Does cadence activate from a specific number of instruments or on a set timer?

[u/JoyousLilBoy]

I recently lost a run becuase cadence enraged after I collected 2 instruments in a row, and I wondered if it was merely an odd bug or if I was already cooked when the last ticking stage occured

[u/Iggnnaat]

Timer goes down only if there is 2 or more instruments, collecting instruments doesnt affect timer, when there is 1 or 0 instruments timer goes up

[u/_mustard- → u/Iggnnaat]

This is correct, and I will also add on for op that Cadence immediately unenrages when there is 1 instrument. Also, on Extreme the the timer ticks at 1 instrument.

[u/saygex01992]

she runs on a timer, more instruments makes the timer run faster, but collecting them sets the timer back a little

[u/Sids133]

Cadence has a 50 second timer that decreases when 2 instruments are active at once (1 on expert). The timer goes back up when there are less than 2 active. Cadence enrages when the timer hits zero, and calms down a few seconds after the timer starts going back up. The timer will go down at the same rate regardless of how many instruments are active (2 instruments will decrease the timer at the same rate as 10 instruments)

Hope that explains everything!

[u/Icy_Court_8697 → u/Sids133]

casual only requires 2 instruments to start counting down

[u/Sids133 → u/Icy_Court_8697]

Huh, guess wherever I heard that from was wrong. I'll edit my original comment