Brainstalks

The  are an item in Risk of Rain 2.

When the holder kills an Elite enemy, all their skill cooldowns are to the minimum of 0.5 seconds, for a duration of 4 seconds (+4 seconds per stack).

Tips

 * The Brainstalks become progessively more powerful late-game as more monsters spawn as Elites, essentially completely replacing the needs for, , or.
 * While near-instant cooldowns are appealing on paper, remember that the time it takes to use a skill is also limited by how that skill may prevent others from being used. For instance, other skills cannot be used while charging  or  . Other skills may lock the player into a scripted animation during which skills cannot be used, such as when  spins his gun while firing  and, or when Artificer uses.

Version History

 * Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
 * Major Content
 * Added New Item Lore Entry: Brainstalks
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Buff Duration: 3s (+2s per stack) ⇒ 4s (+4s per stack)
 * 🌧Add slick camera effect when buff is active

Trivia

 * The item is a brain with what look like brightly-colored cordyceps fungi sprouting out of it. The cordyceps are famous for their unique form of parasitism, growing inside and through an insect's head. Some cordyceps species even affect the insect's behavior.