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'''Build-up''' is a mechanic that causes bullets to accumulate a status effect over multiple hits.
'''Build-up''' is a mechanic that causes bullets to accumulate a status effect over multiple hits.


[[File:Buildup example 2.jpg|thumb|300px|Infernus stacking build-up from  {{AbilityIcon|Afterburn}} and {{ItemIcon|Toxic Bullets}} on Bebop]]
Whenever a hero fires at an enemy, items and abilities with Build-up add a percentage to a meter on that target. Once the meter reaches 100%, the associated status effect is triggered. The progress of a build-up is shown as round icons above the target. Build-up per shot is reduced by [[Falloff Range|damage falloff]], dropping to as low as 10% of its base value at maximum range.
Whenever a hero fires at an enemy, items and abilities with Build-up add a percentage to a meter on that target. Once the meter reaches 100%, the associated status effect is triggered. The progress of a build-up is shown as round icons above the target. Build-up per shot is reduced by [[Falloff Range|damage falloff]], dropping to as low as 10% of its base value at maximum range.


Build-up is a related but distinct mechanic from [[Stack|Stacks]]. Unlike stacks, which are discrete increments that scale an ongoing effect, build-up functions as a percentage meter that triggers a single status effect upon reaching 100%.
Build-up is a related but distinct mechanic from [[Stack|Stacks]]. Unlike stacks, which are discrete increments that scale an ongoing effect, build-up functions as a percentage meter that triggers a single status effect upon reaching 100%.


==Items==
==Items==