Decoy

Decoy
Statistics
Type:	Active
Quality:
Sell Price:	16
Recharge:	Floor Dmg 1 400 Oub 533.32 2 520 Abbey 666.64 3 640 4 740 5/6 840
Ammonomicon Entry
Get Him!
Distracts enemies. Most inhabitants of the Gungeon are not the most intelligent of creatures, and will fire upon anything that they do not recognize. This crude fascimile of a Gungeoneer will hold their attention for a time. Many Gundead seem content to lock trespassers up in cells, despite their trigger-happy natures. Somewhere deep in the Gungeon, there is probably a prison full of Decoys.

Decoy is an active item.

Effects

• Places a decoy that enemies will target. The decoy will be destroyed after taking enough damage.
• Can be used to steal from shops.

Synergies

• Deadly Distraction - If the player also has Monster Blood, the Decoy creates a large poison pool when attacked.
• Decoy Octorok - If the player also has Abyssal Tentacle, the decoy will become a charmed enemy once destroyed.
• Frosty Distraction - If the player also has Heart of Ice, the Decoy becomes partially made of ice and causes enemies that shoot it to be frozen.
• Hardwood - If the player also has Mahoguny, it will fire three explosive shots at a time.
• Kage Bunshin - If the player also has Shadow Bullets, using Decoy spawns a shadow clone of the player that mirrors their movements and fires towards the crosshair whenever the player fires.
  • This synergy essentially turns Decoy into Shadow Clone. Using the item no longer deploys a decoy and stops providing the ability to steal from shops.
• Kinjutsu - If the player also has Shadow Clone, Shadow Clone creates 3 clones instead of 1.

Interactions

• Ring of Triggers - Using the Decoy will also result in a circle of bullets being shot outwards, which will oftentimes destroy the Decoy, making stealing difficult unless this item is dropped first.

Notes

• Items cannot be purchased from a shop with a decoy in it; stealing is the only option. Place a decoy close to the shop's entrance and shoot it from outside the shop to enable buying items normally again.

Trivia

• The item itself is a reference to the Body Replacement Technique from Naruto, in which the user replaces themselves with a log to avoid an opponents attack.
• The Kage Bunshin synergy refers to the Kage Bunshin technique from Naruto.
• The Kinjutsu synergy refers to the same technique being considered a Forbidden Technique
• The Decoy Octorok synergy is a reference to the Metal Gear Solid character, Decoy Octopus and the purple, tentacled Legend of Zelda enemies of the same name.
  • It is also a reference to Dave Crooks, one of Enter the Gungeon's developers, whose handle is DecoyOctorok.

Gallery

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  Decoy's appearance with the Deadly Distraction synergy.

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  Decoy's appearance with the Frosty Distraction synergy.

See also

• Items
• Explosive Decoy, a special version of this item that explodes after taking enough damage or after a short period of time.