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Item
Ball and Chain is an in-game item that can be bought from a Shop or can be found in a Crate. Most Items modify the Stats of the player, and some of them provide additional effects.
Unique
Ball and Chain is a unique item. Only 1 of each unique item can be equipped, and it will then no longer be offered in the Shop, and no longer drop from loot crates.
Notes
The Ball and Chain comes with quite a unique downside. It gives your weapons a minimum cooldown of 0.75 seconds. This doesn't seem to account for the animation time of melee weapons. So for melee weapons, their minimum cooldown with Ball and Call will be more than 0.75 seconds depending on how long the range of the weapon is.
The Stats are great for its price, so it is worthwhile to consider on characters with Attack speed penalties such as 
Buccaneer, 
Dwarf, or 
Ogre. And in general if you're using slower weapons like 
Laser Gun or 
Hammer
- Despite the Tooltip saying weapons, the Ball and Chain does limit the attack speed of Structures. This includes both regular
Turret and the 
Builder's Turret. - A Cursed Ball and Chain will have a minimum cooldown that is lower than 0.75 seconds. This opens the Cursed Ball and Chain up to being useful on more builds.
Update History
- 1.1.0.0: Added to the game.