StandaloneAncientScepter: Ancient Scepter

Ancient Scepter is an item added by StandaloneAncientScepter, a mod which isolates and updates the Ancient Scepter from ThinkInvis's Classic Items.

The Ancient Scepter is a legendary utility item in Risk of Rain 2. It upgrades one of a character's abilities.

Commando:

 * Suppressive Fire > Death Blossom (2x shots, fire rate, and accuracy. 2x autoaim range, hold primary fire to fire normally)
 * Grenade > Carpet Bomb (0.5x damage, throw a spread of 8 at once)

Huntress:

 * Arrow Rain > Burning Rain (1.5x duration and radius, burns)
 * Ballista > Rabauld (5 extra weaker projectiles per shot, for 2.5x TOTAL damage)

Bandit:

 * Lights Out > Assassinate (2x bullets)
 * Desperado > Renegade (25% (+0.35% per token) chance to ricochet to another enemy on hit up to 8 times within 30m. -10% distance & damage per bounce. Unaffected by luck.)

MUL-T:

 * Transport Mode > Breach Mode (0.5x incoming damage, 2x duration; after stopping, retaliate with a stunning explosion for 100% of unmodified damage taken)

Engineer:

 * TR12 Gauss Auto-Turret > TR12-C Gauss Compact (+1 stock, +1 placed turret cap)
 * TR58 Carbonizer Turret > TR58-C Carbonizer Mini (+2 stock, +2 placed turret cap)

Artificer:

 * Flamethrower > Dragon's Breath (hits leave lingering fire clouds)
 * Ion Surge > Antimatter Surge (2x damage, 4x radius)

Mercenary:

 * Eviscerate > Massacre (2x duration, kills refresh duration [hold special to leave early])
 * Slicing Winds > Gale-Force (4x stock and recharge speed, fires all charges at once)

REX:

 * Tangling Growth > Chaotic Growth (2x radius, pulses additional random debuffs)
 * DIRECTIVE: Harvest > COMMAND: Reap (Spawns extra fruit that gives random buffs)

Loader:

 * Charged Gauntlet > Megaton Gauntlet (2x damage and lunge speed, 7x knockback)
 * Thunder Gauntlet > Thundercrash (3x lightning bolts fired, cone AoE becomes sphere)

Acrid:

 * Epidemic > Plague (victims become walking sources of Plague, chains infinitely)

Captain:

 * Orbital Probe > 21-Probe Salute (1/3 damage, 7x shots, hold primary to fire continuously)
 * OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike > PHN-8300 'Lilith' Strike (30s, 2x blast radius, 100,000% damage, blights everyone in line of sight)

Heretic:

 * Nevermore (Special) > Perish Song (After 30 seconds, deals 5000% fatal damage to you and nearby enemies.)

Sniper (SniperClassic)

 * Spotter: FEEDBACK > ?

Miner (MinerUnearthed)

 * To The Stars! > ?

Enforcer (EnforcerGang)

 * Tear Gas > ?

Bandit (Bandit Reloaded)
Executioner (Starstorm 2)

Nemmando (Starstorm 2)

Henry (HenryMod)

 * Bomb > More Bombs! | Cooldown is halved and carry capacity is increased to 4
 * Bazooka > Armageddon | Fire two Bazookas at once
 * Rampage > Super Saiyan | Become real Super Sand

DekuMod

 * OneForAll > Mastered OneForAll

MEL-T

TTGL Mod

ArtificerExtended

Ganondorf

AutoShot

HAN-D (HAND OVERCLOCKED BETA)

Lore
Perfected energies.  holds it before us. The crystal of foreign elements is not attached physically, yet it does not falter from the staff’s structure.

Overwhelming strength. We watch as  might splits the ground asunder with a single strike.

Wondrous possibilities.  knowledge unlocks further pathways of development. We are enlightened by .

Excellent results. From  hands, [Nanga] takes hold. It is as  said: The weak are culled.

Risking everything. The crystal destabilizes. [Nanga] is gone, and  is forced to wield it once again.

Power comes at a cost.  is willing to pay.

Trivia

 * This is a reference to the item found within Dota and Dota 2 called Aghanim's Scepter.
 * It upgrades the "ultimate ability" in a way that is unique to each character.
 * An alternate model for the Ancient Scepter exists as a config setting that replaces it with the Aghanim's Scepter.