LIVE NOW · join the stream
// item · risk of rain 2

Polylute, 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.

Polylute
Void item (purple)

25% of your hits strike the same enemy with lightning, up to 3 times. Turns your Ukuleles into this. Each extra one, 3 more strikes.

Game text: «25% chance to fire lightning for 60% TOTAL damage up to 3 (+3 per stack) times. Corrupts all Ukuleles.»

Stacking: Each copy adds the same, no cap.

Watch out: Very low proc coefficient, like the Ukulele.

It is the void version of Ukulele: 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
3691530

Each copy adds the same.

// pairs with

What it pairs with.

Loader

her huge hits multiply against a single enemy.

Railgunner

every shot hits the boss three more times.

Armor-Piercing Rounds

more boss damage, which is where Polylute shines.

// 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.

If this helped, follow me where I post this: YouTube · Instagram · TikTok

// faq

FAQ.

What does Polylute do in Risk of Rain 2?

25% of your hits strike the same enemy with lightning, up to 3 times. Turns your Ukuleles into this. Each extra one, 3 more strikes.

What happens if you pick up several Polylute?

Stacking: Each copy adds the same, no cap.Watch out: Very low proc coefficient, like the Ukulele.

How do you get Polylute?

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.

// more items

Other items in depth.

Soldier's SyringeTougher TimesLens-Maker's GlassesPaul's Goat HoofCrowbarTri-Tip DaggerArmor-Piercing RoundsBustling FungusTopaz BroochBackup MagazineEnergy DrinkSticky BombMedkitMonster ToothCautious SlugBison SteakFocus CrystalRusted KeyPersonal Shield GeneratorRepulsion Armor PlateUkuleleAtG Missile Mk. 1Hardlight AfterburnerPredatory InstinctsKjaro's BandRunald's BandHarvester's ScytheHopoo FeatherLeeching SeedBandolierRose BucklerWill-o'-the-wispFuel CellWax QuailOld War StealthkitBerzerker's PauldronInfusionDeath MarkShuriken57 Leaf CloverBrilliant BehemothSentient Meat HookCeremonial DaggerBrainstalksLaser ScopeAlien HeadUnstable Tesla CoilRejuvenation RackDio's Best FriendAegisShattering JusticeHappiest MaskSoulbound CatalystTitanic KnurlShatterspleenGenesis LoopMolten PerforatorCharged PerforatorPlanulaPearlShaped GlassGesture of the DrownedPurityTranscendenceBrittle CrownLost Seer's LensesBenthic BloomPlasma ShrimpSafer SpacesEncrusted KeyNeedletickWeeping FungusPluripotent LarvaLysate Cell

Items in depth · Every item by rarity

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).