is not limited to unlocked items, but heavily skewed towards them. It therefore is possible, but not likely, to get any Legendary item other than the Symmetrical Lance on a fresh save. On saves with all items unlocked, the chances of a given item appearing seems to be equal.

Gear Value

Every piece of gear has its own Gold value that is determined by a number of factors including gear level as well as each item's own specific base price. This value is used when buying items from shops as well as in determining the price for opening a gold door.

The equation for the value of a piece of gear is:

(Base price) × (100% + Quality Impact + Modifier Impact) + 100 × (Item level - 1)

• Quality Impact is a percentage that is different between gear qualities.

Quality	Cost Impact
Basic	+0%
+	+30%
++	+60%
S	+90%
L	+30%

• Modifier Impact is the sum of all the Cost Impact values of each modifier on a piece of gear.
• Item level is the Roman Numeral next to the gear's name.

Recycling Prices

If the player has the upgrade Recycling I or Recycling II, they can recycle any gear or food on the ground, and can collect 7% (Recycling I) or 15% (Recycling II) of the total value of that item.

• For Amulets, their prices are also calculated by the same formula of gear prices. Their base price is 5,000 Gold. There is currently no way to purchase amulets so their total value is only relevant to recycling.

Gear Slots

The player initially access to 5 slots for carrying types of equipment. 2 slots are dedicated to carrying weapons, 2 for skills, and another slot for an amulet.

Certain weapons, called "two-handed" weapons, take up both of the players weapon slots, and cannot be used alongside traditional weapons at the same time. Attempting to swap either of the two-handed weapon slots out for a one-handed weapon will result in dropping the entire two-handed item.

Backpack

Once the backpack upgrade is unlocked, picking up a third weapon allows the player to store said weapon. While in the backpack, the stored weapon cannot be used (unless the player also has a mutation relating to the backpack). However, holding down the interact key allows the player to drop the backpacked weapon after they have left the equipment menu, allowing them to swap the item out with their current loadout as usual.

Notes

• Skills, two-handed weapons, as well as other weapons such as the Giantkiller, cannot be stored in the backpack.
• The position of the backpack slot in the UI can be changed in the options menu.

Weapons

The player can only carry 2 weapons at a time. Picking up a third displays a menu that compares all three weapons, and asks the player if they want to discard a carried weapon for the new one. There is the option to store the third weapon, if viable, into the backpack.

Melee Weapons

Effect scaling

All melee weapons' damage scales based on either the player's Brutality stat or their Survival stat. Brutality scaling weapons are usually lighter, faster attacking weapons, such as the Balanced Blade or the Twin Daggers, while Survival scaling weapons are usually slower, heavier weapons like the Nutcracker or the Broadsword. Weapons that scale with both Brutality and Survival are usually weapons that are a sort of medium weight between light and heavy weapons, like the Shovel. Some melee weapons also have alternate scaling with Tactics (e.g. Valmont's Whip or the Shrapnel Axes).

List of melee weapons

This is a list of all obtainable melee weapons within the game.

Icon	Name	Description	Blueprint Location	Base DPS	Scaling
	Rusty Sword	Kills things. Sometimes...	Always unlocked	138
	Balanced Blade	Damage increases up to +50% when you strike repeatedly. Inflicts critical hits after 10 successive hits.	Always unlocked	118-177 (184-277)
	Spite Sword	Inflict a critical hit if you took damage less than 8 sec ago, or if you're cursed. A rusty weapon that reveals its power when things get tough.	Drops from Buzzcutters (0.03%)	144 (255)
	Assassin's Dagger	Inflicts a critical hit when you stab your enemy in the back. Light but deadly if you know how to use it.	Secret are near the start of the Promenade of the Condemned	100 (300)
	Blood Sword	Causes bleeding (3.5 DPS for 12 sec).	Drops from Zombies (100%)	122
	Twin Daggers	Inflicts a critical hit on the 3rd consecutive strike. Two daggers for the price of one. Slice and dice... guaranteed to please.	Always unlocked	154 (238)
	Broadsword	The second and third hits are critical. Slow and heavy, but deliciously vicious.	Drops from Tutorial Knight's corpse in the Prisoners' Quarters	164 (273)
	Shovel	Knocks back enemies and bombs. Any object can become a deadly weapon if it's moving fast enough...	Drops from Purulent Zombies (Graveyard) (0.4%)	144
	Cursed Sword	One hit and you're dead. So you like to play hardball, do ya?	Drops from Conjunctivius (2nd kill)	553
	Sadist's Stiletto	Inflicts a critical hit if the target is bleeding or poisoned. Hit 'em where it hurts.	Drops from Impalers (1.7%)	109 (191)
	Swift Sword	Inflicts a critical hit if you have an active speed buff. Forget about taking your time. To get real results, strike hard and fast.	Daily Run - First Completion	137 (208)
	GiantkillerRotG	Inflicts a critical hit if the victim is an elite enemy or a boss. The bigger they are...	Drops from The Giant (1st kill)	127 (465)
	Shrapnel Axes	Metal shards burst from the axes when you strike enemies, inflicting approximately 130 damage.	Drops from Demons (0.4%)	157
	Seismic Strike	Provokes terrestrial shock waves that root victims.	Drops from Bombers (2+ BSC; 0.4%)	131
	War Spear	Inflicts a critical hit when you strike several targets at the same time. Greater range but less speed.	Drops from Hammers (10%)	149 (306)
	Impaler	Inflicts a critical hit if the victim is up against a wall.	Drops from The Concierge (4th kill)	117 (300)
	Symmetrical Lance	Inflicts critical hits for 6 sec if you quickly kill 2 enemies with this weapon.	Drops from The Hand of the King (1st kill)	192 (288)
	Rapier	Inflicts a critical hit immediately after a roll or a parry. It's all in the wrist...	Drops from Scorpions (0.4%)	106 (268)
	Meat Skewer	The first attack pierces the enemy, placing you behind it. Your next attack inflict critical hits. Now you see me, now you don't.	Daily Run - Tenth Completion	181 (281)
	Nutcracker	Inflicts a critical hit if the victim is stunned, frozen or rooted.	Always unlocked	155 (386)
	Spartan Sandals	Knocks back enemies, dealing damage where they land. Deals 90 extra damage if the enemy hits a wall. The final strike in the combo will knock back any enemy. This. Is. DEAD CELLS!	Drops from Runners (100%)	32
	Spiked Boots	Inflicts a critical hit if the kick interrupts an attack.	Drops from Thornies (0.4%)	105 (303)
	Hayabusa Boots	The last hit inflicts area-of-effect damage and pushes enemies back.	Drops from Dark Trackers (1+ BSC; 1.7%)	135
	Hayabusa Gauntlets	Inflicts critical hits if the victim has less than 40% HP. UselessUselessUselessUselessUselessUsel...	Drops from Lancers (0.4%)	124 (243)
	Valmont's Whip	Ignores shields. Inflicts a critical hit if the tip of the whip strikes the enemy. Popularized by the well-dressed Baron Valmont du Cul.	Drops from Disgusting Worms (0.4%)	109 (305)
	Wrenching Whip	Ignores shields, pulls victims toward you and inflicts a critical hit on the 3rd strike.	Drops from Pirate Captains (0.4%)	129 (187)
	Oiled Sword	Douses the enemy with inflammable oil and inflict critical hits during 10 sec after hitting an enemy on fire.	Drops from Bats (1.7%)	127 (165)
	Torch	Burns your enemies (15 DPS for 2.7 sec). Talk about mood lighting!	Drops from Spawners (1.7%)	90
	Frantic Sword	Inflicts a critical hit when you have less than 50% health or more than 50% Malaise. The weapon of choice of fighters who like to live dangerously.	Drops from Kamikazes (0.4%)	137 (285)
	Flawless	Inflicts critical hits if you haven't taken damage for at least 15 seconds.	Drops from Slammers (0.4%)	104 (270)
	Flint	Hold the attack to inflict a critical hit and create a flaming trail. The Concierge was always ready to give an extra hand.	Drops from The Concierge (1st kill)	224 (400)
	Tentacle	Ignore shields and project you towards the enemy and inflicts a critical hit if you attack again while bumped. Free hugs!	Drops from Conjunctivius (1st kill)	69 (219)
	Vorpan	Inflicts a critical hit if the enemy is facing you. Grill. Fry. Burn. Reheat.	Available in the Shop free of charge - 4th run onward only	161 (289)
	Flashing FansTBS	Repelling a projectile causes you to inflict critical hits for 8 seconds. Use the force Luke...	Drops from Yeeters (0.4%)	145 (217)
	Scythe ClawTBS	Inflicts a critical hit if you previously used the other claw. Recovered from the stinking carcass of Mama Tick. Might come in handy.	Drops from Mama Tick (1st kill)	119 (430) 2nd Mode: 203 (964)
	Rhythm n' BouzoukiTBS	Inflicts critical hits if you strike at the right time. The last hit repeats indefinitely if you keep the tempo going. Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues! Come on, get rhythm when you get the blues...	Drops from Giant Ticks (0.4%)	133 (330)
	Crowbar	Inflict critical hits for 8 seconds after destroying a door. Surprisingly effective when eradicating parasites.	Lore room in the Prisoners' Quarters	174 (284)
	Snake FangsFF	Teleports you to the nearest target. Poisons victims (4 DPS for 15 sec). Inflicts critical hits if the target has more than 5 poison marks.	Drops from Cold Blooded Guardians (1.7%)	86 (129)
	Iron StaffFF	The first hit allows you to parry melee hits. The combo inflicts critical hits after a successful parry.	Drops from Stone Wardens (100%)	135 (404)
	Ferryman's LanternFF	Kill an enemy to gather its soul. The last combo hit snatches a soul from Bosses. Secondary Ability: Soul Shot Charge to shoot souls as projectiles. If more than 3 souls are shot at the same time, they inflict critical hits.	Drops from Apostates (0.4%)	164 2nd Mode: 107 (429)
	Hattori's Katana	Hold to dash through enemies in front of you inflicting critical hits.	Drops from Weirded Warriors (1.7%)	176 (266)

^RotG: Rise of the Giant DLC

^TBS: The Bad Seed DLC

^FF: Fatal Falls DLC

Ranged Weapons

Effect scaling

All ranged weapons scale with Tactics, however a few of these weapons can also dual-scale with Brutality (e.g Firebrands and Infantry Bow) or Survival (e.g Frost Blast and Heavy Crossbow), meaning their damage will scale off the higher stat between the two.

Ammunition

Some Ranged Weapons use ammunition, which will be restored automatically after a short while. Ammunition that is impaled in enemies takes significantly longer to retrieve unless the ammo is removed by a successful parry or the enemy is killed, however, not all ammo based projectiles can be stuck in enemies. Most of these weapons can get affixes that slightly increases their total ammo supply. Some weapons that do not have ammunition can be used repeatedly, namely magic items, while some can only be used again when the thrown weapon has been retrieved, such as the Boomerang.

Hokuto's Bow, the War Javelin and the Boomerang cannot benefit from the effect of the Ammo mutation.

List of ranged weapons

This is a list of all obtainable ranged weapons within the game.

Icon	Name	Description	Blueprint Location	Base DPS	Scaling
	Beginner's Bow	Ammo comes back after enemies are killed. The Jailer's son was getting pretty good at hunting rats with this...	Always unlocked	113
	Multiple-nocks Bow	Shoots 3 arrows at the same time.	Always unlocked	228
	Bow and Endless Quiver	Unlimited ammo. Last shot is a critical hit! "You can never have too many arrows" - Legolas	Drops from Undead Archers (0.03%)	81 (133)
	Marksman's Bow	Inflicts a critical hit at long range. Slow, but devastating at long range. A sniper's delight.	Timed Door Room between Promenade of the Condemned and Ossuary	55 (327)
	Sonic CarbineRotG	Fires through enemies and keeps shooting when held down. Inflict critical hits to the targets behind the first enemy.	Secret area in Astrolab; requires Apex Key	167 (333)
	Infantry Bow	Inflicts a critical hit at close range. A bow specially designed for hand-to-hand combat.	Drops from Undead Archers (1.7%)	78 (217)
	Quick Bow	Inflicts a critical hit if the target has 2 or more arrows stuck in its body. Speed at the cost of precision.	Secret area at the beginning of Prisoners' Quarters - 3rd run onward only	75 (203)
	Ice Bow	Briefly freezes enemies.	Drops from Undead Archers (0.4%)	46
	Heavy Crossbow	Shoots several short-range bolts at once. Secondary Ability: Reload Reload the Heavy Crossbow. The next shot inflicts a critical hit. A point-blank blast.	Drops from The Concierge (3rd kill)	280 (560)
	Repeater Crossbow	Rapid fires bolts inflicting critical hits on rooted targets. Secondary Ability: Quiver of Bolts Fires a volley of bolts rooting enemies and inflicting 15 DPS for 3 seconds.	Drops from Dark Trackers (0.4%)	115 (404) 2nd Mode: 73
	Ice Crossbow	Freezes the enemy. Secondary Ability: Piercing Shot Fires piercing bolts, inflicting critical hits and returning bolts lodged in frozen enemies.	Drops from The Time Keeper (4th kill)	60 2nd Mode: 47 (235)
	Explosive Crossbow	Bolts explode in the area of effect. Any enemy hit by a bolt suffers a critical wound. Secondary Ability: Cross Hit Hit 'em with the crossbow.	Puzzle tower in the Promenade of the Condemned; requires 3 Gardener's Keys	143 (243) 2nd Mode: 55 (191)
	Alchemic Carbine	Poisons its victims (20 DPS for 6 sec).	Secret area in the Ancient Sewers	9
	Boomerang	Comes back to you automatically. Old faithful.	Ending area of High Peak Castle; requires Castle Key	89
	HemorrhageRotG	Causes bleeding (25 DPS for 3 seconds). Deals a critical hit if the target is bleeding or poisoned.	Drops from Magistrates of Death (10%)	47 (187)
	The Boy's AxeRotG	Roots the victim. Deals 80 damage when recalled. Boi.	Drops from Ground Shakers (1.7%)	110
	War JavelinRotG	Impales all enemies in its path. If they're close to a wall they take 90 extra damage. The javelin must be retrieved (if not, it comes back automatically after 10 seconds). Reactivate to teleport to the javelin.	Secret area near the end of the Cavern	110
	Hokuto's Bow	Marks the enemy, who then takes +60 DPS for 20 sec. If the enemy dies, the mark spreads. You don't know it yet, but you're already dead.	Drops from Cannibals (1.7%)	25
	Nerves of Steel	Inflicts a critical hit if the arrow is shot at right moment.	Secret area at the end of Ramparts	63 (267)
	Throwing Knife	Causes bleeding (22 DPS for 3 sec). Automatically targets the nearest enemy.	Always unlocked	14
	Electric Whip	Ignored shields and inflicts 50% of the base damage on nearby enemies. Also inflicts 50 shock DPS around the target for 3 seconds.	Always unlocked	112 (201)
	Firebrands	Burns enemies and the ground (19 DPS for 3 sec). Light my fire !	Always unlocked	8
	Ice Shards	Slows down enemies during 5 sec. Inflicts critical hits on targets standing in water or covered in oil.	Drops from The Time Keeper (3rd kill)	58 (87)
	Pyrotechnics	Launches multiple flaming projectiles. Inflicts critical damage on targets covered in oil.	Drops from Casters (1.7%)	102 (185)
	Lightning Bolt	Hold to inflict critical hits. Inflicts 50 shock DPS around the target for 3 seconds. Join the dark side.	Drops from Inquisitors (1.7%)	114 (331)
	Fire blast	Burns enemies and the ground surface in range. Inflicts critical hits when oil is present. Toasts enemies to a rich golden brown.	Drops from Maskers (1.7%)	150 (196)
	Frost Blast	Freezes enemies in front of you. No damage if the target is already frozen.	Always unlocked	48
	Magic MissilesRotG	Automatically targets the closest enemy.	Drops from Arbiters (0.4%)	111
	BlowgunTBS	Inflicts a critical hit if you hit an enemy from behind.	Drops from Blowgunners (1.7%)	57 (343)
	Barrel Launcher	Launches an explosive barrel. Inflicts a critical hit if the barrel bounces off a wall or has been reflected back and forth before exploding.	Drops from Infected Workers (0.4%)	171 (514)

^RotG: Rise of the Giant DLC

^TBS: The Bad Seed DLC

^FF: Fatal Falls DLC

Shields

Active effects

Holding down a shield's assigned button holds it up after 0.37 seconds. Attacks that hit the front of the shield are reduced by the shield’s damage absorption percentage (usually 75%) before any other damage reduction effects. Shields’ block damage, listed as their regular damage, is also dealt to enemies using melee attacks.

Tapping a shield's assigned button instead attempts a parry. If no attacks connect within the parry window, the player cannot block or parry again for 0.6 seconds. If a non-shockwave attack hits the shield during the parry window, the attack deals no damage, you can block/parry again immediately, and additional effects occur depending on the attack:

• Melee attackers take parry damage, indicated on the shield as its critical damage value.
• Ranged attacks are reflected for 80 base damage.
• Bombs are reflected for 90 base damage.
• Explosions are absorbed without retaliation.
• Purulent Zombie eggs turn into three biting worms, which attack enemies.

Note: Attacks are also automatically parried if they land within the first 0.2 seconds of holding up the shield and the shield's button is still held.

Effect scaling

All Shields’ damage scales with the player's Survival stat, but some also scale with Tactics (e.g Parry Shield and Knockback Shield) or Brutality (e.g Assault Shield and Bloodthirsty Shield).

Damage absorbed while blocking can only be increased by the Shield Absorb affix.

Passive effects

Carrying a shield creates a force field for half a second when the player takes damage. This barrier absorbs most damage, but not damage-over-time from status effects like poison or darkness. Some enemy attacks do not activate the force field, such as that of Lacerators.

Since active force fields reduce the rally effect’s recovery by 65%, carrying a shield makes it more difficult to recover recently-lost health.

List of shields

This is a list of all obtainable Shields in the game.

Icon	Name	Description	Blueprint Location	Base Block Damage	Base Absorbed Damage	Scaling
	Old Wooden Shield	Hold to absorb partial damage. Tap to try to parry and block all damage.	Always unlocked	20 (40)	75%
	Front Line Shield	Melee attacks inflict 30% extra damage for 6 seconds after a successful parry. The tears of the community are engraved upon the inside of this shield.	Secret area in the Ancient Sewers	25 (50)	75%
	Cudgel	Stuns blocked enemies. Stuns lasts longer if a parry is successful.	Always unlocked	20 (40)	75%
	Punishment	Blocked attacks inflict damage to nearby enemies. Critical damage if parry is successful.	Puzzle door in Clock Tower; requires Bell Tower Key	50 (80)	75%
	Knockback Shield	Blocked attacks knocks enemies back, they take +80 damage if they hit a wall. Double damage for a parry.	Drops from Catchers (0.4%)	30 (60)	75%
	Rampart	Absorbs more damage. Generates a force field for 2 sec on a successful parry.	Drops from Shieldbearers (0.4%)	20 (40)	85%
	Assault Shield	Blocks attacks while charging forward.	Timed Door Room in Promenade of the Condemned	20 (40)	75%
	Bloodthirsty Shield	Blocked attacks inflict bleeding (15 DPS for 3 sec). Effect extended to nearby enemies on a successful parry.	Drops from Shieldbearers (0.4%)	15 (30) 15 (15) bleeding DPS	75%
	Greed Shield	A successful parry knocks out enemies' teeth (1 per enemy) and transforms arrows into gold.	Always unlocked	40 (80)	75%
	Spiked Shield	Inflicts major damage on blocked enemies.	Drops from Cleavers (1.7%)	70 (140)	75%
	Parry Shield	Cannot be held up. Blocked grenades and shots are returned with added power.	Secret area in Stilt Village	0 (40)	0%
	Force Shield	Generates a temporary force field when held up. It regenerates slowly when the shield is not held up. Parries speed up the process.	Drops from Purulent Zombies (Sewers) (0.4%)	40 (40)	15%
	Thunder ShieldRotG	Inflicts 50 electric DPS in front of you for 8 seconds when blocking, or all around you after a successful parry. Use again to stun all nearby enemies. Inflicts 50 shock DPS around for 2 seconds.	Drops from Defenders (100%)	40 (40) 50 (50) shock DPS	50%
	Ice Shield	Parrying an attack freezes nearby enemies. Reflected projectiles freeze enemies they hit.	Drops from Shieldbearers (10%)	20 (40)	75%

^RotG: Rise of the Giant DLC

^TBS: The Bad Seed DLC

^FF: Fatal Falls DLC

Skills

Skills are secondary abilities that can be used in combat. The player does not normally start with skills without the Recycling Tubes upgrade and must find them throughout the run.

The player has two skill slots. Upon picking up a third skill, a menu which compares all three appears, allowing the player to choose which of the three skills to discard.

Skills cannot trigger Rally nor cooldown reduction mutations.

Skills are roughly split into three types: traps and turrets, grenades, and miscellaneous powers.

Traps & Turrets

Effect Scaling

Most deployable skills scale with Tactics, although a few also scale with Brutality or Survival.

List of Deployables

Below is a list of all deployable skills that can be found within the game.

Icon	Name	Description	Blueprint Location	Base Damage	Base Cooldown	Scaling
	Double Crossb-o-matic	Shoots at 2 nearby enemies at the same time. Each shot inflicts 45 DPS.	Drops from Zombies (0.4%)	45 DPS 9 damage	10 seconds
	Sinew Slicer	Fires spinning blades at nearby enemies, inflicting bleeding (10 DPS for 1.5 sec).	Always unlocked	20 DPS 3.3 damage	10 seconds
	Heavy Turret	Shoots at nearby enemies. You inflict +15% more damage if you're near the turret.	Drops from Slashers (0.4%)	55 DPS 55 damage	10 seconds
	Barnacle	Shoots enemies who pass beneath it.	Drops from Thornies (1.7%)	52 DPS 19.8 damage	10 seconds
	Flamethrower Turret	Burns nearby enemies (18 DPS for 2 sec).	Drops from Shockers (0.4%)	18 DPS	12 seconds
	Cleaver	Inflicts bleeding (6 DPS for 1.8 sec) on enemies that walk over it.	Drops from Runners (1.7%)	50 DPS	8 seconds
	Wolf Trap	Launches 2 traps that root enemies increasing damage they take by 34 DPS for 5 seconds.	Always unlocked	+34 (enemy debuff) DPS	14 seconds
	Crusher	Slows down then violently crushes enemies caught in its zone.	Drops from Lacerators (10%)	150 damage	14 seconds
	Explosive Decoy	Turns you invisible for 2.5 sec and attracts nearby enemies. Explodes after 2.5 sec.	Drops from Protectors (0.4%)	22 (single grenade) damage	20 seconds
	Emergency Door	Deploys an ethereal door.	Special lore room in the Slumbering Sanctuary	1 damage	10 seconds
	Tesla Coil	Shoots lightning at nearby enemies and inflicts shock.	Drops from Living Barrels (1.7%)	25 DPS	10 seconds
	Night Light	Lights up your path.	Always unlocked	N/A	120 seconds	N/A

^RotG: Rise of the Giant DLC

^TBS: The Bad Seed DLC

^FF: Fatal Falls DLC

Grenades

Effect scaling

Grenades are unique in that most of them scale with the Brutality stat, though some of them scale with Tactics or Survival.

List of grenades

Icon	Name	Description	Blueprint Location	Base Damage	Base Cooldown	Scaling
	Powerful Grenade	Causes a large explosion.	Dropped by Bombardiers (10%)	200 damage	13 seconds
	Infantry Grenade	Quick to use, but not super powerful.	Always unlocked	70 damage	4 seconds
	Cluster Grenade	Breaks into 6 bombs (50 damage each).	Drops from Slashers (1.7%)	50 damage	20 seconds
	Magnetic Grenade	Attracts anything nearby, inflicting 5 shock DPS zone damage for 3 seconds.	Drops from Grenadiers (0.4%)	12 DPS 2.4 damage	16 seconds
	Stun Grenade	Stuns enemies (2.5 sec).	Secret area at the end of Ramparts	30 damage	12 seconds
	Ice Grenade	Freezes its victims.	Always unlocked	35 damage	18 seconds
	Fire Grenade	Burns nearby enemies (25 DPS for 3 sec).	Drops from Grenadiers (1.7%)	25 DPS 12 damage	13 seconds
	Root Grenade	Roots nearby enemies causing 33 DPS for 4 seconds.	Timed Door Room after the Black Bridge	33 DPS	16 seconds
	Oil Grenade	Spreads inflammable oil in its area of effect.	Drops from Hammers (0.4%)	100 damage	10 seconds
	Swarm	Summons 8 biters to serve you.	Drops from Disgusting Worms (0.4%)	15 (single biter, 120 max) DPS 6 damage	10 seconds
	Hunter's Grenade	Use this to annoy a monster. When its health is down to 40% or less, use "Blueprint Extractor". "Catch 'em all!"	The Collector - through Specialist's Showroom upgrade	N/A	N/A

^RotG: Rise of the Giant DLC

^TBS: The Bad Seed DLC

^FF: Fatal Falls DLC

Powers

Effect scaling

Most powers scale with the Tactics stat, though some of them scale with Brutality or Survival.

List of powers

Icon	Name	Description	Blueprint Location	Base Damage	Base Cooldown	Scaling
	Death Orb	Creates a slow-moving but devastating orb.	Drops from Cleavers (0.4%)	125 DPS 50 damage	20 seconds
	Tornado	Inflicts damage on all targets caught inside. Changes direction when it hits a wall.	Drops from Guardian Knights (0.4%)	80 DPS 8 (tick) damage	24 seconds
	Knife Dance	Launches a storm of knives around you, causing bleeding (40 DPS for 4 sec).	Drops from Bats (0.4%)	40 (bleeding effect) DPS 5 (impact damage per knife) damage	16 seconds
	Corrupted Power	Adds damage (+50 DPS for 8 sec) with each attack. You take +30% damage during this time.	Drops from Protectors (0.4%)	+50 (item boost) DPS	16 seconds
	Vampirism	Transforms all of your current health and 50% of your missing health into recovery.	Drops from Inquisitors (0.4%)	N/A	30 seconds
	Tonic	Grants you 50% of your missing health as bonus health, reduces damage taken by 20% and protects you from the Malaise for 10 seconds.	Always unlocked	N/A	30 seconds
	Grappling Hook	Pulls an enemy towards you. The next attack on this enemy inflicts +40% damage and stuns for 1 sec. Yes, just like Scorpion...	Drops from Catchers (0.4%)	1 (hook impact) damage	3 seconds
	Phaser	Teleports you behind the enemy. The next attack inflicts +70 damage.	Drops from Runners (0.4%)	70 damage	2 seconds
	Corrosive Cloud	Creates a toxic cloud that lasts 15 sec, inflicting bleed and poison damage (8 DPS for 2 sec).	Drops from Purulent Zombies (Graveyard) (0.4%)	N/A	20 seconds
	Lacerating Aura	Inflicts damage on nearby targets.	Daily Run - Fifth Completion	85 DPS 8.5 (damage tick) damage	12 seconds
	Wave of Denial	Repels all nearby enemies. If an enemy is thrown against a wall, it takes +90 damage.	Drops from Bombardiers (0.4%)	30 damage	5 seconds
	Wings of the Crow	Causes you to float in the air dealing 50 shock DPS around you for 3 seconds. Craaaawwwww!	Drops from Golems (10%)	75 DPS 50 damage	15 seconds
	Blueprint Extractor	Use this on an enemy transformed by the "Hunter's Grenade" that has less than 40% health left.	The Collector - through Specialist's Showroom upgrade	N/A	N/A
	Forgotten Map	Reveals your surroundings. Only works once.	The Collector - through Specialist's Showroom upgrade	N/A	N/A
	Great Owl of War	Summon a Great Owl pet (32 DPS). Activating this skill again will anger the Great Owl (105 DPS). The Great Owl disappears if you take any damage.	Drops from Knife Throwers (1+ BSC; 0.4%)	32 (105) DPS	10 seconds (34 seconds)
	Lightspeed	Dash forward and inflicts 90 damage to the enemies on the way. Activate again to dash back. Look behind you! I said "Behind"	Drops from The Time Keeper (1st kill)	90 damage	7-10 seconds
	Giant WhistleRotG	Inflict 500 damage to the most dangerous enemy around... most dangerous ACCORDING to the Giant. Give me five!	Drops from The Giant (3rd kill)	500 damage	20 seconds
	Telluric Shock	Leap in the air and violently land back on the ground to inflict 150 damage to the enemies around. Ready to rumble?	Drops from The Hand of the King (1st kill)	150 damage	10 seconds
[Show]	Contains spoilersCollector's SyringeRotG	Spin the syringe around you to inflict damage. Activate again to add 40 DPS (up to 5 times) and 5 secs, for a mere few cells. Become the Spin Doctor.	Drops from The Collector (1st kill)	40-240 DPS 4-24 damage	20 seconds
	Smoke BombTBS	Releases a cloud of smoke making you invisible for 8 seconds. The first invisible attack inflicts +50% damage.	Drops from the Banished (0.4%)	+50% (item boost) damage	16 seconds
	Mushroom Boi!TBS	Spawns a friendly mushroom boi which charges and interrupts enemies inflicting 50 damage and 100 extra damage if the enemy hits a wall. Trigger it again to inflict 300 damage and violate your soul.	Drops from Jerkshrooms (100%)	50 damage	1 second (25 seconds)
	Lightning RodsFF	Place up to 2 lightning rods to attract lightning that strikes all enemies in between.	Drops from Failed Homunculi (1.7%)	30 (60) DPS 50 (100) damage	15 seconds
	Ice ArmorRotG	Covers you in ice that absorbs one attack and explodes freezing nearby enemies. If you don't take a hit it explodes after 8 seconds. So that's what they mean by "Well preserved"?	Drops from Ground Shakers (100%)	10 damage	20-30 seconds
	Scarecrow's SicklesFF	Comes back to you automatically. Inflicts increasingly severe critical hits after each hit. Perfect for pruning everything that sticks out.	Drops from The Scarecrow (1st kill)	128 (210) DPS 40 damage	10 seconds
	SerenadeFF	Summons a flying sword that will mark enemies, trigger it again to inflict critical hits on them while holding the weapon, and vice-versa! The sword will vanish after 30 sec if you don't hit the marked enemies.	Secret area in the Fractured Shrines	N/A	30 seconds
	CocoonFF	Parries all around you dealing 30 damage. A successful parry resets the cooldown.	Found behind one of the three special rune doors in the Undying Shores	30 damage	12 seconds (instant if parry is successful)

^RotG: Rise of the Giant DLC

^TBS: The Bad Seed DLC

^FF: Fatal Falls DLC

Amulets

You may only equip one amulet at a time, but their effects are powerful...
"A fine object, adroitly hidden under your clothes to make less work for the artists."

Amulets come in Ruby, Topaz, Sapphire, Golden, and Moonstone. They are most frequently acquired by defeating Elite enemies or by opening Timed or Perfect Doors. Amulets can also be found within Challenge Rift chests, on corpses, or by rummaging through loot in lore rooms. Amulets carry one or more affixes, grant damage reduction, and can give the player more Stats.

Amulets have gear levels which are the same as the Biome gear level. However, Higher BSC introduce a minimum amulet level, which increases the gear level of amulets found in biomes that have a lower gear level than this to the minimum.

As amulets are leveled items, their gear levels affect the quantity and quality of the Affixes on the amulets found, as well as the number of Stats and the % of damage reduction they grant.

Amulets follow a special pattern that determines what bonus is given every tier. Every 3 tiers adds an extra stat to the amulet, up to 4 stats at XII tier.

As of the Update of Plenty, the player will always start with an amulet on a pedestal in the starting area of the Prisoners' Quarters on 1 BSC and higher, with its tier increasing based on difficulty.

Name	Icon
Ruby Amulet
Topaz Amulet
Sapphire Amulet
Golden Amulet
Moonstone Amulet

Prisoner's Collar

"Nothing worth mentioning, except maybe a vague whiff of dead rat..."

The player starts every run with the Prisoner's Collar equipped. It gives no benefits of any kind.

Name	Icon
Prisoner's Collar

Removed Gear

List of removed skills

List of removed powers

Icon	Name	Description	Blueprint Location	Base Damage	Base Cooldown	Scaling	Removed in
	Temporal Distortion	Slows down all enemies for 3.5 sec.	Was dropped by Failed Experiment (0.4%)	N/A	20 seconds		v1.2.5