Ace in the Hole

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Ace in the Hole is a teachable Unique Ace Visconti Perk . It can be unlocked for all other Characters from Level 40 onwards:

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	4,000	5,000	6,000	Lady Luck always seems to be throwing something good your way. When retrieving an Item from a Chest , there is a 100 % chance that an Add-on of Very Rare Rarity or lower will be attached to it. There is a 10/25/50 % chance to find a second Add-on of Uncommon Rarity or lower. Ace in the Hole allows you to keep any Add-ons your Item has equipped upon escaping. "Everything that glitters isn't gold. But gold isn't worth a damn in this place, so this should come in handy." — Ace Visconti

Icon	Teachable	Description
	5,000	Unlocking this Perk makes it available in the Bloodweb of all Survivors Lady Luck always seems to be throwing something good your way. When retrieving an Item from a Chest, there is a 100 % chance that an Add-on of Very Rare Rarity or lower will be attached to it. There is a percentage chance to find a second Add-on of Uncommon Rarity or lower. Ace in the Hole allows you to keep any Add-ons your Item has equipped upon escaping. "Everything that glitters isn't gold. But gold isn't worth a damn in this place, so this should come in handy." — Ace Visconti May be unlocked in the Shrine of Secrets or in Ace's Bloodweb at Level 40.

History

Version 1.3.1

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	Uncommon	Rare	Very Rare	Lady Luck always seems to be throwing something good your way. When retrieving an Item from a Chest, there is a 50 % chance that an Add-on of Uncommon/Rare/Very Rare Rarity or lower will be attached to it.

Version 2.1.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	10 %	25 %	50 %	Lady Luck always seems to be throwing something good your way. When retrieving an Item from a Chest, there is a 100 % chance to find an Add-on of Very Rare Rarity or lower attached to it. 10/25/50 % chance to find a second Add-on of Uncommon Rarity or lower attached to it.

Version 3.6.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	10 %	25 %	50 %	Lady Luck always seems to be throwing something good your way. When retrieving an Item from a Chest, there is a 100 % chance to find an Add-on of Very Rare Rarity or lower attached to it. 10/25/50 % chance to find a second Add-on of Uncommon Rarity or lower attached to it. Ace in the Hole allows you to keep any Add-on your Item has upon escaping.

Change Log

Patch 2.1.0

Buff: increased the chance to find an Add-on to 100 %.
Buff: set the maximum Rarity of the first Add-on to Very Rare across all Tiers.
Buff: added a chance to find a second Add-on of Uncommon Rarity or lower of 10/25/50 %.

Patch 3.6.0

Quality of Life: added the functionality to prevent Add-on loss upon escaping.

Effectiveness

The following table shows the approximate probability of obtaining each Rarity of add-on with Ace in the Hole III, based on a sample of 450 opened chests: ^[1]

Rarity	Add-on 1	Add-on 2*
Common	30 %	16 %
Uncommon	48 %	31 %
Rare	15 %	-
Very Rare	7 %	-

* In the sample, there was no second Add-on 53 % of the time.

Trivia

At Tier III of Ace in the Hole, all Add-ons can be found attached to their respective Item .
- The only exceptions to that are the Ultra Rare Brand New Part , Anti-Haemorrhagic Syringe , and Odd Bulb .
As of Patch 2.1.0:
- Ace in the Hole applies to any Emergency Med-Kit obtained by the effects of Pharmacy .
- Ace in the Hole can allow Survivors to find two instances of the same Add-on equipped on an Item (which is usually impossible).