The Security Hacker

Tink

Infected enemies lose health; deaths spread the infection.

Starter ratings at rank 8

Attack style Automatic infection

Crowd clearingA Boss damageC DefenseC MobilityB Crowd controlF

How to read starter ratings

Compare strengths, not an overall tier. Do not add or average the grades. These are design judgments, not measured win rates.

Rank 8 at eight minutes. Character and starting weapon only. Signature off. No supporting gear or weapons. Damage ratings include how the attack reaches its target.

S: Exceptional
A: Strong
B: Solid
C: Limited / conditional
D: Very limited
F: Absent

Crowd clearing: damage across groups. Boss damage: damage against one moving boss. Defense: protection and recovery. Mobility: freedom to move while attacking. Crowd control: stop, slow or move ordinary enemies.

Starting stats Full health · standing still · run start

Health: 95 HP
Armor: 0
Move speed: 100% base
Regeneration: 0.2 HP/s

Starting weapon

Gremlin Virus

Infects enemies with slow damage over time. Spreads through nearby enemies while they live and when they die.

Rank 1Gremlin Virus

Rank 1

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Max Rank (8)Gremlin Virus

Max Rank (8)

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Staged practice targets, chosen health and timed arrivals. Real attacks and defeats. Character passives apply; boosts, gear and signatures are excluded.

Lead healthy enemies toward infected ones, then keep your distance.

Evolves into

Gremlin Plague

Seeds two infections with slow damage over time. Spreads through nearby enemies while they live and when they die.

Reach weapon rank 8, own XP Extractor, then open a supply chest. XP bonuses also strengthen exploit damage.

Build the fantasy

Three boosts worth choosing

XP Extractor

XP strengthens infection damage.

Gravity Magnet

Pickup range expands infection reach.

Area Amplifier

Wider reach helps infections spread.

One possible build

Starting stats → Example Level 20 Build

Levels award choices. They do not raise base stats automatically. This example spends 19 choices.

Stat	Start	Example level 20
Health	95	95
Armor	0	0
Damage multiplier	100%	100%
Regeneration	0.2 HP/s	0.2 HP/s
Move speed	150 px/s	150 px/s
Starter base hit	18	98.8
Attack speed multiplier	105%	105%

Gremlin Virus · Rank 87 choices
Echo Drone · Rank 66 choices
XP Extractor · Rank 33 choices
Gravity Magnet · Rank 33 choices

The starter’s first rank is free. Both columns use full-health, stationary, run-start conditions. No gear, permanent upgrades, protocols, shrines or signature bonuses. Base hits exclude critical hits, target effects and the damage multiplier shown above. Burst and combo sequences can vary per hit.

See the 19 choices in order