Poison is a gameplay mechanic in PAYDAY 2 introduced in the Gage Ninja Pack DLC, dealing damage to enemies over time and stunning them.
Mechanics[]
Poison deals set amounts of damage to enemies every 0.5 seconds for a set amount of time. There is a delay of 0.5 seconds before enemies start taking damage. If an enemy is hit with a poison weapon while still poisoned, the amount of time they take damage from poisoning is reset and instead of a 0.5s delay, there is a 0.25s delay.
When poisoned, enemies have a chance to go into a stun animation. Enemies will remain stunned until the end of the poison, unless the poison is from a gas cloud. If an enemy is hit with a poison weapon again while already poisoned and displaying the animation and the chance for the animation to play fails, the animation is not aborted. Shields, Bulldozers, Medics, and "bosses" are immune to this stun.
For a more detailed explanation of how poison works, see the "Weapon stats - Advanced Concepts" section of Frankelstner's "The Long Guide".
The following weapons can poison enemies. Note only the Shuriken, Kunai Knife, and Stainless Steel Syringe are poisoned by default; Every other weapon needs to be modded.
Stats[]
| Poison Duration | 0.5s |
| Poison Damage | 250 per tick |
| Poison Chance | 70% |
| Poison Duration | 5.5s |
| Poison Damage | 250 per tick |
| Poison Chance | 100% |
| Cloud Radius | 8m |
| Cloud Duration | 20s |
| Poison Duration | 29.5s |
| Poison Damage | 20 per tick |
| Poison Chance | 100% |
| Cloud Radius | 6m |
| Cloud Duration | 15s |
| Poison Duration | 29.5s |
| Poison Damage | 10 per tick |
| Poison Chance | 100% |
| Cloud Radius | 8m |
| Cloud Duration | 15s |
| Poison Duration | 29.5s |
| Poison Damage | 10 per tick |
| Poison Chance | 100% |
| Cloud Radius | 4m |
| Cloud Duration | 15s |
| Poison Duration | 9.5s |
| Poison Damage | 8 per tick |
| Poison Chance | 100% |
Achievements[]
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Fugu Fighter Have at least 3 enemies poisoned at the same time with your poisoned weapons. Unlocks the "Shirai" mask, "Origami" material and "Hanabi" pattern. |
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Plague Doctor Kill 200 enemies using poison on the OVERKILL difficulty or above, while wearing the Scrubs outfit. Unlocks the "Viper Grenade" throwable. |
Trivia[]
- The stun animation poison uses was in the game long before the release of the Gage Ninja Pack; They were originally used for the ECM Feedback skill before the stun animation was changed to the current one where enemies hold their heads in pain. The animation was also used for the "Poisoned Cake" asset in The Big Bank heist, and used for the keycard civilian in Golden Grin Casino.