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Violin

Resonance Virtuoso

The violin deals surgical damage. Its crits apply marks; marks explode on enemy death; explosions chain. At crit cap you guarantee every crit and constant x6 damage. The cost: 100 HP base, no natural sustain.

Base stats

Max HP100
Damage Mult1.3x
Fire Rate2.4
Range1.5x
Pierce3 (base)
Fan Count1
Min Shot250 ms

Scaling stat: Crit Chance

damage multiplier = 1 + crit chance * 2

Stat cap 4 means 9x damage. With crit chance >= 1.0 every hit is guaranteed crit (multiplies by 1+crit damage up to 6x with crit damage cap 5). Combined: up to 54x nominal damage before soft cap.

Passive: Resonance Cascade

  • Mark per crit: each crit applies 1 stack of resonance mark on the target. Max 10 stacks. Duration 5000ms.
  • Explosion on death: stacks * 1.5 * (1+damage) * (1+crit damage*0.5). Double-dips with crit damage.
  • Freeze at 5+ stacks: 800ms freeze in 140px radius. Global cooldown 4000ms.
  • Spread: with Resonance Cascade T5 marks spread to 3 nearby enemies on death, chaining explosions.

Attack vs dummies

Straight piercing bolt, 3 enemies by default. Crits apply mark, they die, they explode.

Live rendered attack, ~2.4s loop

Violin character relics

10 exclusive relics. Gold and red define endgame builds.

First Chair Solo

Blue Offensive

First crit each second deals x3 damage and applies 3 stacks instead of 1.

trigger 1/sec, dmg x3, marks +3

Harmonic Overtone

Green Offensive

Each enemy pierced raises crit chance +15% on that shot. 6+ pierces guarantee crit.

+15%/pierce, auto-crit at 6 pierces

Sympathetic Resonance

Red Offensive

When a resonance explosion kills, that enemy explodes at 60% power. Double-cascade chains.

trigger kill-by-resonance, secondary 60%, throttle 50ms

Staccato Burst

Gold Offensive

3 crits in 2s, next shot fires a fan of 3 piercing bolts.

trigger 3 crits/2s, fan +2 bolts, spread 0.18 rad

Glissando Evade

Blue Defensive

Crits grant 80% evasion for 0.5s. With high crit chance you become almost untouchable.

trigger crit, +0.80 evasion, 500ms

Mark of Reprisal

Gold Defensive

When you take damage, up to 5 marked enemies lose 20% of their current HP instantly.

on player damage, -20% HP, max 5 targets

Rosin Barrier

Green Defensive

Every 5 active marks on the field reduce incoming damage by 1 flat, cap -4.

floor(marks/5), cap -4 dmg

Perpetual Vibrato

Red Utility

Any crit refreshes ALL active marks. With guaranteed crits marks never expire.

refresh all marks per crit, 5s base

Pizzicato Tempo

Green Utility

Pierce cooldown reduction x2. With 3+ pierces it nearly resets shot timer.

CD reduction per pierce x2 (240ms)

Crescendo Marks

Blue Utility

Each mark stack on an enemy raises its received damage +8% from all sources.

+8%/stack, cap 10 = +80% dmg taken

Talent tree

Cascade

Character · Crit / Area

  1. 1+2% crit
  2. 2+3% area
  3. 3+4% crit
  4. 4+5% area
  5. 5Resonance Cascade: marks spread to 3 enemies on death

Precision

Character · Range / Armor Pen

  1. 1+3% range
  2. 2+3% armor penetration
  3. 3+5% range
  4. 4+5% armor penetration
  5. 5Infinite Pierce: shots pierce +5 enemies extra

Ice

Element · Crit / Crit Damage

  1. 1+2% crit
  2. 2+4% crit damage
  3. 3+4% crit
  4. 4+6% crit damage
  5. 5Absolute Zero: frozen marked enemies shatter, chain explode

Lightning

Element · Damage / Fire Rate

  1. 1+2% damage
  2. 2+3% fire rate
  3. 3+4% damage
  4. 4+5% fire rate
  5. 5Thunder Stroke: arc between marks, +50% damage per stack

Recommended builds

Guaranteed Crit

Boss melter

Stack crit chance to cap 4 so every hit crits. Pair with crit damage cap 5, Crit Master, First Chair Solo, Crit Cascade. Nominal x54 damage before soft cap.

Picks: crit chance, crit damage, damage, First Chair Solo, Sympathetic Resonance, Perpetual Vibrato, Thunder Stroke (T5)

Mark Spam AoE

Horde clear

Pierce, range, Resonance Cascade T5, Crescendo Marks. Each shot marks 3-8 enemies, explosions chain to 3 more each.

Picks: range, Crescendo Marks, Resonance Cascade (T5), Pizzicato Tempo, Staccato Burst, Infinite Pierce (T5)

Untouchable

Defensive crit

Glissando Evade, Mark of Reprisal, Rosin Barrier, Perpetual Vibrato. Every crit grants 80% evasion 0.5s. With constant crit, 95% invuln uptime.

Picks: crit chance, Glissando Evade, Perpetual Vibrato, Mark of Reprisal, Rosin Barrier, Shadow Step