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Published: November 6, 2026 | 6 min read | Last updated: November 6, 2026
One slash from the Reaper power and your target's health bar stops growing. That is the core trick behind the newest Mythic in the Ink Game Halloween update, and it is why lobbies have been buzzing since the November 3 drop. This Ink Game Reaper power guide covers what the curse does, how souls stack, and the real wheel odds for unlocking it. I also ran the numbers on how many spins it takes, because the answer is less friendly than the event suggests. Read on for the stats, the counterplay, and the gaps other guides leave open.
⚡ Quick Answer
Reaper is a limited Mythic player power in Ink Game's Halloween update. It slashes a target for 15 damage and applies Reaper's Curse for 30 seconds, which caps their max HP and cuts healing by 75%. Hit a cursed player below 20 HP and they die instantly. You unlock it through the Reaper Wheel.
What Does the Ink Game Reaper Power Do?
Reaper is a limited Mythic player power that arrived with the Halloween update on November 3, 2026. Its active ability summons a reaper that slashes the player in front of you for 15 damage and curses them. The damage is small. The curse is the point.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Mythic, limited Halloween power |
| Slash damage | 15, plus Reaper's Curse |
| Curse effect | Max HP locked to current HP, healing items 75% weaker |
| Curse duration | 30 seconds |
| Execute threshold | Cursed player slashed below 20 HP |
| Base cooldown | 75 seconds |
| Soul bonus | 3% damage per soul, up to 5 souls |
The 75 second cooldown sounds long, but one passive chips away at it. Executing a cursed player, or killing anyone while their curse is active, refreshes the cooldown instantly. Each of those kills also harvests a soul, and souls stack into a damage bonus.
📊 Key Stat: A full stack of five souls adds a 15% damage boost, because each soul is worth 3%.
How Does Reaper's Curse Work in a Fight?
Here is the part that confuses people. Reaper's Curse does not drain health. It sets a ceiling. When the slash lands, the target's maximum HP drops to whatever their current HP was, and their healing items work 75% weaker for 30 seconds. A player at 40 HP is stuck at 40 HP, and a bandage only gives back a quarter of its usual value.
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Then comes the finisher. A cursed player who gets slashed while below 20 HP is executed on the spot. The in-game description puts it plainly:
"Summon a reaper to slash a player in front of you, dealing 15 damage and cursing them."
My read: the curse works best on someone who is already hurt, because a low ceiling and a weak heal leave them no way back. Against a full health target, it is mostly a 30 second timer. What nobody has explained yet is how the 75 second cooldown lines up with the execute slash, so treat any clean combo guide with suspicion until frame data shows up.
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How Do You Get the Ink Game Reaper Power?
Reaper only comes from the Reaper Wheel, and the wheel only comes from event activities. Here is the route.
- Find cryptids: They appear in certain game modes and become visible as you get close. A photo earns Candy, from 10 to 100 depending on the cryptid. Holding the interact prompt for 2.5 seconds gives you its item or effect instead, and the cryptid leaves.
- Hope for a wheel: Each photo has a 10% chance to give you a Reaper Wheel spin. If the animation does not play, head back to the lobby to claim it. Sometimes the wheel opens on its own and pays out a power roll, Won, Candy, or the power itself.
- Beat the Witch boss fight: Break the cage and carry Peabert out of the mansion. A win gives you the same 10% shot at a wheel.
- Spin the wheel: Your first spin gives Reaper a 0.1% chance. Every miss adds another 0.1 percentage points, up to a 5% cap.
💡 Pro Tip: Watch for the Reaper cryptid, which spawns about 5% of the time. It gives no item, but in Hide and Seek it marks a player so you deal 15% more damage to them, and you earn 50 Candy if they die to you or within 5 seconds of your hit. Its photo is worth 10 to 14 Candy.
How Many Spins Does the Reaper Wheel Really Take?
The event makes the wheel sound generous. The math says otherwise. Because the chance climbs 0.1 points per miss, I worked out the cumulative odds of owning Reaper after a given number of spins.
| Wheel spins | Chance you own Reaper |
|---|---|
| 10 | About 5% |
| 20 | About 19% |
| 30 | About 37% |
| 40 | About 56% |
| 50 | About 73% |
| 70 | About 90% |
📊 Key Stat: The average player needs roughly 40 wheel spins to land Reaper, and about 73% of players have it by spin 50.
When I first ran these numbers, I guessed the average would land near 30 spins because the odds ramp up fast. It came out above 40. Then I added the 10% wheel chance per photo or boss win, and the average player needs around 400 of those actions. That made me rethink the whole event: Candy is the safer reward, and Reaper is the lottery ticket.
For context, last year's Headless Horseman started at the same 0.1% but capped at 2%. That works out to about 59 expected spins. Reaper's 5% cap makes it the friendlier chase on paper.
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| Halloween Mythic | Start chance | Gain per miss | Cap | Expected spins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper (2026) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5% | About 40 |
| Headless Horseman (2025) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2% | About 59 |
⚠️ Important: Reaper is a limited power and no end date has been confirmed. These odds come from community tracked values and assume a flat 10% wheel chance per action, so treat them as estimates until the developers publish official numbers.
Is the Ink Game Reaper Power Overpowered?
The community is split. Players who rely on healing hate the 75% penalty, and others call the soul stacking snowbally. A full stack adds 15% damage, which is meaningful but not absurd. Some players also fear Reaper in 1v1 finals. Powers have historically been locked out of the final round of each ending, so check that claim before you panic.
How to Counter Reaper
- Avoid the first slash. The whole kit depends on landing it.
- If you are cursed, stop trying to out heal it. Your healing is 75% weaker and your max HP is frozen.
- Stay above 20 HP while the curse runs, since that is the execute line.
- Wait out the 30 seconds. The base cooldown is longer than the curse, so the Reaper user is not always loaded, unless a kill refreshes it.
Still missing from the community: confirmed drop rates from the developers, frame data for the scythe slash, and solo strategies for the later waves of Infection mode.
What Else Is in the Ink Game Halloween Update?
- Cryptid camera system: Photograph creatures for Candy or an item.
- Witch boss fight: A co-op challenge built around rescuing Peabert.
- Infection and House of Horrors: Zombie waves and rotten floorboards.
- Limited cosmetics: 12 new titles, including C0r4upt3d, Observation Duty, and Sole Survivor, plus 7 limited emotes.
- Quality of life: A weapon selector in Combat Practice, win streaks beside your win count, and gifting to players outside your server.
- Balance and economy: Hitbox cleanup for Vampire, Rumor, and Enforcer. Players also complain that streak restores cost 300M Won per win.
- Teased for later: An unreleased Mythic guard power called Cheshire.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get the Reaper power in Ink Game?
Beat the Witch boss fight or photograph a cryptid for a 10% chance at the Reaper Wheel. Spin it in the lobby. The Reaper power starts at a 0.1% chance and rises 0.1% with every miss, capping at 5%. The wheel can also pay out power rolls, Won, or Candy along the way.
What does Reaper's Curse do?
Reaper's Curse lasts 30 seconds. It locks the target's maximum HP at whatever their current HP was when the slash landed, and it weakens their healing items by 75%. If the Reaper then slashes a cursed player who is below 20 HP, that player is executed instantly.
How many souls can Reaper stack?
Reaper can hold up to five souls. You harvest a soul by executing a cursed player or by killing someone while their curse is active. Each soul adds a 3% damage boost, so a full stack of five gives a 15% bonus. Executing or killing within the curse also refreshes your cooldown.
Can you still get Reaper after the Halloween event ends?
Reaper is listed as a limited Halloween power, so it will probably leave the wheel when the event closes. No end date has been confirmed, so the safest move is to spin as early as you can. Treat any rerun as a bonus, not a plan.
How does the 75% healing penalty work against Reaper?
While you carry Reaper's Curse, bandages and other healing items restore only a quarter of their normal amount. Your maximum HP is also frozen at the value it had when you were cursed. The practical effect is that healing during a fight barely helps, so avoiding the first slash matters more than recovering afterward.
Is Reaper better than the Headless Horseman?
On paper, Reaper is easier to unlock. Its wheel chance caps at 5%, while last year's Headless Horseman capped at 2%, which cuts the expected spins from about 59 to about 40. Which one fights better depends on your style, and side by side testing is still thin.
Final Verdict on the Ink Game Reaper Power
Reaper is a strong, snowballing Mythic built on one clean idea: lock a target's health, then finish them. It is also a long chase. Average luck means about 40 wheel spins, and the 10% entry chance stretches that into hundreds of photos and boss runs. If you love aggressive play and have event time to spare, start early. If time is tight, bank Candy first and treat any Reaper spin as a bonus. I will update this page when the developers share official odds, frame data, or an end date.
