Old Guillotine

Stat
 Threshold

The **Old Guillotine** is an item in Risk of Rain 2.

The holder will instantly kill any Elite enemy that falls below 13% *(+13% per stack)* of its maximum health.

## Notes

* In a similar fashion to   and , an enemy is executed when its health is below the threshold and the Guillotine's holder deals damage to it.
	+ Only the holder can execute an enemy; allies will not benefit from the holder's Guillotines.
* Enemies cannot be executed (by freezing or the Guillotine) if they have any shields. Therefore,  Elites effectively have a maximum execution threshold of 50% health.
	+ However,  Elites can be executed as normal at the appropriate threshold.
* This item can be particularly useful for  if using , as it will allow the usually non-lethal passive to kill elite enemies the moment they fall below the threshold.
* The Old Guillotine is one of the few items in the game with hyperbolic stacking.
* 24 Old Guillotines are required to overcome the bonus health for Tier 1 Elite enemies ( ,, , and ), and 131 are needed to overcome the health bonus of Tier 2 Elites ( and ).
* elites are affected by this item.
	+ can infest and make a high health, previously non-elite enemy easier to kill as a result.
* Survivors, and by extension Umbra of Survivors, are unable to be executed.
	+ and  are able to be executed if they are elite.
	+ The execution threshold visual will still increase.
* it would take around 111\*^317 old guillotines in order to have a 100% threshold

## Math

The threshold at which it will activate is determined by the formula:

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{\displaystyle f(x) = \bigg(1 - \frac{1}{0.13x + 1} \bigg)
= \bigg( \frac{0.13x + 1}{0.13x + 1} - \frac{1}{0.13x + 1} \bigg)
= \frac{0.13x}{0.13x + 1}}

where x is the amount

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## Lore

```
Order: Old Guillotine
Tracking Number: 782*****
Estimated Delivery: 04/29/2056
Shipping Method: Standard
Shipping Address: Warehouse 36, Anklar, Primas V
Shipping Details:

Everyone is still operating on adrenaline here. We finally overthrew our oppressors and have taken back Primas V! I know some of the overlords will attempt to buy their way onto a stealth transport, but that’s going to be quite difficult due to their epic economic blunder.

We don’t just want blood for all the injustices we’ve suffered at their hands. We want to send a message to would-be sympathizers. This old guillotine will serve both as an execution method and a symbol to strike fear into their hearts wherever they might be hiding.

Primas V is alive!
```

## Version History

PC Patch v1.1.1.2
* Bug Fixes
	+ Fixed Old Guillotine’s behavior for enemies with shields or barrier

Early Access Content Update 5
* Major Content
	+ Added New Item Lore Entry: Old Guillotine
* Gameplay Changes
	+ Execute Threshold: ~20% (+20% per stack) ⇒ 13% (+13% per stack)
	 *Developer Notes: Since we’ve re-tuned the health of elites across the board, the Guillotine should be appropriately re-tuned as well.*

Early Access Artifacts Content Update
* Bug Fixes
	+ 🌧 Fix ‘Old Guillotine’ item not checking if the victim body is immune to executes (no more instantly killing yourself with Old Guillotine, , and /)

Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
* Bug Fixes
	+ Fix Guillotine sound not playing over the network

Early Access 'Skills 2.0' Content Update
* Gameplay Changes
	+ 🌧︎Tier: 1 ⇒ 2
	+ Update Logbook entry to properly reflect its stacking behavior
		- *In the Logbook, it said it scaled the execute threshold by 20%(+5% per stack), but it ACTUALLY stacked by 20% (+20% per stack). Instead of reducing the threshold down to 5%, we decided to keep the current behavior and upgrade it to tier 2 instead.*

Early Access Scorched Acres Content Update
* Major Content and Changes
	+ Added New Item: Old Guillotine

## Trivia

* The Old Guillotine may be a reference to The Ol' Lopper from Risk of Rain 1. Both items are "old," have a strong execution motif, and give the player an extreme benefit against low-health enemies: the Lopper causes the player to land guaranteed critical strikes against weakened enemies, while the Guillotine will instantly kill those enemies if they are Elite.
* The Old Guillotine is currently the only item to have undergone a rarity change. It was originally added as a **Common** item before later being changed into an **Uncommon** item.