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Backup Magazine, in depth.

Common item (white). What the game says, what it really does, what each copy adds and what it pairs with.

// what it does

What it does.

Backup Magazine
Common item (white)

Your secondary skill (right click) gets one more use before its cooldown. Each extra magazine, one more.

Game text: «Add +1 (+1 per stack) charge of your Secondary skill.»

Stacking: Each copy adds the same, no cap.

Watch out: More uses, but it does not lower the secondary cooldown. Lets Engineer place more mines.

// per copy

What each copy adds.

1 copy2 copies3 copies5 copies10 copies
123510

Each copy adds the same.

// pairs with

What it pairs with.

Artificer

more Nano-Bombs or Nano-Spears in a row: her big damage.

Void Fiend

with several, Corrupted Flood can be spammed.

Engineer

more mines.

// who uses it best

Survivors that use it best.

Artificer

with Nano-Spear, it can freeze Mithrix over and over.

Void Fiend

with several, Corrupted Flood can be spammed and even keeps you airborne.

// how to get it

How to get it.

Drops from small chests, white printers and almost anything that gives items.

Needs unlocking first with the challenge «Flawless».

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// faq

FAQ.

What does Backup Magazine do in Risk of Rain 2?

Your secondary skill (right click) gets one more use before its cooldown. Each extra magazine, one more.

What happens if you pick up several Backup Magazine?

Stacking: Each copy adds the same, no cap.Watch out: More uses, but it does not lower the secondary cooldown. Lets Engineer place more mines.

How do you get Backup Magazine?

Drops from small chests, white printers and almost anything that gives items. Needs unlocking first with the challenge «Flawless».

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Sources: the game's English text (name and description), the Risk of Rain 2 wiki (riskofrain2.wiki.gg: this item's page, read on 31 October 2026; numbers, stacking formula and notes) and the wiki's survivor pages. The plain-words text and the synergies are ours. Icons: Risk of Rain 2 (Hopoo Games / Gearbox).