H3AD-5T v2

The H3AD-5T v2 is an item in Risk of Rain 2.

As the holder falls, they can "lock on" to the nearest enemy by holding the "interact" key (default "E" on keyboard). This causes them to fall much faster than normal, and when they hit the ground, they create an explosion whose damage and size scale with the distance they fell. This explosion takes 10 seconds (-50% per stack) to recharge.

While the explosive ability is ready, the H3AD-5T v2 also increases the player's jump height.

Additionally, the H3AD-5T v2 negates all fall damage taken, regardless of whether the explosive ability is ready or not.

Tips

 * This item is highly effective with, as she can gain as much height as desired before slamming down for incredible damage.
 * can also make good use of it, but she may require overhead geometry to grapple onto to gain more height.
 * Equipping a or  gives the player powerful vertical mobility options to maximize fall distance.
 * Due to the way collisions work in the game, mobility and movement speed items (particularly the ) work well with this item. With sufficient horizontal speed, running and jumping into the bottom of a slope will send the player flying into the air, gaining great height to crash down with using the H3AD-5T v2.

Math
The cooldown is determined by the formula

Version History

 * Anniversary Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * 🌧 Now calculates damage from distance traveled, not speed on impact Developer Notes: Even though this makes less sense from a physics standpoint, it will align better with player expectations. Super long fall = big boom.

Trivia

 * The H3AD-5T v2's name and effects are a reference to the Headstompers from the first Risk of Rain.