Tri-Tip Dagger

Stat
 Chance to Bleed

The **Tri-Tip Dagger** is an item in Risk of Rain 2.

On hit, it gives a 10% *(+10% per stack)* chance to inflict  on the target (which is multiplied by the hit's proc coefficient), dealing a total of 240% damage across (3 x proc coefficient) seconds (20% per tick, 4 ticks per second).

## Notes

* Unlike most other damage-over-time debuffs, an existing stack of Bleed will have its duration extended when a new stack with a longer duration is inflicted (e.g. if a stack has 1 second remaining but a new 3-second stack is inflicted, the 1-second stack is refreshed to 3 seconds). This means Bleed can be stacked infinitely as long as it is continuously inflicted.
	+ However, hits with a low proc coefficient will inflict shorter-duration stacks of Bleed, meaning that even with 100% Bleed chance, the window to inflict the next Bleed stack to refresh existing ones is much narrower.
* The Tri-Tip Dagger's chance to activate stacks linearly 10%. With 10 daggers, attacks with 1.0 proc chance will have a 100% chance to bleed.
* This item's Bleed effect is the same debuff as the Bleed inflicted by the ; if both items are held, only one stack of Bleed can be inflicted per hit.

## Lore

```
Welcome to DataScraper (v3.1.53 – beta branch)
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Complete!

The following is an audio transcript from the trial of D. Cooper, wanted for 5 counts of serial manslaughter.

“Mr. Cooper, do you recognize this item?”

“I do.”

“Is it true that you used this weapon on your victims?”

“Yes.”

“And, Mr. Cooper, is it true that... that you would use this dagger to expose the healed wounds of your victims? In an attempt to spill yet more innocent blood from them?”

“Oh yes. Was my favorite part.”

“Your favorite part, you say. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I think you all can see that Mr. Cooper is a truly deranged man - who took the lives of countless innocent people. However, if you are not fully convinced, I have one more piece of evidence to provide for the jury’s consideration. Your honor, if I may prepare an audio recording of Mr. Cooper?”

“Proceed.”

“Thank you, your honor. Now, please play back the recording.”

The remainder of this court transcript has been sealed.
Reason: i think im gonna be sick
```

## Version History

Survivors of the Void
* (Undocumented) Instances of Bleed from Tri-Tip Dagger no longer stack when combined with Shatterspleen.

Anniversary Update
* Major Content
	+ Added New Lore Entry: Tri-Tip Dagger
* Gameplay Changes
	+ Bleed Chance: 15% (+15% per stack) ⇒ 10% (+10% per stack)
	 *Developer Notes: Right now, bleed is okay until you can stack it infinitely, in which case it becomes incredibly strong. We want to smooth out the power curve a bit, increasing the number of daggers required for ‘infinite’ bleed to match the number of Glasses required for 100% crit.*

Early Access 'Skills 2.0' Content Update
* Bug Fixes
	+ Fix cropping issues on Tri-Tip Dagger icon

## Trivia

* The Tri-Tip Dagger is the successor to the Rusty Knife from Risk of Rain 1, which has a virtually identical effect.
* This item is based on a real type of knife known as a tri-edge dagger or simply a tri-dagger, which features three spiraling blade edges that meet at the tip. This type of dagger causes more serious internal damage than a traditional blade and the triangular wound inflicted is more difficult to properly suture. This has resulted in some urban legends falsely claiming that due to the long suffering inflicted on a victim, the dagger's use is ruled a war crime.