Luck stat

[Steven of Astora]

What exactly does this do? I assume it was crit chance but does it do anything else?

[Homph]

Maybe it makes hearts/wildcards appear more often?

I didn't really notice any differences though on a run where I had max luck though...

[Khashishi]

I think it affects the chances of winning the shell game.

[11clock]

It makes you wish that the wheel landed on something else.

[bo]

Increases the amount of coins you got after each room and increases the crit chance

[Middnights]

I'm also pretty sure it increases the chance of getting wilds

[bo]

Originally posted by Middnights:

I'm also pretty sure it increases the chance of getting wilds

wilds don't appear naturally, they appear when you do chains. It's not based on chance

[Steven of Astora]

if its that hard to notice I'm going to go ahead ans say its probably the worst stat then. Its a shame nimble has double luck spots on the wheel.

[SaltySaladz]

It also grants a better chance of setting up 7 mana chains, but that might just be me when I did a run with 4 luck.

[Gregor]

Originally posted by 11clock:

It makes you wish that the wheel landed on something else.

you could have gotten 20 coins or maybe +1 move or +1 puzzledamage or +1 spelldamage or just another 5 coins, ey so , so , so very , very lucky, indeed.

[erokesha]

Luck affects chance for critical hit and increased room reward (like you'll get 3 coins instead of 2) for sure.

[erokesha]

To explain how Luck affects such chances:

Critical Hit:
(Luck_Level) * 0.05 + (Trinkets) > (Random Value Between 0 and 1)

So you have really random chance to do Critical Hit if you have less than 20 Luck (or 17 luck with Target Trinket).

Room Reward:
It is very simplified version as there are other factors that affect getting a "Jackpot" after clearing a room.

(Luck_Level) * 0.1 > (Random Value Between 0 and 1)

As you can see, a lot of depends on just luck (yours, not Bumbo). So at this state I can say it may be ok to go into Luck stat but there is a chance like you will have 5 Luck and gain absolutely nothing. But hey, it is Luck. so you may gain something or not. Life is tough.

[Hopefully Friendly]

Originally posted by Khashishi:

I think it affects the chances of winning the shell game.

Actually, the shell game isn't random. Whereas the shells move super fast, if you can follow them, you can actually pick the right shell.