Artificer

Artificer

Stats

HP	110 (+32 per level)
Regen	0.60 (+0.12 per level) hp/s
Damage	12 (+3 per level)
Armor	0 (+2 per level)
Speed	28 km/h

Unlock

Visit 10 different stages.

Ending phrase

..and so she left, passions faded to an ember.

Artificer

"The Artificer uses her elemental abilities to defeat her enemies with precision. By raising Frost Barriers, she's able to keep foes at bay in order to prepare Charged Nanobombs, or to escape into the optimal range for her flurry of Flame Chakrams."
–In-game description

Description

The Artificer is a playable character in Risk of Rain Returns. When many enemies are on screen, Frost Barrier causes them to group up allowing for incredibly effective use of the high damaging Flamethrower attack. Artificer's Flamethrower can also be used to float slowly through the air to bridge small gaps.

Frost Barrier can also be used to bait high flying enemies into an attackable range and make it easier to get yourself into favorable positions.

Survivor Log

Departure:	Destination:
High Court Outpost E1, [REDACTED]	[REDACTED]

  Travel ID: F4E41434C4F465
Passenger Details: [Business Class]

Luggage & Equipment: High Court passenger equipped with standard ENV suit. Due to UES relations with the High Court and its donors, both the ENV suit itself and the individual's carry-on have had security checks waived. Passenger willingly attached electrical auto-nullifiers to both of their handheld generators, though lights remained active even after magnetized. Passenger requested to have various analytical devices scanned and recorded through security gates, though the exact nature of these devices was unable to be ascertained by security personnel. (See security recall for personnel notes.)

[SECURITY RECALL] [Note A1a] Device 1 recorded as a foreign generator in the shape of a titration flask. Passed through x-rays safely, though the resulting image was warped. [Note A1b] Device 2 unabled to be lifted by security personnel. High Court passenger assisted in placing in loading bay. Device appeared to be a solid steel cube with no discernible markings. [Note A1c] Individual requested Device 3 not be passed through x-ray terminal. Recorded as 'additional helmet'. [Note A1d] Device 4 recorded as a chest filled with elemental samples.

Skills

Primary

Flame Chakrams
Toss out a chakram for 45% damage. Hits up to 5 times at its peak and ignites for a stacking 10% damage over time, before returning.

• Flame Chakrams can only trigger on-hit effects once per cast on the first enemy hit, despite being able to pierce and hit multiple enemies.
• The hits at the peak of the chakram's trajectory deal 10% damage.
• Flame Chakrams' burn effect applies only at the peak of the chakram's trajectory.
  • This burn stacks, dealing 10% damage per stack each frame.
• Flame Chakrams can be thrown faster with repeated inputs.
  • Unlike other abilities like BlastBlast
    Primary
    Fires a powerful slug for 80% damage.
    Survivor: Bandit and KnuckleboomKnuckleboom
    Primary
    Batter nearby enemies for 120% damage. Every third hit deals 240% damage and knocks enemies upwards.
    Survivor: Loader, this is not made automatic with the 'Rapid Fire' setting in Accessibility Options.

Secondary

Charged Nanobomb		6s CD
Charge up and launch an electric bomb for 150%-600% damage, stunning enemies in range.

• Charged Nanobomb's charge time scales with attack speed.
• An uncharged Nanobomb only damages the first enemy hit, while a charged Nanobomb damages enemies in an area.

Pulse Spear		8s CD
Toss an electric spear that stuns the first enemy hit for 225% damage. Cast again mid-flight to pulse the spear for 450% damage in an area, allowing it to briefly pierce through enemies. Successful pierces refresh your ability to pulse.

• Editor's note: The in-game description of 300% damage is incorrect.
• Editor's note: The in-game description does not mention that Pulse Spear stuns the first enemy it hits without piercing.

Utility

Frost Barrier		15s CD
Create a wall of ice that blocks most enemies and distracts them. When broken, explodes and freezes enemies for 150% damage.

• Editor's note: The in-game description of 100% damage is incorrect.
• Frost Barrier inherits Artificer's maximum health.

Tectonic Surge		12s CD
Shatter the earth below you for 120% damage, launching you into the air. Cast mid-air to create a temporary platform to stand on. Gravity is reduced briefly afterward.

• Editor's note: The in-game description does not mention Tectonic Surge's 120% damage.

Special

Flamethrower		13s CD
Burn enemies in front of you for 10x80% damage and ignites them for 20% damage over time.
Ancient Scepter Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. Incinerator Burn enemies in front of you for 12x100% damage and ignites them for 20% damage over time.

• Editor's note: The in-game description of 30% damage over time for Incinerator is incorrect.
• The number of hits dealt by Flamethrower over its duration scales with attack speed, resulting in more damage and more stacks of its burn effect.
• Flamethrower's burn effect stacks, dealing 20% damage per stack each frame.

Localized Sun		7s CD
Summon a miniature, movement tracking star, dealing 125% damage over time. Explodes for 1000% damage after 5 seconds.
Ancient Scepter Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. Binary Star Summon two miniature, movement tracking stars, dealing 125% damage over time. Both explode for 1000% damage each after 5 seconds.

• Editor's note: The in-game description of 120% damage over time is incorrect.
• Editor's note: The in-game description of 2*1000% damage Binary Star is ambiguous. Each star explodes for 1000% damage, possibly adding up to 2*1000% damage if an enemy is within the range of both explosions.

Achievements & Trials

Survivors

Name	Unlocks	Requirement	Alt
Massacre	AegisAegis Healing past full grants you a temporary barrier.Increased maximum barrier. Healing past full grants you barrier equal to 50% (+50% per stack) of the amount you healed. Increases maximum barrier by 20% (+20% per stack).	Multi-kill 15 enemies.
Full Circuit	Pulse Spear	Complete Trial Lightning Strikes Twice.	Complete 25 stages as Artificer
Terminal Velocity	Tectonic Surge	Complete Trial In The Clouds.	Collect 300 items as Artificer
Solar Power	Localized Sun	Complete Trial Danger Orbits.	Defeat 3000 enemies as Artificer

Gallery

CSS Sprite

Skins
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Unlocked by default.
Complete Trial Judgement as Artificer.	Collect the Prismatic Shard in the Dried Lake.

Crudely-Drawn Buddy Decoy

Multiplayer Drone

Trivia

• Artificer is the only survivor introduced in Risk of Rain 2 to be added retroactively to the original Risk of Rain cast in Risk of Rain Returns. All other additions (Drifter and Pilot) are completely original additions.
• Artificer's Prismatic Shard skin is a reference to the ENV Suit worn by the Artificer in Risk of Rain 2.
• Artificer's base skin may also be a reference to her Mastery skin from Risk of Rain 2 as her color scheme and visor seem to be nigh identical.
• On death, Artificer is frozen in a crystal that looks similar to the Time Crystal that Artificer is found in in Risk of Rain 2.

Version History

Patch 1.0.4

• Normalized survivor movement speed. All slower survivors now move faster.
  • Base speed: 2.6 ⇒ 2.8
• Fixed Artificer’s “Frost Barrier” pushing enemies through walls.

Patch 1.0.3

• Artificer's Primary Skill now deals damage more consistently.
• Fixed the Artificer's Primary Skill interacting poorly with Shattered Mirror.
• Artificer's alternate Utility Skill now requires a second input to execute multiple times.