Royal Capacitor

The  is an equipment in Risk of Rain 2.

While equipped, a targeting reticle appears over the monster nearest to the player's cursor. Activating the equipment while an enemy is targeted in this way calls a lightning strike on it after a half second delay, dealing 3000% damage in a 3m radius and stunning monsters nearby.

Tips

 * The Royal Capacitor deals colossal damage in a single hit, so stacking many augments its already great power.


 * Using the Royal Capacitor with many, , and Crowbars will instantly smite any monsters the player looks at.
 * Be mindful of entering the Bazaar Between Time with this combo, as it may damage the Newt and lock the player out. Avoid this by looking away from the Newt and walking backwards into the Bazaar.
 * Due to the Royal Capacitor's short cooldown, it benefits especially strongly from the.
 * This is particularly effective with the aforementioned Gesture of the Drowned strategy.
 * The Royal Capacitor is a fantastic item for, as their innate cooldown reduction allows them to drop lightning strikes approximately every 4 seconds. If the player has no items that synergize with the Capacitor or already has an equipment they prefer, the Equipment Drone will still get plenty of mileage out of the Capacitor.

Version History

 * Anniversary Update
 * Major Content
 * Added New Lore Entry: Royal Capacitor
 * Bug Fixes
 * Fixed certain survivors not removing their limbs when picking up the Royal Capacitor


 * Early Access Artifacts Content Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Lightning now strikes where the target was 0.3s before the strike lands, instead of where they currently are.
 * Add new visuals warning before lightning strikes
 * Add glow and improve visuals so it’s more noticeable (hmm…)


 * Early Access Patch (Build ID No.3703355)
 * Bug Fixes
 * Equipment - Royal Capacitor now requires line of sight to use.

Trivia

 * The Royal Capacitor is possibly inspired or referenced off of Sprague Powerlytic Capacitors, which have the same structure as the text on the texture for the Royal Capacitor.
 * The text on the texture reads as:
 * Calorum - Company that made it
 * Powerlytic - The name that they called their capacitor
 * 3600DE - The type of Powerlytic
 * 40000-810000DC - The range of voltage in direct current
 * 910256L - Inductance
 * In reality, the capacitor should have a capacitance value listed, not an inductance.
 * Additionally, although L is the letter used to represent inductance as a concept, the unit of measure for inductance is actually Henris (H).


 * When equipped by any survivor, their right arm is replaced by a constant streak of electricity