Huntress guide for Risk of Rain 2: build, skills and unlock

// at a glance

At a glance.

Health	90 (+27 per level)
Base damage	12 (+2.4 per level)
Armour	0
Speed	7 m/s
Difficulty	Easy
Tier	A · Very good, with a weak spot (health, mobility or item dependence).

On victory: «..and so she left, yearning for her next great hunt.»

// unlock

How to unlock Huntress.

Unlocked from the start.

// skills

Huntress skills.

Damage is a percentage of your normal damage: 100% is a normal hit; 300% is triple.

Strafe primaryleft click

An arrow that homes in on the enemy: 150%. You can shoot it while sprinting, so you never stop.

Flurry primary alternative

Three homing arrows of 100% each; on a critical hit, six. Also usable while sprinting.

To get it: As Huntress, land a killing blow with every possible hit of a single glaive (34.8% of Steam players have it).

Laser Glaive secondaryright click

You throw a blade that bounces between enemies up to 6 times: 250%, and each bounce hits 10% harder.

Laser Cyclone secondary alternative

A blade that spins in place doing 400% per second. Catch it and throw it again and it hits harder each time.

To get it: As Huntress, obtain an Artifact from the Bulwark's Ambry in 25 minutes or less (0.8% of Steam players have it).

Blink utilityShift

You vanish and reappear a bit further ahead. Your escape button.

Phase Blink utility alternative

A short teleport you can use up to 3 times in a row, even while sprinting.

To get it: As Huntress, collect and carry 12 Crowbars at once (24.3% of Steam players have it).

Arrow Rain specialR

You jump into the air and pick an area: arrows rain down, slowing enemies and doing 225% per second.

Ballista special alternative

You leap back and fire up to 3 beams of 900% each. Best against a boss.

To get it: As Huntress, start and finish either Rallypoint Delta or Scorched Acres without falling below 100% health (17.9% of Steam players have it).

// loadout

Recommended loadout.

Strafe+Laser Glaive+Blink+Arrow Rain

// items

Best items for Huntress.

Crowbar

Her big hits one-shot small enemies.

You do 75% more damage to enemies that still have almost full health (over 90%), so your first hit lands much harder. Each extra crowbar adds another 75%.

Stacking: No cap: each crowbar adds another 75%. With two, the first hit already beats a critical hit.

Watch out: Only the hit that lands while the enemy is above 90% counts; missiles and lightning from other items do not get it. In a group, if an ally hits first, you lose it.

Lens-Maker's Glasses

Crits multiply her damage.

10% of your hits are critical and do double damage. Each extra pair adds 10%; with ten, every hit is a crit.

Stacking: Capped at 10: with ten, every hit crits. The eleventh does nothing, unless you plan to turn them into Lost Seer's Lenses.

Watch out: On Railgunner they give no crits: each pair adds 10% crit damage instead. Crit chance does not depend on the hit's proc coefficient.

Ukulele

Clears groups while she keeps moving.

25% of your hits release lightning that jumps to 3 nearby enemies. Each extra ukulele makes it jump to 2 more and reach further.

Stacking: The chance stays at 25%; each copy adds 2 more enemies and more range.

Watch out: The lightning has a very low proc coefficient.

Tougher Times

With 90 health, a blocked hit is a life saved.

Sometimes a hit that would land does nothing: with one bear, 13% of hits. More bears raise the chance, but less each time: it never reaches 100%.

Stacking: Each bear adds less: one blocks 13% (not the 15% the game says) and ten block 60%. It never reaches 100%.

Watch out: Luck (Clover) does not affect it. A blocked hit does not trigger enemy effects either, like Overloading Elite bombs. It does not stop Void Reaver implosions.

Hardlight Afterburner

More Blinks, more dodges.

Your movement skill (Shift) gets two more uses and comes back sooner. Each extra one, two more uses.

Stacking: Each copy, two more charges.

Brilliant Behemoth

Area damage on every arrow.

All your attacks explode and hurt nearby enemies. Turns any attack into an area attack. Each extra one, a bigger explosion.

Stacking: Each copy makes the blast bigger; damage does not go up.

Watch out: The blast copies the hit: if Lost Seer's Lenses instantly kill something, the blast can also kill a boss standing next to it.

// tips

Tips.

Shoot while sprinting: her primary auto-targets while you move.
Laser Glaive bounces between enemies: throw it at groups, not at the boss.
Blink is your only defence: do not waste it on travel when a boss is near.

// faq

FAQ.

How do you unlock Huntress in Risk of Rain 2?

Unlocked from the start.

What is the best Huntress loadout?

We recommend Strafe, Laser Glaive, Blink, Arrow Rain.

What are the best items for Huntress?

Crowbar, Lens-Maker's Glasses, Ukulele, Tougher Times, Hardlight Afterburner, Brilliant Behemoth.

Sources: Risk of Rain 2 game names and challenges, the Risk of Rain 2 wiki (stats, cooldowns and tips); the explanations are our own and public Steam statistics, as of 31 October 2026. The tier is our own. Icons: Risk of Rain 2 (Hopoo Games / Gearbox).

Huntress guide, skills and build.