Preamble:
Characters in Deadlock all have different levels of ability with regards to securing souls. Some characters like Wraith, Haze and Venator are very privileged, boasting a high fire rate and high bullet velocity. Other characters with low fire rate and low bullet velocity like Paige, Victor and Celeste can easily lose souls in lane due to their lack of privilege. High Velocity Mag can help with this issue, but High Velocity Mag is a gun item with situational upgrades that often feels bad investing in for spirit characters like Celeste.
Item Idea:
To solve these issues, I propose a spirit item which overrides your current weapon for the purposes of securing souls (and a T4 upgrade for team fights). Both of the proposed items below deal weapon damage that scales with boons and both gain the same benefits as your primary weapon from gun items. Character specific benefits such as fire rate scaling on Vindicta and Warden do not apply to the summoned weapons.
Ghost Gun: 800 Souls
"Summon a ghostly revolver that replaces your current weapon until you reload. Regain 1 ammo whenever you damage a trooper or secure a soul. Recast to dismiss early."
Bullet Damage: 10 + .25 per boon
Bullet Fire Rate: 4 Per Second
Ammo Count: 6
Bullet Velocity: 800 m/s
Projectile Size: Small
Cooldown: 20 Seconds
Spectral Sniper: 6400 Souls
"Summon a spectral sniper rifle that replaces your current weapon until you reload. The Spectral Sniper refunds 1 ammo and deals additional spirit damage on critical hits. The Spectral Sniper Pierces enemies. Recast to dismiss early."
Bullet Damage: 40 + 1.4 per boon
Bullet Fire Rate: 1 Per Second
Ammo Count: 6
Bullet Velocity: 1000 m/s
Projectile Size: Small
Bonus Spirit Damage: 15 + .25 * Spirit Power
Cooldown: 40 Seconds
Characters in Deadlock all have different levels of ability with regards to securing souls. Some characters like Wraith, Haze and Venator are very privileged, boasting a high fire rate and high bullet velocity. Other characters with low fire rate and low bullet velocity like Paige, Victor and Celeste can easily lose souls in lane due to their lack of privilege. High Velocity Mag can help with this issue, but High Velocity Mag is a gun item with situational upgrades that often feels bad investing in for spirit characters like Celeste.
Item Idea:
To solve these issues, I propose a spirit item which overrides your current weapon for the purposes of securing souls (and a T4 upgrade for team fights). Both of the proposed items below deal weapon damage that scales with boons and both gain the same benefits as your primary weapon from gun items. Character specific benefits such as fire rate scaling on Vindicta and Warden do not apply to the summoned weapons.
Ghost Gun: 800 Souls
"Summon a ghostly revolver that replaces your current weapon until you reload. Regain 1 ammo whenever you damage a trooper or secure a soul. Recast to dismiss early."
Bullet Damage: 10 + .25 per boon
Bullet Fire Rate: 4 Per Second
Ammo Count: 6
Bullet Velocity: 800 m/s
Projectile Size: Small
Cooldown: 20 Seconds
Spectral Sniper: 6400 Souls
"Summon a spectral sniper rifle that replaces your current weapon until you reload. The Spectral Sniper refunds 1 ammo and deals additional spirit damage on critical hits. The Spectral Sniper Pierces enemies. Recast to dismiss early."
Bullet Damage: 40 + 1.4 per boon
Bullet Fire Rate: 1 Per Second
Ammo Count: 6
Bullet Velocity: 1000 m/s
Projectile Size: Small
Bonus Spirit Damage: 15 + .25 * Spirit Power
Cooldown: 40 Seconds
