Risk of Rain 2 – The Huntress – Character Guide

by Falagar / Articles, Risk of Rain / 30 Mar 2019

The Huntress Character Guide

Huntress

HP: 90 (+27 per level)

Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)

Speed: 7 m/s

The Huntress is unlocked by reaching and completing the 3rd teleporter event without dying. Or, in layman, beat the 3rd level without dying.

The Huntress is a very squishy, but very deadly character. She pairs well with a tankier character, such as MUL-T. She is the only character that allows you to attack while sprinting, making her one of the most nimble characters in the game. She also has auto aim, which is pretty cool.

Strafe

Cooldown: None

Strafe is The Huntress’ basic attack, shooting a seeking arrow that deals 150% damage. The first time you spawn in as Huntress you may notice, “Hey, I can’t use my first and second ability! What gives?” Well, Strafe and Laser Glaive can only fire when locked onto an enemy. You can also shoot and sprint at the same time, which is good, because Huntress should be sprinting 90% of the time. Items such as Rose Buckler that give you extra armor should always be given to the Huntress of the team. This ability is also heavily improved by items such as Soldier’s Syringe, which increases attack speed, and Lens-Maker’s Glasses, which double your critical chance. Strafe deals a lot of damage slowly, so speeding it up with Soldier’s Syringe is a no brainer, and since Strafe deals 150% damage already, an increase critical chance with Lens-Maker’s Glasses can cause you to deal even more damage!

Laser Glaive

Cooldown: 7s

Laser Glaive is Huntress’ secondary ability. When used, Huntress throws a giant glaive at the enemy you’re locked onto, dealing 250% damage. But wait, there’s more! After it hits, it’ll bounce to another enemy. Then, another enemy. The glaive will bounce up to 6 times before dissipating. If that isn’t great enough, it also deals 10% more damage for every bounce, for a total of 310% damage on the final bounce! This ability is the crowd control bread and butter of the Huntress, and is fantastic for wiping out a ton of stupid Wisps. It’s also great for when you have two strong enemies, as it’ll bounce between the two of them, dealing 1120% damage to one, and 840% to the other one. This ability seriously benefits from a Backup Magazine or two, allowing you to stack a ton of glaives and tossing them all at once.

Blink

Cooldown: 7s

Blink is Huntress’ Utility ability, and a fantastic one at that.When used, The Huntress disappears, and reappears in whatever direction you were aiming at. During this, The Huntress is completely invulnerable, and able to cross rather large gaps. Just like The Commando’s Tactical Dive, this can be used to negate fall damage.

Arrow Rain

Cooldown: 17s

Arrow Rain is The Huntress’ Special Ability, and boy howdy is it amazing. You teleport into the sky, and choose a spot to fire a volley of arrows down on those poor, poor enemies. Any enemies trapped in the area are dealt 225% damage per second, and are slowed. This is another great crowd control ability, but is also great on single, high priority targets. During your teleport into the sky, you’re also invulnerable. This can be used as a backup dodge if Blink is on cooldown. However, this is only the split second you teleport up. When you’re in the air casting Arrow Rain, you are completely vulnerable. You can also chain it with Blink to reach high areas you otherwise wouldn’t have been able to reach. The ability is very deadly, but also has a very high cooldown. Because of this, Bandolier is a great item to have, as it gives a chance for enemies to drop an item that resets your cooldown.

The Huntress is an excellent character that is nimble and deadly. If you’re in a situation you don’t think you can handle, you can easily escape. She has a good mix of high damage and crowd control abilities. Her downfall is her low health, the lowest starting of any other character at 90. Because of this, you need to be the fastest you can. Items like Paul’s Goat Hoof, Energy Drink, and Red Whip are great, which increases total speed, sprint speed, and out of combat speed respectively. As stated before, Rose Buckler is a must for any Huntress, as it gives you armor while sprinting. Old War Stealthkit is also a fantastic item to have, as it makes you invisible and a 40% speed boost when you take high damage, allowing you to get away. The Huntress is the glass cannon of the game, very powerful, but very fragile.

Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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