Item Builds

Item builds for assorted character will add more in the future :)
(New Builds Coming Out (as soon as I figure out the new items)

Introduction

This is a Guide that will teach you about builds you can use in Risk of Rain 2, although due to the RNG these builds work best with Artifact of Command.

This Guide will provide the item that make up a build AND give a short summary of how it works.

I hope you enjoy this, and comment any builds that I left out below!

IMPORTANT NOTE: if there is not a specific number next to a item then you need as many as you can get

Another Note: Most of these builds can be used on multiple characters, they are just under whatever character uses them best.

Engineer Builds

1. Angels and Demons
*needs stationary turrets*

Needs:
Bustling Fungus
N'kuhana's Opinion

Although a very simple build it works great due to your turrets are never moving so they are always healing for bustling fungus and will heal anyone else that goes into its ring providing a great emergency healing, stack that with N'kuhana's Opinion which fires fireballs when you heal enough makes a powerful defense. The biggest problem with this build is that it only relies on two items which means you probably need to use Artifact of Command.

2.Paper Cut Storm
Needs:
Shatterspleen
Soilder's Syringe
Ukulele
x9 Lens-Maker's glasses
Predatory instincts

This build is a more aggressive build that focuses on destroying enemies using a large amount of bleeding debuff coming from your turrets. Although, either turret type would work i would recommend using the moving one's because they attack faster (more bleeding) and can move with you. Note: Shatterspleen is the most important item in this build without it this is very bad. Also, you can replace predatory instinct with another lens-maker's glasses but predatory instinct gives more attack speed so I would not recommend it.

BONUS: for sustained HP you can also added Harvester's Scythe

Huntress Builds

1.Big Bang

Crowbars
Will O' the Wisp
Ceremonial Dagger

This build when fully built will clear the field repeatedly leaving daggers behind which clear the next spawn etc. Then, with the added effect of crowbars it work that much better because its extreme bonus to high hp enemies, it also has the added bonus for Command users that there is only one item for each basic tier meaning each item you get is a no brainer.

BONUS: if you get a lunar item make it Shard of Glass it will give another huge DMG bonus!

MUL-T Builds

1.Death Mark Theme

Death Mark
Tri-Tip Dagger
Chronobulb
Molten Perfortator
Ifrit's Distinction

Due to MUL-T's extreme attack speed on hits will do the best to quickly lay down heavy amounts of status conditions and increase the damage that enemy receives almost instantly working very well as a support build for high damage dealing characters.

BONUS: to make this a more aggressive build than a support build I would recommend using
soldiers syringe!
Note: If you cant find a on hit status item you can replace it with
Mired Urn
Frost Relic
Shatterspleen (note: needs Crit)

2. Bomber Incoming

*Power Mode Needed*

Soldier's Syringe
AtG Missile Mk. 1
57 Leaf Clover *optional*

This, may appear very similar to the Commando PEW PEW build except I removed the crit items. This, is due to the fact of the lower proc rate of MUL-T it would be much less effective, as it would require many more Len's Makers Glasses, lowering the effectiveness of it. But, if you would like you can add Len's Makers to this build and it would not hurt.

Mercenary Builds

1) Bleeding Strike

x9 Lens-Maker's Glasses
Predatory Instincts
Shatterspleen
Soldier's Syringe
Harvester's Scythe
Aegis
Ifrit's Distinction

For this build, the first items you need to get are the Lens-Maker's Glasses, Predatory Instincts, and Shatterspleen, as they deal the bleed. Soldier's Syringe will make the burn (from Ifrit's Distinction) and bleed happen more with Eviscerate, Harvester's Scythe and Aegis will give you lots of durability.

2) Quick Killing

Runald's Band
Kjaro's Band
Backup Magazine
Ceremonial Dagger
x5 Paul's Goat Hoof
Focus Crystal
Ifrit's Distinction

This build allows you to quickly deal large bursts of damage and to be able to stay out of taking too much damage. Runald's Band and Kjaro's Band are the main items, as they deal lots of burst style damage. Paul's Goat Hoof allows you to dodge attacks for survival. Ifrit's Distinction deals lots of burn for bonus damage.

Rex Builds

1.Clear Rex Weaknesses
x10 Lens-Maker's Glasses (x9 if using Predatory Instinct)
Harvesters Scythe

The biggest problem with Rex is that he uses life to use his abilitys, but he puts out huge damage, so using both of those to make this build which eliminates Rex's weak point and improves his strong point. With this build you get guaranteed Crits on all attacks and heal from all the Crits you deal. Just note you have to hit, but as long as you do that you should stay with almost full HP constantly!

BONUS: if you want to take even more advantage over the Crits you can add Predatory Instinct to increase your attack speed

Loader Builds

1) Razorwire Whirlwind

Razorwire
Planula
Helfire Tincture
7-8x Fuel Cell
1x Chronobauble
Tri-tip Dagger

This build mains the Helfire Tincture, get it as fast as possible. Many Fuel Cells allow you to keep using it, and the Razorwire continuously damages nearby enemies, as the Planula heals the damage you take from the Helfire Tincture. Very good for CC and can deal good damage to bosses as well.

BONUS: Gesture of the drowned (automatically uses equipment)

Artificer Builds

1. The Ultimate Mage

Alien Heads and/or x1 Purity
Back Up Magazines
Hardlight Afterburner
Brainstalks
Fuel Cell
Equipment: Primordial Cube

This build is based on being able to use Artificers abilitys constantly, Purity is very good to have one of as you have no chance items and will allow you to almost constantly shoot you basic with only one. With, the Primordial Cube you gain the ability to gather a bunch of enemies together, then you can destroy then all using your Energy Bomb attack. Fuel Cells, are so you can use the last combo often, with the Back Up Magazines allowing you to blast twice in case they survive or to store them for quick combos. With the added factor of Brainstalks allowing spam, late game you probably only need it and a purity eventually.

2. Mini Gun

x2 Purity
Soldier's Syringe

Two puritys make Artificer's basic attack have no cool down. With, the factor of the attack doing
more than any other characters basic, allows you create a powerful mini gun using soldier's syringe.

Commando Builds

1. PEW PEW
Soldier's Syringe
AtG Missile Mk. 1
x9 Lens Maker's Glasses
Predatory instincts
Harvesters Scythe
Shatterspleen

This build, relies most heavily on the Syringe and Missiles as it will make a huge cloud of seeking missiles. Though, with the Crit items it greatly increases you attack speed, damage, and durability making this even more deadly.

BONUS: 57 Leaf Clover
(increases chance/amount of Missiles are launched)

Bandit Builds

1. The Assassin by: Kick Buttowski
*needs desperado*

x4 Purity
Crowbar

You can have constant uptime with 3 Purities (-4 seconds), but 4 purities (-5 seconds) Gives you a 1 second Smoke Grenade, so perma invisibility and semi flight if you gain full height from cloak and use something to break cloak (Secondary) so you get that boost too.
Also crowbars. Need I say more?
(Also, you can fly with 3 but it's harder timing)

2. Targeted

Old Guillotine
Will-o'-the-wisp

I would only recommend this build if you are in multiplayer. This build requires a bit of set up time but when its complete all you have to do is target down elites.

BONUS: Ceremonial Dagger (Makes this build more automated seeing that one dagger hit on elite will start this all over.)

Acrid Builds

1) Melee Menace(needs Ravenous Bite and Frenzied Leap)

Focus Crystal
Lens-Makers Glasses x9
Predatory Instincts x1
Harvesters Scythe x1
Runald's Band
Kjaro's Band
Shattering Justice
Soldier's Syringe
Infusion

This build contains a large amount of items perfect for melee. You want to use your Frenzied Leap to get in extra CC damage with Runald's/Kjaro's Band and you can deal huge basic attack damage with Focus Crystal, Crits, Soldier's Syringe, and Shattering Justice. You will probably be taking alot of damage so Infusions will help out keeping you alive.

Railgunner Builds

1) Sniper

Crowbar
1x Runald's Band
1x Kjaro's Band
Laser Scope

This build allows you to deal insane weak point damage and instakill many, if not all, enemies. It is great at dealing with strong enemies and bosses, but it bad at destroying crowds of enemies. It is very good in a co-op match with someone who has good CC. If you want you can add Will-o'-the-wisp, although too many of these will make u destroy every enemy whenever you kill something. (Darn)

Void Fiend Builds

1) Continuous Corruption

9x Lens-Makers Glasses
Predatory Instincts
Mocha and/or Soldier's Syringe
Laser Scope
Shatterspleen

This build allows you to attack fast and get lots of crits. Since Void Fiend gains more corruption EVERY TIME you get a crit, this allows you to stay in Corrupt form indefinitely, as long as you are doing damage. Laser Scope increases your damage output by a huge amount, and Shatterspleen puts out lots of bleeding, which can stack up a lot of damage against high health enemies.

BONUS: Super massive Leech (equipment)
This equipment is a tool to become more adaptive, due to you losing corruption when you heal you can't really have any constant heals, and you can only heal outside of corruption. Using Super Massive Leech will allow you to quickly heal and get out of corruption to heal before jumping back into battle.

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Thanks for reading this.

-- All images came from the Risk of Rain 2 Wiki --

Just a reminder put any comments or missed builds below in the comments thank you!
Also: chat the builds you tried / your favorite build!
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[exo941]

Also a glitch I found, not sure if it still works but if you are Acrid and hold down main attack button and spam sprint you won't even need any attack speed bonuses.

[exo941]

If you get a few of those items that reduces cooldown on abilities and you play as mercenary, it is an instant win because of the special ability.

[leodestructor2013]

captain build: 10 soldier syringes 10 maker's glasses and a shatterspleen and whatever else item u want

[forfun302]

wheres captain

[CloudTender]

For arti
Alt Special (Ion surge) + h3ad-5t v2 = Nukes depending on how high you go
add Crowbars for an even fatter Effect
Purities or alienheads to get Ion surges / Height faster

[Fox]

Rex and Captain compliment each other like yoga pants on a babe. Rex should focus on stacking razorwire and infusions or meat, or any hp up and shield up items. Even damage mitigation items. Also give him a corrupted fuel cell so he can stack his root skill. He also wants a singularity band, and/or gravitational cube to keep enemies grouped.
He should stay in captains healing turret deflecting damage with razorwire and applying debuffs while Captain focuses on damage building items and spamming his missile strikes on the grouped enemies.

[Pixal_Fighter]

I'm going to try a Captain drone build (New DLC has a red item that could work out quite well speaking captains starting item)

[ZoreN]

Thanks! How bout Captain? Been trying to look for a Captain build for awhile now but I don't see much of it. Good guide! I love the engineer one

[eBlittz]

@TinapaVrea just made 1 Void Fiend build that worked out pretty well.

[Pixal_Fighter]

No, haven't got the DLC yet co-creator has it but not tested enough.