Visions of Heresy

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The **Visions of Heresy** are a lunar item introduced in the *Hidden Realms Update* and a part of the Heresy Set.

Obtaining the Visions of Heresy will replace the Survivor's primary attack (M1 by default) with the Hungering Gaze skill.

Primary

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 * The initial hit deals 5% base damage.
* Once the cooldown period is finished, all stacks are recharged at once.
* Each shot will reset the cooldown period back to the full 2 seconds.
* Changes the firing of  turrets.
* Replaces both of  selected primary skills. However, it does not replace the second primary while in Power Mode.
* Picking up an Ammo Box from a  will grant the full capacity.
* Getting a  will allow the player to only have a 0.5 second cooldown between shots.
* Takes about 1.29 seconds to fire 12 shots.

## Synergies

* On very long runs, this item can be useful for , , and , since enemies will be so powerful that being in melee range is dangerous. However, on a normal-length run, the Visions of Heresy are a downgrade for these Survivors.
	+ Hungering Gaze also removes Loader's main way to activate her  passive. Gather other items to make up for the lost survivability.
* On Survivors with primary attacks that have high fire rates and/or many projectiles, such as ,  and , Hungering Gaze is a direct downgrade due to its recharge cooldown.
* On , replacing her primary with Hungering Gaze is generally better when holding a lot of on-hit items, such as, and more of a toss-up when holding none.
	+ The only case when replacing Artificer's primary could be detrimental is when the  from  is contributing to a , or is being boosted by .
* As with most items, Visions of Heresy will affect  turrets as well as himself. This means that Engineer can use Hungering Gaze instead of the clunky , and his turrets will also gain Hungering Gaze. This increases Engineer's damage output as well as his turrets', making it an all-around excellent choice.
* Because Hungering Gaze has a cooldown, attack speed items are reduced in effectiveness. Bonus attack speed does increase the rate at which the 12 bullets are fired, but will not modify the cooldown at all, resulting in a lower expected increase in damage output.
	+ Cooldown reduction items such as the  and  can help mitigate this downside.

## Notes

* The delayed explosions can trigger on-hit items independently of the initial hits.
* This item has a special interaction with the .
* Obtaining this item along with the other three Heresy items will turn the holder into the   Heretic.

## Lore

```
"…and for her betrayal, and her lies, and her scheming ways, the Heretic was violently separated into four distinctive pieces, each to be scattered across the farthest depths of the Moon.

First, her many eyes were plucked from her skull and sealed in boiling glass, forced to gaze upon her failure...”

-The Evisceration of Kur-skan the Heretic, III
```

## Version History

PC Patch v1.0.1.1 (Build ID No.5440050)
* Bug Fixes
	+ Fix Visions of Heresy interacting with  orbital drop

Early Access Content Update 5
* Bug Fixes
	+ Fixed Visions of Heresy allowing   to exceed three shots

PC Early Access Patch (Build ID No.4892828)
* Bug Fixes
	+ Fix the  being reset by

Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
* Major Content
	+ Added New Lunar Item: Visions of Heresy
	+ Added New Item Lore Entry: Visions of Heresy