Silence Between Two Strikes

Silence Between Two Strikes is an Elite Equipment in Risk of Rain 2. It can only be found as a rare drop from a Overloading Elite. The drop chance is 1/4000 from each Overloading Elite, this chance is affected by and.

Players with Silence Between Two Strikes in their inventory gain the power of Overloading Elites; 50% of the players health is replaced by shields and attacks attach lightning bombs which explode after a brief pause dealing 50% total damage. Although the item is held in the equipment slot, it works passively and cannot be activated. Equipment cooldown reduction and additional equipment charges from do not affect its behavior.

Trivia

 * The name refers to the silence between lightning striking and one hearing thunder. This name is further reflected by the lightning bombs (the silence between the player landing a hit, and the bomb exploding).
 * This equipment can be exploited by when paired with the ability . Damage taken without Silence Between Two Strikes can be recovered when switching to this equipment and back again. (Last tested V1.1.1.4)