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Risk of Rain 2 Acrid
Acrid is a melee-range hybrid who uses powerful poisons to melt tanky enemies. To unlock Acrid: Stabilize the Cell in the Void Fields. In the combined Risk of Rain 2 tier list Acrid is A tier, rated by 7 of 7 lists.
- Tier
- A
- Health
- 160 +48/lvl
- Damage
- 15 +3/lvl
- Regen
- 2.5/s
- Speed
- 7 m/s
- Armor
- 20
Acrid abilities
All ror2 Acrid abilities from the game data, alternates included: 2 passive, 1 primary, 2 secondary, 2 utility, 2 special. Alternates unlock through Acrid's challenges.
Passive
Poison
Poisonous attacks apply a powerful damage-over-time.
Blight · unlock: Acrid: Easy Prey
Attacks that apply Poison apply stacking Blight instead, dealing 60% damage per second.
Primary
Vicious Wounds
Maul an enemy for 200% damage. Every 3rd hit is Regenerative and deals 400% damage.
Secondary
Neurotoxin
Poisonous. Spit toxic bile for 240% damage.
Ravenous Bite · unlock: Acrid: Bad Medicine
Poisonous. Slayer. Regenerative. Bite an enemy for 320% damage.
Utility
Caustic Leap
Poisonous. Stunning. Leap in the air, dealing 320% damage. Leave acid that deals 25% damage.
Frenzied Leap · unlock: Acrid: Pandemic
Stunning. Leap in the air, dealing 550% damage. Reduce the cooldown by 2s for every enemy hit.
Special
Epidemic
Poisonous. Release a deadly disease that deals 100% damage. The disease spreads to up to 20 targets.
Cloying Breath · unlock: Acrid: Miracle
Poisonous. Emit a lingering cloud of toxic breath for 240% damage per second.
How to unlock Acrid
...To Be Left Alone: Stabilize the Cell in the Void Fields.
- Unlocked Acrid40.6%
- Beat Monsoon as Acrid12.5%
Share of all Risk of Rain 2 owners on Steam with each achievement.
Acrid in the tier lists
- GameTruth · Oct 2026A
- TierMaker community · Oct 2026S
- GameBrief · Oct 2026A
- Rogue Ranker · Apr 2026A
- Game Rant · Feb 2026#12
- Common Sense Gamer · Jan 2026A
- Deltia's Gaming · Nov 2025B
Combined: A tier. See the full Risk of Rain 2 tier list.
FAQ
How do you unlock Acrid in Risk of Rain 2?
Complete the challenge “...To Be Left Alone”: Stabilize the Cell in the Void Fields. 40.6% of Risk of Rain 2 players on Steam have done it.
Is Acrid good in Risk of Rain 2?
Acrid is A tier when 7 published tier lists are combined: A on GameTruth, S on TierMaker community, A on GameBrief, A on Rogue Ranker, #12 on Game Rant, A on Common Sense Gamer, B on Deltia's Gaming.
What are Acrid's abilities?
Passive: Poison or Blight. Primary: Vicious Wounds. Secondary: Neurotoxin or Ravenous Bite. Utility: Caustic Leap or Frenzied Leap. Special: Epidemic or Cloying Breath. Alternate abilities unlock through survivor challenges.
Abilities and stats from the Risk of Rain 2 Wiki. Updated Oct 19, 2026.