Electric Spear

Electric Spears are a type of added in Downpour. They have a large cone-shaped tip that glows blue and white, sparking with electricity.

Utility
Electric Spears damage and stun whatever they hit on impact. This effect is similar to the shock from and stuns most creatures for 7 seconds. A visual effect is emitted during impact, which looks similar to thrown s, but much dimmer. Note that the Electric Spear must embed into the creature to take effect; like regular Spears, they harmlessly bounce off of heads. Using an Electric Spear too many times (between 3 to 16) causes the Electric Spear to lose its charge and become inactive. They can also be destroyed by overuse; there is a chance for an Electric Spear to break with a loud pop after it strikes a creature. This chance is significantly higher when hitting electric enemies.

Active Electric Spears are often found wielded by s. Inactive Electric Spears can be found in. They can be charged by hitting an electric creature (such as a Centipede,, or ); by being hit by a 's shockwave; or by hitting an electric coil in. They can also be charged by the electrical storms in, though this is too risky to be practical.

Electric Spears are a very effective combat tool against creatures with high Health, such as s. Flying creatures fall to the ground when stunned, leaving them vulnerable. Unlike s, Electric Spears can be reused multiple times, so stunning a target can allow the to retrieve and use it again.

Electric Spears can be embedded in walls and climbed. Unlike other Spears, Electric Spears can be can be pulled back out and reused after being embedded.

Hitting an underwater creature with an Electric Spear fully discharges it, but also deals massive damage to any living thing in a large radius in the water.

Trivia

 * Inactive Electric Spears found on the ground can be hard to distinguish from regular Spears, as their larger tip is hidden in the ground. Electric Spears still emit sparks from their tip even when in the ground, making this a bit easier.
 * Centipedes are immune to the stunning effect of the electric shock unless they have taken a significant amount of damage.
 * Attempting to turn an Electric Spear into an Explosive Spear as fails and instead shocks Artificer as if an Electric Spear had hit them, causing them to drop all carried objects.
 * Hitting a wall with an Electric Spear produces the same effect as if it hit a creature, but a charge is not used up.
 * An inactive Electric Spear can be charged even by Centipedes that are dead.
 * If an active Electric Spear hits any Centipede or a Giant Jellyfish, it has a chance to explode (depending on the creature) with the Electric Spear's blue effect.