Skul: The Hero Slayer Patch 1.7.3 Introduces Three New Items, Rebalances Existing Ones

Developer SouthPAW Games released Patch 1.7.3 for its 2D action roguelite Skul: The Hero Slayer recently and introduced three new items.

The first item is the Golden Wand. Every 100 Gold you spend increases your magic attack by 1%, which stacks up to 70%!

The second one is called the Prohibited Book. This item is interesting because it changes into the Demonomicon after you’ve obtained 500 pages of the book. You get a page every time you deal damage to an enemy with the skill.

And finally, the Grace of Leonia is a new item that grants a 15-HP barrier every 30 seconds. While the barrier is active, your magic attack is increased by 50%. Furthermore, a barrage of orbs shoots out and attacks nearby enemies every five seconds, dealing magic damage.

Patch 1.7.3 buffed some existing items as well. For example, the Invisible Knife in Skul: The Hero Slayer has gotten better with this weapon now having a critical strike chance of 10% and a higher magical damage. Equip this on a Skull that has innately fast attack speed like the King for maximum effect!

Patch Notes

• Ceremonial Dagger
  • Increased crit rate: 5% > 10%
• Victory Baton
  • Increased Magic Attack: 70% > 85%
• Fragments of Sun Wagon
  • Increased the size and damage of the trail of fire
  • Increased the trail of fires chance to inflict burn: 8% > 10%
• Charred Jamadhar
  • Increased the chance of basic attacks inflicting burn on enemies: 10% > 15%
  • Increased the damage of additional Magic damage
• Aftershock
  • New effect: Stunning an enemy increases skill cooldown speed by 60% for 5 seconds.
• Sphere of Sniping
  • Adjusted the magic arrows to now penetrate enemies
  • Increased the damage of magic arrows
  • Reduced the preparation time for magic arrows
• Magical Choker
  • Increased the damage of magic projectiles
  • Reduced the preparation time for magic projectiles
• Burning Scripture
  • New effect: Increase Magic attack by 30%
• Mana Gauntlets
  • Adjusted Magic attack increase duration time: 2 seconds > 3 seconds
  • Adjusted Magic attack increase rate from basic attacks: 3% > 5%
  • Adjusted max Magic attack increase rate: 60% > 75%
• Holy Footsteps
  • Adjusted skill cooldown speed rate after dashing: 5% > 10%
  • Adjusted the max Magic attack increase rate when fully stacking the item effect: 60% > 70%
• Arch Bishop's Scriptures
  • Adjusted the item rarity: Unique > Legendary
  • Increased the duration time of punishment but decreased its size
  • Item effect changes
  • Upon using a skill, punish a nearby enemy to deal Magic damage. (Cooldown: 30 seconds) The punishment moves toward a nearby enemy, and enemies hit by it receive 10% more amplified Magic damage for 10 seconds. (Maximum 50%)
• Dark Priest Robe
  • New effect: Crit Rate increases by 30% while the barrier is activated

So, what can you say about the new items introduced in Skul: The Hero Slayer Patch 1.7.3?