Visions of Heresy

Visions of Heresy
Replace your Primary Skill with 'Hungering Gaze'.
Replace your Primary Skill with Hungering Gaze. Fire a flurry of tracking shards that detonate after a delay, dealing 120% base damage. Hold up to 12 charges (+12 per stack) that reload after 2 seconds (+2 per stack).
Rarity	Lunar
Category	Damage AIBlacklist CannotSteal
Unlock	Blockade Breaker
Stats
Stat	Value	Stack	Add
Charges	12	Linear	+12
Reload	2s	Linear	+2s
Internal
Name	LunarPrimaryReplacement

The Visions of Heresy are a lunar item introduced in the Hidden Realms Update and a part of the Heresy Set.

Obtaining the Visions of Heresy will replace the Survivor's primary attack (M1 by default) with the Hungering Gaze skill.

Primary

Hungering Gaze
	Type	Primary
	Cooldown	2s (+2s per stack) since the last shot was fired
	Proc Coefficient	Initial hit: 0.1 Explosion: 1.0
	Description	Fire a flurry of tracking shards that detonate after a delay, dealing 120% base damage. Hold up to 12 charges (+12 per stack) that reload after 2 seconds (+2 per stack).
Notes
The initial hit deals 5% base damage. Once the cooldown period is finished, all stacks are recharged at once. Each shot will reset the cooldown period back to the full 2 seconds. Changes the firing of Engineer'sEngineerThe 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 turrets. Replaces both of MUL-T'sMUL-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 selected primary skills. However, it does not replace the second primary while in Power Mode. Picking up an Ammo Box from a BandolierBandolier Chance on kill to drop an ammo pack that resets all skill cooldowns. 18% (+10% per stack) chance on kill to drop an ammo pack that resets all skill cooldowns. will grant the full capacity. Getting a PurityPurity Reduce your skill cooldowns by 2 seconds. You are unlucky. All skill cooldowns are reduced by 2 (+1 per stack) seconds. All random effects are rolled +1 (+1 per stack) times for an unfavorable outcome. will allow the player to only have a 0.5 second cooldown between shots. Takes about 1.29 seconds to fire 12 shots, and 3.29 seconds including the cooldown.

Synergies

• On very long runs, this item can be useful for 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, 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, and MercenaryMercenaryThe Mercenary is a high skill melee survivor that uses his many dodges to weave in and out of combat.
  Class: Melee
  HP: 110 (+33 per level)
  Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
  Armor: 20
  Umbra: Hired Blade, since enemies will be so powerful that being in melee range is dangerous. However, on a normal-length run, the Visions of Heresy are a downgrade for these Survivors.
  • Hungering Gaze also removes Loader's main way to activate her Scrap BarrierScrap Barrier (Passive)The Loader is immune to fall damage. Striking enemies with the Loader's gauntlets grants a temporary barrier.
    Survivor: Loader passive. Gather other items to make up for the lost survivability.
• On Survivors with primary attacks that have high fire rates and/or many projectiles, such as 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, CaptainCaptainThe Captain is a unique survivor that can control the battlefield with utility and damage - with help from the UES Safe Travels.
  Class: Ranged
  HP: 110 (+33 per level)
  Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
  Armor: 0
  Umbra: Tired Veteran and 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, Hungering Gaze is a direct downgrade due to its recharge cooldown.
• On ArtificerArtificerThe Artificer is a high burst damage survivor who excels in fighting large groups and bosses alike.
  Class: Ranged
  HP: 110 (+33 per level)
  Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
  Armor: 0
  Umbra: Herald of the House Beyond, replacing her primary with Hungering Gaze is generally better when holding a lot of on-hit items, such as AtG Missile Mk. 1AtG Missile Mk. 1
  Chance to fire a missile.
  10% chance to fire a missile that deals 300% (+300% per stack) TOTAL damage., and more of a toss-up when holding none.
  • The only case when replacing Artificer's primary could be detrimental is when the BurnBurn (Debuff)
    Damage over time, disable health regeneration.Applies a percent of damage over time, and disables health regeneration.
    (stackable) from Flame BoltFlame Bolt (Primary)Ignite. Fire a bolt for 280% damage. Hold up to 4.
    Survivor: Artificer is contributing to a Death MarkDeath Mark
    Enemies with 4 or more debuffs are marked for death, taking bonus damage.
    Enemies with 4 or more debuffs are marked for death, increasing damage taken by 50% from all sources for 7 (+7 per stack) seconds., or is being boosted by Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
    Ignition Tank 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. Ignition TankSurvivors 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.Ignition Tank
    Your ignite effects deal quadruple damage.
    Ignite effects deal +300% (+300% per stack) more damage over time..
• As with most items, Visions of Heresy will affect Engineer'sEngineerThe 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 turrets as well as himself. This means that Engineer can use Hungering Gaze instead of the clunky Bouncing GrenadesBouncing Grenades (Primary)Charge up to 8 grenades that deal 100% damage each.
  Survivor: Engineer, and his turrets will also gain Hungering Gaze. This increases Engineer's damage output as well as his turrets', making it an all-around excellent choice.
• Because Hungering Gaze has a cooldown, attack speed items are reduced in effectiveness. Bonus attack speed does increase the rate at which the 12 bullets are fired, but will not modify the cooldown at all, resulting in a lower expected increase in damage output.
  • Cooldown reduction items such as the BandolierBandolier
    Chance on kill to drop an ammo pack that resets all skill cooldowns.
    18% (+10% per stack) chance on kill to drop an ammo pack that resets all skill cooldowns. and BrainstalksBrainstalks
    Skills have NO cooldowns for a short period after killing an elite.
    Upon killing an elite monster, enter a frenzy for 4s (+4s per stack) where skills have 0.5s cooldowns. can help mitigate this downside.

Notes

• The delayed explosions can trigger on-hit items independently of the initial hits.
• This item has a special interaction with the final bossMithrix
  King of NothingHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
  Damage: 16 (+3.2 per level)
  Class: Melee / Ranged
  Speed: 15 m/s
  Armor: 20.
• Obtaining this item along with the other three Heresy items will turn the holder into the Heretic.

Lore

"…and for her betrayal, and her lies, and her scheming ways, the Heretic was violently separated into four distinctive pieces, each to be scattered across the farthest depths of the Moon. 

First, her many eyes were plucked from her skull and sealed in boiling glass, forced to gaze upon her failure...”

-The Evisceration of Kur-skan the Heretic, III

Version History

PC Patch v1.0.1.1 (Build ID No.5440050)

• Bug Fixes
  • Fix Visions of Heresy interacting with Captain’sCaptainThe Captain is a unique survivor that can control the battlefield with utility and damage - with help from the UES Safe Travels.
    Class: Ranged
    HP: 110 (+33 per level)
    Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
    Armor: 0
    Umbra: Tired Veteran orbital drop

Early Access Content Update 5

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed Visions of Heresy allowing Huntress’HuntressThe 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 BallistaBallista (Special)Teleport backwards into the sky. Fire up to 3 energy bolts, dealing 3x900% damage.
    Survivor: Huntress to exceed three shots

PC Early Access Patch (Build ID No.4892828)

• Bug Fixes
  • Fix the Hungering GazeHungering Gaze (Primary)Fire a flurry of tracking shards that detonate after a delay, dealing 120% base damage. Hold up to 12 charges (+12 per stack) that reload after 2 seconds (+2 per stack).
    Survivor: Heretic being reset by Thermal HarpoonsThermal Harpoons (Utility)Enter target painting mode to launch heat-seeking harpoons that deal 500% damage each. Can store up to 4.
    Survivor: Engineer

Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update

• Major Content
  • Added New Lunar Item: Visions of Heresy
  • Added New Item Lore Entry: Visions of Heresy