Kickback

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Kickback, also abbreviated KB, is retaliatory damage applied to an attacker when a target is hit. For instance, a character with the Elemental Shield buff will cause fire KB, while Death Armor causes magic KB, and Mestil's Acid Sheath causes acid KB.

Some mobs can cause area wide kickback (sometimes called party-wide KB), where everyone in the zone takes damage from an attack. This can make certain rapid fire attacks or spells very dangerous to use for unprepared parties. Examples include the Isaac's Greater Missile Storm spell and the manticore spike attack used by some Shifters.

Sometimes KB can be caused by only certain kinds of attacks (e.g., melee damage).

See also

• The Hells Damage article includes information on Hells enemies that do kickback.