20 artifacts · updated Oct 19, 2026
Risk of Rain 2 artifacts
Risk of Rain 2 has 20 artifacts: optional rule changes you switch on before a run. 19 are unlocked by entering an artifact code (a 3×3 grid of shapes) in Sky Meadow; Rebirth is unlocked another way. Every code and effect is below.
Read each code row by row, top to bottom: circle square triangle diamond
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Artifact of Spite
Enemies drop multiple exploding bombs on death.
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Artifact of Command
Choose your items.
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Artifact of Delusion
Risk your items after completing the teleporter event in a test of memory to gain more items.
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Artifact of Devotion
Replace broken drones with Lemurian Eggs. Offer an item to gain followers.
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Artifact of Honor
Enemies can only spawn as elites.
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Artifact of Enigma
Spawn with a random equipment that changes every time it's activated.
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Artifact of Chaos
Friendly fire is enabled for both survivors and monsters alike.
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Artifact of Glass
Allies deal 500% damage, but have 10% health.
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Artifact of Dissonance
Monsters can appear outside their usual environments.
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Artifact of Evolution
Monsters gain items between stages.
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Artifact of Metamorphosis
Players always spawn as a random survivor.
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Artifact of Rebirth Seekers of the Storm
Descend to Petrichor V with gifts from a previous life.
Unlock: Gain the power of another life by offering to the Shrine of Rebirth.
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Artifact of Sacrifice
Monsters drop items on death, but Chests no longer spawn.
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Artifact of Vengeance
Your relentless doppelganger will invade every 10 minutes.
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Artifact of Kin
Monsters will be of only one type per stage.
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Artifact of Swarms
Monster spawns are doubled, but monster maximum health is halved.
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Artifact of Death
When one player dies, everyone dies. Enable only if you want to truly put your teamwork and individual skill to the ultimate test.
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Artifact of Frailty
Fall damage is doubled and lethal.
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Artifact of Soul
Wisps emerge from defeated monsters.
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Artifact of Prestige Alloyed Collective
At least one Shrine of the Mountain spawns every stage. Shrine of the Mountain effects are permanent.
Risk of Rain 2 artifact codes: how they work
The ror2 artifact codes are 3×3 grids of four shapes. Enter one at the Compound Generator in Sky Meadow and a portal takes you to Bulwark's Ambry, where you earn the artifact by destroying the Artifact Reliquary. Once unlocked, all ror2 artifacts can be turned on from the character select screen for any run. In game, most codes are engraved on hidden stone tablets around the stages; in multiplayer, everyone's unlocked artifacts are pooled.
FAQ
How do you enter artifact codes in Risk of Rain 2?
Reach Sky Meadow (stage 5) and find the Compound Generator. Set its 3×3 grid of inputs to the code (each input cycles through square, circle, triangle and diamond). The correct code opens a portal to Bulwark's Ambry: pick up the Artifact Key, use it on the Artifact Reliquary, survive the monsters it calls and destroy the Reliquary. The artifact is then unlocked for good. With Seekers of the Storm, the alternate stage 5, Helminth Hatchery, has its own way in through a laptop.
Which artifacts make the game easier or harder?
Command lets you choose every item, which makes it the easiest way to learn what items do. Glass, Frailty, Death, Honor and Vengeance make runs harder. Most others, like Kin, Swarms and Dissonance, just change how a run feels.