Preon Accumulator

The  is an equipment in Risk of Rain 2.

When activated, a 2 second long charging animation plays before firing a large, slow-moving ball of energy. This projectile shoots lightning bolts 3 times per second at enemies within 35m for 400% damage per bolt, each with a proc coefficient of 0.1, and explodes on contact with an enemy or terrain, dealing 8000% damage in a 20m radius with a proc coefficient of 1.0.

Tips

 * Since this equipment has the longest cooldown in the game, it is recommended to activate it wisely if the player has no equipment cooldown items, such as or.
 * It is recommended to not use the, as it will force the Preon Accumulator to fire whenever ready. This makes it likely that the player will waste a high-damage attack.

Version History

 * Early Access Content Update 5
 * Major Content
 * Added New Item Lore Entry:


 * PC Early Access Patch (Build ID No.4233443)
 * Bug Fixes
 * Fix Preon Accumulator sometimes missing in multiplayer

Trivia

 * The Preon Accumulator is very similar in function to the BFG from DOOM, and is called the BFG in the game files.
 * The shipping address being listed in the logbook as Mesquite, Texas is a reference to the book Masters of Doom, where it explains how DOOM was made, specifically in Mesquite.
 * The tracking number is likely also a reference to DOOM, which was originally released in 1993.
 * MUL-T: Gotcha! is also a reference to DOOM, named after a level from DOOM 2 and requiring the player to kill an Imp Overlord using the Preon Accumulator.