Captain is a survivor inRisk of Rain 2who was first introduced with the 1.0 update.

That’d be Captain’s ship.

He was sent on a rescue mission to Petrichor V, with the help of the other survivors.

Action Shot of the survivor Captain from Risk of Rain 2

This guide will help you learn all there is to know about Captain.

If you are still looking to harness the power of his beacons, you’re in luck.

We’ve updated this guide with a bit more information on playing this survivor.

bandit resting his gun on his shoulder on the character select screen of risk of rain 2

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Once here, you will see a different pop in of teleporter.

If youdon’t adjust the outer rings,it will bring you to the moon, where Mithrix is.

Alternatively, you’re able to adjust the teleporter and loop back through the world.

the final boss Mithrix before beginning the battle in his arena

Here are Captain’s default abilities and what they do.

Ability bang out

Name

What It Does

Passive

Defensive Microbots

Passively gain Microbots that shoot down nearby enemy projectiles.

Drones are also given Microbots.

risk of rain 2 loadout screen for captain, showing his active skills

Primary

Vulcan Shotgun

Fire a blast of pellets that deal 8x120% damage.Charging the attack narrows the spread.

Secondary

Power Tazer

Fire a fast tazer that deals 100% damage.

Travels farther if bounced.

captain during artifact reliquary stage for unlocking artifacts

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Utility

Orbital Probe

Request up to 3 Orbital Probes from the UES Safe Travels.

Each probe deals 1000% damage.

Special

Orbital Supply Beacon

Request a permanent Supply Beacon.

captain standing on cliff with four of his best items on the image

This can only be requested twice per stage.

Shocking Beacon

Periodically shock all nearby enemies, immobilizing them.

How To Unlock

OGM-72 ‘DIABLO’ Strike

Request a kinetic strike from the UES Safe Travels.

captain in first stage attacking wisps with a chest nearby

After 20 seconds, it deals 40,000% damage to ALL characters.

Kill the final boss using a Supply Beacon as Captain.

Alternate Beacon Option

Resupply Beacon

Recharge Equipment on use.

captain raising weapon

Visit 10 different environments in a single run as Captain.

The skin is called Admiral andmakes the Captain’s uniform take on a nautical aesthetic.

Below, you’re free to check out some great items for Captain.

captain placing a hacking beacon

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Item

Why It’s Good

Tri-Tip Dagger

Needletick corrupts this item.

Bandolier

18% chance to reset the cooldown of all abilities

Captain has a high cooldown on some abilities.

Tips To Play Captain

Let’s go over some basic tips for playing as Captain.

player as captain, running during battle against mithrix

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They can cost a lot of money, but you canhack the chest and get the item for free.

Which Abilities Should You Choose?

Orbital Strike has a shorter cooldown, does less damage, and can only be used three times.

risk of rain 2 captain in white skin

Overall, it comes down to which ones you prefer for your own play style.

Above, we learned that thehacking beaconcan be used to fire up the legendary chest.

This allows items to drop from monsters, but chests will no longer spawn.

Acrid from Risk of Rain 2 next to 6 of their abilities

Do not use the hacking beacon if you have the Artifact of Sacrifice active.

What Survivors Pair Well With Captain?

Unlike some other survivors, Captain pairs well with everyone.

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He can function as a support character for others, which is always necessary.

If you are playing with others though, you may want to avoid more than one person playing Captain.

Overall, Captain pairs well with everyone but himself.

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Here are some tips on playing him.