Prayer Beads

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 Beads
Item stores experience and gives stats on item removal.
Grows in power by absorbing experience, storing 20% (+5% per item stack) of player stats per item level up. On removal, gain all stored stats.
Rarity	Uncommon
Category	Utility HalcyoniteShrine
Stats
Stat	Value	Stack	Add
Stored Stats	20%	Linear	+5%

The Prayer Beads is an Item introduced in the Seekers of the Storm DLC.

The item grows in power by absorbing experience, storing 20% (+5% per item stack) of players stats per item level up. On removal, gain all stored stats.

Notes

• Prayer Beads can be removed from the player's inventory in the following methods:

1. Scrapping the item in a Scrapper.
2. Random removal via 3D Printers.
3. Offering the item to Lemurian Eggs.
4. Conversion into Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
   Egocentrism 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. EgocentrismSurvivors 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.Egocentrism
   Gain multiple orbiting bombs. Every minute, assimilate another item into Egocentrism.
   Every 3 (-50% per stack) seconds, gain an orbiting bomb that detonates on impact for 360% damage, up to a maximum of 3 bombs (+1 per stack). Every 60 seconds, a random item is converted into this item..
5. Random removal of the item via Cauldrons found in the Bazaar Between TimeBazaar Between Time (Hidden Realm)
   Hidden Realm: Bazaar Between Time
   This stage serves as the shop in Risk of Rain 2. Players can purchase various Items with Lunar Coins or exchange items for higher-rarity ones in two crucibles., CommencementCommencement (Final)
   Moon of Petrichor V
   You dream of glass and dirt.
   
   Large domain located above the shattered breach of Petrichor V's moon. It is made up of the shattered remains of four individual sections, emblematic of MithrixMithrix
   King of NothingHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
   Damage: 16 (+3.2 per level)
   Class: Melee / Ranged
   Speed: 15 m/s
   Armor: 20 and Providence's tools of creation., and 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
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6. Forced removal during Phase 4 of the MithrixMithrix
   King of NothingHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
   Damage: 16 (+3.2 per level)
   Class: Melee / Ranged
   Speed: 15 m/s
   Armor: 20 Boss Battle.
7. Manual removal by other means, such as using mods for console commands. Any reduction in stack size at any point should automatically trigger the removal effect.

• Prayer Beads levels are seen as a buff, with the number of effects indicating the amount of levels stored.
• Any method of removal will completely drain the buff stacks, and payout based on the amount cleared, regardless of how many copies of the item were involved in the removal. (Notably, Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Benthic Bloom 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. Benthic BloomSurvivors 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.Benthic Bloom
  Upgrades your items at the start of each stage. Corrupts all 57 Leaf Clovers.
  Upgrades 3 (+3 per stack) random items to items of the next higher rarity at the start of each stage. Corrupts all 57 Leaf Clovers. may not be properly interacting if it removes beads during stage transition, draining the buffs without paying stats. This requires more testing to be certain the cause)
• Prayer Beads increase Health, regen, and Damage; the same stats as normal level-ups. The typical ratio for level-ups is 30% of base for health, and 20% for damage and regen. Essentially, for each prayer bead level at 1 stack, you gain 20% of a normal level-up (6% base for health, and 4% for damage and regen). The final amount gained will vary in practice based on item stack size and how many buffs are stored at the time of payout.
• There is currently a bug in how prayer bead item stacks are calculated upon removal, where the stack size is checked after the item has been removed from the inventory. As a result, the stats gained will act as though the player had less stacks of the item than they had prior to removal. As scrappers remove items in chunks of 10, this creates a large deviance in the expected payouts, and for any less than a stack of size 11, will end with the game paying out as though the player had 0 stacks of the item (each buff stack translating to 15% of a level instead of 20%). This also means that, when using a scrapper, any stack size <11 rewards the same stat benefits for any given buff count, as any amount from 1-10 will end with 0 remaining. Using a cauldron, printer, or etc. to remove fewer at once can bypass this problem.
• The stacking behavior for the stat payouts is 20% + 5% * stacks - 1. Therefore, when the above case attempts to pay out with 0 stacks remaining, you will receive 20% + -5%, or 15%, as the expected payout. Effectively this means that if you have 1 bead item, you need 7 bead buffs to be as effective as a level up, not 5.
• The amount of experience stored is affected by stack size, meaning more beads will cause you to store levels more quickly. This means that stacking the item isn't useless, even if you end up using a scrapper with <11 stacks in the inventory.
• The amount of experience stored is affected to some extent by how many stats you have gained in the run via prayer beads, meaning that it will take longer and longer to reach the same amount of stored level buffs, even if the item stack sizes end up the same (for example by using a beads printer to print one copy of beads, lowering the stack by 1 but immediately giving 1 back after payout). This needs a bit more deconstruction to be fully understood.
• Prayer beads confirm that their stored stats are >0 before adding them. This means that they won't increase the degeneration rate of the HereticHereticThe Heretic is a powerful character who can only be accessed through extraordinary means.
  Class: Ranged
  HP: 440 (+132 per level)
  Damage: 18 (+3.6 per level)
  Armor: 0
  Umbra: Unorthodoxy Risen, rather they will not affect her regen at all if the stored regen is <0.
• Prayer beads check the level-up stats of the current character when paying out, and store that value rather than a percent. This means that changing character will not change the stored stats; an example would be gaining damage stats while playing 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, who has a base damage of 15, and then switching characters somehow (like by using the Artifact of Metamorphosis) to someone else. If you had stored 5 levels worth of stats, you would store 100% of your base damage which is 15, and if you swapped to CommandoCommandoThe Commando is a jack-of-all-trades character that is reliable in all situations of the game.
  Class: Ranged
  HP: 110 (+33 per level)
  Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
  Armor: 0
  Umbra: Cornered Gunslinger, whose base damage is 12, you would now have a base damage of 27. Had you stored 5 levels worth as Commando instead, you would only store 12 and have a base damage of 24. This means that, while using something like the Artifact of Metamorphosis, it is worth strategizing when to remove your prayer beads based on your current character. Some notable points in that area: If prioritizing damage, HereticHereticThe Heretic is a powerful character who can only be accessed through extraordinary means.
  Class: Ranged
  HP: 440 (+132 per level)
  Damage: 18 (+3.6 per level)
  Armor: 0
  Umbra: Unorthodoxy Risen (18), Acrid (15), EngineerEngineerThe 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 (14), or 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: 0
  Umbra: The False Son (13) are the only characters with increased base damage (up from 12). MUL-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 is the only character with decreased base damage (11). If prioritizing Regen, Acrid and LoaderLoaderThe Loader is a slow but powerful bruiser that can use her grappling hook to uniquely navigate the environment.
  Class: Melee
  HP: 160 (+48 per level)
  Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
  Armor: 20
  Umbra: Bionic Powerhouse have 2.5 base, and despite having 1 base regen, False Son gains the same amount per level (0.5). Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
  Seeker 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. SeekerSeekers 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.SeekerAs a meditative mid-range brawler, Seeker utilizes powerful healing to sustain herself and her team.
  Class: Ranged
  HP: 115 (+34 per level)
  Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
  Armor: 0
  Umbra: Diviner of House Beyond is the only character with decreased base regen (0.75). If prioritizing Health, MUL-T (200), Loader and Acrid (160), or False Son (180) are probably the best choices. HuntressHuntressThe Huntress is an extremely mobile but fragile survivor with a high damage output.
  Class: Ranged
  HP: 90 (+27 per level)
  Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
  Armor: 0
  Umbra: Judge, Jury, Executioner is the only character with decreased base health (90). You can see a table of all character base and level stats here. Remember that Prayer Beads use the level-up increase rather than referencing the base stat directly.
  • The above two points can be combined, if you gain prayer bead stats before becoming the HereticHereticThe Heretic is a powerful character who can only be accessed through extraordinary means.
    Class: Ranged
    HP: 440 (+132 per level)
    Damage: 18 (+3.6 per level)
    Armor: 0
    Umbra: Unorthodoxy Risen, you can transfer the stored positive regen to her. If enough is stored, it can even surpass her negative regen and become positive, though as she loses regen by levelling up naturally, it may not last forever.

Lore

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"That isn’t regulation, Garcia." 
"tHat iSn’t rEguLation, gArCia…" 
"…" 
"Well that’s what you sound like. Fine, take ’em." 
"Just until you finish your make-up marksman-"
"-I shoot fine."
"Your 24 isn’t gonna cut it in this hellscape. The Vultures run for our convoy spooked him good, the Captain wants 30’s out of all of us this week. Good luck."
"30’s?? I need a Maple Malt after this…"
[40 minutes later]
"Unbelievable. Don’t look so smug, I’m sure it was a fluke."
"C’mon Thompson, a 38? A 38 is no fluke. I’m unstoppable with a rifle."
"Yeah, yeah. You can have this back now."
"Keep it, I feel amazing."

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