Risk of Rain Returns

Risk of Rain Returns

View Stats:
the cup Dec 23, 2023 @ 6:16pm
Tips for getting God runs?
I like looping and getting crazy strong in RoR2. I know this game is a lot harder, but I've seen people on youtube do it, so it's definitely possible.

What should my teleporter timings be? What items to prioritise and is there a specific stage to spend a lot more time on to try and power up as much as possible?
< >
Showing 1-11 of 11 comments
Plaguelight Dec 23, 2023 @ 7:47pm 
Before someone else says it, Relics are the way to "God Tier" runs. Command in particular.

Other than that, there are no real tips to playing the game as intended. Just pray to RNGsus and don't stick around too long in any level. It's all about getting lucky.
Darkest King Dec 24, 2023 @ 10:26am 
I'm the opposite of most people. Most people will tell you get to the TP quickly and that's important, sure, but I prioritize getting as much treasure out of the map as is reasonable before I leave.

Best real advice is to learn your way around all the maps so you can plan a quick and efficient course to take you through most of where the treasures will spawn on the way to the gate.
Digi Dec 24, 2023 @ 12:14pm 
get the command artifact from the hive level. you can then pick your items instead of random.

i tend to finish holy tower (?) around 30-45 min.

speed infusion armor healing
Valamanj Dec 24, 2023 @ 3:50pm 
As someone whose primary playstyle involves looping on Monsoon, I feel like the success of looping runs is much more heavily item dependent than "Stages 1 - 6 -> Providence" runs. I generally play vanilla with only the artifact of Origin enabled and don't like using Command much. That being said, I believe the number one most important thing for successfully looping is being able to avoid/mitigate damage; thus, I feel like everything else takes a backseat to bulk/defense and mobility.

If you're playing with Command, I'd universally prioritize:
Red whip. Like, ASAP. It'll cut the time you spend looking for the teleporter and chests in half, which will let you collect way more items before the game gets hard.
Infusion. Extremely valuable when looping as the common mobs will skyrocket your HP.
Hopoo feather. Having a second/third jump is invaluable for buying time for skill cooldown
and dodging attacks (especially from Bighorn Bison, Greater Wisps, and Scavengers when they start appearing in droves),
Prophet's cape. This will spare you from a LOT of damage and will often absorb fall damage or costly HP shrines.
Arcane blades. Movement speed after the teleporter event starts is extremely important. Have you ever tried fighting a horde of overloading Magma Worms or Cremators or frenzied Evolved Lemurians at vanilla footspeed? It sucks and then you die.
Topaz brooch. You will be killing mobs regularly, meaning this will give you a huge shield.
As far as equipment goes, a combo I like is the umbrella + meteorite. Since the meteors disproportionately target YOU over any individual enemy, standing right on top of a horde of bosses and using it while invincible can potentially obliterate them all in one use.

Those are some basic recommendations. Priority of other items depends on what character you play, but soldier's syringe is usually a staple for most. One-hit whammy characters like the Sniper appreciate crowbars more.

As far as when you should activate the teleporter, that seems mixed depending on whom you ask. In the early game, I don't like activating it before I've purchased 2-3 items/drones as you risk not having enough enemies to kill to afford much, but after that, I'm usually very focused on finding and activating it immediately, then backtracking/pushing forward as needed. Nothing sucks quite like finishing the teleporter event early and then finding nothing but stubborn shrines.
Last edited by Valamanj; Dec 24, 2023 @ 3:57pm
Ξ Julius Dec 25, 2023 @ 8:19am 
First of all you should complete any challenges that has unlockable items as a reward, that way you will encounter more useful items on your runs. My advice is that you shouldn't spend more than 3 minutes per stage. For timing, movement and learning how the game behaves I suggest you play on Monsoon. Unless you feel comfortable with your current items and damage you should look for the teleporter as soon you start the stage. Cheers!
Useless Dec 25, 2023 @ 9:37am 
Command, glass and sacrifice ull be god in 10 min
ModdyMop Dec 25, 2023 @ 4:55pm 
Originally posted by no fookin faytin:
I like looping and getting crazy strong in RoR2. I know this game is a lot harder, but I've seen people on youtube do it, so it's definitely possible.

What should my teleporter timings be? What items to prioritise and is there a specific stage to spend a lot more time on to try and power up as much as possible?

Most consistent way that doesn't require the artifact of Command is to use the artifact of Prestige. What it does is cause at least one shrine of the mountain to spawn every stage and they carry over between stages. If you survive the first few you'll very quickly be racking up an insane amount of items and likely cause your game to crash
the cup Dec 26, 2023 @ 8:42am 
Originally posted by Ozelbe:
Originally posted by no fookin faytin:
I like looping and getting crazy strong in RoR2. I know this game is a lot harder, but I've seen people on youtube do it, so it's definitely possible.

What should my teleporter timings be? What items to prioritise and is there a specific stage to spend a lot more time on to try and power up as much as possible?

Most consistent way that doesn't require the artifact of Command is to use the artifact of Prestige. What it does is cause at least one shrine of the mountain to spawn every stage and they carry over between stages. If you survive the first few you'll very quickly be racking up an insane amount of items and likely cause your game to crash

Do you mean to hit one, and get 2x the items from the bosses for the whole run? Or keep hitting them each stage? Surely the boss scaling from 1 shrine per stage is way too insane, I don't think the items can compensate.
CanvasK Dec 26, 2023 @ 12:08pm 
Originally posted by no fookin faytin:
Originally posted by Ozelbe:

Most consistent way that doesn't require the artifact of Command is to use the artifact of Prestige. What it does is cause at least one shrine of the mountain to spawn every stage and they carry over between stages. If you survive the first few you'll very quickly be racking up an insane amount of items and likely cause your game to crash

Do you mean to hit one, and get 2x the items from the bosses for the whole run? Or keep hitting them each stage? Surely the boss scaling from 1 shrine per stage is way too insane, I don't think the items can compensate.
Shrine of the Mountain causes the teleporter boss to be harder--each Shrine will make the teleporter boss even harder. By harder it could mean more bosses or fewer bosses that are elite. Each boss will only drop 1 item (they seem to eventually drop 2 on long runs) regardless of the number of Mountain Shrines activated.

Prestige will keep the number of activated Mountain Shrines between stages instead of resetting. With 1 guaranteed Shrine and the chance for a couple random ones, this will quickly result in 10-20 bosses (all likely elite) and therefore 10-20 items. With enough of the right items you won't have to worry about what spawns or how many because you can either kill it quickly, out heal it, or out run it. You can continue to activate more Shrines to get more items.

I'd recommend stopping around 20 Shrines and definitely stop at 30. Around there it started to spawn well over 50 elite bosses. It eventually spawned 90+ Overloading Magma Worms, which, due to the number sparks, flames, and body segments they make, made my game run at 10 seconds per frame (not 10 frames per second). This can easily crash the game if you aren't mindful.
Last edited by CanvasK; Dec 26, 2023 @ 12:09pm
Useless Dec 26, 2023 @ 12:24pm 
Hey mate add me as friends I'll show you how we can coop together
T.tv/powerofgreed Dec 29, 2023 @ 6:54am 
Or u can get 50Big boars which going to spawn x4 200 mini boars xd
< >
Showing 1-11 of 11 comments
Per page: 1530 50

Date Posted: Dec 23, 2023 @ 6:16pm
Posts: 11