Torment Pulse
Cost  3,200
Tier 3
+100 Bonus Health
+18% Melee Resist
Passive   1.4s
Periodically deals   spirit damage to the closest two enemies nearby.
  25  x0.23
Pulse Damage
9m Pulse Radius
Internal name: upgrade_tech_damage_pulse
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Torment Pulse is a Tier 3 Spirit Item that can be purchased from the Shop for Souls3,200.

Notes

  • Torment Pulse can be useful for constantly activating ability and item effects that depend on dealing spirit damage, such as   Bullet Resist Shredder and   Escalating Exposure.
  •   Rem can still deal damage with Torment Pulse while following a teammate with   Tag Along, which can deal some serious damage with when paired with the increased item range and spirit power from the ability's upgrades.

Sources of Melee Damage

Apart from light and heavy melee attacks, some hero abilities are also considered to deal melee damage. Generally if an ability scales with melee damage, its damage is reduced by Melee Resist.

Melee damage abilities

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Hero Ability Base Damage
  Bebop   Exploding Uppercut 0.01
  Grapple Arm 0
  Billy   Bashdown 0
  Calico   Leaping Slash 10
  Drifter   Rend 0
  Silver   Boot Kick 0
  Silver (Transformed)   Go For The Throat 0
  Mauling Leap 0
  Viscous   Puddle Punch 20
  Yamato   Flying Slash 0

Update history

View the full update history: Torment Pulse/Update history

Update Changes

May 22, 2026

  • Melee Resist increased from 15% to 18%.

March 7, 2026

  • Pulse Damage reduced from 27+0.25 to 25+0.23

March 6, 2026

  • Damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.28 to 0.25
  • No longer hits sleeping enemies to avoid waking them up
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