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Items

Items are the main building blocks of Risk of Rain Returns. They are the method through which survivors are able to gain power throughout a run. Items are split into 6 tiers: White/Common, Green/Uncommon, Red/Legendary, Yellow/Boss/Planet, Equipment/Orange, and Special/Purple.

When picked up, items last for the rest of the player's run. Picking up multiple of the same item causes the effect to stack in a way determined by the item.

Temporary Items

A few temporary items.

Some methods of gaining items (such as the Temporary Item Vendor, Drifter's SalvageDrifterV1.pngSalvage30s CD
Special

Consume a large amount of scrap to spawn 4 temporary items.
Survivor: Drifter
skill, Substandardduplicator.pngSubstandard DuplicatorSubstandardduplicator.pngSubstandard Duplicator
Picked up items yield an additional temporary copy.

Picking up an item gives you a temporary copy of itself. Temporary items last an additional 10 (+10 per stack) seconds
, and the Artifact of Tempus) instead yield temporary items which expire after a certain amount of time.

List of Items

White/Common

White items are the items a player will likely obtain the most of. They have somewhat weak effects that can prove powerful when obtained in large quantities.

Item Name Pickup Text Full Description Unlock
Meat Nugget
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Enemies drop chunks of healing meat. 8% chance on hit to drop 2 meat nuggets that heal for 2x8 (+6 per stack) health. Unlocked by default.
Fire Shield
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Retaliate on taking heavy damage. After taking more than 10% of your health as damage, explode for 400% (+200% per stack) damage, knocking enemies away (+20% force per stack). Unlocked by default.
Bustling Fungus
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Heal quickly when standing still for 2 seconds. After standing still for 2 seconds, heal for 4.5% (+4.5% per stack) of your health every second to yourself and nearby allies. Unlocked by default.
Lens Maker's Glasses
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Chance to deal double damage. Your attacks have a 10% (+7% per stack) chance to 'Critically Strike', dealing double damage. Unlocked by default.
Sprouting Egg
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Rapidly heal outside of danger. After not being hit for 7 seconds, increase health regeneration by 2.4 (+2.4 per stack) hp per second. Unlocked by default.
Headstompers
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Hurt enemies by falling. Hurt enemies by falling for up to 600% (+300% per stack) damage. Unlocked by default.
Life Savings
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Gain gold over time. Generate $1 (+$1 per stack) every 3 seconds. Scales with time. Unlocked by default.
Barbed Wire
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Hurts nearby enemies. Hurt all enemies within 1m (+0.2m per stack) for 50% (+10% per stack) damage every 0.5 seconds. Unlocked by default.
Rusty Knife
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Chance to bleed on hit. 15% (+15% per stack) chance to bleed an enemy for 4x35% TOTAL damage. Unlocked by default.
Mysterious Vial
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Increased health regeneration. Increase health regeneration by 0.84 (+0.84 per stack) hp per second. Unlocked by default.
Mortar Tube
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Chance to launch a mortar. 9% chance on hit to fire a mortar for 170% (+170% per stack) TOTAL damage. Unlocked by default.
Warbanner
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Drop a Warbanner on level up or activating the teleporter, giving you great strength. On level up or activating the Teleporter, drop a banner that strengthens all allies within 4.6m (+1.4m per stack). Raise attack and movement speed by 30% and damage by 4. Also heals for 1% of your health every second. Unlocked by default.
Monster Tooth
Monstertooth.png
Heal after kills. Killing an enemy heals you for 10 (+5 per stack) health. Unlocked by default.
Soldier's Syringe
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Increases attack speed. Increases attack speed by 12% (+12% per stack). Unlocked by default.
Crowbar
Crowbar.png
Deal bonus damage to healthy monsters. Deal +50% (+30% per stack) damage to enemies above 80% health. Unlocked by default.
Medkit
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Receive a delayed heal after taking damage. Heal for 10 (+10 per stack) health 1.5 seconds after getting hurt. Unlocked by default.
Bundle of Fireworks
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Activating an interactable launches fireworks at nearby enemies. Activating an interactable launches 6 (+3 per stack) fireworks that deal 300% base damage. Unlocked by default.
Backup Magazine
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Add an extra charge of your Secondary skill. Add +1 (+1 per stack) charge of your Secondary skill. Unlocked by default.
Topaz Brooch
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Kills grant temporary barrier. Killing an enemy grants 15 barrier (+15 per stack). Unlocked by default.
Taser
Taser.png
Chance to snare on hit. 7% chance on hit to snare enemies for 1.5 (+0.5 per stack) seconds. Complete Bionic:
Loader: Travel 6,500 meters using the LoaderC1.pngHydraulic GauntletLoaderC1.pngHydraulic Gauntlet3s CD
Utility

Fire your gauntlet and pull yourself forward, stunning and hurting enemies for 210% damage.
Can be angled upwards.
Survivor: Loader
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Paul's Goat Hoof
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Move faster. Increases movement speed by 15% (+15% per stack). Complete "Is This Bugged?":
Fail a shrine 3 times in a row.
Bitter Root
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Increases maximum health by 8%. Increases maximum health by 8% (+8% per stack). Complete In Good Health:
Reach 650 health.
Sticky Bomb
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Chance to attach a bomb to enemies. 9% chance on hit to attach a bomb to an enemy, detonating for 200% (+100% per stack) TOTAL damage. Complete Controlled Demolition:
Engineer: Detonate 15 EngineerX1.pngBounding MineEngineerX1.pngBounding Mine6s CD / EngineerX1.png
Secondary

Drop a trap that explodes for 300% damage.
Hold up to 10.
Survivor: Engineer
within 5 seconds.
Snake Eyes
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Gain increased critical strike chance on failing a shrine. Resets between stages. Failing a shrine increases critical chance by 7% (+7% per stack), up to 6 times. Resets at the start of each stage. Complete Lucky Devil:
Pass a shrine 4 times in a row.
Hermit's Scarf
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Chance to evade incoming damage. 10% (+10% per stack) chance to evade incoming damage. Complete Rapidfire:
Huntress: Achieve 200% attack speed.
Gasoline
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Killing enemies sets the ground on fire. Killing enemies burns the ground for 60% (+40% per stack) damage. Complete Lizard Bait:
Defeat 20 Lemurians in one playthrough.
Spikestrip
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Drop spikestrips on being hit, snaring enemies. When hit, drop spikestrips that snare enemies for 1 (+0.5 per stack) second. Complete Tank:
Enforcer: Block 2000 damage total with your EnforcerC1.pngEnforcerC1.pngProtect and Serve3s CD
Utility

Take a defensive stance, blocking all damage from the front. Increases attack speed, but reduces movement.
Survivor: Enforcer
shield.
Mocha
Mocha.png
Slightly increase attack speed and movement speed. Increases movement speed by 7.5% (+7.5% per stack) and attack speed by 6% (+6% per stack). Complete The Grind:
Level up to level 20.
Voltaic Mitt
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Climbed ropes are electrified. Climbing creates an electric trail that deals 50% damage (+30% per stack). Complete Rope Burn:
Complete the Providence Trial Hot-Rope Hop.
The Toxin
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Touch enemies to weaken them. Infect enemies on contact for 3 seconds, causing them to receive 30% (+15% per stack) extra damage from all sources. Complete Altered Genome:
Find the illegal shipment.
Mu Construct
Muconstruct.png
Heal periodically after activating the teleporter. Heal by 2.5% of your maximum health every 5 (-25% per stack) seconds after the Teleporter has been activated. Complete Pre-Alpha:
Find this item hidden somewhere in the world to unlock it.
Razor Penny
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Slightly increased Critical strike chance. Critical strikes give you gold. Gain 3% critical chance (+3% per stack). Critical strikes drop $1 (+1$ per stack) gold. Complete A Dime A Dozen:
Kill 12 enemies simultaneously using the Goldplatedbomb.pngGold-Plated BombGoldplatedbomb.pngGold-Plated Bomb45s CD
Drop and detonate 50% of your money.

Use 50% of your gold to create a bomb, dealing 1 damage per gold spent. Refund 20% of spent gold on kill.
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Arcane Blades
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Move faster after activating the Teleporter. Increases movement speed by 30% (+30% per stack) after the Teleporter has been activated. Complete "...Or Your Money Back":
Complete the Providence Trial Kited Blades.

Green/Uncommon

Green items appear much less often than common items are more generally more situational than the other tiers. Some rely on critical strikes, some requiring you to take large amounts of damage to trigger.

Item Name Pickup Text Full Description Unlock
Time Keeper's Secret
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Falling to low health stops time. Falling below 25% health stops time for 3 (+1 per stack) seconds. Recharges after 7 minutes. Unlocked by default.
Smart Shopper
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Enemies drop extra gold. Killed enemies drop 25% (+25% per stack) more gold. Unlocked by default.
Infusion
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Killing an enemy permanently increases your health. Killing an enemy increases your health permanently by 1 (+0.5 per stack). Unlocked by default.
Will-O'-The-Wisp
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Chance to detonate enemies on kill. 33% chance on killing an enemy to create a lava pillar for 300% (+200% per stack) damage, knocking enemies upwards. Unlocked by default.
AtG Missile Mk. 1
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Chance to fire a missile. 10% (+10% per stack) chance on hit to fire a missile that deals 300% TOTAL damage. Unlocked by default.
Tough Times
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Reduce incoming damage by 14%. Increase armor by 14 (+14 per stack). Unlocked by default.
Energy Cell
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Attack faster at lower health. Increases attack speed by up to 40% (+30% per stack) at low health. Unlocked by default.
Rusty Jetpack
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Increase jump height and reduce gravity. Decrease gravity while holding the jump button by 10% (-10% per stack) and increase jump height (increases per stack). Unlocked by default.
Leeching Seed
Leechingseed.png
Attacking enemies heals you. Attacking enemies heals you for 2 (+1 per stack) health. Unlocked by default.
Ukulele
Ukulele.png
..and his music was electric. 20% chance on hit to fire chain lightning for 66% (+66% per stack) TOTAL damage on up to 3 targets. Unlocked by default.
Boxing Gloves
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Chance to knock enemies backwards for extra damage. 6% (+6% per stack) chance on hitting enemies to knock them back for 100% TOTAL damage. Unlocked by default.
Prison Shackles
Prisonshackles.png
Slow enemies on attack. Slow enemies on hit for -50% movement speed for 1.5 (+0.5 per stack) seconds. Unlocked by default.
Guardian's Heart
Guardiansheart.png
Gain a shield. Recharges outside of danger. Gain a 60 (+60 per stack) health shield. Recharges when outside of danger for 7 seconds. Unlocked by default.
Hopoo Feather
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Gain an extra jump. Gain +1 (+1 per stack) maximum jump count. Unlocked by default.
Frost Relic
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Killing enemies surrounds you with icicles. Killing an enemy temporarily surrounds you with 3 (+1 per stack) icicles that deal 33% damage each every 0.33 seconds. Unlocked by default.
Red Whip
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Move fast out of combat. Leaving combat for 2 seconds boosts your movement speed by 60% (+60% per stack). Unlocked by default.
Chargefield Generator
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Create a ring of lightning after killing an enemy. Lasts 6 seconds. Killing an enemy creates a ring of lightning that deals 50% (+20% per stack) damage every 0.5 seconds to 50% of enemies within. The ring starts with a radius of 4.7m and grows by 1.3m each kill up to 40m. Lasts for 6 seconds without killing enemies. Complete Flash of Light:
Mercenary: MercenaryV1.pngEviscerateMercenaryV1.pngEviscerate6s CD
Special

Target the nearest enemy, attacking them for 6x110% damage.
You cannot be hit for the duration.
Survivor: Mercenary
50 enemies.
Arms Race
Armsrace.png
Drones are equipped with explosive weaponry. Summons a drone helper. Drones gain a 5% (+5% per stack) chance on hit to fire a missile for 300% TOTAL damage, and a 9% chance on hit to fire a mortar for 85% (+85% per stack) TOTAL damage. Summons a unique drone which regenerates each stage. Complete Hydraulic Press:
HAN–D: Kill 10 enemies simultaneously with HAN-DV1.pngFORCED_REASSEMBLYHAN-DV1.pngFORCED_REASSEMBLY5s CD
Special

APPLY GREAT FORCE TO ALL COMBATANTS FOR 500% DAMAGE, KNOCKING THEM IN THE AIR.
Survivor: HAN-D
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Golden Gun
Goldengun.png
More gold, more damage. Deal bonus damage based on current gold, up to 40% damage. Caps at 700 (-50% per stack) gold. Scales with time. Complete War Bonds:
Bank 20,000 gold.
56 Leaf Clover
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Elite mobs have a chance to drop items. Elite mobs have a 4% (+1.5% per stack) chance to drop items. Complete Junk Collector:
Kill the Scavenger.
Concussion Grenade
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Chance to stun enemies. 6% (+6% per stack) chance on hitting enemies to stun them for 2 seconds. Complete Optimal:
Engineer: Kill a boss in 15 seconds or less.
Filial Imprinting
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Hatch a strange creature who drops buffs periodically. Hatch 1 (+1 per stack) strange creature who drops buffs every 20 seconds. Buffs temporarily boost either movement speed, attack speed, or health regen. Complete Watery Grave:
Drown 20 Whorls.
Dead Man's Foot
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Drop a poison trap at low health. Chance when damaged to drop a poison mine that deals 150% damage and poisons for x600% (+450% per stack) damage over time. Chance to drop starts at 15% and increases with low health. Complete Last Wish:
Find the bloated survivor.
Toxic Centipede
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Infected! Infect a nearby enemy on contact for 6 (+2 per stack) seconds, dealing 50% damage every 0.5 seconds. Bounces to other enemies if the target dies. Recharges every 6 (-33% per stack) seconds. Complete Dissolved:
Acrid: Spread 3,300 feet of AcridC1.pngCaustic SludgeAcridC1.pngCaustic Sludge15s CD
Utility

Secrete poisonous sludge for 2 seconds. Speeds up allies, while slowing and hurting enemies for 90% damage.
Survivor: Acrid
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Harvester's Scythe
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Critical hits heal you. Gain 5% critical chance. Critical strikes heal for 8 (+2 per stack) health. Complete Insurance Fraud:
Use a health shrine that drops you below 5% health.
Panic Mines
Panicmines.png
Drop a mine at low health. Chance when damaged to drop 1 (+1 per stack) mine that deals 400% damage. Chance to drop starts at 15% and increases with low health. Complete Blazing Victory:
Miner: Survive the teleporter event without falling below 50% health.
Predatory Instincts
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Critical strikes increase attack speed. Buff stacks 5 times. Gain 5% critical chance. Critical strikes increase attack speed by 10% (+7% per stack). Maximum cap of 30% (+21% per stack) attack speed. Complete Sixth Sense:
Huntress: Defeat the Ancient Wisp without taking damage.
Royal Medallion
Royalmedallion.png
Bosses drop powerful buffing wisps when hit. 10% chance on hitting a boss monster to drop a buffing wisp that improves health regen, attack speed, move speed, and base damage for 10 (+6 per stack) seconds. Complete Gold Medalist:
Get a gold rank on at least 5 Providence Trials.
Prophet's Cape
Prophetscape.png
All blocked damage heals you. Briefly blocks all incoming damage upon being struck (Recharging after 15 seconds). Blocking damage heals you for 3 (+1 per stack) health. Complete Close Calls:
Commando: Dodge 7 lethal attacks
Locked Jewel
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Activating an interactable grants barrier and gold. Activating an interactable heals 35% (+15% per stack) of your maximum barrier and grants $8 (scales with time). Complete Strength of Will:
Reach max barrier.
Hunter's Harpoon
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Killing an enemy grants a temporary burst of speed. Killing an enemy increases movement speed by 125% for 1 (+1 per stack) second. Consecutive kills increase buff duration for up to 25 seconds. Complete Yoink:
Complete the Providence Trial A Toxic Path.
Insecticide
Insecticide.png
Chance to apply damage over time. Heal if the enemy dies. 10% (+5% per stack) chance on hit to spray an enemy dealing 10% damage per second. Spray stacks up to 10 times. Killing enemies heals for 10 (+5 per stack) health per stack of spray. Complete Field Testing:
Complete the Providence Trial Get Off My Lawn!.
Decaying Sample
Decayingsample.png
Gain an orbiting follower that damages enemies. Gain two orbiting spheres that strike for 100% (+ 50% stack) damage every 0.25 seconds. Complete A Little Extra Push:
Complete the Providence Trial Main Systems Offline.

Red/Legendary

Red items are the rarest and most powerful of the tiers. They can provide a massive boost in power if used correctly, but generally have worse stacking behavior. Looking at you, Repulsion Armor.

Item Name Pickup Text Full Description Unlock
Thallium
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Chance to slow and damage enemies over time. 10% (+10% per stack) chance on hit to damage by up to 2x500% enemy damage per second and slow for up to -150% movement speed over the course of 3 seconds. Unlocked by default.
Tesla Coil
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Passively shock nearby enemies. Passively shock nearby enemies for 120% (+60% per stack) damage. Unlocked by default.
Old Box
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Chance when damaged to drop a jack-in-the-box, fearing enemies. Chance when damaged to drop a jack-in-the-box, fearing enemies for 2 (+1 per stack) seconds. Chance to drop starts at 10% and increases with low health. Unlocked by default.
Beating Embryo
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Equipment has a chance to have double the effect. Equipment has a 30% (+30% per stack) chance to deal double the effect. Unlocked by default.
Permafrost
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Chance on hit to freeze enemies while also slowing. 13% chance on hit to freeze enemies for 1.5 seconds while slowing by -80% movement speed for 3 (+1.5 per stack) seconds. Unlocked by default.
AtG Missile Mk. 2
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Hooah. 7% (+7% per stack) chance on hit to fire three missiles that deal 3x200% TOTAL damage. Unlocked by default.
Happiest Mask
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Killed enemies spawn friendly ghosts. Killed enemies spawn ghosts that last 15 seconds with 100% (+20% per stack) health and 70% (+30% per stack) damage. Unlocked by default.
Plasma Chain
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Chance on hit to tether onto up to 1 enemy, dealing damage to any enemies in the path. Chance on hit to tether onto up to 1 (+1 per stack) enemy dealing 60% damage per 0.5 seconds to any enemies in the path. Unlocked by default.
Heaven Cracker
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Every 4 basic attacks pierce through enemies. Every 4 (-1 per stack) basic attacks pierce through enemies. Unlocked by default.
Rapid Mitosis
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Reduce the cooldown of equipment. Reduce the cooldown of equipment by 25% (+25% per stack). Unlocked by default.
Ceremonial Dagger
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Killing an enemy fires spirit bolts. Killing an enemy fires out 4 (+2 per stack) heat seaking bolts that deal 100% damage. Unlocked by default.
Repulsion Armor
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After taking damage, reflect all attacks for 4 seconds. After 6 hits reflect incoming attacks for 400% damage and increase armor by 100 for 4 (+1 per stack) seconds. Unlocked by default.
Brilliant Behemoth
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All your attacks explode! All your attacks explode for a bonus 20% (+20% per stack) TOTAL damage to nearby enemies. Unlocked by default.
Hardlight Afterburner
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Add 2 extra charges of your Utility skill. Reduce Utility skill cooldown. Add +2 (+2 per stack) charges of your Utility skill. Reduces Utility skill cooldown by 33%. Unlocked by default.
Interstellar Desk Plant
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Sprout a tree on kill, granting healing fruits. Upon killing an enemy, spawn an alien plant that heals you for 3% of your maximum health and recharges after 4 seconds. Plant lasts 15 (+5 per stack) seconds. Complete Cracking Claws:
CHEF: CHEFX1.pngSEARCHEFX1.pngSEAR3s CD
Secondary

COOK CUSTOMERS FOR 260% DAMAGE UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN, KNOCKING THEM AWAY.
SEARING GLAZED CUSTOMERS DEALS +78% DAMAGE AND STUNS.
Survivor: CHEF
/CHEFX1 2.pngFLAMBECHEFX1 2.pngFLAMBE3s CD
Secondary

COOK CUSTOMERS FOR 520% DAMAGE UNTIL INCINERATED, KNOCKING THEM AWAY.
SEARING GLAZED CUSTOMERS DEALS +156% DAMAGE AND STUNS.
Survivor: CHEF
20 Sand Crabs.
Laser Turbine
Laserturbine.png
Using skills charges up to a huge laser blast. Using skills charges the generator by 7.8% (+7.8% per stack) per second. At full power, fire a laser for 2000% damage. Complete Catch and Release:
CHEF: Have 20 CHEFZ1.pngCHEFZ1.pngDICE
Primary

THROW CLEAVER TOWARDS CUSTOMERS FOR 100% DAMAGE. BOOMERANGS BACK.
Survivor: CHEF
cleavers out at once.
Wicked Ring
Wickedring.png
Critical strikes reduce all your cooldowns by 1. Gain 5% (+10% per stack) critical chance. Critical strikes reduce cooldowns by 1 second. Complete Endless Voyager:
Collect 4 Keycard.pngKeycardsKeycard.pngKeycard
Opens locked security doors.

Opens locked security doors interacted with while held. Consumed on use.
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Alien Head
Alienhead.png
Reduces cooldowns for your skills. Decrease your skill cooldowns by 30% (+30% per stack). Complete Vampire:
Obtain 7 Monstertooth.pngMonster TeethMonstertooth.pngMonster Tooth
Heal after kills.

Killing an enemy heals you for 10 (+5 per stack) health.
and 1 Guardiansheart.pngGuardian's HeartGuardiansheart.pngGuardian's Heart
Gain a shield. Recharges outside of danger.

Gain a 60 (+60 per stack) health shield. Recharges when outside of danger for 7 seconds.
The Ol' Lopper
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Enemies take more damage at lower health. Deal bonus damage to enemies with lower health, up to +60% (+60% per stack) damage. Complete The Lone Survivor:
Survive 40 minutes.
The Hit List
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Killing marked enemies permanently increases damage. Randomly marks up to 1 (+1 per stack) enemy. Killing a marked enemy permanently increases damage by 0.5, up to 20 damage. Complete Classic Man:
Bandit: Reset your cooldown 15 times consecutively.
Photon Jetpack
Photonjetpack.png
No hands. Hold the jump button to fly for up to 1.6 (+0.8 per stack) seconds. Recharges over 1.6 seconds. Complete Zero Sum:
End a teleporter timer with 0 enemies on the map.
Shattering Justice
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Reduce enemy armor on hit. Reduction stacks 5 times. Attacks reduce enemy armor by 6 for 2 (+2 per stack) seconds. Reduction stacks up to -30 armor. Complete Hot Streak:
Miner: Reach level 10 without getting hurt more than once.
Telescopic Sight
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Chance to instantly kill an enemy. 1% (+0.5% per stack) chance on hit to instantly kill enemies. Does not work against bosses. Complete Iron Sights:
Sniper: 1-shot kill 10 enemies consecutively
Fireman's Boots
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Fight fire with fire.. Walking leaves behind a fire trail that burns for 35% (+20% per stack) damage. Complete In the Soup:
Survive in lava for 1 minute straight.
Hyper-Threader
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Pew pew. Hitting enemies fires a laser that deals 40% damage and bounces to 2 (+1 per stack) enemies. Complete Thread the Needle:
Complete the Providence Trial A Rung Above.
Dio's Best Friend
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Cheat death once. Taking fatal damage consumes this item and revives you with 40% health and 2 seconds of invulnerability. Complete Sole Survivor:
Die 50 times.
Ancient Scepter
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Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. Complete Mastery:
Mercenary: Beat the game on MonsoonIcon.png Monsoon difficulty.
Bottled Chaos
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Using your Equipment triggers an additional, random Equipment effect. Activating an Equipment triggers a random equipment effect 1 (+1 per stack) time(s). Complete Activated:
Use the same Equipment Activator 5 times.
Aegis
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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). Complete Massacre:
Artificer: Multi-kill 15 enemies.
Substandard Duplicator
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Picked up items yield an additional temporary copy. Picking up an item gives you a temporary copy of itself. Temporary items last an additional 10 (+10 per stack) seconds Complete By Design:
Complete the providence Trial A Duplicator?!.
Classified Access Codes
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Access a deadly weapon against the Teleporter bosses. The Atlas Cannon appears each stage, activating it deals 40% (+20% per stack) of maximum health as damage to the teleporter boss after it spawns. Complete Paratrooper:
Complete the Providence Trial Emergency Ejection.
Umbrella
Umbrella.png
They fear the rain. Rain begins for 15 seconds (increases per stack) upon activating the Teleporter. Rain stuns, damages, and weakens enemies. You are invincible while it is raining. Complete Chance of Showers:
Complete the Providence Trial Meteor Showers.

Orange/Equipment

Equipment items are manually activated items that the player can only hold one of at a time (therefore unable to be stacked). They generally have long cooldowns but make up for it with powerful effects.

Item Name Pickup Text Full Description Cooldown Unlock
Rotten Brain
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Throw a bouncing brain. Throw a brain that bounces in place, damaging/slowing enemies for 6x200%. 30s Unlocked by default.
Safeguard Lantern
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Drop a lantern that fears and damages enemies for 10 seconds. Drop a lantern for 10 seconds. Fears and damages enemies for 100% damage. 45s Unlocked by default.
Snowglobe
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Randomly freeze enemies for 8 seconds. Summon a snowstorm that freezes monsters at a 50% chance/sec over 7 seconds. 45s Unlocked by default.
Explorer's Key
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Unlocks all chests within 20 meters. Open all chests within 20 meters. 90s Unlocked by default.
Foreign Fruit
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Heal on use. Heal yourself for 50% of your health. 45s Unlocked by default.
Instant Minefield
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Drop many mines at your feet. Drop 7 mines at your feet, each dealing 400% damage. 45s Unlocked by default.
Jar of Souls
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Summon a ghost for every enemy in the screen. Duplicate every enemy as a ghost to fight on your side. Ghosts last 15 seconds and have 70% damage. 45s Unlocked by default.
Carrara Marble
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Place a marble gate. Teleport back to the gate by activating again. Place a marble gate. Teleport back to the gate by activating again. 45s Unlocked by default.
Sawmerang
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Mow them down! Throw out a sawmerang, slicing enemies for 500% damage and making them bleed for 4x100% damage. Boomerangs back. 45s Unlocked by default.
Shattered Mirror
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Create a shadow partner for 15 seconds. For 15 seconds, double all your abilities' damage and effects. 75s Unlocked by default.
Disposable Missile Launcher
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Fire a swarm of missiles. Fire a swarm of 12 missiles, dealing 200% damage each. 45s Unlocked by default.
Gold-Plated Bomb
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Drop and detonate 50% of your money. Use 50% of your gold to create a bomb, dealing 1 damage per gold spent. Refund 20% of spent gold on kill. 45s Unlocked by default.
Drone Repair Kit
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Repair and empower all active drones. Summons a unique drone to assist. All drones are repaired to full health and empowered for 8 seconds. Summons a unique drone. 45s Unlocked by default.
Thqwib
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Releases a bloom of Thqwibs, detonating on impact. Release a bloom of 30 thqwibs, detonating on impact for 200% damage. 45s Unlocked by default.
Dynamite Plunger
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Hitting enemies drops dynamite. Use to detonate. Hitting an enemy drops dynamite. Use to detonate for 200% damage. 45s Unlocked by default.
Mace Replica
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Swing a powerful mace, activating your item effects. Swing a powerful mace for 250% damage, knocking enemies away. Guaranteed to activate all on-hit item effects. 45s Complete Untouchable:
Commando: Activate the 3rd teleporter without being hurt once.
Gigantic Amethyst
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Resets all your cooldowns. Reset all your cooldowns. 8s Complete Snuffed Out:
Loader: Kill the Overloading Magma Worm.
Crudely-Drawn Buddy
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Drop a decoy, attracting nearby enemies. Blow up a decoy, attracting and confusing enemies for 8 seconds. Looks just like you. 45s Sniper: Achieve 15 consecutive perfect reloads.
Prescriptions
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Increase damage and attack speed for 8 seconds. Increase damage by 30% and attack speed by 40% for 8 seconds. 45s Complete Turtle:
Enforcer: Stay in EnforcerC1.pngEnforcerC1.pngProtect and Serve3s CD
Utility

Take a defensive stance, blocking all damage from the front. Increases attack speed, but reduces movement.
Survivor: Enforcer
Shield Mode for 5 minutes straight (in combat).
Shield Generator
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Become invulnerable for 8 seconds. Become invincible for 8 seconds. 45s Complete Like New:
HAN-D: Beat the third stage without falling below 60% health.
Unstable Watch
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Pause time for 7 seconds. Stop time for 7 seconds. 67s Complete Never Look Back:
Complete the 1st stage in under 5 minutes.
Lost Doll
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Harm yourself to deal massive damage to an enemy. Sacrifice 25% health to damage an enemy for 400% of your maximum health. 45s Complete Still Standing:
Survive a boss with less than 20% health.
Pillaged Gold
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For 14 seconds, hitting enemies causes them to drop gold. For 14 seconds, every hit drops gold. 45s Complete Desperado:
Bandit: Kill a boss with BanditV1.pngLights OutBanditV1.pngLights Out7s CD
Special

Take aim for a headshot, dealing 500% damage. if this ability kills an enemy, the Bandit's cooldowns are all reset to 0.
Survivor: Bandit
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Captain's Brooch
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One man's wreckage is another man's treasure. Call down a chest nearby. Chest cost is doubled. 135s Complete Special Delivery:
Unlock a golden chest with the Explorerskey.pngExplorer's KeyExplorerskey.pngExplorer's Key90s CD
Unlocks all chests within 20 meters.

Open all chests within 20 meters.
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The Back-Up
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Call drones for backup. Lasts 10 seconds. Create 4 drones to fight for you for 10 seconds. 45s Complete Mechanized Militia:
Have 4 drone helpers at once.
Super Massive Leech
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Grant massive life on hit for 10 seconds. For 10 seconds, every hit heals you for 10 health. 45s Complete Catchy:
Acrid: Spread AcridV1.pngEpidemicAcridV1.pngEpidemic11s CD
Special

Release a deadly disease, poisoning enemies for 100% damage per second. The contagion spreads to two targets after 1 second.
Survivor: Acrid
to 25 enemies.
Glowing Meteorite
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Rain meteors from the sky, hurting both enemies and allies. Meteors fall from the sky, damaging enemies and friends for 10% of their maximum health. Lasts 8 seconds. 70s Complete Macho:
Deal 5000 damage in one shot.

Yellow/Boss

Boss items are a tier between uncommon and legendary. They all drop with a low chance from various bosses from within the game, with their effect based on the boss they come from. Like legendary items, they often boast poor stacking behaviors.

Item Name Type Pickup Text Full Description Drops From
Legendary Spark
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Item Smite them. Smite them all. 8% chance on hit to create 2 (+1 per stack) sparks that smite enemies for 200% TOTAL damage. Ancient Wisp as its boss item drop.
Imp Overlord's Tentacle
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Item Cut off the head of the snake.. and the body lives on. Summon an imp bodyguard. Revives after 60 (-10 per stack) seconds. Increase imp health and damage by 15% per stack. Imp Overlord as its boss item drop.
Burning Witness
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Item The Worm's eye seems to still see.. watching.. rewarding.. Killing enemies grants a fire trail and 30% movement speed for 6 (+2 per stack) seconds. Magma Worm as its boss item drop.
Colossal Knurl
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Item Increase health, health regeneration, and armor. Increase maximum health by 40, health regeneration by 1.2/second, and armor by 6. Colossus as its boss item drop.
Ifrit's Horn
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Item Chance to fire a flaming wave. 8% chance on hit to fire a flaming wave that incinerates enemies for 300% (+300% per stack) damage. Ifrit as its boss item drop.
Nematocyst Nozzle
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Equipment Best served cold. Shoot out 6 nematocysts that deal 400% damage. Wandering Vagrant as its boss item drop.
Scorching Shell Piece
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Item Gain shield. Fire a barrage of projectiles when it breaks. Gain a 20 (+20 per stack) health shield. Fire up to 4 (+2 per stack) projectiles at nearby enemies when it breaks. Cremator as its boss item drop.

Purple/Special

Special items are a tier that doesn't fit within other tiers. They all are obtained from various sources, and can do just about anything. They do not have a logbook entry.

Item Name Type Pickup Text Acquisition Method
White Undershirt (M)
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Item +2 STR S>2m or best offer @@@@@@@@ Drops from the Armored Boarlit on Boar Beach.
Keycard
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Item Opens locked security doors. Golden Canisters, enemy drops on Risk of Rain.
Small Enigma
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Item Reduce the cooldown of equipment. Drops whenever an equipment would have with the Artifact of Enigma enabled.
Strange Battery
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Equipment Bzzzt. Hidden in a unique interactable vase on all variants of Temple of the Elders, but only on DrizzleIcon.png Drizzle.
Metal Scrap
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Item Useless. Scrap yourself after dying in multiplayer.

Food

Food items are obtained from CHEFPortrait0.pngCHEF's COOKCHEFV2.pngCOOK10s CD
Special

RAPIDLY PREPARE MEAL OUT OF CUSTOMERS FOR 6*50% DAMAGE. SLAIN CUSTOMERS BECOME TASTY TEMPORARY MEAL ITEMS. CANNOT CRIT.
EXECUTES ENEMIES BELOW 10% HEALTH.
Survivor: CHEF
skill. They expire after some time similar to temporary items, but uniquely all stacks expire at once and picking up one refreshes the timer. Due to their unique status, they do not have a logbook entry.

Item Name Type Pickup Text Acquisition Method
Big Bison Steak
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Meal Increase health regeneration and movement speed. One of the meals CHEF can produce from COOK.
Marinated Lizard Loaf
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Meal Increased damage. One of the meals CHEF can produce from COOK.
Golem Essence on the Rocks
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Meal Gain barrier and increased armor. One of the meals CHEF can produce from COOK.
Jelly Brain Salad
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Meal Reduces skill cooldowns by 1 second. One of the meals CHEF can produce from COOK.
Fried Eyeball
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Meal Slow nearby enemies. One of the meals CHEF can produce from COOK.

Version History

Patch 1.0.4
  • Slight tweak to Item/Equipment drop balance.
  • Teleporter Bosses may no longer drop Equipment.
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