False Son

This article is about the playable Survivor. For the boss, see False Son (Boss).

Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content False Son is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.False Son
The False Son is a slow but stalwart close-range warrior. With extreme health and defense, False Son can weather any storm. Use False Son's durability to stay in the fray and capitalize on his slow but deadly skills.
Health	180 (+54 per level)
Health Regen	1.5/s (+0.75 per level) 1/s (+0.5 per level) 0.6/s (+0.3 per level)
Damage	13 (+2 per level)
Speed	7 m/s
Armor	20 ( 90)
Category	ImmuneToExecutes
Unlock	Purified Freedom
Internal Name	FalseSon
Umbra Title
The Shattered Heir
Ending Phrase
Escaped : And so he left, drawn to a call in the darkness. Vanished : And so he vanished, a gift unspent.

False Son is a playable character in Risk of Rain 2, added in the Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
Click for more info.Seekers of the Storm expansion.

He is a slow, close-range warrior with high HP and bonuses for items that boost HP. His Club of the Forsaken and Step of the Brothers can deal large close-range damage, while Lunar Spike and Laser of the Father can pick off enemies at a distance. The trade-off with Lunar Spikes incentivizes reserving spikes for the two slow-charged attacks to increase attack speed and armor for heavy damage, and using the spikes when escaping or recovering health.

He can be unlocked by defeating the Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
False Son (Boss) is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
Click for more info. False Son (Boss)Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
Click for more info.False Son (Boss)
Eye of the StormHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
Damage: 18 (+3.6 per level)
Class: Melee
Speed: 14 m/s
Armor: 23 with a Halcyon SeedHalcyon Seed
Summon Aurelionite during the Teleporter event.
Summon Aurelionite during the teleporter event. It has 100% (+50% per stack) damage and 100% (+100% per stack) health. from AurelioniteAurelionite
Titanic GoldweaverHP: 2100 (+630 per level)
Damage: 40 (+8 per level)
Class: Melee / Ranged
Speed: 5 m/s
Armor: 20 in your inventory.

Skills

Passive

Lunar Tampering
	Type	Misc
	Description	Unused Lunar Spike gives +5% attack speed and +2.5 armor. Used spikes give +5% movement speed and +2.5 health regeneration.
Notes
Newly earned Lunar SpikesLunar Spikes (Secondary)Lunar Ruin. Agile. Throw a Lunar Spike for 200% damage. Gain more Lunar Spikes through Growth. Survivor: False Son begin as used. Due to False Son starting with 4 Lunar Spikes, his base attack speed is 0.8 so that with the bonus it is as close as possible to the starting value of 1.0 of every other survivor and monster.

Primary

Club of the Forsaken
	Type	Primary
	Proc Coefficient	1.0
	Description	Swing for 450% damage. Hold the primary and secondary skills to charge a slam for 1000% damage.
Notes
Holding down the secondary skill skill replaces the Lunar Spikes with an alternative slam attack.

Club Slam
	Type	Primary
	Proc Coefficient	1.0
	Description	Hold the primary and secondary skills to charge a slam for 1000% damage.
Notes
The attack takes 1.5 seconds to fully charge. This scales with attack speed, so for the default 0.96 attack speed the actual duration is 1.5625 seconds. If the secondary skill is released before 80% of the attack has been charged, a simple overhead swing is executed instead for 300% damage with a 1.0 proc coefficient. This premature attack only occurs if False Son is grounded. If he is in the air, the attack is cancelled altogether. If the attack has been charged for at least 80% of its duration, the club will glow and a blast will be executed. This deals damage equal to baseDamage ⋅ 1500% ⋅ charge + (maxHealth - (baseHealth + levelHealth ⋅ levelsMinusOne) ⋅ 0.01. False Son will also only move at 75% speed while in this state. The damage modification due to the difference of the base level max health vs actual max health is extremely minimal, since for every 100 points of health missing or added, the damage output is adjusted by 1 hit point. The radius of the slam depends on various conditions. If False Son is currently grounded, the blast radius is 5 ⋅ (charge + 1.55). If instead he is in the air, he dives to the ground and the blast radius will be 5 ⋅ (charge + 1.25 + timeInAir ⋅ 2). If False Son is in the air for less than 0.5 seconds, i.e., a normal jump, timeInAir is set to 0. False Son gains fall damage immunity when diving, similar to Acrid'sAcridAcrid is a melee-range hybrid who uses powerful poisons to melt tanky enemies. Class: Melee / Ranged HP: 160 (+48 per level) Damage: 15 (+3 per level) Armor: 20 Umbra: Test Subject utility skill. Even though the skill is activated by pressing the secondary skill, the attack is considered a primary attack and as such it can proc Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content Luminous Shot is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info. Luminous ShotSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.Luminous Shot Activating your Secondary skill charges your Primary skill with powerful lightning strikes. Requires 3 charges. Activating Secondary skill stores up to 5 charges (+1 per stack). Requires 3 charges for your Primary skill to fire lightning strikes, dealing 175% TOTAL damage (+50% per stack) each. Reduces Secondary skill cooldown by 20%..

Secondary

Lunar Spikes
	Type	Secondary
	Cooldown	4 seconds
	Proc Coefficient	1.0
	Description	Lunar Ruin. Agile [ Agile ] The skill can be used while sprinting. . Throw a Lunar Spike for 200% damage. Gain more Lunar Spikes through Growth.
Notes
This inflicts Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content Lunar Ruin is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info. Lunar RuinSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.Lunar Ruin (Debuff) Increases damage taken by 10% and decreases healing by 20% per stack. (stackable) which causes enemies to take +10% more damage and have their healing reduced by 20% for each stack. Lunar Ruin lasts for 5 seconds but new stacks will refresh the duration. This means that even with no items, False Son can constantly stack this debuff as the skill cooldown is 4 seconds (assuming the projectile does not take more than a second to reach the target). Unlike the lightning strikes in Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content Prime Meridian is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info. Prime MeridianSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.Prime Meridian (Stage 4) Relic of the False Son - -, this debuff is actually considered a Damage over Time source with 1 damage per stack and a 3-second tick period. The tick period is reset every time a new stack is added. In the absence of additional applications of the DoT, any accumulated stacks will tick twice. The first time the Lunar Ruin debuff will be present, which effectively increases the damage quadratically the more DoT stacks have been inflicted. Growth enhances this skill by granting additional charges the more bonus health False Son accumulates outside of levelling up. See the Growth section for more details.

Lunar Stakes
	Type	Secondary
	Cooldown	12seconds
	Proc Coefficient	1.0
	Description	Lunar Ruin. Fire a piercing, lightning infused Lunar Stake for 300% damage. Gain more Lunar Stakes through Growth. Counts as 2 Lunar Spikes.
Notes
This inflicts Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content Lunar Ruin is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info. Lunar RuinSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.Lunar Ruin (Debuff) Increases damage taken by 10% and decreases healing by 20% per stack. (stackable) which causes enemies to take +10% more damage and have their healing reduced by 20% for each stack. Lunar Ruin lasts for 5 seconds but new stacks will refresh the duration. This skill can apply the effect Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content Lunar Ruin is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info. Lunar RuinSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.Lunar Ruin (Debuff) Increases damage taken by 10% and decreases healing by 20% per stack. (stackable) 3 times to 1 enemy, this projectile pierces, calls down a strike on everything it hits, and calls another strike were it lands, causing the debuff when it pierces an enemy, and for each strike that hits an enemy. Because of this, this can deal with large groups of enemies efficiently. Unlike the lightning strikes in Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content Prime Meridian is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info. Prime MeridianSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.Prime Meridian (Stage 4) Relic of the False Son - -, this debuff is actually considered a Damage over Time source with 1 damage per stack and a 3-second tick period. The tick period is reset every time a new stack is added. Lunar Stakes have a hitbox that is slightly larger than their visual model - this is mostly apparent if using them while near a Halcyon Shrine, the prongs of the Teleporter, or while in front of a low wall. Be mindful of close obstacles to avoid accidentally wasting Lunar Stakes.

Utility

Step of the Brothers
	Type	Utility
	Cooldown	8 seconds
	Proc Coefficient	1.0
	Description	Dash a short distance, generating an explosion of 200% damage for every enemy hit. Two uses.
Notes
The attack scans for enemies approximately 8m ahead every 0.1 seconds. If any enemies are detected, an explosion is triggered in a 20m radius with linear falloff. This means the first time an enemy is detected, due to the damage falloff they will not take the full 200% damage. However, False Son briefly stops travelling when piercing through enemies, so unless he is travelling at extremely high speeds, a second scan will be performed when he's very close to his target if front of him. The dash grants Hidden InvincibilityHidden Invincibility (Buff) Become invulnerable.Become immune to all attacks. for its duration.

Meridian's Will
	Type	Utility
	Cooldown	8 seconds
	Proc Coefficient	TBD
	Description	Stunning [ Stunning ] Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them. . Teleport and explode for 150% damage and pull enemies. Triple your passive's benefits for 4s. Growth increases this duration.
Notes
Having additional stacks Growth will unlock the ability to teleport farther This ability makes stacking Stone Flux Pauldrons A LOT easier, as more stacks of growth make it go farther compared to step of the brothers.of Under progress (pls hlep add info)

Special

Laser of the Father
	Type	Special
	Cooldown	15 seconds
	Proc Coefficient	0.45
	Description	Charge a rapidly hitting laser dealing 240%-1400% damage for 4s and refill Lunar Spikes. Increases in duration through Growth.
Notes
The attack takes 2 seconds to fully charge. This scales with attack speed, so for the default 0.96 attack speed the actual value is a little over 2 seconds. The damage it deals depends on the duration percent charged for. However, even if released too early, there is a minimum value of 17.5% for the charge, while over 85% it is actually set to 100%. The laser suffers from default damage falloff. The laser has a base duration of 4 seconds, which is increased based on the number of bonus stocks of Lunar Spikes Growth grants. See the Growth section for more details. This is not affected by the bonus stocks from Backup MagazineBackup Magazine Add an extra charge of your Secondary skill. Add +1 (+1 per stack) charge of your Secondary skill.. Charging up the attack does not increase the duration of the attack, only its damage output per tick. The laser fires 12 times per second, which is modified by 30% of the difference between False Son's current attack speed vs his base attack speed, which is 0.8. With the default 4 Lunar Spikes, his attack speed is 0.96 and therefore he fires 12.048 times per second. Items that negatively affect one's attack speed, such as Survivors of the Void - DLC Content Light Flux Pauldron is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info. Light Flux PauldronSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content This content is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.Light Flux Pauldron Halve your cooldowns.. BUT halve your attack speed. Decrease skill cooldowns by 50% (+50% per stack). Decrease attack speed by 50% (+50% per stack). and Tonic AfflictionTonic Affliction Reduce ALL stats when not under the effects of Spinel Tonic. Reduce ALL stats by -5% (-5% per stack). also have less of a negative impact due to the 30% coefficient. Bug: The bonus firing frequency accumulates with each usage until the game is restarted. If the player uses this skill for a prolonged period of time with a high Growth value, it will eventually have a noticeable effect. While the firing frequency is capped at 60 due to the engine running at 60 fps, this would still yield 10500% damage per second. Both when charging and firing the laser, False Son moves at 55% speed. One Lunar Spike stock is regained every second. This is not increased with Growth nor does it need the laser to be actively hitting at a target. Firing the laser will reset its cooldown, which is relevant when carrying Survivors of the Void - DLC Content Lysate Cell is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info. Lysate CellsSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content This content is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run. Click for more info.Lysate Cell Add an extra charge of your Special skill. Corrupts all Fuel Cells. Add +1 (+1 per stack) charge of your Special skill. Reduces Special skill cooldown by 33%. Corrupts all Fuel Cells.. Additionally, while normally the skill's cooldown begins when the laser ends, with this item the cooldown begins once the laser starts firing instead. False Son's primary cancels this skill.

Laser Burst
	Type	Special
	Cooldown	7 seconds
	Proc Coefficient	1.0
	Description	Fire a piercing laser for 1000% damage, refilling 30% Lunar Spikes. Increases in stock by Growth.
Notes
For every 4 bonus Lunar Spike stocks acquired from Growth, this skill gains an additional stock. See the Growth section for more details.

Behaviors

For an explanation of how these behaviors are implemented read about Enemy AI. This section only applies when the character is controlled by AI.

1. Use secondary: False Son must be within 15m from his target and have line of sight.
2. Use special (Laser of the Father) and stop: False Son must be within 15-45m from his target and have line of sight. This attack is charged for 0.5 seconds.
3. Use utility: False Son must be within 5-30m from his target and have line of sight.
4. Use primary: False Son must be within 6m from his target. If this skill is continuously selected for long enough, his secondary skill will regain a stock which will allow him to switch to the Club Slam.
5. Use primary (for Club Slam): This has the same conditions as the previous skill and as such it will never be selected. This skill might have been intended as a combo to charge the alternative primary attack, but it isn't necessary as executing the normal primary attack while also attempting to execute the secondary will activate the combo.
6. Chase: No requirements.
7. Use special (Laser Burst): False Son must be within 20m from his target and have line of sight. This skill will never be selected as a previous one is always guaranteed to be selected. It's likely its position in the skill priority is accidental and was intended to be higher in the list, just like the default special attack.

Growth

Growth is False Son's passive ability to enhance some of his skills based on any bonus health he has acquired compared to his base HP + level HP. Note that this ignores Curse effects, such as the Artifact of GlassGlassAllies deal 500% damage, but have 10% health.
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This bonus health grants additional stocks of Lunar SpikesLunar Spikes (Secondary)Lunar Ruin. Agile. Throw a Lunar Spike for 200% damage. Gain more Lunar Spikes through Growth.
Survivor: False Son and for each 4 new Lunar Spike stocks, Laser BurstLaser Burst (Special)Fire a piercing laser for 1000% damage, refilling 30% Lunar Spikes. Increases in stock by Growth.
Survivor: False Son also gains a stock. The calculation for how much health is required for bonus Lunar Spike stocks is nonlinear and involves multiple terms:

$bonusHealthRequiredForExtraStock=15$

$linearIncreasePerStack=5$

$changeThresholdAfterStocks=6$

For the first 10 stocks Growth requires $bonusHealthRequiredForExtra+linearIncreasePerStack\times currentStocks$, i.e., 15 for the first stock, 20 for the second, 25 for the third, etc.

When the 7th stock is acquired, changeThresholdAfterStocks increases by 10 and triggers a recalculation for linearIncreasePerStack

$linearIncreasePerStack=5+5*\lfloor currentStocks/10\rfloor$

Since at 7 stacks the division is rounded down to 0, the variable does not change. However, at 17 stacks it becomes 10, which affects how much bonus health is required for each new additional stock. This rescaling process continues every 10 stocks.

The following graph and table summarise how Growth increases with bonus health.

Bonus Health	Stocks
16	1
36	2
61	3
91	4
126	5
166	6
211	7
261	8
316	9
376	10
751	15
1521	20
4541	30
10436	40
20206	50

Laser of the Father Duration

The bonus duration of this skill depends on how many bonus Lunar SpikesLunar Spikes (Secondary)Lunar Ruin. Agile. Throw a Lunar Spike for 200% damage. Gain more Lunar Spikes through Growth.
Survivor: False Son stocks Growth has granted

$duration=\sum _{n=1}^{bonusStocks}{\frac {1}{0.5n+1}}$

Stacks	Bonus Duration (seconds)
1	0.67
2	1.167
3	1.567
4	1.9
5	2.186
6	2.437
7	2.658
8	2.858
9	3.0398
10	3.206
15	3.8791
20	4.381
30	5.117
40	5.654
50	6.076

Tips

• Charge Club of the Forsaken and Laser of the Father by holding down the button until a second pulse of light is seen, indicating maximum charge.
• Items that contribute to Growth include: Bison SteakBison Steak
  Gain 25 max health.
  Increases maximum health by 25 (+25 per stack)., InfusionInfusion
  Killing an enemy permanently increases your maximum health, up to 100.
  Killing an enemy increases your health permanently by 1 (+1 per stack), up to a maximum of 100 (+100 per stack) health. ,Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
  Prayer Beads is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info. Prayer BeadsSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content
  This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info.Prayer Beads
  Gains experience alongside you. Upon removal, grants bonus stats.
  Grows by gaining experience, storing 20% (+5% per item stack) bonus stats (health, regeneration, and damage). On removal, gain all stored stats., Titanic KnurlTitanic Knurl
  Boosts health and regeneration.
  Increase maximum health by 40 (+40 per stack) and base health regeneration by +1.6 hp/s (+1.6 hp/s per stack)., PearlPearl
  Increase your maximum health.
  Increases maximum health by 10% (+10% per stack)., Irradiant PearlIrradiant Pearl
  Increase ALL of your stats.
  Increases ALL stats by 10% (+10% per stack)., Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Stone Flux Pauldron is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info. Stone Flux PauldronSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content
  This content is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info.Stone Flux Pauldron
  Double your health... BUT halve your speed.
  Increase max health by 100% (+100% per stack). Reduce movement speed by 50% (+50% per stack)., Spinel Tonic60sSpinel Tonic
  Gain a massive boost to ALL stats. Chance to gain an affliction that reduces ALL stats.
  Drink the Tonic, gaining a boost for 20 seconds. Increases damage by +100%. Increases attack speed by +70%. Increases armor by +20. Increases maximum health by +50%. Increases passive health regeneration by +300%. Increases movespeed by +30%.
  
  When the Tonic wears off, you have a 20% chance to gain a Tonic Affliction, reducing all of your stats by -5% (-5% per stack)..
  • InfusionInfusion
    Killing an enemy permanently increases your maximum health, up to 100.
    Killing an enemy increases your health permanently by 1 (+1 per stack), up to a maximum of 100 (+100 per stack) health. does not immediately grant Growth, but as you gain health your Growth will increase.
    • This item in particular grants a huge jumpstart in growth even with few stacks. Once monsters are slain and the bonus kicks in, the first maxed stack will net 4 spikes with the following 3 stacks giving you another 2 spikes each, assuming no other HP-increasing items.
  • Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
    Prayer Beads is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
    Click for more info. Prayer BeadsSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content
    This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
    Click for more info.Prayer Beads
    Gains experience alongside you. Upon removal, grants bonus stats.
    Grows by gaining experience, storing 20% (+5% per item stack) bonus stats (health, regeneration, and damage). On removal, gain all stored stats. grant Growth when removed from a player's inventory, but only if you have sufficient amount of it's buff's stacks.
  • Shield does not contribute to Growth, therefore TranscendenceTranscendence
    Convert all your health into shield. Increase maximum health.
    Convert all but 1 health into regenerating shields. Gain 50% (+25% per stack) maximum health. and PerfectedPerfected (Affix Buff)
    Gain the power of a Perfected Elite.Cripple on hit. Occasionally fire 5 bomb projectiles at enemies. Gain 35% increased movement speed, and gain 25% max health. All health will be replaced with shields. completely removes all Growth, with OverloadingOverloading (Affix Buff)
    Gain the power of an Overloading Elite.Attacks explode after a delay. 50% of health is replaced by shield. also having similar effects.
  • When active, Spinel Tonic60sSpinel Tonic
    Gain a massive boost to ALL stats. Chance to gain an affliction that reduces ALL stats.
    Drink the Tonic, gaining a boost for 20 seconds. Increases damage by +100%. Increases attack speed by +70%. Increases armor by +20. Increases maximum health by +50%. Increases passive health regeneration by +300%. Increases movespeed by +30%.
    
    When the Tonic wears off, you have a 20% chance to gain a Tonic Affliction, reducing all of your stats by -5% (-5% per stack). allows Growth to increase from the health gained via leveling up despite normally not being able to, as the maximum health bonus provided by Spinel Tonic60sSpinel Tonic
    Gain a massive boost to ALL stats. Chance to gain an affliction that reduces ALL stats.
    Drink the Tonic, gaining a boost for 20 seconds. Increases damage by +100%. Increases attack speed by +70%. Increases armor by +20. Increases maximum health by +50%. Increases passive health regeneration by +300%. Increases movespeed by +30%.
    
    When the Tonic wears off, you have a 20% chance to gain a Tonic Affliction, reducing all of your stats by -5% (-5% per stack). is percentage base and thus scales with level.
• Backup MagazineBackup Magazine
  Add an extra charge of your Secondary skill.
  Add +1 (+1 per stack) charge of your Secondary skill. can be very useful, as it gives you more charges of Lunar SpikesLunar Spikes (Secondary)Lunar Ruin. Agile. Throw a Lunar Spike for 200% damage. Gain more Lunar Spikes through Growth.
  Survivor: False Son, effectively giving you more armor and attack speed, or health regen and move speed in the process.
• CrowbarCrowbar
  Deal bonus damage to enemies above 90% health.
  Deal +75% (+75% per stack) damage to enemies above 90% health., Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Delicate Watch is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info. Delicate WatchSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content
  This content is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info.Delicate Watch
  Deal bonus damage. Breaks at low health.
  Increase damage by 20% (+20% per stack). Taking damage to below 25% health breaks this item., and Focus CrystalFocus Crystal
  Deal bonus damage to nearby enemies.
  Increase damage to enemies within 13m by 20% (+20% per stack). can greatly increase the False Son's damage, allowing Club Slam and Laser Burst to more consistently one-shot enemies. With enough of them, Step of the Brothers could also be used as a one-shot for lesser enemies.
• Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
  Luminous Shot is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info. Luminous ShotSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content
  This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info.Luminous Shot
  Activating your Secondary skill charges your Primary skill with powerful lightning strikes. Requires 3 charges.
  Activating Secondary skill stores up to 5 charges (+1 per stack). Requires 3 charges for your Primary skill to fire lightning strikes, dealing 175% TOTAL damage (+50% per stack) each. Reduces Secondary skill cooldown by 20%. synergizes very well with shooting some Lunar Spikes at an enemy, and then finishing them with a much stronger swing, which is boosted by both the item as well as the increased damage debuff from the Lunar Spikes.
• The False Son does not spawn from an Escape Pod, making him unable to unlock Power Plant in a single-player run.
• Intentionally not taking items that reduce the cooldown of your secondary ability allows the player to have more control over which buffs they want from Lunar Tampering. For example, players who use Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Stone Flux Pauldron is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info. Stone Flux PauldronSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content
  This content is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info.Stone Flux Pauldron
  Double your health... BUT halve your speed.
  Increase max health by 100% (+100% per stack). Reduce movement speed by 50% (+50% per stack). to boost Growth would generally prefer the speed buff from used spikes over the attack speed and armor buffs from unused spikes.
• Lunar Tampering makes the False Son out-heal the suffocating aura of the Void FieldsVoid Fields (Hidden Realm)
  Cosmic Prison
  Hidden Realm accessible only through the Bazaar Between Time. Until the cell is stabilized, the Void Fields will constantly "suffocate" the player for a small percentage of their current health. if all spikes are used up.

Lore

Songs turned to screams,
Claws which carved my body tore it apart.
Now the Moon’s light is heavy with his howling hatred,
and the silence haunts me.
Made in his image, I was to be a guardian.
A replacement, now a disappointment.
They shudder at my approach.
My path laid empty.

Where they desired divinity, I found contempt.
Who they called unclean, I call unchained.
Tones of gold and stone open to me,
Trails without shards and curses.

With my eye I see a new way.
With my club I create a new path.

Version History

Patch v1.3.8

• False Son
  • Added alternate abilities Lunar StakesLunar Stakes (Secondary)Lunar Ruin. Fire a piercing, lightning infused Lunar Stake for 300% damage. Gain more Lunar Stakes through Growth. Counts as 2 Lunar Spikes.
    Survivor: False Son and Meridian's WillMeridian's Will (Utility)Stunning. Teleport and explode for 150% damage and pull enemies. Triple your passive's benefits for 4s. Growth increases this duration.
    Survivor: False Son, including Unlock Challenges.
  • Step of the BrothersStep of the Brothers (Utility)Dash a short distance, generating an explosion of 200% damage for every enemy hit. Two uses.
    Survivor: False Son dash can now be used while using & charging both Laser of the FatherLaser of the Father (Special)Charge a rapidly hitting laser dealing 240%-1400% damage for 4s and refill Lunar Spikes. Increases in duration through Growth.
    Survivor: False Son and Club Slam.
  • Primary ( Club of the ForsakenClub of the Forsaken (Primary)Swing for 450% damage. Hold the primary and secondary skills to charge a slam for 1000% damage.
    Survivor: False Son) changes:
    • Normal swing damage increased to 450%, Charged Slam damage reduced to 1000%.
    • Knockback reduced.
    • Charged Slam proc coefficient reduced to 1 (was 3.)
    • Air-to-Ground Charged Slam increased in speed, increased blast radius and proc coefficient increased from 1 to 1.5 after 0.5 seconds of airtime.
  • Lunar SpikesLunar Spikes (Secondary)Lunar Ruin. Agile. Throw a Lunar Spike for 200% damage. Gain more Lunar Spikes through Growth.
    Survivor: False Son changes:
    • Ability changed to Agile - can now be used while sprinting.
    • Increased damage to 200%.
    • Animation and Firing time reduced to enable faster Lunar Spike firing.
  • Increased alternate special Laser BurstLaser Burst (Special)Fire a piercing laser for 1000% damage, refilling 30% Lunar Spikes. Increases in stock by Growth.
    Survivor: False Son damage to 1250% (was 1000%) and increased the Lunar Spikes refill to 50% (was 30%).
  • Laser Burst also has had its radius increased to be more accurate and impactful.
  • Laser Burst’s VFX have also been updated.
  • False Son’s starting damage stat decreased from 13 to 12, but scaling stat increased from 2 to 2.4, meaning that at the very start of the game you’ll do slightly less damage, but you’ll get stronger faster as the game progresses.
  • The cooldown for Laser BurstLaser Burst (Special)Fire a piercing laser for 1000% damage, refilling 30% Lunar Spikes. Increases in stock by Growth.
    Survivor: False Son has slightly increased from 7 seconds to 8 seconds.
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed issue where Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
    False Son is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
    Click for more info. False SonSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content
    This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
    Click for more info.False SonThe False Son is a slow but stalwart close-range warrior. With extreme health and defense, False Son can weather any storm. Use False Son's durability to stay in the fray and capitalize on his slow but deadly skills.
    Class: Melee
    HP: 180 (+54 per level)
    Damage: 13 (+2 per level)
    Armor: 20
    Umbra: The Shattered Heir (Survivor) Laser BurstLaser Burst (Special)Fire a piercing laser for 1000% damage, refilling 30% Lunar Spikes. Increases in stock by Growth.
    Survivor: False Son would not do damage in multiplayer.

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Patch v1.3.5

• Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
  False Son is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info. False SonSeekers of the Storm - DLC Content
  This content is part of the Seekers of the Storm DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info.False SonThe False Son is a slow but stalwart close-range warrior. With extreme health and defense, False Son can weather any storm. Use False Son's durability to stay in the fray and capitalize on his slow but deadly skills.
  Class: Melee
  HP: 180 (+54 per level)
  Damage: 13 (+2 per level)
  Armor: 20
  Umbra: The Shattered Heir would have trouble using his ‘charged’ attack if your attack speed became extremely high. This has been resolved, so resume printing syringes at your leisure.

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Seekers of the Storm

• Added New Survivor: False Son

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Trivia

• False Son is the second Survivor in the franchise to be an existing boss in the game, with the first being Acrid in Risk of Rain, and Risk of Rain Returns.
  • However, he is the first Survivor in Risk of Rain 2 to not only be a boss, as AcridAcridAcrid is a melee-range hybrid who uses powerful poisons to melt tanky enemies.
    Class: Melee / Ranged
    HP: 160 (+48 per level)
    Damage: 15 (+3 per level)
    Armor: 20
    Umbra: Test Subject is not fightable ingame, but also the first in the franchise to be a final boss.
• The False Son starts with a base armor of 20 and when paired with the maximum amount of Lunar Spikes this increases to 30. This increases as the max hp increases.
• Even though his landing animation appears to be him directly falling to the planet without sustaining damage, he still takes fall damage in regular gameplay.
• It is implied that the False Son is a corrupted protector figure, created by the Lemurians in the image of Providence (the final boss of both Risk of Rain and Risk of Rain Returns) using the abandoned tools of Providence after his defeat in the first game.
  • The False Son was created with the help of Aurelionite, who begins to attempt to break free from her prison after Mithrix is defeated and can no longer keep her contained.
  • Before the creation of False Son could be completed, Mithrix corrupted him. This results in the amalgamation of both gilded-themed and lunar-themed abilities that he displays.
  • Information on the origins of the False Son can be found in the Seekers of the Storm - Dev Diary 01.