Bighorn Bison

The  is a returning bison-like monster in Risk of Rain 2.

Bighorn Bison appear exclusively on Rallypoint Delta, outside of the chance of appearing within the Void Fields Hidden Realm like other Monsters.

Charging Attack
The Bighorn Bison's primary attack is to charge at its target for 4-5 seconds, dealing 300% damage to anything it hits (but only once per target).

This skill has a startup time of 2 seconds and is indicated through the sound of a cowbell. The Bison also scrapes its hooves against the ground and lowers its head.

This skill has a cooldown of 8 seconds and a proc coefficient of 1.0.

Headbutt
If a target is very close to a Bighorn Bison, the Bison will instead headbutt the nearby target for 300% damage.

This skill has a proc coefficient of 1.0.

Tips

 * The Bighorn Bison's turning radius when charging is rather wide, so it can be avoided rather easily with a speedy sidestep. It can be dodged even more easily with anything that allows higher jumping, such as a or.

Version History

 * Anniversary Update
 * Major Content
 * Added New Lore Entry: Bighorn Bison


 * Early Access Content Update 5
 * Gameplay Changes
 * 🌧 Add spawn effect and animation (finally!)


 * Early Access Artifacts Content Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Max Health: 600 (+180 per level) ⇒ 480 (+144 per level)
 * Developer Notes: We aim for monsters to have, depending on their role, an approximate “health per director point” ratio. Some outliers had significantly higher health for what they cost to spawn, so we’re aiming to normalize these outliers


 * Early Access Scorched Acres Content Update
 * Bug Fixes
 * Fix Bison charge effect being on the wrong layer and showing through walls

Trivia

 * The Bighorn Bison was originally a predator on the moon of Rademia until Providence "saved" the species and gathered all the bison to return to Petrichor V.
 * The is likely from these creatures.