How To Play As Huntress In Risk Of Rain 2

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Huntress’ Alternate Ability

Which ability should I choose?

from risk of rain 2 Since first entering Early Access, various new survivors have been added to the game. What once started as a choice among a handful of survivors has expanded into a unique and exciting list of choices. There’s tons of new content to explore with each update, but first let’s get back to one of the original characters. Huntress.

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Huntress is a glass cannon. She can do massive damage, but she can also kill you instantly if you’re not too careful. Her base health is ridiculously low, but her fast base speed makes up for it. During her first few playthroughs as Huntress, she can feel weak, but she takes some getting used to. Hopefully, this guide will help you successfully play as Huntress.

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Updated by Jacqueline Zalace on May 26, 2023: Huntress is still a strong character choice in Risk of Rain 2. We’ve updated the format of this guide to improve readability and added some tips to help you play with this nimble archer.

How to unlock the Huntress

Hunter in the first area shooting enemies

Huntress is unlocked by default. You don’t have to worry about unlocking her, but check out how to unlock all the other characters in Risk of Rain 2.

Huntress also accidentally Original character from the first Risk of Rain gameSo you might remember playing as her back when the game was 2D.

Huntress’ Abilities

Hunter's loadout screen with Skills panel selected

As her name suggests, Huntress is A hunter who specializes in long-range attacks, mainly dealing damage with bows. given to her Low health pool and lack of melee utility, it is very unwise to get too close to the enemy, as it can kill her instantly. Below you can see her basic abilities and what they do.

ability type	name	what it does
mainly	strafing	Quickly fires a seek arrow that deals 150% damage.
secondary grade	laser glaive	Throws a seeking glaive that bounces up to 6 times for 250% damage. Each bounce increases damage by 10%.
public service	blink	Disappears and teleports forward.
special	rain of arrows	Teleports you into the sky. Rains arrows, slowing all enemies and dealing 330% damage per second.

Unlike other characters, Huntress can use her primary ability while sprinting.can do it but Use only when immobilized on an enemy.

This is good news if you don’t have big goals. This ability allows her to attack accurately while maintaining mobility and taking minimal damage.

Huntress’ Alternate Ability

A hunter with a secondary skin attacking beetles in stage 1

Challenges can also unlock a new set of abilities for Huntress. The challenges are very simple and not difficult to accomplish as long as you keep that in mind while executing them.

ability type	name	what it does	unlock method
mainly	flurry	Drawback a volley of 3 seek arrows for 3×100% damage. Fires 6 arrows on critical strike	All possible hits of a single glaive deliver final blows.
public service	phase blink	Disappears and teleports a short distance. Can charge up to 3	Grab 12 levers at once.
special	ballista	Teleports back into the sky and fires up to 3 bolts of energy that deal 3×900% damage.	Start and finish Rallypoint Delta or Scorched Acres without dropping below 100% health.

ability type

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what it does

unlock method

mainly

flurry

Drawback a volley of 3 seek arrows for 3×100% damage.

Fires 6 arrows on critical strike

All possible hits of a single glaive deliver final blows.

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phase blink

Disappears and teleports a short distance.

Can charge up to 3

Grab 12 levers at once.

special

ballista

Teleports back into the sky and fires up to 3 bolts of energy that deal 3×900% damage.

Start and finish Rallypoint Delta or Scorched Acres without dropping below 100% health.

In addition to the new abilities, players can A secondary skin for Huntress. Every character has a second skin that can be unlocked with either one. Beat the final boss or obliterate it in monsoon mode.

Doing this with Huntress unlocks the Arctic skin. This skin gives the Huntress a ‘cold’ look and comes with a cute fur hood.

Best item you can get

Rose Buckler, Dios Best Friend, Hunter standing still with backup magazine displayed

While playing as the Huntress, you may find that some items are better than others. It’s hard to know what items you’ll get, but when you play The Artifact of Command lets you choose what you want., to create powerful Huntress builds. The most useful items for Huntress are:

agenda	what it does	good reason
backup magazine	Adds extra charge to secondary skills and can stack infinitely	With just a few spare magazines, the Razor Glaive quickly becomes the Huntress’ most powerful ability.
soldier’s syringe	15% increased attack speed	Increase your speed even more!
mocha	Increases attack speed by 7.5% and movement speed by 7%	This is another way to be very fast.
lens maker’s glasses Lost Seer’s Lenses will damage this item.	10% increased critical hit modifier per stack	This will increase the laser glaive’s damage. Damage per hit is already increased.
bar	Deals 75% additional damage to enemies above 90% health.	Throwing a Laser Glaive at an enemy with full health takes more damage. Crowbar can boost this to deal more damage.
Rose Buckler	Reduced damage taken while running	Huntress can attack while sprinting, so basically taking damage while attacking.
old world stealth kit	Makes the player invisible and increases their speed by 40% if the player is below 25% health.	Remember that the Huntress is still a glass cannon!
ukulele A polylute will damage this item.	Chance to launch a chain of lightning that deals 80% total damage to up to 3 enemies	A Laser Glaive can finish off a group of enemies, but sometimes a few enemies can hold out. To prevent this, you must have a ukulele.
Dio’s best friend Pluripotent corrupts this item.	Second chance after death	If you’re going to die, this little teddy bear will save you and let you keep playing.
alien head	Skill cooldown reduced by 25%, can be stacked by an additional 25%	Use with a few backup magazines to clear cooldowns for Huntress’ abilities.
laser scope	Critical strikes deal 100% more damage.	Using a Laser Scope and Lens-Maker’s Glasses can increase the damage done by frequent critical strikes.
repulsive armor plate	Reduces all incoming damage by 5	Another item that can negate the Huntress’ glass cannon perk.
shoulder strap	Killing an enemy has an 18% chance to drop an ammo pack to reset all skill cooldowns.	The Bandolier reduces the cooldown of the Laser Glaive so you can use it almost continuously.

Any item that increases attack and reduces damage taken works well with the Huntress, but some items aren’t very helpful.

With the Phase Blink ability, Hardlight Afterburner items are rarely needed.. This item provides two additional charges to the character’s utility. However, Phase Blink already has 3 charges stored and the cooldown is only 2 seconds.

Keep that in mind while gaining more. void item. This item was introduced with the Void Survivors update. Similar to Luna items, These items provide benefits as well as negative effects.

Every Void item corrupts one normal item. So don’t forget to double check every Void item you come across.

Huntress Playing Tips

Knowing Huntress’ speed is important when mastering her. Because the Huntress is very fragile Use her utility to your advantage to get you out of sticky situations..

Similarly, her two special abilities teleport her into the air. This gives you a clear picture of the enemies below, but it’s also a great opportunity to get out of the situation when they become too numerous.

Using Arrow Rain or Ballista followed by Phase Blink launches Huntress into the air, which she can use for a quick getaway. If you’re afraid of the Stone Golem’s laser, don’t be afraid to teleport.

How to avoid dying prematurely

Engineer and Huntress in a cooperative multiplayer game attacking enemies

Almost everything is there at the start of execution, so it can die pretty quickly. If you are not aiming for fast execution (based on how long each stage takes), It is better to take a step back and attack enemies from a distance. If you rush into battle, you may face a premature death that could have been avoided.

If you have unlocked artifacts, don’t be afraid to use them too! Artifacts like Command and Sacrifice make it easier to get items.

As mentioned above, Artifact of Command allows you to choose what you want, while Artifact of Sacrifice allows enemies to drop items. Instead of finding chests, you can kill enemies and get items.

Which ability should I choose?

Hunter mid-jump after attacking a distant wisp

Finally, let’s look at choosing the best abilities for Huntress. Keep in mind that these choices are not essential to winning. Pick the one you like best overall!

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There are several abilities to choose from and it can be difficult to decide which one is the most effective. Phase Blink is best for darting around and has a short cooldown.Slightly better than normal blink ability.

mainly

As a basic ability Flurry does more damage, and a few items can increase this damage even more.. Depending on your preference, some skills will do more damage than others. If you want to do the most damage, Flurry is best for basic attacks.

special

Ballista and Arrow Rain are both great special abilities. If you prefer AoE special abilities, you should stick with Arrow Rain.. Ballista targets a specific enemy, but both abilities can still shoot you into the air.

When playing as Huntress, remember the following: Use speed to your advantage. Once you’ve mastered playing the Huntress, you’ll be able to defeat the final boss, Mithrix, in no time!

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