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Plasma Shrimp, in depth.

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

// what it does

What it does.

Plasma Shrimp
Void item (purple)

Gives you a small shield and, while it is up, every hit fires a missile. Turns your AtG Missiles into this. Each extra shrimp, stronger missiles.

Game text: «Gain a shield equal to 10% of your maximum health. While you have a shield, hitting an enemy fires a missile that deals 40% (+50% per stack) TOTAL damage. Corrupts all AtG Missile Mk. 1s.»

Stacking: Each shrimp raises missile damage (the game's +50% is not accurate).

Watch out: The shield depends on your max health: Shaped Glass shrinks it.

It is the void version of AtG Missile Mk. 1: pick it up and every copy of that item turns into this one.

// per copy

What each copy adds.

1 copy2 copies3 copies5 copies10 copies
+40%+90%+140%+240%+490%

Each copy adds the same.

// pairs with

What it pairs with.

Transcendence

you always have shield: missiles on every hit.

Personal Shield Generator

more shield to keep up.

Commando

a missile per bullet.

// how to get it

How to get it.

Found in Void Cradles, Encrusted Key caches, the Simulacrum and Void Locus. Never from a normal chest.

Unlocked from the start: it can show up in any run.

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// faq

FAQ.

What does Plasma Shrimp do in Risk of Rain 2?

Gives you a small shield and, while it is up, every hit fires a missile. Turns your AtG Missiles into this. Each extra shrimp, stronger missiles.

What happens if you pick up several Plasma Shrimp?

Stacking: Each shrimp raises missile damage (the game's +50% is not accurate).Watch out: The shield depends on your max health: Shaped Glass shrinks it.

How do you get Plasma Shrimp?

Found in Void Cradles, Encrusted Key caches, the Simulacrum and Void Locus. Never from a normal chest. Unlocked from the start: it can show up in any run.

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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).