Risk of Rain 2 Heretic

Heretic abilities

All ror2 Heretic abilities from the game data: 1 passive, 1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 utility, 1 special.

Passive

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  Nevermore

  Squawk a solemn reply.

Primary

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  Hungering Gaze

  Fire a flurry of tracking shards that detonate after a delay, dealing 120% base damage. Hold up to 12 charges (+12 per stack) that reload after 2 seconds (+2 per stack).

Secondary

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  Slicing Maelstrom

  Charge up a projectile that deals 875% damage per second to nearby enemies, exploding after 3 seconds to deal 700% damage and root enemies for 3 (+3 per stack) seconds. Recharges after 5 (+5 per stack) seconds.

Utility

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  Shadowfade

  Fade away, becoming intangible and gaining +30% movement speed. Heal for 18.2% (+18.2% per stack) of your maximum health. Lasts 3 (+3 per stack) seconds.

Special

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  Ruin

  Dealing damage adds a stack of Ruin for 10 (+10 per stack) seconds. Activating the skill detonates all Ruin stacks at unlimited range, dealing 300% damage plus 120% damage per stack of Ruin. Recharges after 8 (+8 per stack) seconds.

How to unlock Heretic

Not on the character select screen: you become the Heretic by holding all four Heresy lunar items (Visions, Hooks, Strides and Essence of Heresy) at once.

Heretic in the tier lists

• TierMaker community · Oct 2026C
• Rogue Ranker · Apr 2026C
• Common Sense Gamer · Jan 2026C

Combined: C tier. See the full Risk of Rain 2 tier list.