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Checkmate Arsenal

Which chesspiece shall reward you ?

Dark Sword and Night Armor no more ! Tier 3 Shadow Pieces now drop exclusive, terrrrifying objects... as they were originally intended to !

Use their abilities wisely, or descend into madness with them :



Strike death into enemy lines with this long, swift lance :

• 68 melee damage, 200 durability, increased range but slower attack speed
  
  
• Shadow Strike :
  Lunge forward and deal +34 extra damage for each new target hit on the way
  Behaves as a teleport 2 tiles ahead
  2 seconds cooldown, uses half durability during lunge.
  
  
• Grants +50% movement speed post-strike, decreasing over 4 seconds
  
• -10 sanity/min when equipped, and -2.5 sanity on lunge

Summon a swarm to harass foes and empower the weapon attacks :

• 25.5 melee damage, 80 durability
  
  
• Shadow Bat Swarm :
  Every 10 seconds, melee attack becomes a ranged shadow bat swarm, chasing its target and dealing damage regularly around for the cooldown duration
  
  Attacking enemies within the swarm doubles the weapon melee damage, and prevents durability loss.
  
  
• -10 sanity/min when equipped, -5 sanity on summon
  Shadow bats have a strong insanity aura

Vanish into the shadows, and return with a monstrous snap :

• 75% damage absorption, 725 armor durability
  
  
• Shadow Snap :
  Use the helmet to warp away for a maximum of 2 seconds
  If chosen so, erupt back within 3 tiles to perform a 306 damage bite AoE around you
  5 seconds cooldown, uses 2% of armor from warping, biting or not.
  
  
• Ability can be interrupted by attackers until warp is completed
  
• -10 sanity/min when equipped, -10 sanity from warping

Shadow Pieces are fought together... so their loot also comes with situational bonuses when used together ! Get dancing with these moves to make the the most out of your arsenal :

Tenebrous Reach :
- Swarm chasing speed is doubled for the duration of the post Shadow Strike speedboost
- Increase Shadow Snap cast-range by 3 tiles and refresh Shadow Strike speedboost
Nocturne Bat :
- Enemies hit with a Shadow Strike within the swarm uses twice less durability
- Landing a Shadow Snap within the swarm halves the helm durability loss during its cooldown
Revenant Helm :
- While on cooldown, the Shadow Strike ability deals 34 more damage
- Outside of cooldown, bat swarm size and range grows by 33%


(Most stats and boss loot are configurable !)

• We plan on adding 'Possessed' version of these items post-shadow-rift, allowing to refresh their durability, and improve their abilities altogether.
  
• Stay sharp ! There should be much more to come

> Full update changelogs

Dev Team & Credits - Follow and help us on Ko-fi to support our creative work ♥️

• ADM - code - https://ko-fi.com/cherryteam
  
• FeyThing - art - https://ko-fi.com/feything
  
• Notka - icon

Special Thanks & Contributors

• 大蜥蜴 - For the Chinese translation