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Time Shifter

Primal DreadShop favours Speed

  • You can shift time when you take damage
  • Some waves come out of order (the first and final waves never move)
  • +5% Speed
  • Dodge modifications are reduced by 100%
Unlock
Available from the start
Winning a run unlocks
Pocket Watch (item)

Build

Community build
Slow, hard-hitting weapons such as Spear let the bullet-time positioning catch many enemies; items that drain 1 HP per second, such as Blood Donation, keep bullet time active.
Core weapons and items
Stats to buy
Melee Damage, Ranged Damage
Top weapons at the reference profile
Boomerang IV, Jousting Lance IV, Combat Shotgun IV

Full Time Shifter buildSynergies: Getting hit synergies

Starting weapons

Pick one of 25 weapons. Weapons marked with a DLC name appear only when that DLC's Item Set is on.

Shop restrictions

  • Dodge upgrades can no longer appear (12 November patch).

How Time Shifter plays

Taking damage lets the Time Shifter slow everything around it except itself; the developers describe it as slowing the world so you can catch your breath. Its waves also come out of order, except the first and the final wave.

Dodge modifications are reduced by 100%, so Dodge items do nothing for it, and since 12 November the level-up screen no longer offers Dodge upgrades. Armor and Max HP are the defensive stats left.

A player reports that self-damage from Blood Donation keeps the slow-motion effect running. The exact slow strength and duration are not published.

Winning unlocks Pocket Watch, which slows enemies and their projectiles by 75% for 5 seconds once per wave when you drop below 40% health.

Sources

Reviewed against PC 1.2 and the 12 November patch.

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