Keyword

Keywords are a special mechanic introduced in Early Access Content Update 5 to briefly describe more complex attributes with a single word.

Corruption Upgrade has different definitions depending on the skill.

Several keywords are also status effects, those being ExposeExpose (Debuff)
Hitting exposed enemies reduces skill cooldowns and increases damage.Hitting exposed enemies reduces all skill cooldowns by 1 second and deals an additional 350% damage., RegenerativeRegenerative (Buff)
Gain additional health regeneration.Gain health regeneration equal to 5% of your maximum health.
(stackable), and HemorrhageHemorrhage (Debuff)
Damage over time.2000% base damage over 15s.
(stackable).

Keywords

Freezing [ Freezing ] Freeze enemies in place. Frozen enemies are instantly killed if below 30% health.

Agile [ Agile ] The skill can be used while sprinting.

Sonic Boom [ Sonic Boom ] Pushes away all enemies hit. Pushes you backwards if you are airborne.

Expose [ Expose ] Hitting Exposed enemies reduces all skill cooldowns by 1.0s and deals an additional +350% damage.

Heavy [ Heavy ] The skill deals more damage the faster you are moving.

Active Reload [ Active Reload ] Reload your railgun after firing. A perfect reload deals an additional +500% base damage on your next shot.

Stunning [ Stunning ] Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them.

Shocking [ Shocking ] Interrupts enemies and stuns them. The stun is removed if the target takes more than 10% of their maximum health in damage.

Weaken [ Weaken ] Reduce movement speed and damage by 40%. Reduce armor by 30.

Ignite [ Ignite ] Deal an additional +50% total damage over time.

Weak Point [ Weak Point ] Sections of enemies are identified as containing Weak Points. Hitting a Weak Point guarantees a Critical Strike.

Poisonous [ Poisonous ] Deal damage equal to 10% of their maximum health over 10s. Poison cannot kill enemies.

Regenerative [ Regenerative ] Heal for 5% of your maximum health over 0.5s.

Percent HP [ Percent HP ]

Corruption [ Corruption ]

Corruption Upgrade [ Corruption Upgrade ]

Version History

Survivors of the Void

• (Undocumented) Added Ignite
  [ Ignite ]

  Deal an additional +50% total damage over time.
  , Weak Point
  [ Weak Point ]

  Sections of enemies are identified as containing Weak Points. Hitting a Weak Point guarantees a Critical Strike.
  , Active Reload
  [ Active Reload ]

  Reload your railgun after firing. A perfect reload deals an additional +500% base damage on your next shot.
  , Corruption
  [ Corruption ]
  , and Corruption Upgrade
  [ Corruption Upgrade ]
  .

PC Patch v1.1.1.4

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed “Regenerative
    [ Regenerative ]

    Heal for 5% of your maximum health over 0.5s.
    ” keyword description not accurately reflecting in-game values

Anniversary Update

• Gameplay Changes
  • Greater WispGreater Wisp
    HP: 750 (+225 per level)
    Damage: 15 (+3 per level)
    Class: Ranged
    Speed: 7 m/s
    Armor: 0
    • 🌧 Can now be stunned
      [ Stunning ]

      Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them.
      and frozen
      [ Freezing ]

      Freeze enemies in place. Frozen enemies are instantly killed if below 30% health.
• Bug Fixes
  • Enemies who are stunned
    [ Stunning ]

    Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them.
    , frozen
    [ Freezing ]

    Freeze enemies in place. Frozen enemies are instantly killed if below 30% health.
    , or shocked
    [ Shocking ]

    Interrupts enemies and stuns them. The stun is removed if the target takes more than 10% of their maximum health in damage.
    no longer continue to turn

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

• Bug Fixes
  • Fix REXREXREX is a half robot / half plant that uses HP to cast devastating skills from a distance. The plant nor the robot could survive this planet alone – but thankfully they have each other.
    Class: Ranged
    HP: 130 (+39 per level)
    Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
    Armor: 20
    Umbra: Symbiotes being executed by freezes
    [ Freezing ]

    Freeze enemies in place. Frozen enemies are instantly killed if below 30% health.
  • Fix MercMercenaryThe 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 expose
    [ Expose ]

    Hitting Exposed enemies reduces all skill cooldowns by 1.0s and deals an additional +350% damage.
    mechanic not awarding cooldown reduction to non-host players over the network

Early Access Content Update 5

• Gameplay Changes
  • Added a ‘Keyword’ system. Keywords are just words to describe common repeated behavior without explaining it every time. Added the following keywords:
    • Freezing
      [ Freezing ]

      Freeze enemies in place. Frozen enemies are instantly killed if below 30% health.
    • Stunning
      [ Stunning ]

      Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them.
    • Shocking
      [ Shocking ]

      Interrupts enemies and stuns them. The stun is removed if the target takes more than 10% of their maximum health in damage.
    • Poisonous
      [ Poisonous ]

      Deal damage equal to 10% of their maximum health over 10s. Poison cannot kill enemies.
    • Regenerative
      [ Regenerative ]

      Heal for 5% of your maximum health over 0.5s.
    • Agile
      [ Agile ]

      The skill can be used while sprinting.
    • Percent HP
      [ Percent HP ]
    • Sonic Boom
      [ Sonic Boom ]

      Pushes away all enemies hit. Pushes you backwards if you are airborne.
    • Weaken
      [ Weaken ]

      Reduce movement speed and damage by 40%. Reduce armor by 30.
    • Expose
      [ Expose ]

      Hitting Exposed enemies reduces all skill cooldowns by 1.0s and deals an additional +350% damage.
    • Heavy
      [ Heavy ]

      The skill deals more damage the faster you are moving.