What does Pandora’s Lunchbox do in PEAK?
The Pandora's Lunchbox, just like its name, is a confusing item in PEAK, as it comes with random effects. It's one of those items that you can never be sure what it does until you've opened it. Understanding how the item works is important, as you can't control the random outcomes. How does the Pandora's Lunchbox work in PEAK? The effects of Pandora's Lunchbox are completely random. Upon further inspection, I found more details about it from this detailed guide by pharmacomaniac on Steam forums. Image via Aggro Crab and Landfall While the original guide has plenty of details based on simulation runs, here's an easy explainer of what to expect. Clear all existing negative status effects on your character. A value that will act as the budget for the effect will be rolled. Simply put, the value rolled will decide the pool of status points that will be applied to your character. Mostly, the value will be somewhere down the middle. About 41% of your status bar can be filled with random effects. Usual values will range somewhere between 20% and 60%. On average, players will get around two random effects, with the complete range between zero and five. The effects can be both positive and negative. It's the only known way to remove the Curse affliction you inherit after a revival. An effect should take about 21% of the status bar. You can read the full guide (as linked above) for more details about the underlying simulation. Simply put, Pandora's Lunchbox can remove all kinds of effects on your character and inflict new ones in PEAK. The degree and nature of the new effect(s) will vary based on your luck. I feel the best time to open it is to remove Curse, because what do you have to lose at that point? The post What does Pandora’s Lunchbox do in PEAK? appeared first on Destructoid.

The Pandora's Lunchbox, just like its name, is a confusing item in PEAK, as it comes with random effects.
It's one of those items that you can never be sure what it does until you've opened it. Understanding how the item works is important, as you can't control the random outcomes.
How does the Pandora's Lunchbox work in PEAK?
The effects of Pandora's Lunchbox are completely random. Upon further inspection, I found more details about it from this detailed guide by pharmacomaniac on Steam forums.
While the original guide has plenty of details based on simulation runs, here's an easy explainer of what to expect.
- Clear all existing negative status effects on your character.
- A value that will act as the budget for the effect will be rolled. Simply put, the value rolled will decide the pool of status points that will be applied to your character. Mostly, the value will be somewhere down the middle.
- About 41% of your status bar can be filled with random effects. Usual values will range somewhere between 20% and 60%.
- On average, players will get around two random effects, with the complete range between zero and five.
- The effects can be both positive and negative.
- It's the only known way to remove the Curse affliction you inherit after a revival.
- An effect should take about 21% of the status bar.
You can read the full guide (as linked above) for more details about the underlying simulation. Simply put, Pandora's Lunchbox can remove all kinds of effects on your character and inflict new ones in PEAK. The degree and nature of the new effect(s) will vary based on your luck. I feel the best time to open it is to remove Curse, because what do you have to lose at that point?
The post What does Pandora’s Lunchbox do in PEAK? appeared first on Destructoid.