History of Adrenaline Junkie

Overview

Adrenaline Junkie is a Season 14 trait, added in 3.2.0. It builds stacks up to 5. Each kill with the weapon either adds a stack or extends the current stacks. A grenade final blow grants 5 stacks at once. Each stack increases damage: +6.7% at one stack, rising to +33.3% at five. Active stacks also add an estimated +20 handling. The stacks last 4.5 seconds and are refreshed by each kill.

It is a Grenade and kill-chain trait, so it pairs with weapons that get frequent kills. Older reports give different damage values, ranging from 10% to 35% (2021).

History

• 3.2.0: Added to the game.
• 3.4.0: Kills either add a single stack or extend the existing stacks. Grenade kills push the stack count to 5 immediately. The duration was lowered to offset the weapon's activation.
• A rework of the perk has been reported, with no date or details given.