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.

Primary: Headbutt
If a target is very close (within 7m) to a Bighorn Bison, the Bison will headbutt the target for 300% damage with a proc coefficient of 1.0.

This skill has a cooldown of 3 seconds, and scales with attack speed.

Utility: Charge
If its target is between 7 and 40 meters away, it will use this skill to charge at its target for 4-5 seconds, dealing 300% damage to anything it hits (but only once per target). Despite charging, this state does not count as sprinting.

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. Cast time scales with attack speed.

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.