In theory, Acrid can wipe most of the game by spreading his DOTs and jumping around to avoid big hits. For Acrid, it’s his combination of high survivability and consistent damage over time with his poison skills. This makes him a prime candidate for picking up the transformative Lunar items and potentially turning your Commando run into a Heretic one.ĩ/ 13 Acrid Image: Hopoo Games via HGG / Jake BoseeĪcrid marks our transition into characters with busted capabilities in this game. Unfortunately, though, Commando’s abilities outside of his primary are a bit lackluster. Commando appreciates this consistency buff, as it was maybe his biggest weakness before. Thankfully for the Commando, the DLC added a bunch of new items that work very well with high proc chance, namely quite a few of the Void items. Otherwise, they may struggle to do damage. If they’re able to gain powerful proc effects, they succeed. Typically, Commando builds sink or swim based on the items the player picks up. The base character in Risk of Rain 2, Commando specializes in blasting enemies with his primary fire. Ranged Mercenary, on the other hand, does most of his damage through chaining Slicing Winds.ġ0/ 13 Commando Image: Hopoo Games via HGG / Jake Bosee Melee Mercenary stacks attack speed and generates as many invincibility frames as possible with his special, Eviscerate. The positive is that Mercenary has two different yet highly viable builds. As a combo-driven melee character, damaging AOE fields are kind of a nightmare for him. Mercenary also suffers a bit from the new Void Seed mechanic added in the DLC update. This isn’t to dissuade any new players from giving him a shot - just be prepared to learn a lot from trial and error. Mercenary has perhaps the highest skill ceiling in the game, meaning it demands a lot from the player just to achieve the same results other characters would reach more easily. If you can make her work, though, she absolutely excels at chain freezing the final boss, Mithrix.ġ1/ 13 Mercenary Image: Hopoo Games via HGG / Jake BoseeĪs much as it hurts to put Mercenary this low on the list, it had to be done. It’s due to this slight clunkiness in playstyle that Artificer falls this far. This means your actual DPS is almost entirely reliant on hitting your secondary. Ion Surge allows you to fly endlessly, but it’s awkward to use as a damage skill. The damage and scaling of the ability has improved dramatically with the DLC update, but that doesn’t matter much if you still have to be a sitting duck at close range to use it. Artificer as a concept is based on the idea of using each of her skills off of cooldown, so having wonky options is actually a big deal.įlamethrower is awkward because you can’t sprint while using it. ![]() The main issue with the character is her special skill, either Flamethrower or Ion Surge. Since there is no way to switch mid-run, you’re a bit at the mercy of drops.ġ2/ 13 Artificer Image: Hopoo Games via HGG / Jake Boseeĭespite getting some solid buffs heading into the new expansion, it’s hard to rate Artificer much higher than this. ![]() Unfortunately, this means that if you run into a lot of crit items, you’ll wish you were running the alternate and vice versa. Her default is more reliable, but her alternate scales much better with crit chance. The last issue with Huntress is deciding which primary fire to utilize. This essentially means that Huntress’s two issues compound upon each other. Having auto-aim in a game like Risk of Rain 2 can be utterly crippling - target prioritization is key in eliminating threats before they eliminate you. ![]() What really lets Huntress down is her tiny HP pool and the auto-aim on her primary fire. Also recommended is her Ballista Shot, which offers some much-needed single-target damage. Her mobility is superb, especially with her Multi-Blink movement skill. ![]() Huntress bottoms out our list, despite being a fan favorite. We’ll start with the worst Survivors in Risk of Rain 2 and move up from there.ġ3/ 13 Huntress Image: Hopoo Games via HGG / Jake Bosee Each character can develop an awesome build and absolutely destroy levels, but some have an easier time getting there. It’s refreshing to know that there aren’t really any wrong options in Risk of Rain 2. Let’s get started! All 13 Survivors in Risk of Rain 2, Ranked worst to best Note that this list is based off Monsoon Mode, the game’s hardest difficulty level. Now that the update has had time to settle, let’s go over our ranking for the strongest Survivors in Risk of Rain 2. In 2022, the game received an expansion called Survivors of the Void. The result is an incredibly polished third-person shooter with tons of replay value. Originally released in 2019, the game takes the core mechanics of the original Risk of Rain and translates them to a 3D environment. Risk of Rain 2 by Hopoo Games is a standout hit among the multitude of roguelikes on the market.
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