Abyssus Goldburst Aspect
What the Goldburst Aspect does
Goldburst turns a run’s economy and hit frequency into damage, so its value grows only if you preserve both.
Triggers Goldbursts. Exponential Gold adds damage based on carried gold, creating a trade-off between purchases and retaining that bonus.
- Pick it when
- Pick it on rapid-hit weapons and when early gold generation makes scaling plausible.
- Think twice when
- Skip an all-in Fortune route if purchases keep the gold total low or the weapon attacks too slowly to trigger it often.
Best Goldburst Blessings
Works well with rapid-hit weapons such as Tesla and Engine Rifle, plus persistent summon builds.
Exponential Gold
Goldburst gains additional damage equal to 20% of your Gold.
Compare a purchase against the damage benefit of retaining gold.
Golden Skin
The tooltip lists 2% less damage taken per 100 Gold held; it does not specify a cap or stacking formula.
Retained gold supports defense, but do not extrapolate this into guaranteed invulnerability.
Precise Gold
Goldburst has a stated 5% Weakspot-hit chance that scales with your Gold; no complete formula is shown.
Conditional damage for an established economy, not guaranteed Weakspot hits.
How to build around Goldburst
- Establish a repeated-hit source.
- Balance spending against the value of holding gold.
- Add defense so a growing economy is not lost to an unstable run.
Best weapons for Goldburst
These pairings are editorial starting points. Follow a weapon link for exact fire modes and weapon Forge picks.
All Goldburst Blessing effects and conditions
Your primary weapon, secondary weapon, and ability each establish an Aspect slot. The third Blessing from one Aspect unlocks its Minor threshold and the sixth its Major threshold. The 17 named upgrades below are separate from the three base entries tracked by the Scribe checklist.
Values describe the linked reference tooltips, checked on . Reference tooltips; the game version and upgrade level are not printed on every image. Values are not a live-game measurement or a +1 to +10 scaling table. Upgrade Altars and Upgrade Kits can change eligible values; compare the card offered in your current run. Missing amounts and formulas remain unspecified.
The three base entries identify Primary, Secondary or Ability. For named upgrades, check the source slot at the altar; these reference cards do not establish how the same Aspect stacks across different slots. The “When to choose” column is editorial advice.
| Blessing / source | Effect and trigger | When to choose / limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Goldburst — Ability Ability Source tooltip ↗ File: | The ability gains 15% damage and a 100% chance to create a Goldburst. | Use when the ability can apply your chosen Goldburst route reliably. |
| Goldburst — Primary Primary Source tooltip ↗ File: | Primary fire gains 15% damage and a 20% chance to create a Goldburst. | Repeated primary hits provide more trigger opportunities. |
| Goldburst — Secondary Secondary Source tooltip ↗ File: | Secondary fire gains 15% damage and a 20% chance to create a Goldburst. | Choose for a secondary-fire route you actually use during combat. |
| Distracting Glare Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Goldburst has a stated 10% Stun chance that scales with your Gold; the exact scaling formula is not given. | Control for susceptible targets, not a promise to stun an immune boss. |
| Pot of Gold Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | After acquiring this Blessing, reaching each 750-Gold interval upgrades a random Blessing. | An economy progression pick with time left to earn gold; the chosen upgrade is random. |
| Exponential Gold Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Goldburst gains additional damage equal to 20% of your Gold. | Compare a purchase against the damage benefit of retaining gold. |
| Precise Gold Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Goldburst has a stated 5% Weakspot-hit chance that scales with your Gold; no complete formula is shown. | Conditional damage for an established economy, not guaranteed Weakspot hits. |
| Goldrush Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Picking up Gold grants 5% fire rate and 2% reload speed for 5 seconds, stacking up to 10 times. | Needs pickups during the damage window; an isolated boss may provide few. |
| Reaching Gold Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Goldburst has a 20% chance to trigger again, preferring a new target in range. | Useful for groups; do not assume an extra target is always available. |
| Erupting Gold Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Goldburst has a stated 20% chance to explode, with the chance scaling with your Gold. | A gold-dependent pack-clear option; exact probability scaling is not documented here. |
| Untouched Gold Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Finish an encounter without taking damage to receive 10 extra Gold. | Rewards clean rooms; unreliable if repeated chip damage is ending the condition. |
| Golden Skin Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | The tooltip lists 2% less damage taken per 100 Gold held; it does not specify a cap or stacking formula. | Retained gold supports defense, but do not extrapolate this into guaranteed invulnerability. |
| Golden Haste Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Gold pickups grant 5% movement speed and reduce dash cooldown by 5% for 5 seconds, stacking 10 times. | Mobility while collecting gold; do not count on permanent uptime. |
| Brutish Gold Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Goldburst gains extra damage equal to 10% of the triggering hit’s damage. | Pairs with stronger individual hits rather than gold income alone. |
| Golden Pocket Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Merchant and Wishing Well costs decrease by 15%. | Useful before purchases; the August 19 hotfix repaired its merchant-discount behavior. |
| Coin Flip Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Goldburst damage has equal chances to double or halve. | Accept damage variance; this is not a guaranteed twofold boost. |
| Dicey Wager Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Incoming Gold has equal chances to pay twice the amount or remove that amount instead. | A risky economy choice; poor fit when a stable carried-gold reserve is essential. |
| Fortunes Riches Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Each Fortune Blessing increases Gold found by 5%. | Supports a longer economy route with more gold still to collect. |
| Midas Touch Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Enemies killed within 2 seconds of a Goldburst hit turn to Gold and drop extra Gold. | Finish tagged enemies promptly; it needs kills, not just repeated boss hits. |
| Lethal Gold Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Goldburst has a stated 5% chance to turn standard enemies to Gold instantly, increasing with Gold held. | The tooltip limits this to standard enemies; do not use it as a boss-execution plan. |
Patch and source notes
Official baseline: Abyssus 1.3.62817, released. This guide was impact-reviewed on. Read the official hotfix feed.
Hotfix 1.3.62817 fixed the Golden Pocket merchant discount; no Goldburst balance-value change was documented.
Names and effect summaries come from the reviewed Blessings gallery and the individual tooltip links above. The shortlist, selection advice, pairings and build route are editorial recommendations. These are reference-image checks, not independently measured game values. See our methodology for the source and version limits.