War Bonds

Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content War Bonds 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.War Bonds
Bombard boss events with missiles. The more gold earned, the more UES support is granted.
During boss events, 5 missiles bombard the area, dealing 2.5% (+2.5% per stack) of boss' Max Health in damage. Before the boss event, gain additional missiles, up to a maximum of 20 (+5 per stack), per 25 gold gained. Gold requirement scales over time.
Rarity	Legendary
Category	Damage HalcyoniteShrine
Stats
Stat	Value	Stack	Add
Damage	2.5%	Linear	+2.5%
Max Missiles	20	Linear	+5
Internal
Name	GoldOnStageStart

The War Bonds is an Item in Risk of Rain 2, added in the Seekers of the Storm expansion.

During any boss event, missiles bombard the area near the boss dealing 2.5% (+2.5% per stack) of the boss' maximum health in damage with a proc coefficient of 1.0 for each missile, exploding in an 8m radius with no falloff. At the beginning of each stage the player starts with 5 missiles and additionals missile can be obtained for every 25 gold gained, up to a max of 20 (+5 per stack). The gold requirement scales with difficulty.

Notes

• Boss events are considered any enemies that have a red health bar display, including Teleporter bosses (whether they are bosses or normal enemies due to a Horde of Many event), UmbrasVengeanceYour relentless doppelganger will invade every 10 minutes.
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  , and any of the special bosses with the exception of Artifact ReliquaryArtifact Reliquary
  StabilizedHP: 100000 (+30000 per level)
  Damage: 10 (+2 per level)
  Class: Ranged
  Speed: 0 m/s
  Armor: 100000.
  • While the item's description does not explicitly mention this, War Bonds will also activate during any 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. cell event and every 5th wave on Simulacrum. However, in this case the missiles do not deal a portion of the target's max health as damage, but 3200% of the player's base damage.
  • Even though War Bonds does not activate for Artifact Reliquary, if the Artifact of VengeanceVengeanceYour relentless doppelganger will invade every 10 minutes.
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• The missiles never critically strike.
• If the boss or any valid targets are exterminated before all missiles have been fired, the remaining missiles will be fired at the player's location. This is an opportunity for the player to go near any target they want to damage so the range of the explosion will hit them.
  • Keep in mind that this will also hurt the player with the Artifact of ChaosChaosFriendly fire is enabled for both survivors and monsters alike.
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• At the beginning of the boss event, there is a 5 second grace period before the missiles start raining down, which they do so at 0.3 second intervals.
• If the boss is 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 Umbra, their Defensive MicrobotsDefensive Microbots (Passive)Passively gain Microbots that shoot down nearby enemy projectiles. Drones are also given Microbots.
  Survivor: Captain will be able to block every other missile unless they have sufficient attack speed for their microbots to recharge in less than 0.3 seconds.
• When an Umbra spawns with this item, they will have the 5 initial missile stacks. If the player then activates another boss event, e.g, Teleporter or Alloy Worship UnitAlloy Worship Unit
  Friend of VulturesHP: 2500 (+750 per level)
  Damage: 15 (+3 per level)
  Class: Ranged
  Speed: 7 m/s
  Armor: 30, the Umbra will fire its missiles at it but will not hurt it unless the Artifact of Chaos is also active.
• Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Pocket I.C.B.M. 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. Pocket I.C.B.M.Survivors 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.Pocket I.C.B.M.
  All Missile items deal more damage and fire an additional two missiles.
  All missile items and equipment fire an additional 2 missiles. Increase missile damage by 0% (+50% per stack) does NOT affect the amount of missiles nor does it effect the damage from the missiles fired from this item.
• After the missiles have been fired, all of the stacks of the buff are reset. More stacks can be gained on the same stage by earning more gold, but no more missiles will be fired for the same boss event.
  • Multiple barrages can be initiated on the same stage if there are multiple boss events, e.g. the multiple phases any of the final bosses.
• For 1 item stack, 20 missiles at 2.5% of the target's max health leads to 50% max health loss. In actuality, this will be only 41.6% max health because bosses have 20 armor.

Tips

• This item generally makes boss fights a lot easier, as the damage it deals is based on the maximum health of the boss. On top of that, each missile has a proc coefficient of 1.0, meaning that on-hit items like Sticky BombSticky Bomb
  Chance on hit to attach a bomb to enemies.
  5% (+5% per stack) chance on hit to attach a bomb to an enemy, detonating for 180% TOTAL damage. will deal even more damage when proced. Runald's BandRunald's Band
  High damage hits also blasts enemies with runic ice. Recharges over time.
  Hits that deal more than 400% damage also blasts enemies with a runic ice blast, slowing them by 80% for 3s (+3s per stack) and dealing 250% (+250% per stack) TOTAL damage. Recharges every 10 seconds., Kjaro's BandKjaro's Band
  High damage hits also blasts enemies with a runic flame tornado. Recharges over time.
  Hits that deal more than 400% damage also blasts enemies with a runic flame tornado, dealing 300% (+300% per stack) TOTAL damage over time. Recharges every 10 seconds., and Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Singularity Band 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. Singularity BandSurvivors 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.Singularity Band
  High damage hits also create unstable black holes. Recharges over time. Corrupts all Runald's and Kjaro's Bands.
  Hits that deal more than 400% damage also fire a black hole that draws enemies within 15m into its center. Lasts 5 seconds before collapsing, dealing 100% (+100% per stack) TOTAL damage. Recharges every 20 seconds. Corrupts all Runald's and Kjaro's Bands. will proc from a missile being hit causing a massive amount of damage. It is advised to gain as much gold as you can to get the max amount of missiles fired to deal a monumental amount of damage to the boss or even outright skip the boss.
• 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 also inherit this item. Ensuring all possible turrets are alive before the start of the boss event will lead to increased damage output even if the turrets cannot gain more than 5 initial missile stacks.
• Items that gain you gold, such as Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Roll of Pennies 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. Roll of PenniesSurvivors 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.Roll of Pennies
  Gain gold on taking damage.
  Gain 3 (+3 per stack) gold on taking damage from an enemy. Scales over time., Ghor's TomeGhor's Tome
  Chance on kill to drop a treasure.
  4% (+4% on stack) chance on kill to drop a treasure worth $25. Scales over time., and Brittle CrownBrittle Crown
  Gain gold on hit... BUT surrender gold on getting hit.
  30% chance on hit to gain 2 (+2 per stack) gold. Scales over time.
  
  Lose gold on taking damage equal to 100% (+100% per stack) of the maximum health percentage you lost. are extremely useful for helping you gain additional missiles.
• Seekers of the Storm - DLC Content
  Longstanding Solitude 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. Longstanding SolitudeSeekers 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.Longstanding Solitude
  Free purchases on Level Up. Gold converts to Experience.
  On level up gain a free unlock for the next purchase (+1 free unlock per item stack) but all gold is converted to experience. Anything that costs gold is increased by 50% (+50% per item stack) will interfere with the effectiveness of this item to a very noticeable degree. The player will always have access to the initial 5 missiles, but no more can be acquired because Longstanding Solitude intercepts any gold gained.

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Version History

Patch v1.3.6

• Reworked War Bonds
  • Old Functionality - Yields 75 gold (+25 gold per item stack) based on current difficulty level and the survivor's level at the start of every stage.
  • New Functionality - During boss events, 5 missiles bombard the area, dealing 2.5% of the bosses Max Health in damage (+2.5% per stack.) Before the boss event, gain additional missiles, up to a maximum of 20 (+5 per stack) per 25 gold gained. Gold requirement scales over time.

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Seekers of the Storm

• Added New Item: War Bonds

Trivia

• The item's internal name refers to its old functionality before the 1.3.6 update.