Silence Between Two Strikes

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

A player equipped with the Silence Between Two Strikes gains the power of an Overloading Elite; 50% of their health is replaced by shields, and their attacks attach lightning bombs to enemies, 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 hearing thunder. This name is further reflected by the lightning bombs (the silence between the player landing a hit, and the bomb exploding).
 * The 50% shield is gained when picking up the Silence Between Two Strikes, regardless of the player's current health. For instance, while a player at full health will immediately lose half of their health and have it replaced with shields, a player at 1 health out of 300 total will simply gain 150 shield points instantly.
 * This equipment can be exploited by when paired with the ability . Damage taken without the Silence Between Two Strikes can be recovered when switching to this equipment and back again. (Last tested V1.1.1.4)