Cultist Sacrifice

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Cultist Sacrifice
Cost		3,200
Tier		3
+2 Out of Combat Regen
+30% Weapon Damage vs. NPCs
+30% Bullet Resist vs. NPCs
Active			270s
Target an enemy NPC and consume it for 180% Bonus Souls and grants a powerful long lasting buff.
+10 x0.8% Weapon Damage Conditional +50 x4 Bonus Health Conditional +12% Ability Range Conditional 160s Duration
Upgrades From: Monster Rounds
Internal name: upgrade_non_player_bonus_sacrifice
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Cultist Sacrifice
Cost		3,200
Tier		3
Enhanced
+2 Out of Combat Regen
+60% Weapon Damage vs. NPCs
+60% Bullet Resist vs. NPCs
Active			270s
Target an enemy NPC and consume it for 180% Bonus Souls and grants a powerful long lasting buff.
+57% x0.8 Weapon Damage Conditional +350 x4 Bonus Health Conditional +52% Ability Range Conditional 160s Duration
Upgrades From: Monster Rounds
Internal name: upgrade_non_player_bonus_sacrifice
Sounds

Cultist Sacrifice is a Tier 3 Weapon Item that can be purchased from the Shop for  3,200. Its component, Monster Rounds, makes up  800 of the cost.

Notes

• The buff persists through death.
• Most player-created NPCs (summons) can also be consumed for the bonus souls, see more below.
• The active works by dealing a large amount of Spirit Damage. This means it can activate on-hit spirit damage procs such as Spirit Burn.

Souls

• Using Cultist Sacrifice on an NPC gives the player the full soul bounty plus 180% (280% total).
• The original bounty and the bonus are displayed as two separate values when activated.
• The bonus souls from Cultist Sacrifice are secured souls.

Damage vs NPCs

• The bonus damage works against Troopers, neutral entities like Neutrals and Mid-Boss, as well as lane structures and team objectives such as Guardians, Walkers, Shrines, and the Patron.
• The +30% bonus is a simple damage multiplier bonus like from any other item or weapon investment and stacks with other bonuses through Weapon Damage formula.

Resist vs NPCs

• The bonus Bullet Resist has no effect against Walkers, the Patron, and Graves', McGinnis' and Rem's summons, since they deal Spirit Damage.

Soul Values

Soul values of NPC bounties over time when consumed by Cultist Sacrifice's active.

Source	Soul Value	Soul Gain (/min)
Trooper	280	+5.6
Small Neutral	114.8	+1.24
Medium Neutral	190.4	+2.06
Large Neutral	506.8	+5.47
Lil Helper Trooper	336	+6.72
Mini Turret	112	+11.2
Ghoul	98	+5.6

Abilities affected by Cultist Sacrifice

The summoned NPCs from the following abilities receive bonus damage from Cultist Sacrifice's passive. They can also be consumed by the active, unless noted otherwise.

This is a dynamic list "summons". Edit contents · Edit notes.

Hero	Ability	Notes
Graves	Jar of Dead	Cannot be consumed by Cultist Sacrifice.
	Grasping Hands	Base ghoul + T3 additional ghoul.
	Borrowed Decree	—
McGinnis	Mini Turret	—
	Spectral Wall	T3 turrets.
Rem	Lil Helpers	Affects trooper followed by helper.

Sound effects

When Cultist Sacrifice comes off cooldown, whispering voices can be heard demanding a sacrifice.

Audio
The Patrons demand blood...
Sacrifice them...
(Ixian (Presumed)) "Sa la duga masa galah"...
You know what you must do...
Pay your tribute in blood...

Update history

View the full update history: Cultist Sacrifice/Update history

Update	Changes
May 22, 2026	Weapon Damage increased from 8% to 10%. Weapon Damage boon scaling increased from 0.7 to 0.8. Bonus Souls increased from 170% to 180%.
April 10, 2026	Bonus Souls increased from 150% to 170%.
March 21, 2026	Ability Range reduced from +15% to +12%. Improved Enhanced version.

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Items

Weapon

 800

Close Quarters • Extended Magazine • Headshot Booster • High-Velocity Rounds • Monster Rounds • Rapid Rounds • Restorative Shot

 1600

Active Reload • Fleetfoot • Intensifying Magazine • Kinetic Dash • Long Range • Melee Charge • Mystic Shot • Opening Rounds • Recharging Rush • Slowing Bullets • Spirit Shredder Bullets • Split Shot • Stalker • Swift Striker • Titanic Magazine • Weakening Headshot

 3200

Alchemical Fire • Ballistic Enchantment • Berserker • Blood Tribute • Burst Fire • Cultist Sacrifice • Escalating Resilience • Express Shot • Headhunter • Heroic Aura • Hollow Point • Hunter's Aura • Point Blank • Shadow Weave • Sharpshooter • Spirit Rend • Tesla Bullets • Toxic Bullets • Weighted Shots

 6400

Armor Piercing Rounds • Capacitor • Crippling Headshot • Crushing Fists • Frenzy • Glass Cannon • Lucky Shot • Ricochet • Silencer • Spellslinger • Spiritual Overflow

Legendary

Haunting Shot • Infinite Rounds • Runed Gauntlets

Vitality

 800

Extra Health • Extra Regen • Extra Stamina • Grit • Healing Rite • Melee Lifesteal • Rebuttal • Sprint Boots

 1600

Battle Vest • Bullet Lifesteal • Debuff Reducer • Enchanter's Emblem • Enduring Speed • Guardian Ward • Healbane • Healing Booster • Reactive Barrier • Restorative Locket • Return Fire • Spirit Lifesteal • Spirit Shielding • Trophy Collector • Weapon Shielding

 3200

Bullet Resilience • Counterspell • Dispel Magic • Fortitude • Fury Trance • Healing Nova • Lifestrike • Majestic Leap • Metal Skin • Rescue Beam • Spirit Resilience • Stamina Mastery • Veil Walker • Warp Stone

 6400

Cheat Death • Colossus • Divine Barrier • Diviner's Kevlar • Healing Tempo • Indomitable • Infuser • Inhibitor • Juggernaut • Leech • Phantom Strike • Plated Armor • Siphon Bullets • Spellbreaker • Unstoppable • Vampiric Burst • Witchmail

Legendary

Celestial Blessing • Cloak of Opportunity • Electric Slippers • Eternal Gift • Nullification Burst • Seraphim Wings • Shadow Strike

Spirit

 800

Extra Charge • Extra Spirit • Golden Goose Egg • Mystic Burst • Mystic Expansion • Mystic Regeneration • Rusted Barrel • Spirit Strike

 1600

Arcane Surge • Bullet Resist Shredder • Cold Front • Compress Cooldown • Duration Extender • Improved Spirit • Mystic Slow • Mystic Vulnerability • Quicksilver Reload • Slowing Hex • Spirit Sap • Suppressor

 3200

Decay • Disarming Hex • Greater Expansion • Knockdown • Radiant Regeneration • Rapid Recharge • Silence Wave • Spirit Snatch • Superior Cooldown • Superior Duration • Surge of Power • Tankbuster • Torment Pulse

 6400

Arctic Blast • Boundless Spirit • Cursed Relic • Echo Shard • Escalating Exposure • Ethereal Shift • Focus Lens • Lightning Scroll • Magic Carpet • Mercurial Magnum • Mystic Reverb • Refresher • Scourge • Spirit Burn • Transcendent Cooldown • Vortex Web

Legendary

Frostbite Charm • Mystic Conduit • Mystical Piano • Omnicharge Signet • Prism Blast • Shrink Ray • Unstable Concoction