Attack Speed

Attack Speed

You attack x% faster with weapons. Getting 100% attack speed for example means you attack double as fast.

The game uses several hidden stats to calculate the attack speed, which means that attack speed doesn't always work as you would expect. Here are the exceptions:

Melee weapons' attack speed is affected by their Range. You can read about the effects on the range page.

Negative Attack speed increases the cooldown of your weapons, meaning you attack slower. However it uses a different Formular. It only reduces one of the hidden stats, called "Weapon speed". For example -100% attack speed means you attack around 30% to 50% slower, not 100%. It depends highly on the weapon and ranged weapons are generally affected harder by negative attack speed compared to melee weapons. This is because melee weapons's attack speed also depends on your range. So the Weapon speed plays a smaller part.

This weapon speed has a hard limit. Going too far past this limit results in severe diminishing returns. Fast melee weapons like Fist and Circular Saw tier 3+ reach this amount after about 200%. While fast ranged weapons like SMG Tier 4, Flamethrower Tier 4, Potato Thrower Tier 4, Minigun Tier 3. Minigun Tier 4 already has diminishing returns from 0% attack speed.

Attack speed doesn't apply to turrets, or effects like Cyberball, Baby with a Beard, or Rip and Tear Also applies to Ranged Weapons but not engineering turrets or mines. There is no limit to this. If this is negative you attack x% slower.

Items

Positive

These items increase your Attack Speed.

Name	Rarity	Effects	Base Price	Limit	Unlocked By
Banner	Tier 2	+20 Range +10 % Attack Speed -5 Knockback	55
Coffee	Tier 1	+10 % Attack Speed -2 % Damage	20
Gummy Berserker	Tier 1	+5 % Attack Speed +25 Range -1 Armor	25
Poisonous Tonic	Tier 3	+10 % Attack Speed +5 % Crit Chance +15 Range -2 HP Regeneration	80
Power Generator	Tier 3	+1 % Damage for every permanent 1 % Speed you have -5 % Damage	65	1
Retromation's Hoodie	Tier 4	+2 % Attack Speed for every 1 % Dodge you have -80 Range	110	1
Small Magazine	Tier 2	+2 Ranged Damage +10 % Attack Speed -6 % Damage	60
Spider	Tier 4	+12 % Damage +6 % Attack Speed for every different weapon you have -3 % Dodge -5 Harvesting	110		Win a run with Gladiator

Negative

These items decrease your Attack Speed.

Name	Rarity	Effects	Base Price	Limit	Unlocked By
Bowler Hat	Tier 3	+15 Luck +18 Harvesting -5 % Attack Speed -3 % Crit Chance	75		Win a run with Entrepreneur
Defective Steroids	Tier 1	+2 Max HP +2 Melee Damage -3 % Attack Speed	20
Focus	Tier 4	+30 % Damage -3 % Attack Speed for every different weapon you have	110		Win a run with One Armed
Heavy Bullets	Tier 4	+5 Ranged Damage +10 % Damage +10 Range -5 % Attack Speed -5 % Crit Chance	100
Missile	Tier 2	+10 % Damage -4 % Attack Speed	45
Pencil	Tier 1	+2 Engineering -1 % Attack Speed -1 % Crit Chance	15
Poisonous Tonic	Tier 3	+10 % Attack Speed +5 % Crit Chance +15 Range -2 HP Regeneration	80
Scope	Tier 2	+2 Ranged Damage +25 Range -7 % Attack Speed	48
Toolbox	Tier 3	+6 Engineering -8 % Attack Speed	55

Mechanics

These items use or affect your Attack Speed, without directly increasing/decreasing the stat.

Name	Rarity	Effects	Base Price	Limit	Unlocked By	Tags
Focus	Tier 4	+30 % Damage -3 % Attack Speed for every different weapon you have	110		Win a run with One Armed	Damage
Power Generator	Tier 3	+1 % Damage for every permanent 1 % Speed you have -5 % Damage	65	1		Speed, Damage
Retromation's Hoodie	Tier 4	+2 % Attack Speed for every 1 % Dodge you have -80 Range	110	1		Dodge
Spider	Tier 4	+12 % Damage +6 % Attack Speed for every different weapon you have -3 % Dodge -5 Harvesting	110		Win a run with Gladiator	Damage, Attack Speed

Characters

These Characters start with different Attack Speed, or have mechanics related to their Attack Speed:

Name	Stats	Unlocked By	Unlocks	Item Tags
Brawler	+50% Attack Speed with Unarmed weapons You start with 1 Fist +15% Dodge -50 Range -50 Ranged Damage	Unlocked by default	Power Fist	Melee Damage
Crazy	+100 Range with Precise weapons +25% Attack Speed You start with 1 Knife -30% Dodge -10 Engineering -10 Ranged Damage	Unlocked by default	Hunting Trophy	Crit Chance, Melee Damage
Lucky	+100 Luck Luck modifications are increased by 25% +75% chance to deal 1 (15%Luck) damage to a random enemy when you pick up a material -60% Attack Speed -50% XP Gain	Collect 300 materials	Lucky Charm	Luck, Pickup, Exploration
Gladiator	+20% Attack Speed for every different weapon you have +5 Melee Damage You can't equip ranged weapons -40% Attack Speed -30 Luck	Kill 20000 enemies	Spider	Melee Damage
Doctor	+200% Attack Speed with Medical weapons +5 HP Regeneration HP Regeneration modifications are increased by 100% +5 Harvesting -100% Attack Speed Armor modifications are reduced by 50%	Heal 200 HP in one wave	Medikit	HP Regeneration
One Armed	+200% Attack Speed Damage modifications are increased by 100% You can only equip one weapon at a time	Win a run in Danger 0	Focus	Damage
Soldier	+50% Damage while standing still +50% Attack Speed while standing still +10% Speed +200% pickup range +15 Knockback You cant attack while moving	Win a run in Danger 2	Nuclear Launcher	Stand Still
Knight	+2 Melee Damage for every 1 Armor you have +3 Armor You can't equip ranged weapons You can only equip tier 2 weapons or above % Attack Speed modifications are reduced by 50% Harvesting modifications are reduced by 80%	Win a run in Danger 4	Plasma Sledge	Armor

Weapons

These Weapons affect Attack Speed:

Name	Class	Damage	Attack Speed	DPS	Crit Damage/Chance	Range	Knockback	Lifesteal	Special Effects	Base price	Unlocked by
Ghost Flint	Ethereal	6(100%) 9(100%) 12(100%) 18(100%)	1.23s 1.17s 1.1s 1.04s	4.9(81%)/s 7.7(85%)/s 10.9(90%)/s 17.3(96%)/s	x2 (3%) x2 (3%) x2 (3%) x2 (3%)	150 160 170 180	2 2 2 2	0 0 0 0	+1% Attack Speed for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon	12 26 52 105	Default

Weapon Classes

There are no Weapon Classes that affect Attack Speed.

Stats
Max HP	Melee Damage	Crit Chance	Dodge
HP Regeneration	Ranged Damage	Engineering	Speed
Life Steal	Elemental Damage	Range	Luck
Damage	Attack Speed	Armor	Harvesting