Risk of Rain 2 Tier List

Our Risk of Rain 2 Tier List will help you decide which heroes and items you’ll want to use to breeze through even the game’s most difficult battles. Hero and item details are also provided, just hover over their portraits to see all info available.

Since its initial release, Risk of Rain 2 has managed to capture the hearts of millions of players worldwide and steadily become one of the most popular roguelike third-person shooter games in the market. With a simple yet balanced gameplay and characters, this is one TPS game where casual and pro players alike can enjoy advancing based sorely on their skills and familiarity of the heroes they prefer. Risk of Rain 2 is a fantastic game which you can play solo or in a team of four in online co-op. With characters in high-end cartoon art style, deep character progression system, spectacular fights, an immersive narrative with engaging content and constant challenges, this game centers around one thing – its heroes, which are the heart and soul of how you play it.

Risk of Rain 2 Character Tier List

Risk of Rain 2 delivers a highly entertaining but also demanding environment. Although there is no such thing as the best hero in the game since, every player has a different playstyle and each hero has their own unique abilities and perks, the game allows some of them to shine more than others. So at first glance it can feel pretty daunting to decide which of these to select.

Our Risk of Rain 2 Character Tier List aims to guide you select heroes that best fit in with your personal play style for achieving the best gaming experience available.

Our Rankings

S+ Tier – Very Overpowered
S Tier – Overpowered, these heroes are dominant. If you want to win, you can never go wrong choosing any of them
A Tier – Perfectly Balanced, these powerful heroes are popular choices. While not the very best, will often give you a slight edge if you select them
B Tier – Slightly Underpowered, these heroes are average. While they will not give you an edge in battle, they will not hold you back either
C Tier – Underpowered, the use of these heroes is situational. Some of them are great against certain opponents, while others are simply less efficient than most heroes in the roster. Either way, these heroes are less common picks
D/E Tier – Very Underpowered, these heroes are considered the weakest. Consider selecting another hero, unless you are experienced enough to utilize their skillset efficiently
F Tier – Typically Useless Heroes

As mentioned earlier, Risk of Rain 2 is both a solo and a team based game. As such, individual hero strengths and abilities in addition to team synergy, positioning and coordination are the building blocks to achieve victory. That is why we rank each hero based not only on their raw power and skills but also on the value they provide to the team. Heroes who synergize better with a larger group of teammates are naturally ranked higher.

We update our Risk of Rain 2 character tier list frequently to reflect the latest game meta. Keep in mind that heroes placement inside a specific tier is NOT important. Heroes are positioned randomly within a specific tier thus their placement does not show that they are better or more popular than others in the same tier. So without further ado, let’s dive into our Risk of Rain 2 Character Tier List.

S Tier	Engineer	MUL-T
A Tier	Huntress
B Tier	Artificer	Loader
C Tier	REX	Mercenary	Captain
D Tier	Acrid
F Tier	Commando

Risk of Rain 2 Item Tier List

In Risk of Rain 2 item acquisition and item combination are crucial to dominate the battle field. The more items you collect, the more their effects combine resulting in surprising, synergistic and meta-changing effects. With over a hundred items to collect it can feel pretty daunting to decide which of these to select.

Our Risk of Rain 2 Item Tier List aims to guide you select the items that best fit in with every hero for maximizing their potential to clear end game content.

Our Rankings

S+ Tier – Very Overpowered
S Tier – Overpowered, these items are dominant. If you want to win, you can never go wrong choosing any of them
A Tier – Perfectly Balanced, these powerful items are popular choices. While not the very best, will often give you a slight edge if you select them
B Tier – Slightly Underpowered, these items are average. While they will not give you an edge in battle, they will not hold you back either
C Tier – Underpowered, the use of these items is situational. Some of them are great against certain opponents, while others are simply less efficient than most items in the roster. Either way, these items are less common picks
D/E Tier – Very Underpowered, these items are considered the weakest. Consider selecting another item, unless you are experienced enough to utilize their effect efficiently with a specific hero
F Tier – Typically Useless items

We update our Risk of Rain 2 Item tier list frequently to reflect the latest game meta. Keep in mind that items are grouped by their type namely, “Common” (white), “Uncommon” (green), “Legendary” (red), “Boss/Planet” (yellow), “Lunar” (blue) and “Equipment” (orange). Placement inside a specific tier is done from “Common” to “Equipment” types starting form the left. So without further ado, let’s dive into our Risk of Rain 2 Item Tier List.

S Tier	DetailsName: Lens Makers Glasses, Type: Common	DetailsName: Soldier’s Syringe, Type: Common	DetailsName: Paul’s Goat Hoof, Type: Common	DetailsName: Tougher Times, Type: Common	DetailsName: Harvester’s Scythe, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Predatory Instincts, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: AtG Missile MK. 1, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Will O’ The Wisp, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: 57 Leaf Clover, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Shattering Justice, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Soulbound Catalyst, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Gesture Of The Drowned, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Disposable Missile Launcher, Type: Equipment
A Tier	DetailsName: Crowbar, Type: Common	DetailsName: Personal Shield Generator, Type: Common	DetailsName: Backup Magazine, Type: Common	DetailsName: Tritip Dagger, Type: Common	DetailsName: Hopoo Feather, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Fuel Cell, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Infusion, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Berzerkers Pauldron, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Unstable Tesla Coil, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Sentient Meat Hook, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Genesis Loop, Type: Boss	DetailsName: Halcyon Seed, Type: Boss	DetailsName: Royal Capacitor, Type: Equipment
B Tier	DetailsName: Stun Grenade, Type: Common	DetailsName: Bundle of Fireworks, Type: Common	DetailsName: Focus Crystal, Type: Common	DetailsName: Topaz Brooch, Type: Common	DetailsName: Ukulele, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: KjarosBand, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Old Guillotine, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Rose Buckler, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Ceremonial Dagger, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Titanic Knurl, Type: Boss	DetailsName: Shaped Glass, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Gnarled Woodsprite, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: Jade Elephant, Type: Equipment
C Tier	DetailsName: Energy Drink, Type: Common	DetailsName: Sticky Bomb, Type: Common	DetailsName: Gasoline, Type: Common	DetailsName: War Banner, Type: Common	DetailsName: War horn, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Wax Quail, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Runalds Band, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Bandolier, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Brilliant Behemoth, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Aegis, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Queen’s Gland, Type: Boss	DetailsName: Transcendence, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Beads of Fealty, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Preon Accumulator, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: Primordial Cube, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: The Back Up, Type: Equipment
D Tier	DetailsName: Cautious Slug, Type: Common	DetailsName: Armor Piercing Rounds, Type: Common	DetailsName: Rusted Key, Type: Common	DetailsName: Red Whip, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Leeching Seed, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Dio’s Best Friend, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Resonance Disc, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Brainstalks, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Hardlight Afterburner, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Little Disciple, Type: Boss	DetailsName: Visions of Heresy, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Spinel Tonic, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Helfire Tincture, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Strides of Heresy, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Brittle Crown, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Ocular HUD, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: Milky Chrysalis, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: Foreign Fruit, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: Volcanic Egg, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: The Crowdfunder, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: Radar Scanner, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: Fresh Meat, Type: null
F Tier	DetailsName: Medkit, Type: Common	DetailsName: Monster Tooth, Type: Common	DetailsName: Bustling Fungus, Type: Common	DetailsName: Razorwire, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Ghor’s Tome, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Old War Stealthkit, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Lepton Daisy, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Chronobauble, Type: Uncommon	DetailsName: Happiest Mask, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Frost Relic, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Alien Head, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: H3AD 5T v2, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: N’Kuhanas Opinion, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Rejuvenation Rack, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Wake of Vultures, Type: Legendary	DetailsName: Corpsebloom, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Effigy of Grief, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Glowing Meteorite, Type: Lunar	DetailsName: Eccentric Vase, Type: Equipment	DetailsName: Blast Shower, Type: Equipment

Latest Patch Notes

You can find the latest patch notes here.

You may also check out the game’s trailer below.

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Last Update: 01 March 2022