Repulsion Armor Plate

The  is an item in Risk of Rain 2.

The item reduces all damage taken by 5 (+5 per stack), but it cannot reduce damage taken below 1.

Tips

 * This item is most effective at counteracting damage over time effects inflicted by enemies, as each individual damage tick is affected by the flat damage reduction. This also includes multiple low damage hits from enemies like, or , though their level also plays a huge factor as the reduction of the armor plate is flat.


 * The damage reduction from this item is applied after the damage reduction from armor.


 * The Repulsion Armor Plate pairs well with the, since the Planula's healing triggers when damaged and the Armor Plate reduces that damage taken. It's possible to gain health rapidly when attacked with rapid and weak damage.
 * Both the Armor Plate and Planula fall off in effectiveness as the difficulty increases, however.
 * This item does not block damage from the Void Fog.

Version History

 * Early Access Content Update 5
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Now properly reduces damage from environmental effects
 * Bug Fixes
 * Fixed Repulsion Armor Plate not applying against posthumously dealt damage


 * PC Early Access Patch (Build ID No.4892828)
 * Bug Fixes
 * Fix a typo in the Repulsion Armor log entry
 * Fix enemies benefiting from Repulsion Armor more than players


 * Early Access Artifacts Content Update
 * Major Content
 * Added New Item: Repulsion Armor Plate
 * Added New Item Lore Entry: Repulsion Armor Plate

Trivia

 * The Repulsion Armor Plate is a reference to the Repulsion Armor from the first Risk of Rain, which greatly reduces damage taken and reflects damage for a short period after the holder is damaged 6 times. Presumably, the Repulsion Armor Plate is a piece of this armor.