Helfire Tincture

The Helfire Tincture is a new equipment in Risk of Rain 2.

Survivors with a natural Armor bonus will take less damage from Helfire Tincture.

Beneficial

 * will block damage ticks.
 * does reduce damage, and because it ticks extremely fast for low amounts its easy reduce burning damage taken to 1. Highly efficient mitigation.
 * does increase burn damage against enemies, however its range is slightly smaller than the burn range so you will need to get closer.
 * will proc per burning tick, causining the resulting razor shots to trigger on-hit effects like or.
 * Stacking Tougher Times will prevent Razorwire from firing, so a delicate balance will be needed in your ratio of bears to razorwire to life leech if you go this method of sustain.
 * and greatly increase your damage while simultaneously increasing survivability.
 * The more infusions you take, the more Repulsion Armor Plates you will need.
 * A single helps mitigate during combat, more only increasing the duration between enemies.
 * will also sustain greatly during combat, and you aren't going to be close to your friends anyway with Helfire Tincture active.
 * alongside will add a considerable amount of barrier late-game when your max HP is higher.
 * All of the above are greatly enhanced by the.

Detrimental or useless

 * is useless because of the frequent burn ticks unless you get an extremely lucky long string of BLOCKED procs.
 * The barrier from is consumed almost instantly, and later on the stack requirement gets too high to be sustainable.
 * and all shield effects DO NOT increase damage.
 * will effectively never activate because you are constantly taking damage.
 * can reduce the incoming burn damage, but the effect is considerably smaller than a single Repulsion Armor Plate. The armor granted is still useful for approaching enemies.
 * should be avoided as the reduction in max health offsets the 100% increase in damage, but will result in an easier time healing yourself.
 * will completely ruin everything.