Acrid

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Acrid

Stats

HP	114 (+36 per level)
Regen	0.60 (+0.24 per level) hp/s
Damage	12 (+3 per level)
Armor	15 (+3 per level)
Speed	28 km/h

Unlock

Free the chained creature.

Ending phrase

..and so it left, with a new hunger: to be left alone.

Acrid

"Acrid deals huge amounts of damage after stacking poisons from his Festering Wounds, Caustic Sludge, and Epidemic. Try to stun targets inside your Caustic Sludge for maximum damage. Remember that you can fight at both melee and range!"
–In-game description

Description

Acrid is a playable character in Risk of Rain Returns. Acrid is a tetrapodal creature with reptilian features, covered in maroon scales with spikes along its spine, tipped with bright green accents.

Acrid has limbs ending in three digit claws, along with four green eyes, and a mouth bearing a large jaw with sharp teeth. Its right upper limb is restrained with a ball and chain.

Acrid is capable of spreading noxious poison via its skin pores and saliva. It is able to forcefully spit said poison to great lengths.

Unlocking

Acrid is unlocked on one of the third stages variants, Sunken Tomb. Acrid is locked in a metal container on the far right of the stage, that only appears half of the time. Interacting with this container will result in a special boss fight with Acrid, that when won, will award the character, as well as a random item of varying quality.

Survivor Log

Shipping Details: SUBJECT #c25058 Early genetic experimentation has led to the creation of larger creatures from test tubes in recent months. Entirely coded in-house, with no DNA baseline larger than 5% of any one pre-existing Adam subject, this creature that we have code-named 'ACRID' has shown more intelligence than any other baseless chimaera and almost as much intelligence as [redacted] chimaeras. Preliminary tests on the subject have been occuring for months now. It is genetically stable but displays erratic signs of violence, and is thus being shipped to your unit for further trials due to safety concerns. The crate is rated for biological weapon resistance, but is not recommended for animal use - Still, we believe Acrid should make it to you safely and we have no concerns of damage in transit due to the immense strength and resilience it has shown across multiple trial periods.
P.S. Good Luck.

Sent to:		Shipping Method:
Wade Z.		High Priority/Biological
EICO labs
City of Gold,		Estimated Delivery:
Earth		11/25/2056

Skills

Primary

Festering Wounds
Maul an enemy for 120% damage. The target is poisoned for 24% TOTAL damage every 0.5 second for 3 seconds.

• Editor's note: The in-game description of 24% damage per second is incorrect.
• Each hit of Festering Wounds applies a new stack of poison, which will deal its own damage over the 3s duration.
• Festering Wounds' poison deals TOTAL damage, meaning that any effects that amplify the damage dealt by the attack that applied it (crits, Golden GunGolden Gun
  More gold, more damage.
  Deal bonus damage based on current gold, up to 40% damage. Caps at 700 (-50% per stack) gold. Scales with time., The ToxinThe Toxin
  Touch enemies to weaken them.
  Infect enemies on contact for 3 seconds, causing them to receive 30% (+15% per stack) extra damage from all sources., etc.) will apply to the poison's damage as well.

Corrosive Wounds
Maul enemies for 80% damage. Targets are corroded, and take 10% extra damage from all sources.

• Corrosive Wounds's debuff stacks additively, meaning 5 stacks make an enemy take 50% extra damage from all sources.

Secondary

Neurotoxin		3s CD
Spit toxic bile for 220% damage, stunning enemies in a line for 1 second.

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Toxic Bubble		5s CD
Spit out a Toxic Bubble, dealing 50% damage over time, and slowing enemies, exploding for 500% damage after 5 seconds. Can be pushed by attacking or bouncing on it, dealing 75% damage to nearby enemies.

• Editor's note: The in-game descriptions of 60% damage over time and 600% damage are incorrect.
• Editor's note: The in-game description doesn't mention the damage dealt when pushing or jumping on the Toxic Bubble.
• Drifter's Scrap CubeScrap Cube2s CD
  Secondary
  Consume a small amount of scrap and toss out a large scrap cube, dealing 150% damage. The cube can be pushed and shattered, dealing 300% damage while pushed. Fragile!
  Survivor: Drifter can bounce off of Toxic Bubble

Utility

Caustic Sludge		15s CD
Secrete poisonous sludge for 2 seconds. Speeds up allies, while slowing and hurting enemies for 90% damage.

• Caustic Sludge's poisonous sludge can crit and deal double damage. If the first tick of damage to an enemy is a crit, all subsequent ticks on that enemy will be crits as well.
  • This does not count as a crit for items that rely on them, like Wicked RingWicked Ring
    Critical strikes reduce all your cooldowns by 1.
    Gain 5% (+10% per stack) critical chance. Critical strikes reduce cooldowns by 1 second. or Predatory InstinctsPredatory Instincts
    Critical strikes increase attack speed. Buff stacks 5 times.
    Gain 5% critical chance. Critical strikes increase attack speed by 10% (+7% per stack). Maximum cap of 30% (+21% per stack) attack speed..
• Caustic Sludge's boosts Acrid movement speed by 8km/h, or around 28% of its base speed.

Dissolving Ambush		6s CD
Spit out a poisonous blob, forming a puddle that slows and hurts enemies for 100% damage. Use a second time to dissolve into acid and warp to the puddle, dealing 400% damage.

• Editor's note: While not mentioned in the in-game description, Dissolving Ambush's projectile deals 100% damage to enemies it passes through while travelling.

Special

Epidemic		11s CD
Release a deadly disease, poisoning enemies for 100% damage per second. The contagion spreads to two targets after 1 second.
Ancient Scepter Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. Pandemic Release a deadly disease, poisoning enemies for 100% damage per second. The contagion spreads to two targets after 1 second. If an enemy is killed by Pandemic, you are healed.

• Editor's note: While not mentioned in the in-game description, Epidemic's projectile deals 100% damage.
• Epidemic's poison lasts for 5 seconds, for a total of 5*100% damage.
• Each hit of Epidemic applies a new stack of poison, which will deal its own damage over the 5s duration.
• Pandemic heals for 2% of Acrid's max health upon killing an enemy.

Achievements & Trials

Survivors

Name	Unlocks	Requirement	Alt
Dissolved	Toxic Centipede	Spread 3,300 feet of caustic sludge.
Catchy	Super Massive Leech	Spread Epidemic to 25 enemies (have a single cast of Epidemic affect 25 targets).
Broken Continuity	Corrosive Wounds	Kill caged Acrid in less than 15 seconds.
Nucleation	Toxic Bubble	Complete the Providence Trial "Caustic Climb".	Collect 300 items as Acrid.
Aposematic	Dissolving Ambush	Complete the Providence Trial "Uncontrolled Experiment".	Defeat 3000 enemies as Acrid.
Yoink	Hunter's Harpoon	Complete the Providence Trial "A Toxic Path".

Gallery

CSS Sprite

Skins
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Unlocked by default.
Complete Trial "Judgement" as Acrid.	Collect the Prismatic Shard in Risk of Rain.	Collect the Prismatic Shard in the Ancient Valley.

Crudely-Drawn Buddy Decoy

Multiplayer Drone

Version History

Patch 1.0.5

• Fixed a crash when Acrid's bubble touched the head of a friendly Bramble.
• Fixed Acrid's alternate Utility skill becoming unavailable for the rest of the stage if the projectile was launched into a pit.

Patch 1.0.4

• Acrid’s "Toxic Bubble" skill damage now properly stacks with damage from Caustic Sludge.
• Acrid’s "Toxic Bubble" skill now damages nearby enemies when bounced on or hit by the player.
  • Editor's note: Toxic Bubble now deals 75% damage to nearby enemies when attacked or jumped on.

Trivia

• The skin obtained by collecting the prismatic shard on Risk of Rain could be a reference to Acrid's Anointed skin from Starstorm, a mod for the original Risk of Rain, that appears almost identical.
• Acrid is the only survivor with two prism skins.
• Acrid is the only survivor who is the same individual in Risk of Rain 2.
• Acrid has the same delivery address as The ToxinThe Toxin
  Touch enemies to weaken them.
  Infect enemies on contact for 3 seconds, causing them to receive 30% (+15% per stack) extra damage from all sources..