Remnant 2: Traits Guide

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Remnant 2

By Zunair Shafique

Published Nov 22, 2023

To survive in Remnant 2, players need to focus on becoming stronger, faster, and more powerful. While there are plenty of weapons, armor, and accessories that buff up a player’s strength, Remnant 2 has gone one step further and revamped Traits. These are special passive abilities designed to improve a player’s survivability.

When equipped, Traits provide unique buffs and bonuses to the nameless traveler. There is a wide variety of traits available in Remnant 2, which gives players the opportunity to fully customize their builds according to their preferred playstyles. Read on to find out how to unlock and level up traits.

How to Unlock Traits in Remnant 2

Traits in Remnant 2 are divided into three categories: Core, Archetype, and Regular. Combining all three categories, there are a total of 34 Traits players can unlock. However, due to the procedurally generated nature of the game, not all traits will be available for every player.

Core Traits

There are four fundamental Traits that are unlocked for all players when they kick off their journey in Remnant 2. These traits provide players with unique benefits that improve their chances of survival in the game. The four Core Traits are:

Endurance – This trait increases a player’s Maximum Stamina and enhances their staying power in battles.
Spirit – This trait boosts Mod Power Generation and allows a player to use their unique abilities more often.
Vigor – This trait increases a player’s Maximum Health which means they can take more damage before they are defeated.
Expertise – This unique trait reduces Skill Cooldowns, enabling players to use their skills more often.

Archetype Traits

There are 12 Archetype Traits in Remnant 2 corresponding to the 12 available Archetypes in the game. Archetype Traits are automatically assigned to the player depending on which Archetype they have equipped. Players with Dual Archetypes have the ability to equip two Archetype traits – one for each class. The table below contains all available Archetype Traits in Remnant 2.

Archetype	Archetype Traits	Effect
Gunslinger	Ammo Reserves	Increases total ammo reserves
Handler	Kinship	Reduces Friendly Fire damage dealt and received
Hunter	Longshot	Increases a weapon’s ideal range
Alchemist	Potency	Increases consumable duration
Summoner	Regrowth	Increase health regeneration
Archon	Flash Caster	Increases casting speed
Engineer	Fortify	Increases armor effectiveness
Invader	Untouchable	Increases evade window
Explorer	Swiftness	Increases movement speed
Medic	Triage	Increases healing
Challenger	Strong Back	Reduces encumbrance
Ritualist (The Awakened King DLC)	Affliction	Increases Status Effect duration

Regular Traits

Besides Core and Archetype traits, players can unlock 18 common Traits in Remnant 2. These traits can be obtained through various means as players progress through the game. Players can get new traits by defeating world bosses, interacting with NPCs, and completing different quests and events. All regular traits available in the game are listed in the table below.

Regular Traits	Effects
Amplitude	Increases area of effect (AOE) size
Arcane Strike	Increased Mod Power Generation from melee Damage
Barkskin	Reduces all kinds of incoming damage
Blood Bond	Archetype Summons absorb a set limit of damage taken by the caster
Bloodstream	Increases Grey Health regeneration
Fitness	Increase Evade distance
Footwork	Increases movement speed while aiming
Glutton	Increases Relic and Consumables use speed
Handling	Reduces Weapon Spread and Recoil
Resonance	Increases Aura size
Recovery	Increases Stamina regeneration
Revivalist	Increases the Speed of being revived and reviving others
Rugged	Increases the health of Archetype Summons
Scholar	Increases experience gain
Shadeskin	Increases resistance to elemental Status Effect damage
Siphoner	Increases Lifesteal
Wayfarer	Increases environment movement speed
Dark Pact (The Awakened King DLC)	Reduces Grey Health regen rate

How to Level Up Traits in Remnant 2

The mechanics of leveling up traits in Remnant 2 are somewhat similar to the original title, Remnant: From the Ashes. Like its predecessor, players need to spend Trait Points to level up traits. Each of the traits can be upgraded to Level 10 to provide more intense benefits. Players can earn Trait Points in the following ways:

Killing Bosses
Finding Tomes of Knowledge
Taking down Aberrations

Unfortunately, the game limits how many Trait Points a player can have. Players can earn a maximum of 65 Trait Points in Remnant 2. Once they reach this point, they will no longer get any Trait Points by finding the Tomes of Knowledge or defeating bosses.

With only 65 Trait Points to spend, players will not be able to max out all of their Traits. As such, they need to be careful and wisely choose which traits to level up. However, this doesn’t apply to Archetype traits. Archetype traits automatically gain +1 when their respective Archetype levels up. In dual class, the Prime Archetype additionally assigns another 5 Trait Points to the Core Traits.

Once an Archetype Trait is maxed to level 10, players can use it even if they have equipped a different Archetype.

Players should choose traits that align with their individual playstyle and build. If they change their mind at any point, players can reallocate all their Trait Points by using the Orb of Undoing.