Survivors of the Void · Forgotten Nomad
Risk of Rain 2 Railgunner
The Railgunner is a long-range, single target survivor that can instantly kill any high priority target - and from any range. Railgunner comes with the Survivors of the Void expansion. Railgunner needs no unlock: owning the expansion is enough. In the combined Risk of Rain 2 tier list Railgunner is S tier, rated by 6 of 7 lists.
- Tier
- S
- Health
- 110 +33/lvl
- Damage
- 12 +2.4/lvl
- Regen
- 1/s
- Speed
- 7 m/s
- Armor
- 0
Railgunner abilities
All ror2 Railgunner abilities from the game data, alternates included: 1 passive, 6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 utility, 2 special. Alternates unlock through Railgunner's challenges.
Passive
Magnetic Accelerator
All Critical Strike Chance is converted into Critical Strike Damage.
Primary
XQR Smart Round System
Fire aggressive tracking rounds for 100% damage.
M99
Launch a heavy projectile for 1000% damage.
Active Reload
Perfectly time your reload to recover faster and to boost the damage of your next shot by +500% base damage.
HH44
Launch a light projectile for 400% damage.
Supercharged Railgun
Launch a super-charged projectile for 4000% damage. Critical Strike damage is multiplied by 1.5.
Cryocharged Railgun
Freezing. Launch a super-cooled projectile for 350% damage.
Secondary
M99 Sniper
Activate your long-range scope, highlighting Weak Points and transforming your weapon into a piercing 1000% damage railgun.
HH44 Marksman · unlock: Railgunner: Marksman
Activate your short-range scope, highlighting Weak Points and transforming your weapon into a quick 400% damage railgun.
Utility
Concussion Device
Throw out a device that pushes you and all nearby enemies away. Can hold up to 2.
Polar Field Device · unlock: Railgunner: Annihilator
Throw out a device that slows down all nearby enemies and projectiles.
Special
Supercharge
Fire a piercing round for 4000% damage and 150% Weak Point damage. Afterwards, all your weapons are disabled for 5 seconds.
Cryocharge · unlock: Railgunner: Trickshot
Freezing. Fire a piercing round for 2000% damage.
How to unlock Railgunner
No unlock needed: Railgunner is available from the start to anyone who owns the Survivors of the Void expansion.
- Beat Monsoon as Railgunner10.7%
Share of all Risk of Rain 2 owners on Steam with each achievement.
Railgunner in the tier lists
- GameTruth · Oct 2026S
- TierMaker community · Oct 2026SS
- GameBrief · Oct 2026S
- Rogue Ranker · Apr 2026S
- Common Sense Gamer · Jan 2026S
- Deltia's Gaming · Nov 2025S
Combined: S tier. See the full Risk of Rain 2 tier list.
FAQ
Is Railgunner good in Risk of Rain 2?
Railgunner is S tier when 6 published tier lists are combined: S on GameTruth, SS on TierMaker community, S on GameBrief, S on Rogue Ranker, S on Common Sense Gamer, S on Deltia's Gaming.
What are Railgunner's abilities?
Passive: Magnetic Accelerator. Primary: XQR Smart Round System or M99 or Active Reload or HH44 or Supercharged Railgun or Cryocharged Railgun. Secondary: M99 Sniper or HH44 Marksman. Utility: Concussion Device or Polar Field Device. Special: Supercharge or Cryocharge. Alternate abilities unlock through survivor challenges.
Abilities and stats from the Risk of Rain 2 Wiki. Updated Oct 19, 2026.