Tougher Times

Tougher Times is a 'new' item in Risk of Rain 2.

Upon being hit by any damage, including sources like Helfire Tincture and REX's own abilities, the game will roll against the current stacking of Tougher Times. If the roll is successful, the damage will be negated and a "Blocked!" message will appear instead of damage numbers.

When a hit is blocked successfully, on hit effects will not happen. These include but are not limited to: explosions from Overloading Elites, bleeding, ignites, poison, and weakens.

The chance to block an incoming instance of damage with Tougher Times is determined by (1 - 1 / (0.15 * X + 1)) * 100.

Tougher Times is a prime example of Hyperbolic item stacking, where a true 100% chance to block can never be reached.

The chance to block is the only item in the game which is unaffected by 57 Leaf Clover.

See also: Item Stacking

Trivia

 * Tougher Times is actually the Risk of Rain 1 item, Tough Times, but in a tattered state.