How to Unlock Acrid Risk of Rain 2

How to Unlock Acrid in Risk of Rain 2

Acrid is a character from Risk of Rain that was introduced by Hopoo games during the hidden realm update with a fantastic story behind him. Contrary to what we expected, Acrid was captured and imprisoned in the Void Fields by Void Reavers. The process of unlocking him involves freeing the survivor from the Void Fields.

If you are looking for ways to unlock this character, then you are in the right place. This post shows the best way of unlocking the character and the basic information you need to start using it.

How to Unlock Acrid

Any player that wants to unlock Acrid must first complete the “To Be Left Alone” challenge that involves stabilizing the cells in the Void Fields. The first step is to pass through a blue portal that randomly spawns in the game. However, if you're unlucky and cannot find a blue portal, then find a Newt Altar and pay one lunar coin to ensure a spawn.

The blue portal leads directly to a hidden realm, which is the Bazaar Between Time. Once you arrive there, jump down to the bottom of the realm that is covered by mist. Depending on your character, you may need an item like the Hopoo feather to assist you while coming down from the platform. At the end, you will notice a dark, purplish portal, which is the Null Portal.

After this, you will arrive at the Void Field, where Acrid is imprisoned. Interact with the purple dome that has a beam of light at the center to start the challenge. This dome is the Void Cell, and after linking, several enemies will spawn, and players must remain inside the cell to charge and breach it. Enemies will keep on spawning until you finish charging the cell; then, you can collect the item that will drop and find your way to the next cell.

You need to do this as quickly as possible because your character will continue taking damage as long as it is away from the cell. We recommend using the beam of light as a navigation tool to help find the next cell. From the next cell, the enemies will start using items in the fight, and depending on the cell level, these items include the white, green, or red rarity tools.

Keep moving from cell to cell up to the ninth cell, where enemies become more deadly with their red items. The good part is that after completing the final cell, you will get a rare item. Players can exit the Void Fields through the Null Portal once the challenge is completed. Once the challenge is done, you must have succeeded in unlocking Acrid.

Acrid’s Attributes

Acrid has the highest base damage profile among the survivors in Risk of Rain 2. It is so obvious why players would be interested in this character. They can take advantage of its imposing size and self-sustaining melee skills that can overwhelm enemies in combat. After unlocking this survivor, you should learn how to take advantage of its abilities. Here are some of the skills that make this character unique.

• Poison: This passive ability ensures that the poisonous attacks of the survivor inflict compelling damage on the enemy over time.
• Vicious Wounds: This primary ability gives the enemy 200% damage and Makes every 3rd hit of the survivor regenerative after dealing 400% damage to the enemy.
• Neurotoxin: This secondary move allows the survivor to release deadly bile that results in 240% damage. It has a cooldown period of two seconds.
• Caustic Leap: This is a utility ability that allows the survivor to leap into the air and deal 320% damage. This move stuns and poisons the enemy after the impact and leaves a stream of acid that causes 25% damage. It has a cooldown period of six seconds.
• Epidermic: This utility ability has a cooldown period of ten seconds, and it allows the character to release a deadly poison that inflicts 100% damage and poison enemies. The poison is contagious, and it continually spreads to 20 adversaries.
• Blight: This passive ability allows the survivor to land attacks that apply blight that causes 60% damage per second.
• Ravenous Bite: This secondary ability deals over 310% damage to the enemy after a poisonous bite. It also gives a regenerative buff to the character.
• Frenzied Leap: This ability stuns the enemy and makes the character leap in the air to deal 550% damage. It also reduces the cooldown of other abilities by two seconds.

How to Use Acrid: Tips and Tricks

Like every character in Risk of Rain 2, Acrid has skills that require certain items to make it better. An example is the character’s primary ability, Vicious Wound. This ability does not deal with any poison damage, so the only way to increase its potential is with a Lunar item like Visions of Heresy. However, once a player activates this item, it replaces the primary ability and changes the Melee attacks of the character to have a long-range effect.

Also, with this character, players can excel in tough battles because all they need to do is deal damage by using their passive ability. This makes passive skills the most valuable aspect of survival. For instance, Poison can deal 1% damage to an enemy’s maximum health per second. However, the character must still deal damage with melee attacks before killing it.

In this scenario, it is better for the player to slow down his melee attacks after dealing damage with the passive ability. When the enemy's life is almost drained, he can finish them off with a simple attack.

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Bottom Line

To unlock Acrid in Risk of Rain 2, you have to complete the “To Be Left Alone” challenge. This achievement requires players to defeat the nine challenge cells at the Void Fields. The process is easy, especially if you know the steps to follow. We went through them in this post. To learn how to unlock other characters in the game, read a similar series in our blog section.