Will-o'-the-wisp

Will-o'-the-wisp
Detonate enemies on kill.
On killing an enemy, spawn a lava pillar in a 12m (+2.4m per stack) radius for 350% (+280% per stack) base damage.
Rarity	Uncommon
Category	Damage OnKillEffect
Corrupted	Survivors of the Void - DLC Content Voidsent Flame 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. Voidsent FlameSurvivors 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.Voidsent Flame Full health enemies also detonate on hit. Corrupts all Will-o'-the-wisps. Upon hitting an enemy at full health, spawn a lava pillar in a 12m (+2.4m per stack) radius for 260% (+156% per stack) base damage. Corrupts all Will-o'-the-wisps.
ID	4
Stats
Stat	Value	Stack	Add
Damage	350%	Linear	+280%
Radius	12m	Linear	+2.4m

The Will-o'-the-wisp is a returning item in Risk of Rain 2.

1 second after the holder kills an enemy, a fiery blast spawns where that enemy died. The blast has a 12m (+2.4m per stack) radius and deals 350% (+280% per stack) base damage. This damage suffers from sweet spot damage falloff.

The explosion has a proc coefficient of 1.0.

Math

Wisps	Damage %	Range
1	350%	12m
2	630%	14.4m
3	910%	16.8m
4	1190%	19.2m
5	1470%	21.6m
10	2870%	33.6m
25	7070%	69.6m
50	14070%	129.6m
100	28070%	249.6m

Tips

• Stacking both Will-o'-the-wisps and CrowbarsCrowbar
  Deal bonus damage to enemies above 90% health.
  Deal +75% (+75% per stack) damage to enemies above 90% health. can allow the player to rapidly chain together kills against grouped enemies, or at the very least inflict heavy damage.
  • This is especially effective with the Artifact of Swarms enabled.
• Using the Will-o'-the-wisp with the Forgive Me Please45sForgive Me Please
  Throw a cursed doll that repeatedly triggers your 'On Kill' effects.
  Throw a cursed doll out that triggers any On-Kill effects you have every 1 second for 8 seconds. allows the player to throw the doll at enemies for effective area damage.
• The knock-back effect created from the explosion can scatter targets, which is not only useful for crowd control, but can also send light airborne targets like Lesser WispsLesser Wisp
  HP: 35 (+10 per level)
  Damage: 3.5 (+0.7 per level)
  Class: Ranged
  Speed: 6 m/s
  Armor: 0 and JellyfishJellyfish
  HP: 60 (+18 per level)
  Damage: 5 (+1 per level)
  Class: Self-Destruct
  Speed: 10 m/s
  Armor: 0 crashing against terrain, dealing massive damage.

Lore

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"You don’t want to re-name it Bill-o-the-Wisp?"
"NO."
"JAR-ed?"
"NO."
"Then what about FLARE-ed?"
"STOP."
"It needs a name, it’s no dif-FIRE-ent than you or me."
"Next time we’re at base I’m applying for a transfer."
"You know that won’t go through until at least Dec-EMBER."
"How long have you been waiting to use these?"
"Coming up with them on the spot. I’ve got a good head on my SMOULDERS."
"You can stop emphasizing those words so much. I get it."
"I will never stop FUELING around."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Want to grab something to eat when we get back?"
"Thank the stars that’s over, yes. I hope they’re not serving that gruel we had yesterday."
"Maybe they’ll cook you a pep-PYRO-ni pizza?"
"..."
"Hey, wait up! I can’t run holding this thing, it might go off!"

Version History

Early Access Content Update 5

• Major Content
  • Added New Item Lore Entry: Will-o'-the-wisp

Early Access Patch (Build ID No.3703355)

• Bug Fixes
  • Falloff models for delayed blast attacks (Willowisp) are now properly assigned. This may cause them to do more damage than before.