Flute

RangedMusicalAbyssal TerrorsTiers I–IV

Hitting an enemy that has less than 60%/65%/70%/75% health has a 10%/15%/20%/25% chance to charm it for 8 seconds

Unlock: Win a run with Romantic
Starting weapon for: 14 characters

Community builds that use it

LuckyStack Luck and use weapons that convert it into damage: Lute is the favoured choice, Flute and Pan Flute add luck damage, and Slingshot or Stick work while luck items are missing. Baby Elephant, Cyberball, Crocodile and Pearl are the named luck-damage items.
RenegadeUse single-projectile weapons that gain most from the +2 projectiles: SMG with Ranged Damage and Life Steal, Revolver or Laser Gun, or Ghost Scepter. Buy every new tier-1 item to offset the -80% Damage; explosive guns, Javelin and Flute builds are also reported.

Stats by tier

Tier I Common
Damage
6 (+50% Ranged Damage, +10% Luck)
Cooldown
1.03s
Crit
x1.5 (3% chance)
Range
300
Tier II Uncommon
Damage
8 (+50% Ranged Damage, +15% Luck)
Cooldown
0.95s
Crit
x1.5 (3% chance)
Range
325
Tier III Rare
Damage
11 (+50% Ranged Damage, +20% Luck)
Cooldown
0.87s
Crit
x1.5 (3% chance)
Range
350
Tier IV Legendary
Damage
15 (+50% Ranged Damage, +25% Luck)
Cooldown
0.78s
Crit
x1.5 (3% chance)
Range
375

Damage in brackets is added from your stats before %Damage multiplies the total; see the damage formula or the calculator.

DPS at tier IV

19.5 DPS with no stats, 32.6 at 20 Ranged Damage and 52.1 at 50 (single target, every projectile hits, crits averaged): #28 of 29 weapons that scale with Ranged Damage. Full ranking or your own stats.