Wake of Vultures

Wake of Vultures
Temporarily steal the power of slain elites.
Gain the power of any killed elite monster for 8s (+5s per stack).
Rarity	Legendary
Category	Damage Utility AIBlacklist OnKillEffect
ID	69
Stats
Stat	Value	Stack	Add
Duration	8s	Linear	+5s

The Wake of Vultures is an item in Risk of Rain 2.

Upon killing an Elite enemy, the holder gains that same Elite power for 8 seconds (+5 seconds per stack).

For more information on what powers each Elite type gives, see Elite Status Effects.

Notes

• It is possible to gain every single Elite power at once.
• The Artifact of Honor makes this item more effective, with every kill granting the player an Elite power.
• Activating 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. while holding the Wake of Vultures will not give any Elite effect, even if the Artifact of Honor is active.
• Be wary that this item may interfere with healing-based strategies, as killing an OverloadingOverloading (Affix Buff)
  Gain the power of an Overloading Elite.Attacks explode after a delay. 50% of health is replaced by shield. or PerfectedPerfected (Affix Buff)
  Gain the power of a Perfected Elite.Cripple on hit. Occasionally fire 5 bomb projectiles at enemies. Gain 35% increased movement speed, and gain 25% max health. All health will be replaced with shields. Elite will temporarily replace half or all of the player's health with shields, respectively. Since shields cannot heal through normal means, this can be an unwanted nuisance for players who are in the fray often and require that healing to stay alive.
  • However, getting the Overloading buff will also instantly grant 50% shield, even if the holder's current health is below 50% of its max. Similarly, getting the Perfected buff will turn the holder's health into shield and immediately grant 100% shield. In either case, when the effect ends, the holder is also healed for the amount of health originally turned into shields: 50% for Overloading and 100% for Perfected (regardless of how much or little shield the player had right before the effect expired). The Rejuvenation RackRejuvenation Rack
    Double the strength of healing.
    Heal +100% (+100% per stack) more. increases this post-buff restoration, but items like CorpsebloomCorpsebloom
    Double your healing... BUT it's applied over time.
    Heal +100% (+100% per stack) more. All healing is applied over time. Can heal for a maximum of 10% (-50% per stack) of your health per second. and N'kuhana's OpinionN'kuhana's Opinion
    Fire haunting skulls when healed.
    Store 100% (+100% per stack) of healing as Soul Energy. After your Soul Energy reaches 10% of your maximum health, fire a skull that deals 250% of your Soul Energy as damage. are not affected.
• There is a bug involving this item and Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Safer Spaces 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. Safer SpacesSurvivors 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.Safer Spaces
  Block the next source of damage. Corrupts all Tougher Times.
  Blocks incoming damage once. Recharges after 15 seconds (-10% per stack) Corrupts all Tougher Times., which allows the shield to recharge instantly. This happens when a character kills a Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Voidtouched 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. VoidtouchedSurvivors 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.Voidtouched (Affix Buff)
  Gain the power of a Voidtouched Elite.Collapse on hit and block one hit every 15 seconds. enemy and the elite buff expires while Safer Spaces is still on Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Safer Spaces Cooldown 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. on cooldownSurvivors 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.Safer Spaces Cooldown (Cooldown Buff)
  Indicates that damage negation is on cooldown. A stack is removed per second.
  (stackable). This is because when the elite buff expires it removes a stack of the cooldown debuff and when the timed debuff expires, it removes another stack, bringing the total number of stacks to -1. When that character is then hit and loses the Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Safer Spaces Ready 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. shieldSurvivors 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.Safer Spaces Ready (Buff)
  Negates the next source of damage, then goes on cooldown., it will add one stack for the cooldown debuff, but since it will only be at 0 stacks and therefore "not present", the shields will be enabled on the next frame. When the cooldown debuff later expires, it will bring the debuff stacks to -1, conserving the corrupted state.
  • There is a secondary bug involved here, where the shields behavior is not granted/removed when the character gains/loses the Voidtouched elite buff, but when there is a change in the character's inventory and it makes a check for the elite buff's existence. Therefore, the Safer Spaces shields must be on cooldown while the elite buff shields behavior is removed and not when the elite buff technically expires. Other than adding/removing/transforming an item in the character's inventory, an inventory change check can also be triggered when the character picks up an InfusionInfusion
    Killing an enemy permanently increases your maximum health, up to 100.
    Killing an enemy increases your health permanently by 1 (+1 per stack), up to a maximum of 100 (+100 per stack) health. orb. As such, the easiest way to trigger the bug is to hold Wake of Vultures, Safer Spaces, and Infusion. Note that holding an Infusion is an insufficient condition when the character has reached the max bonus health for the currently held stacks and the inventory change needs to be triggered by another method.
  • This bug fixes itself when the character is revived, or advances to the next stage as all buffs are reset.
  • Even though the character is impervious to most sources of damage, the shield technically goes on cooldown until the next frame, so if the character is hit by multiple sources of damage in the same frame, only the first one will be protected from the shields, while the rest will go through.
  • A different way to trigger this same bug is to have 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 steal Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
    Safer Spaces 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. Safer SpacesSurvivors 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.Safer Spaces
    Block the next source of damage. Corrupts all Tougher Times.
    Blocks incoming damage once. Recharges after 15 seconds (-10% per stack) Corrupts all Tougher Times. while it is on cooldown. When the player retrieves the item, they will gain the same instant recharge behaviour for the rest of the stage.

Lore

Order: Unique Leather Belt
Tracking Number: 40***********
Estimated Delivery: 10/23/2056
Shipping Method:  High Priority / Biological
Shipping Address: Auckland, New Zealand, Earth
Shipping Details: 

“The mind rules over its body from a fortress of bone, learning of the world around it through fleshy portals. The heart is just an extension of the body, which finds its root in your head.” 

Somebody said this, I can’t remember who. Anyway, make sure to take great care of it. It’s incredibly rare.

Version History

PC Patch v1.2.3

• (Undocumented) Wake of Vultures can now grant the Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Voidtouched 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. VoidtouchedSurvivors 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.Voidtouched (Affix Buff)
  Gain the power of a Voidtouched Elite.Collapse on hit and block one hit every 15 seconds. affix

Anniversary Update

• Major Content
  • Added New Lore Entry: Wake of Vultures

Trivia

• The Wake of Vultures is a reference to the Headhunter Belt in the ARPG Path of Exile, which has a similar appearance and effect.
  • The order description is "Unique Leather Belt", which is the item type of the Headhunter.
  • The tracking number "40***********" is likely a reference to the required level to wear the Headhunter.
  • The estimated delivery "10/23/2056" is a reference to Path of Exile's launch date, October 23, 2013
  • The shipping address "Auckland, New Zealand, Earth" is the location of the studio Grinding Gear Games, which develops Path of Exile.
  • The quote in the shipping details is a paraphrase of the Lore/Flavor text on the Headhunter item card.
  • The closing remark "It's incredibly rare." is a reference to the rarity of the Headhunter in Path of Exile, with many players going to great lengths to hold one some day.
  • The internal name is "HeadHunter"