Master Reloaded: The Ultimate Utility Perks Guide, Unbiased Rankings

Highlights

Each archetype possesses utility perks that complement their strengths and playstyles, granting specific stat boosts and enhancing the overall quality of life.

These perks are crucial for specific builds, granting benefits like acquiring rare resources, faster reload speed, lifesteal, reduced evasion costs, improved mobility with heavy weapons, and enhanced defense for the Medic.

In Remnant 2, utility perks may not appear significantly influential at first, particularly when compared to the more valuable Archetype perks available in-game. However, they should not be disregarded, as they offer smaller improvements and adjustments that can greatly enhance a character's usability. This becomes even more pronounced when these perks are upgraded upon reaching level 8 with a specific Archetype.

These perks, known as Utility Perks, are primarily designed to enhance the character's existing traits and skills, making them indispensable additions that cater to the unique strengths of each Archetype. While some Utility Perks may seem insignificant and go unnoticed, others offer vital stat buffs that are crucial for a class to reach its utmost potential.

7 Prospector - Explorer

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Ability:

Relic Fragments discovered by the Explorer drop at a higher quality.

Upgrade:

When picking up a gem, the Explorer has a 5% chance of picking up a second one of the same type-quality.

The Explorer Archetype focuses on collecting rare resources and items, and the Prospector perk enhances this playstyle by allowing the Explorer to obtain higher-quality Relic Fragments. These fragments serve as replacements for armor upgrades from the previous game and provide passive buffs that significantly alter a character's gameplay.

Relic Fragments are crucial as they are essential components for specific character builds. For instance, if an Explorer desires to prolong the duration of their Fortune Hunter skill to thoroughly explore their surroundings, they can find a corresponding Relic Fragment that grants them this enhancement. This is just one example of how these fragments can greatly influence a character.

6 Quick Hands - Gunslinger

Ability:

Firearms gain 10% reload speed.

Upgrade:

Firearms gain 10% reload speed. Bonus is doubled if the magazine is empty.

Quick Hands is a valuable buff for the Gunslinger, even though it may not initially seem exciting. This class relies heavily on reloading their guns, rather than continuous firing, as they are known for their immense damage output. Quick Hands becomes even more essential at higher levels, as it increases the fire rate of the Gunslinger's revolver by 15%. This allows the chamber to be emptied rapidly, but it benefits Quick Hands even further because the bonus effect is doubled when reloading with no bullets left. Therefore, the primary goal is to shoot as much as possible in order to fully capitalize on this advantage.

5 Outrage - Summoner

Ability:

Sacrifice grants 3% lifesteal for each minion sacrificed, lasts 10 seconds.

Upgrade:

Sacrifice grants 3% lifesteal for each minion sacrificed, and increases movement by 10%, lasts 10 seconds.

With skilled command over their minions, Summoner players can wreak havoc in combat and replenish their lost HP using the Outrage perk. However, mastering this skill may initially prove challenging, but it can become a crucial lifeline in various situations.

Instead of immediately sacrificing minions for lifesteal, it is more advisable to enrage them. This allows the minions to inflict maximum damage before sacrificing them with a long press on the skill button. This sacrifice triggers a massive explosion, instantly wiping out small enemy groups. Additionally, the upgraded version grants the Summoner an extra boost in movement speed, providing ample support in commanding the battlefield while minimizing self-endangerment.

4 Circumvent - Invader

Ability:

Reduce cost of evade and combat slide by 10%.

Upgrade:

Reduce cost of evade and combat slide by 15%, perfect dodges also gain an additional 15% reduction.

The Invader in Remnant 2 functions as an assassin, using a decoy to distract enemies before stealthily eliminating them. To successfully flank enemies without being detected, the Invader relies heavily on speed and agility.

In Remnant 2, all Archetypes face limitations in their mobility, specifically in terms of sliding and rolling on the battlefield. These movements prove to be effective in evading enemy attacks, particularly when facing formidable creatures like the Root Axeman and Infector. The Invader greatly benefits from this buff, as it significantly increases their chances of survival during encounters. Additionally, it allows the Invader to divert enemy attention away from their teammates while simultaneously preserving their own life.

3 Heavy Mobility - Engineer

Ability:

Movement while carrying a Heavy Weapon is increased by 35%.

Upgrade:

While carrying a Heavy Weapon, movement is increased by 35% and both evade speed and distance are increased by 25%.

The Engineer's Heavy Weapons in Remnant 2 are extremely powerful, easily tearing through regular monsters. This is especially true when the Metalworker perk is upgraded, enhancing the weapon's overall damage, ammo reserve, and durability.

However, there is a significant drawback when wielding these weapons. They substantially slow down the Engineer, making them vulnerable and an easy target if they don't have cover fire from teammates. Players who choose the Engineer Archetype should prioritize reaching level 8 to unlock the evade speed buff. This buff is incredibly valuable, particularly in late-game Worlds where evading enemy attacks can determine whether the player survives or perishes.

2 Powerlifter - Challenger

Ability:

The stamina cost increases with each weight bracket is reduced by 50%.

Upgrade:

Both the stamina cost increase for each weight bracket and stamina regen delay are reduced by 50%

Weight in Remnant 2 will impact the speed, range, and stamina consumption of dodges. This may not be a significant concern for lighter classes that tend to avoid combat and maintain a safe distance. However, for the Challenger, who constantly charges into battle and wields an Iron Greatsword to slice enemies apart, it is likely that he will also be equipped with some decent armor to ensure his survival.

The Powerlifter perk proves to be one of the Challenger's most valuable advantages since it effectively eliminates the issue of increased stamina consumption due to the character's carrying weight. As a result, players can devote more time to building the strongest possible character without worrying about the additional weight burden. Furthermore, the upgraded version of this perk reduces the delay in stamina regeneration, allowing the Challenger to consistently dodge incoming attacks. This is crucial, considering the numerous enemies that will be swarming him simultaneously.

1 Backbone - Medic

Ability:

Increase the hits Medic can take before losing gray health by 1.

Upgrade:

Increase the hits Medic can take before losing gray health by 2.

The Medic is an essential member of any team in Remnant 2, as their skills and abilities are focused on providing health and buffs to the rest of the group. However, they lack defensive capabilities for themselves. That's where the Backbone perk comes in handy – it enhances the Medic's defense, making it more difficult to bring them down to a critical state. In Remnant 2, when a character takes damage, half of that lost health is converted into gray health, which gradually heals over time as long as the player avoids further damage. This perk allows the Medic to withstand more hits, thereby saving valuable Relics that can be used for the whole team instead of just the Medic. Although it may not appear significant at first, this perk proves to be incredibly useful.

Remnant 2 is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and X, and PC.