CHEF

CHEF

Stats

HP	115 (+ 35 per level)
Regen	0.60 (+0.24 per level) hp/s
Damage	12 (+3 per level)
Armor	0 (+3 per level)
Speed	28 km/h

Unlock

Gourmet
Obtain Meat NuggetMeat Nugget
Enemies drop chunks of healing meat.
8% chance on hit to drop 2 meat nuggets that heal for 8 (+8 per stack) health., Bustling FungusBustling Fungus
Heal quickly when standing still for 2 seconds.
After standing still for 2 seconds, heal for 4.5% (+4.5% per stack) of your health every second to yourself and nearby allies., Sprouting EggSprouting Egg
Rapidly heal outside of danger.
After not being hit for 7 seconds, increase health regeneration by 2.4 (+2.4 per stack) hp per second., Bitter RootBitter Root
Increases maximum health by 8%.
Increases maximum health by 8% (+8% per stack)., and Foreign FruitForeign Fruit45s CD
Heal on use.
Heal yourself for 50% of your health. in one run.

Ending phrase

..and so it left, entirely forgetting its previous purpose.

CHEF

"The CHEF is extremely proficient at dealing with large groups of customers. Combining a delicious Glaze with a finishing Sear is sure to dazzle even the toughest of crowds!"
– In-game description

Description

The CHEF is a playable character in Risk of Rain Returns.

The CHEF is a durable character who excels at crowd control. DICE can pierce an unlimited number of times at a relatively long range, or be traded for more damage in a smaller area with SLICE (as long as you can spam it fast enough!). Its secondary & utility skills are a big source of its overall damage, as glazing targets with GLAZE or a well-placed OIL JAR immensely boosts the power of SEAR.

SECOND HELPING allows for even more extreme damage by turning SEAR to the explosive FLAMBE, or alternatively deal significant damage to boss enemies by using MINCE while standing in them, as well as annihilating segmented enemies such as Magma Worms and the Gilded Wurms. MARINATE (GLAZE) isn't all that useful, but it can quickly get it out of sticky situations. However, MARINATE (OIL JAR) has much more potential, allowing for more SEARING/FLAMBEING in a larger area. SECOND HELPING can be swapped out for COOK, which makes CHEF depend on getting enough meals to sustain its survivability.

Survivor Log

Warranty Expiration: 4/10/2063

CHEF Included Manual: Thank you for purchasing the CHEF Model-A robotic kitchen assistant! Automated cooking has made rapid advancements in the last decade and our Model-A line of robots have been trained with the most recent in culinary AI datasets. CHEF models operate with very little oversight and adapt to the desires of your friends and family in only a day's worth of calibration! They can prepare meals efficiently with any provided ingredients and cookware or even improvise in a pinch! Perfect for your home, business or even on the road, you can utilize any of it's 8 included emotive pre-sets to align to your tastes in a hurry! Please refer to safety instructions for additional information.

[SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS] [1] READ THE MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE. [2] Though product is water-resistant, do not immerse in water or any other liquids to avoid electric shock. [3] Do not attempt to manually fill oil stores. Overfilling oil stores may cause a fire hazard. [4] Keep all exhaust ports clear of any potential blockage to prevent combustion. [5] Do not place unauthorized biological* materials inside cooking bay.  [5a] Refer to Mars humanity statutes for a complete list of unauthorized materials.

Skills

Primary

DICE
THROW CLEAVER TOWARDS CUSTOMERS FOR 100% DAMAGE. BOOMERANGS BACK.
MINCE THROW 9 CLEAVERS IN A CIRCLE FOR 9x100% DAMAGE. BOOMERANGS BACK.

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• Only the first hit of any cleaver triggers on-hit effects.
  • This is visually represented by subsequent hits producing yellow damage numbers rather than white.

SLICE
STRETCH YOUR ARMS AND SLASH CUSTOMERS FOR 125% DAMAGE.
BUTCHER FIERCELY TEAR CUSTOMERS APART, DEALING 625% DAMAGE.

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• Editor's note: The in-game description of 120% damage is incorrect.
• SLICE can attack faster with repeated inputs.
  • Unlike other abilities like BlastBlast
    Primary
    Fires a powerful slug for 80% damage.
    Survivor: Bandit and KnuckleboomKnuckleboom
    Primary
    Batter nearby enemies for 120% damage. Every third hit deals 240% damage and knocks enemies upwards.
    Survivor: Loader, this is not made automatic with the 'Rapid Fire' setting in Accessibility Options.
• BUTCHER has reduced horizontal range and increased vertical range.

Secondary

SEAR		3s CD
COOK CUSTOMERS FOR 260% DAMAGE UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN, KNOCKING THEM AWAY. SEARING GLAZED CUSTOMERS DEALS +78% DAMAGE.
FLAMBE COOK CUSTOMERS FOR 520% DAMAGE UNTIL INCINERATED, KNOCKING THEM AWAY. FLAMBEING GLAZED CUSTOMERS DEALS +156% DAMAGE.

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• Editor's note: The in-game description of 420% damage for FLAMBE is incorrect.
• Editor's note: The in-game description of a bonus 78% damage on glazed enemies for FLAMBE is incorrect.
• Glazing an enemy requires covering it in oil with GLAZE or OIL JAR, consuming the debuff in the process.

Utility

GLAZE		4s CD
RIDE A WAVE OF OIL, SLOWING CUSTOMERS.
MARINATE RIDE A LONG WAVE OF OIL, SLOWING CUSTOMERS.

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• The boosted version of GLAZE increases its travel distance.

OIL JAR		7s CD
TOSS OUT A FRAGILE JAR OF OIL, SPREADING AND SLOWING CUSTOMERS. SLIDE WHILE IN OIL.
MARINATE TOSS OUT A FRAGILE JAR OF OIL, SPREADING AND SLOWING CUSTOMERS. SLIDE WHILE IN OIL. NOTE: MOP UP MASSIVE MESS DURING BREAK.

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• Lingering oil puddles re-cover enemies with oil constantly, including enemies hit by SEAR.

Special

SECOND HELPING		8s CD
PREPARE A MASTER MEAL, BOOSTING THE NEXT ABILITY CAST.
Ancient Scepter Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. FULL COURSE MEAL PREPARE A MASTER MEAL, BOOSTING THE NEXT TWO ABILITY CASTS.

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COOK		10s CD
RAPIDLY PREPARE MEAL OUT OF CUSTOMERS, STUNNING AND DEALING 6x50% DAMAGE. SLAIN CUSTOMERS BECOME TASTY TEMPORARY MEAL ITEMS. CANNOT CRIT. EXECUTES ENEMIES BELOW 10% HEALTH.
Ancient Scepter Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. BUFFET RAPIDLY PREPARE MEAL OUT OF CUSTOMERS, STUNNING AND DEALING 12x50% DAMAGE. SLAIN CUSTOMERS BECOME TASTY TEMPORARY MEAL ITEMS. CANNOT CRIT. EXECUTES ENEMIES BELOW 10% HEALTH.

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• Editor's note: The in-game description of 80% damage is incorrect.
• Editor's note: While not mentioned in the in-game description, COOK executes enemies below 10% health.
• Unlike normal temporary items, each of the items created by COOK expire as a full stack, with the timer of 30 seconds for each stack being reset by picking up additional copies of each item.

Possible meals generated from COOK or BUFFET

Item Name	Pickup text	Effect
Big Bison Steak	Increase health regeneration and movement speed.	Increase health regeneration by 0.6 HP/s (+0.6 per stack), and movement speed by 2km/h (+2 per stack).
Marinated Lizard Loaf	Increased damage.	Increase damage by 20% (+10% per stack).
Golem Essence on the Rocks	Gain barrier and increased armor.	Gain 50% max HP as barrier on pickup, and 40 armor (+10 per stack).
Jelly Brain Salad	Reduces skill cooldowns by 1 second.	Reduces skill cooldowns by 1 second (+0.5s per stack). Cooldowns cannot go below 0.5s.
Fried Eyeball	Slow nearby enemies.	Slow enemy movement speed by 37.5% and attack speed by 25% in an area around you (stacks increase range).

Associated Challenges

Name	Unlocks	Requirement	Alt
Gourmet	CHEF	Obtain Meat NuggetMeat Nugget Enemies drop chunks of healing meat. 8% chance on hit to drop 2 meat nuggets that heal for 8 (+8 per stack) health., Bustling FungusBustling Fungus Heal quickly when standing still for 2 seconds. After standing still for 2 seconds, heal for 4.5% (+4.5% per stack) of your health every second to yourself and nearby allies., Sprouting EggSprouting Egg Rapidly heal outside of danger. After not being hit for 7 seconds, increase health regeneration by 2.4 (+2.4 per stack) hp per second., Bitter RootBitter Root Increases maximum health by 8%. Increases maximum health by 8% (+8% per stack)., and Foreign FruitForeign Fruit45s CD Heal on use. Heal yourself for 50% of your health. in one run.
Cracking Claws	Interstellar Desk PlantInterstellar Desk Plant Sprout a tree on kill, granting healing fruits. Upon killing an enemy, spawn an alien plant that heals you for 3% of your maximum health and recharges after 4 seconds. Plant lasts 15 (+5 per stack) seconds.	CHEF: SEARSEAR3s CD Secondary COOK CUSTOMERS FOR 260% DAMAGE UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN, KNOCKING THEM AWAY. SEARING GLAZED CUSTOMERS DEALS +78% DAMAGE. Survivor: CHEF/FLAMBEFLAMBE3s CD Secondary COOK CUSTOMERS FOR 520% DAMAGE UNTIL INCINERATED, KNOCKING THEM AWAY. FLAMBEING GLAZED CUSTOMERS DEALS +156% DAMAGE. Survivor: CHEF 20 Sand Crabs
Catch and Release	Laser TurbineLaser Turbine Using skills charges up to a huge laser blast. Using skills charges the generator by 7.8% (+7.8% per stack) per second. At full power, fire a laser for 2000% damage.	CHEF: Have 20 cleavers out at once.
Grease Fire	OIL JAROIL JAR7s CD Utility TOSS OUT A FRAGILE JAR OF OIL, SPREADING AND SLOWING CUSTOMERS. SLIDE WHILE IN OIL. Survivor: CHEF	CHEF: Simultaneously kill 15 oiled enemies using SEARSEAR3s CD Secondary COOK CUSTOMERS FOR 260% DAMAGE UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN, KNOCKING THEM AWAY. SEARING GLAZED CUSTOMERS DEALS +78% DAMAGE. Survivor: CHEF/FLAMBEFLAMBE3s CD Secondary COOK CUSTOMERS FOR 520% DAMAGE UNTIL INCINERATED, KNOCKING THEM AWAY. FLAMBEING GLAZED CUSTOMERS DEALS +156% DAMAGE. Survivor: CHEF
Free-Range	SLICESLICE Primary STRETCH YOUR ARMS AND SLASH CUSTOMERS FOR 125% DAMAGE. Survivor: CHEF	Complete the Providence Trial "A Fresh Harvest".	Collect 300 items as CHEF.
Well-Seasoned	COOKCOOK10s CD Special RAPIDLY PREPARE MEAL OUT OF CUSTOMERS, STUNNING AND DEALING 6x50% DAMAGE. SLAIN CUSTOMERS BECOME TASTY TEMPORARY MEAL ITEMS. CANNOT CRIT. EXECUTES ENEMIES BELOW 10% HEALTH. Survivor: CHEF	Complete the Providence Trial "The Right Ingredients".	Defeat 3,000 enemies as CHEF.
"...Or Your Money Back"	Arcane BladesArcane Blades Move faster after activating the Teleporter. Increases movement speed by 30% (+30% per stack) after the Teleporter has been activated.	Complete the Providence Trial "Kited Blades".

• Completing Catch and Release requires DICE to be selected.

Secret

Name	Unlocks	Requirement
Unethical Consumption	New CHEF Skin (Black/Crimson)	CHEF: COOKCOOK10s CD Special RAPIDLY PREPARE MEAL OUT OF CUSTOMERS, STUNNING AND DEALING 6x50% DAMAGE. SLAIN CUSTOMERS BECOME TASTY TEMPORARY MEAL ITEMS. CANNOT CRIT. EXECUTES ENEMIES BELOW 10% HEALTH. Survivor: CHEF Acrid.

Strategy

• Using MINCE on top of a large enemy will guarantee that all cleavers will hit it, dealing massive damage with effectively a 9x proc chance. Don't forget it comes back for another 900%!

Loadout

• Selecting COOK can dramatically lessen the power of GLAZE into SEAR due to a lack of FLAMBE, but in return CHEF can gain a large amount of power from the items if maintained correctly.

Item Interactions

• Since OIL JAR constantly reapplies the glazed debuff, cooldown reducing items such as Alien HeadAlien Head
  Reduces cooldowns for your skills.
  Decrease your skill cooldowns by 30% (+30% per stack). and 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. can drastically increase SEAR/FLAMBE's effectiveness.
• The meals generated from COOK or BUFFET do not benefit from the Substandard DuplicatorSubstandard Duplicator
  Picked up items yield an additional temporary copy.
  Picking up an item gives you a temporary copy of itself. Temporary items last an additional 10 (+10 per stack) seconds.

Gallery

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Skins
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Unlocked by default.
COOK Acrid.	Complete the final Providence Trial as CHEF.

Crudely-Drawn Buddy Decoy

Multiplayer Drone

Version History

Patch 1.1.0

• Fixed the CHEF's SEARSEAR3s CD
  Secondary
  COOK CUSTOMERS FOR 260% DAMAGE UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN, KNOCKING THEM AWAY.
  SEARING GLAZED CUSTOMERS DEALS +78% DAMAGE.
  Survivor: CHEF + GLAZEGLAZE4s CD
  Utility
  RIDE A WAVE OF OIL, SLOWING CUSTOMERS.
  Survivor: CHEF combo not properly applying stun to affected enemies.

Patch 1.0.4

• CHEF’s "BUTCHER" (boosted alternate primary skill) now properly has a unique icon.

Trivia

• In its character portrait, CHEF is inside the UES Contact Light and cutting up a Bitter RootBitter Root
  Increases maximum health by 8%.
  Increases maximum health by 8% (+8% per stack)..
• The meals created from COOK/BUFFET are based on various enemies from the game: Bighorn Bison, Rock Golem, Lemurian, Jellyfish and Black Imp.
• CHEF is the only character to have two skills that share a name. (MARINATE)
• Lore-wise, the origin of CHEF's violent demeanor is likely similar to that of MUL-T from Risk of Rain 2, wherein their learning modules taught them that these creatures are injuring them, and product damage is bad, so they started killing all creatures to prevent that, hence the end quote stating that it forgot its previous purpose.