Happiest Mask

The Happiest Mask is a returning item in Risk of Rain 2.

When the holder kills an enemy, there is a 7% chance that a ghost of that enemy will spawn as an ally, with greatly increased attack strength. The chance for this to happen is affected by Luck.

The ghost inherits all behaviors of the original monster. The level of the ghost equals the "ambient" level of the run, not the player's level.

Ghosts do not take damage through any normal means; instead, their health drops by a fixed percentage every second. Each ghost normally lasts 30 seconds (+30s per stack), though this can be prolonged if they are healed.

Tips

 * Use to boost the attack speed and move speed of allied ghosts, making them even stronger.
 * Keep an eye on the health of allied Clay Dunestriders, Grandparents, and void monsters. These monsters have powerful attacks that deal friendly-fire damage, which will hurt even more than normal since ghosts' stats are much higher than a normal monster's; however, they can only use these attacks after losing enough health. Clay Dunestriders only use their life-draining tendrils below 25% health, Grandparents only use their solar flare below 50%, and void monsters only use their implosion after dying.
 * This is especially pertinent in mode, since all allies spawn at 50% of their maximum health. This means that Grandparent ghosts will be able to use their solar flare immediately, and Dunestrider and void ghosts will use their dangerous attacks much sooner than normal.
 * Since a ghost's lifespan is only limited by time, healing it can give the player a near-permanent and powerful ally. Ghosts can be healed by:
 * Collecting orbs or  fruits.
 * Being in the range of, , a Shrine of the Woods, , or an allied  (likely a ghost itself).
 * Being in the Teleporter radius when a activates.
 * If the ghost had self-healing items before it was resurrected, such as or . This can occur in the, while the  is enabled, or if the ghost is a.

Version History

 * Anniversary Update
 * Major Content
 * Added New Lore Entry: Happiest Mask
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Happiest Mask minions now scale to the 'ambient level' of the run.


 * Early Access Artifacts Content Update
 * Bug Fixes
 * Ghosts with curse no longer have shortened lifespans


 * Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Ghost Damage Boost: 300% ⇒ 1500%
 * Ghost Proc Chance: 10% ⇒ 7%

Trivia

 * A ghost is actually the original monster with three special hidden items equipped. One makes its health deplete over time; ghosts are awarded 30 of these per Happiest Mask the user has. The second makes it appear and behave like a ghost, so that it is invulnerable to normal damage and becomes transparent. The third boosts its damage; the ghost is supplied 150 of these.
 * Because the time a ghost lasts is tied only to a damage-over-time item it receives, it is possible that ghosts can survive indefinitely because of their healing ability.
 * Because  passive grants  to allies with the "mechanical" body tag, if Captain kills and resurrects either  or  as a ghost (via either the  or ), he will give Defensive Microbots to the ghost.