Risk of Rain 2: Complete Item Tier List

Items are everything in Risk of Rain 2. This guide ranks every item and explains the best synergies.

S-Tier Items (Game-Winning)

• Brittle Crown: 20% chance to turn enemies into gold on hit. Infinite money glitch.
• Harvesters Scythe: Heal 8 HP on kill. With attack speed items, you become unkillable.
• Old War Stealthkit: 25% chance to go invisible when hit. Essentially free dodges.
• Alien Head: +50% cooldown reduction. Makes all skills spammable.
• Warbanner: Drop a banner that taunts enemies. Free crowd control.
• Soulbound Catalyst: Killing an enemy reduces all cooldowns by 2 seconds.

A-Tier Items (Very Strong)

• AtG Missile: 10% chance to fire a homing missile on hit. Free damage.
• Ukulele: 25% chance to chain lightning on hit. Great AoE.
• Infusion: Gain +1 max HP per kill (up to 100). Scales infinitely.
• Lens-Makers Glasses: 25% crit chance. Massive damage increase.
• Tri-Tip Dagger: 10% chance to bleed on hit. Bleed stacks with itself.
• Crowbar: +30% damage to enemies above 90% HP. Great for burst.

B-Tier Items (Good)

• Red Whip: +30% attack speed after killing an enemy.
• Soldier Syringes: +20% attack speed. Always good.
• Stun Grenade: 5% chance to stun on hit. Decent crowd control.
• Topaz Brooch: Gain a shield equal to 10% of your max HP on stage start.
• Energy Drink: +20% movement speed. Good for mobility.

F-Tier Items (Avoid)

• Wisps Milk: +5% max HP. Too weak.
• Bottled Milk: Heal 5 HP on stage start. Useless.
• Personal Shield Generator: Shield regenerates after 5 seconds. Too slow.

Best Items by Category

Damage

1. Lens-Makers Glasses (crit)
2. AtG Missile (proc)
3. Ukulele (chain)
4. Crowbar (burst)
5. Tri-Tip Dagger (bleed)

Survivability

1. Harvesters Scythe (heal on kill)
2. Old War Stealthkit (dodge)
3. Infusion (HP scaling)
4. Topaz Brooch (shield)
5. Bison Steak (max HP)

Utility

1. Alien Head (cooldown)
2. Energy Drink (speed)
3. Red Whip (attack speed)
4. Warbanner (crowd control)
5. Soulbound Catalyst (cooldown on kill)

Best Item Synergies

• Harvesters Scythe + Lens-Makers Glasses: Crit kills heal you for double. Nearly unkillable.
• Soulbound Catalyst + Any Skill: Kill enemies to reset your skills. Infinite skill spam.
• Ukulele + AtG Missile: Every hit has a chance to chain lightning AND fire a missile. Screen-clearing AoE.
• Brittle Crown + Monster Tooth: Turn enemies into gold AND heal on kill. Infinite money and health.
• Alien Head + Any Skill: Cut your cooldowns in half. Skills become spammable.