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Melee is a brutality-scaling mutation which makes melee attacks inflict the slow debuff on enemies for a short duration.

Details[]

  • Scroll Cap: 11 Brutality
  • Special Effects:
    • Each melee attack slows enemies down for [0.2 base] seconds. Each melee hit resets the slow down time.
  • Scaling: 0.2 × 1.15Stat - 1 seconds
Number of stats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+ ...
Mutation effect 0.2s 0.23s 0.26s 0.3s 0.35s 0.4s 0.46s 0.53s 0.61s 0.7s 0.8s ...

Notes[]

  • This mutation is effective with melee attacks. It slows the movement of the enemies, allow the player to hit more or even breach the enemies.

History[]

  • 0.5: Introduced.
  • 0.7: Base DPS bonus increased from 60 to 120.
  • 1.2: Reworked: Now slows enemies with melee attacks, instead of gaining bonus DPS if there are more than 2 enemies around.
  • 2.1: No longer grants 1 second of Malaise protection from slowed enemies due to Malaise rework.
Mutations
Brutality
Killer Instinct Mutation IconKiller Instinct'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Vengeance Mutation IconVengeance'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Melee Mutation IconMelee'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Sadism Mutation IconSadismremoved'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Open Wounds Mutation IconOpen Wounds'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Tainted Flask Mutation IconTainted Flask'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Adrenaline Mutation IconAdrenaline'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Frenzy Mutation IconFrenzy'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Scheme Mutation IconScheme'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Fireworks Technician Mutation IconFireworks Technicianremoved'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Initiative Mutation IconInitiative'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Predator Mutation IconPredator'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"'• Porcupack Mutation IconPorcupack
Tactics
Support Mutation IconSupport'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Parting Gift Mutation IconParting Gift'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Tranquility Mutation IconTranquility'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Ripper Mutation IconRipper'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Ranger's Gear Mutation IconRanger's Gear'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Barbed Tips Mutation IconBarbed Tips'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Point Blank Mutation IconPoint Blank'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Efficiency Mutation IconEfficiencyremoved'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Networking Mutation IconNetworking'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Crow's Foot Mutation IconCrow's Foot'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Tactical Retreat Mutation IconTactical Retreat'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Hunter's Instinct Mutation IconHunter's Instinct'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000003-QINU`"'• Acrobatipack Mutation IconAcrobatipack
Survival
Soldier's Resistance Mutation IconSoldier's Resistance'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Berserker Mutation IconBerserker'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Blind Faith Mutation IconBlind Faith'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Counterattack Mutation IconCounterattack'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• What Doesn't Kill Me Mutation IconWhat Doesn't Kill Me'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Necromancy Mutation IconNecromancy'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Extended Healing Mutation IconExtended Healing'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Gastronomy Mutation IconGastronomy'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Spite Mutation IconSpite'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Heart of Ice Mutation IconHeart of Ice'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Kill Rhythm Mutation IconKill Rhythm'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000005-QINU`"'• Armadillopack Mutation IconArmadillopack
Colorless
Ygdar Orus Li Ox Mutation IconYgdar Orus Li Ox Depleted Mutation IconYgdar Orus Li Ox'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Recovery Mutation IconRecovery'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Emergency Triage Mutation IconEmergency Triage'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Velocity Mutation IconVelocity'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Dead Inside Mutation IconDead Inside'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Alienation Mutation IconAlienation'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Acceptance Mutation IconAcceptance'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Masochist Mutation IconMasochist'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Disengagement Mutation IconDisengagement'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• No Mercy Mutation IconNo Mercy'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Instinct of the Master of Arms Mutation IconInstinct of the Master of Arms'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Ammo Mutation IconAmmo'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Gold Plating Mutation IconGold Plating'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Get Rich Quick Mutation IconGet Rich Quick'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Midas' Blood Mutation IconMidas' Blood'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000007-QINU`"'• Wish Mutation IconWish Depleted Mutation IconWish
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