Items, Equipment, and Drones
Items are the cornerstone of your ability to survive and thrive in Risk of Rain 2. There are a great many different items already in the game, each of which will lend a helping hand, for example by increasing your attack speed or critical hit chance, or perhaps by adding an “on-hit” effect such as a chain lightening effect or the ability to spawn a sticky bomb on the target.
You can procure items mainly by opening different chests, buying them from Terminals, or defeating bosses. You’ll also have the opportunity to trade in existing items for others at a 3D Printer. Some special items, called Lunar Items, must be bought using Lunar Coins, and generally have both a powerful positive and powerful negative effect.
Aside from this, you possess an equipment slot (two if you’re playing as MUL-T) which starts off empty but which you can fill by picking up an Equipment item. These pieces of Equipment act like additional abilities, and must be activated in order to benefit from them. You can also spawn or fix broken Drones which will follow you and help you out by healing you or helping you kill enemies. Some Drones will even persist from stage to stage, allowing you to continue benefiting from them until they (or you) die.
For further information on all the items and equipment in the game, look no further than our Risk of Rain 2 items guide.
