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Bustling Fungus
Bustling Fungus
Heal all nearby allies after standing still for 1 second.
After standing still for 1 second, create a zone that heals for 4.5% (+2.25% per stack) of your health every second to all allies within 3m (+1.5m per stack).
Rarity Common
Category Healing
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Weeping Fungus is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
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Weeping Fungus
Heal while sprinting. Corrupts all Bustling Fungi.

Heals for 2% (+2% per stack) of your health every second while sprinting. Corrupts all Bustling Fungi.
ID 16
Stats
Stat Value Stack Add
Health per Second 4.5% Linear +2.25%
Radius 3m Linear +1.5m

The Bustling Fungus is a returning item in Risk of Rain 2.

After the holder remains stationary for 1 second, the item creates a radius of 3m (+1.5m per stack) which heals any ally within for 4.5% (2.25% per stack) health every second, as long as the holder remains still.

Notes[]

  • Correction: The radius starts at 3.5m instead of 3m.
  • The fungus heals 4 times per second, for approximately 1.13% (+0.56%) health every tick.
  • The fungus's healing scales with the max health of the recipient, not the holder. It also can affect minions, such as drones, Aurelionite AurelioniteAurelioniteAurelionite
    Titanic GoldweaverHP: 2100 (+630 per level)
    Damage: 40 (+8 per level)
    Class: Melee / Ranged
    Speed: 5 m/s
    Armor: 20
    , Squid Polyp Squid TurretsBgUncommonSquid PolypSquid Polyp
    Activating an interactable summons a Squid Turret nearby.

    Activating an interactable summons a Squid Turret that attacks nearby enemies at 100% (+100% per stack) attack speed. Lasts 30 seconds.
    , and even ghosts from the Happiest Mask Happiest MaskBgLegendaryHappiest MaskHappiest Mask
    Chance on killing an enemy to summon a ghost.

    Killing enemies has a 7% chance to spawn a ghost of the killed enemy with 1500% damage. Lasts 30s (+30s per stack).
    . As a result, it can keep multiple turrets or ghosts alive despite their constant health drain and keep nearby minions healthy.
  • Having 177 Bustling Fungus will reach more than 100% healing (100.125%) per tick, which is effectively a soft cap without items using overhealing such as Aegis AegisBgLegendaryAegisAegis
    Healing past full grants you a temporary barrier.

    Healing past full grants you a temporary barrier for 50% (+50% per stack) of the amount you healed.
    . The Rejuvenation Rack Rejuvenation RackBgLegendaryRejuvenation RackRejuvenation Rack
    Double the strength of healing.

    Heal +100% (+100% per stack) more.
    will greatly reduce the number needed to hit this cap (87 with only one Rack).
  • The effective healing radius is visible as a bright green circle around the holder, and green mushrooms of various sizes growing and disappearing. Any entity receiving healing inside the radius is also outlined in green.

Tips[]

  • The Bustling Fungus is extremely powerful to stack as Engineer EngineerEngineerEngineerThe Engineer is a unique class that requires planning and positioning to be successful.
    Class: Ranged
    HP: 130 (+39 per level)
    Damage: 14 (+2.8 per level)
    Armor: 0
    Umbra: Fortification Expert
    (with his TR12 Gauss Auto-Turret TR12 Gauss Auto-TurretsTR12 Gauss Auto-TurretTR12 Gauss Auto-Turret (Special)Place a turret that inherits all your items. Fires a cannon for 100% damage. Can place up to 2.
    Survivor: Engineer
    ), due to his turrets' ability to inherit his item inventory and their immobility. Each turret will automatically create a healing radius, sustaining not just itself but Engineer as well.
    • This strategy is particularly effective when combined with Engineer's Bubble Shield Bubble ShieldBubble ShieldBubble Shield (Utility)Place an impenetrable shield that blocks all incoming damage.
      Survivor: Engineer
      .
    • By placing the sentries next to each other and having their healing circles overlap, their healing will be multiplied.
  • N'kuhana's Opinion N'kuhana's OpinionBgLegendaryN'kuhana's OpinionN'kuhana's Opinion
    Fire haunting skulls when healed.

    Store 100% (+100% per stack) of healing as Soul Energy. After your Soul Energy reaches 10% of your maximum health, fire a skull that deals 250% of your Soul Energy as damage.
    is extremely powerful with this item, especially with the aforementioned Engineer strategy.
  • MUL-T MUL-TMUL-TMUL-TMUL-T is an aggressive survivor who has the tools necessary for any job!
    Class: Melee / Ranged
    HP: 200 (+60 per level)
    Damage: 11 (+2.2 per level)
    Armor: 12
    Umbra: Right Tool for the Wrong Job
    can make excellent use of the Fungus while in Power Mode Power ModePower ModePower Mode (Special)Enter a heavy stance, equipping both your primary attacks at once. Gain 100 armor, but lose -60% movement speed.
    Survivor: MUL-T
    , since the player's movement speed is already drastically reduced.
    • The bonus healing also further augments MUL-T's survivability, on top of the large armor bonus from Power Mode.
  • REX REXREXREXREX is a half robot / half plant that uses HP to cast devastating skills from a distance. The plant nor the robot could survive this planet alone – but thankfully they have each other.
    Class: Ranged
    HP: 130 (+39 per level)
    Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
    Armor: 20
    Umbra: Symbiotes
    can rapidly fire Seed Barrage Seed BarrageSeed BarrageSeed Barrage (Secondary)15% HP. Launch a mortar into the sky for 450% damage.
    Survivor: REX
    while remaining stationary using the Fungus, quickly regaining the health lost from using the skill.
  • The Fungus's healing can easily offset the burning damage from the Helfire Tincture Helfire TinctureBgLunarHelfire Tincture45sHelfire Tincture
    Burn everything nearby... including you and allies.

    Ignite ALL characters within 15m for 12s. Deal 5% of your maximum health/second as burning as damage. The burn is 0.5x stronger on yourself, 0.25x stronger on allies, and 24x stronger on enemies.
    , especially if the damage is reduced with Repulsion Armor Plate Repulsion Armor PlatesBgCommonRepulsion Armor PlateRepulsion Armor Plate
    Receive flat damage reduction from all attacks.

    Reduce all incoming damage by 5 (+5 per stack). Cannot be reduced below 1.
    .
  • The healing radius is placed at the holder's feet, or any ground straight below within 500m.

Lore[]

//--AUTO-TRANSCRIPTION FROM UES [Redacted] --//

“You have a problem.”

“What? How? These are good for me, they…”

“Yeah, they help promote cell repair, carbon neutral, blah blah blah… I’ve heard that spiel a thousand times already. Whether they’re good for you or not, you can’t just have a diet consisting only of them. It’s basic dietary science!”

“So what?”

“So what? Eating only mushrooms isn’t healthy, just like eating only meat or vegetables isn’t healthy!”

“Oh, so you’re attacking vegetarians, now?”

“Wh- No! I just mean--”

“Well, when you’re a bit more tolerant of my lifestyle, I’d be glad to continue this conversation with you. Until then, I’d suggest you open your heart and appetite to a more… fungal… palette.”

Trivia[]

  • The Risk of Rain 2 community often refers to Bustling Fungus as "Bungus", a portmanteau of the two words.
    • The term gained such traction that the official Risk of Rain 2 Discord Server uses it for the Bustling Fungus emote.

Version History[]

Anniversary Update
  • Major Content
    • Added New Lore Entry: Bustling Fungus
  • Gameplay Changes
    • Start Delay: 2s ⇒ 1s
    • Now heals at a higher tick rate - overall healing is the same, but the healing is smoother over time
    • 🌧 Now has small visual mushrooms that grow over the area
  • Quality of Life
    • Update visuals to match other assets


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