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Fuel Cell, in depth.

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

// what it does

What it does.

Fuel Cell
Uncommon item (green)

Your equipment gets one more use and recharges 15% faster. Each extra cell adds a use and faster recharge.

Game text: «Hold an additional equipment charge (+1 per stack). Reduce equipment cooldown by 15% (+15% per stack).»

Stacking: Each cell adds a charge; cooldown drops 15% of what is left and never reaches zero.

It has a void version: Lysate Cell. Pick that up and every copy of this item turns into it.

// per copy

What each copy adds.

1 copy2 copies3 copies5 copies10 copies
−15%−27.8%−38.6%−55.6%−80.3%

Each copy cuts a share of what is left: it never reaches zero.

// pairs with

What it pairs with.

Gesture of the Drowned

equipment fires by itself with almost no cooldown.

Soulbound Catalyst

kills lower the cooldown: non-stop equipment.

MUL-T

he carries two equipment slots: more charges and less cooldown on both.

// who uses it best

Survivors that use it best.

MUL-T

Retool gives him two equipment slots: more charges and less cooldown for both.

// how to get it

How to get it.

Drops from large chests, sometimes small ones, and green printers.

Needs unlocking first with the challenge «Experimenting».

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// faq

FAQ.

What does Fuel Cell do in Risk of Rain 2?

Your equipment gets one more use and recharges 15% faster. Each extra cell adds a use and faster recharge.

What happens if you pick up several Fuel Cell?

Stacking: Each cell adds a charge; cooldown drops 15% of what is left and never reaches zero.

How do you get Fuel Cell?

Drops from large chests, sometimes small ones, and green printers. Needs unlocking first with the challenge «Experimenting».

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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).