Genesis Loop

The  is a boss item introduced in the Hidden Realms Update, dropped by the.

If the holder falls to 25% of their max health or less, they create a 100m explosion that inflicts 6000% damage on any enemies in the vicinity, similar to the Vagrants' signature supernova attack. This explosion has a short charging period, which decreases with increased attack speed.

The player can only explode once every 15 seconds, though this cooldown period is reduced by having more Genesis Loops. If the player happens to still be below 25% health when this cooldown is finished, they will immediately prepare to explode again, even if they have not taken damage recently.

The explosion has a proc coefficient of 1.0.

Tips

 * While the explosion is charging, the player should try to find the best place to explode and damage the most possible enemies.
 * The makes this easier, since both items are triggered by taking extensive damage and the Stealthkit grants increased movement speed.


 * makes excellent use of this item, as his turrets are expendable enough to reliably trigger the explosion without putting Engineer himself in peril.
 * self-damaging abilities make activating the Genesis Loop much easier, and since they can rapidly recover health they can recover from peril safely.
 * By paying the second or third offering at a Shrine of Blood, the player can take a fixed amount of damage and explode on demand, without needing to risk taking damage from enemies.
 * By obtaining 38 stacks of, and making sure their shield never regenerates, the player can stay permanently below the detonation threshold, though this many stacks of Personal Shield Generator may be difficult to obtain in a normal run.

Math
The cooldown is determined by the formula

The full time between blasts is determined by the formula
 * is the recharge time, after detonation.
 * is the charge time, after the Genesis Loop activates but before detonation.
 * is the detonation duration.

Version History

 * Anniversary Update
 * Major Content
 * Added New Lore Entry: Genesis Loop


 * Early Access Artifacts Content Update
 * Bug Fixes
 * Fix Genesis Loop area indicator being half the actual size of the blast


 * Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
 * Major Content
 * Added New Boss Item: Genesis Loop

Trivia

 * The Genesis Loop is the successor to the Nematocyst Nozzle from Risk of Rain 1, the Wandering Vagrant's boss item in that game.
 * Uniquely, this boss item was an equipment instead of a regular item. When activated, it would summon multiple homing orbs in the same way that Vagrants do.