A list of the Recon’s perks and relevant upgrades.
Introduction
This guide outlines all the perks and upgrades for those perks for the Recon class in Roboquest.
There are a total of 12 perks that you can choose from. Each perk has 3 upgrades. The Recon itself has 7 upgrades.
This should help for future reference mid run when deciding what to pick for perks and upgrades.
RECON Upgrades
This is an innate perk
Upgrades:
- ECO-DECOY – Increases Stealth’s decoy duration by 2s and decoy draws enemies’ attention more efficiently
- ELECTRIC SHAVER – Laser Dagger deals Shock damage
- LOW RIDER – Increases your movement speed by 5% and grants you 1 additional jump
- OVERLOAD – Reduce the number of charges required to perform Overslash by 1
- SECRET TRICK – Overslash is always critical
- SHARPENED WITS – Increase your critical damage by 15%
- SIZE MATTERS – Increases weapons ammo in clip by 35% and their cooling gauge by 20%
BLUE SCREEN
Instantly execute enemies with less than 8% health remaining and bosses with less than 3% health remaining
Upgrades:
- CIRCUIT BREAKER – Increases Blue-Screen execution threshold by 20% on enemies and by 2% on bosses with Laser Dagger
- COMPUTER VIRUS – Increases Blue-Screen execution threshold by 5% on enemies and by 1% on bosses
- SHUTDOWN – Your first hit against an enemy has a tiny chance to instantly execute it (except against Goliaths and Bosses)
CRITICAL SPLIT
Your critical hits ricochet on 1 enemy within 6m, dealing 30% of initial damage
Upgrades:
- CHAIN REACTION – Increases Critical Split ricochet target amount by 1 and its maximum range by 1m
- GOOD FORTUNE – Increases weapons lucky critical chance by 10%
- SIMPLE GEOMETRY – Increases Critical Split ricochet damage by 20%
DANCING BLADE
Increases weapons damage by 35% for 6s after hitting an enemy with Laser Dagger
Upgrades:
- EXTRA CREDIT – Taking down an enemy while in Dancing Blade grants you 35% chance to generate additional Overslash charge
- ROBO-GALLOP – Dancing Blade also increases your firerate by 10% and your movement speed by 15%
- TIME GRAFT – Taking down an enemy while in Dancing Blade extends its duration by 1.5s
FAVORITE WEAPON
Increases weapons damage by 15% and their reload speed by 25%. Reduces your weapon slots by 1.
Upgrades:
- GOOD FORTUNE – Increases weapons lucky critical chance by 10%
- HAPPY HOUR – Shooting no longer consumes ammo or heat for 4s after hitting an enemy with Overslash
- ROBO-COFFEE – Increases your movement speed by 5% and weapons firerate by 10%
LASER CUTLASS
Transforms Laser Dagger into Laser Cutlass. Increases its attack speed by 50% and lucky critical chance by 25%
Upgrades:
- LUCKY STAR – Increases Laser Cutlass lucky critical chance by 10%
- SHARPENING WHEEL – Increases Laser Cutlass damage by 15%
- SUSHI MASTER – Increases your resistance by 5% for 6s after hitting an enemy with Laser Cutlass. This effect can stack up to 3 times.
LOCKED AND LOADED
Upgrades:
- ELECTRO MAG – Non-elemental weapons deal Shock damage while Locked and Loaded is active
- GUN DIET – Increases your firerate by up to 30% based on missing ammo in clip
- QUICK HAND – Increases your reload speed by 25% while Locked and Loaded is active
NIGHT SHROUD
Increases your resistance by 30% while in Stealth and for 5s after leaving it.
Upgrades:
- ELUSIVE – Reduces Stealth cooldown by 1.5s
- FLEETING STEEL – Night Shroud also increases Laser Dagger damage by 30% and your movement speed by 15%
- TRANSPARENCY – Increases Night Shroud resistance bonus by 15%
SENTINEL
Stealth‘s decoy shoots enemies dealing 7 damage (+30% per level) every 0.2s.
Upgrades:
- DOUBLE MIRAGE – Deploys another decoy at your position when leaving Stealth. Reduces Stealth‘s decoys damage by 30% and duration by 2s.
- GATLING SENTINEL – Increases Stealth‘s decoy firerate by 20% but reduce its accuracy by 20%
- HIGH VOLTAGE – Stealth‘s decoy deals Shock damage
SHADOW STRIKE
Attacking no longer breaks Stealth. Increases your damage by 35% while in Stealth. Reduces Stealth duration by 1s.
Upgrades:
- PHASE SHIFT – Shadow Strike bonuses persist for 4s after leaving Stealth
- RELENTLESS HUNTER – Taking down an enemy while in Stealth extends it duration by 0.5s
- SHADOW MADNESS – Increases weapons firerate by 10% and shooting no longer consumes ammo or heat while Shadow Strike bonus is active
SLICE WAVE
Increases Overslash range by 4m
Upgrades:
- FREE TICKET – Grants you 20% chance to regenerate all Overslash charges after hitting an enemy with an Overslash
- HAPPY SLICE – Reduces Stealth cooldown by 5s after hitting an enemy with Overslash
- OIL-THIRST – Restores 2% of your maximum health after hitting an enemy with Overslash
TACTICAL SCAN
Deploying a decoy triggers an Explosion around the closest enemy in sight marking all enemies hit. Taking down a marked enemy spreads the mark to an enemy within 12m.
Upgrades:
- DOUBLE SPREAD – Taking down a marked enemy spreads the mark to 1 additional enemy and the spread radius is increased by 2.5m
- MELTED CIRCUIT – Applying mark to an enemy deals 20 burn damage (+30% per level) over time
- TACTICAL STOMP – Performing a Headbonk marks all enemies within 8m
TRIGGER DISCIPLINE
Not shooting for 2.25s increases the damage of your next weapon shot by 100%
Upgrades:
- CHEAP SHOT – Your next weapon shot is always critical while Trigger Discipline is active.
- EXPLOSIVE DISCIPLINE – Increases weapon Explosion damage by 50% and radius by 50% while Trigger Discipline is active.
- TRIPLE THREAT – Trigger Discipline bonus damage is applied to your next 3 weapon shots but is reduced by 40%.
By Lacirev
More Guides:
- Roboquest: All Guardian Perks & Upgrades
- Roboquest: All Commando Perks & Upgrades
- Roboquest: All Engineer Perks & Upgrades
- Roboquest: All Affixes List
- Roboquest: Advanced Damage Calculations Guide