Among the new characters available to unlock in Risk of Rain 2’s new Seekers of the Storm DLC, the Chef makes his grand return and stands ready with sharpened meat cleavers. If you’re wondering how to add this character to your roster, here’s our handy guide on how to unlock Chef in Risk of Rain 2.
Risk of Rain 2 has added three new characters to its already impressive roster, and one of them happens to be Chef, one of the most beloved characters in the series.
How to unlock and play as a Chef in Risk of Rain 2
To unlock Chef in Risk of Rain 2, you will first need to collect three specific items. These include the Cautious Slug (Common), the Bison Steak (Common), and an Infusion (Unusual). While you are doing this, we recommend equipping the Artifact of Command to make it easier to get those items.
As a reminder, the Artifact of Command makes all items Command Essencesallowing you to manually select a specific item you’ve previously unlocked instead of it being a random drop.
Also, remember that your progress towards unlocking Chef will carry over to multiple runs if necessary if you’re having trouble getting all three items in a row.
Once you have those three items, while you’re at it Stage One you must find and activate a Halcyon Sanctuary. If the spawn stage you’re on doesn’t have one, restart the stage until one appears. Once you activate the shrine, you will have to “feed” it with gold (minimum of 200 pieces) when killing enemies in the vicinity of it.
When the shrine gets enough gold, a special mini-boss will appear that you must kill. After you do, a a green portal has a chance to appear for you to skip over. If it doesn’t, you’ll have to repeat the process until it does.
This portal will take you to a unique stage called the Reformed Altar. Run across it until you see a giant staircase that leads to a platform with pillars. head to the left of that staircase to a cave opening nearby Go inside and you will see a small altar area with a wok pot and below it a screen where you can place the three previously mentioned items. You can also see Chef cooking in the background.
Once done, those items will go into the wok pot and Chef will then permanently unlock for your game going forward You will also unlock the ‘Order Up!’ achievement. To play as a Chef, simply start a new run and select them from the character menu.
Chef’s moves are considered among the most effective and reliable of all playable characters, and include:
- A chef’s kiss (Passive) – Killing enemies with 2 or more skills cooks them and drops healing food.
- Dice (Prime) – Throw a knife through enemies for 250% damage. Use again to recall the knife, dealing 375% damage on the return trip.
- Sear (Secondary) – Burn nearby enemies for 600% damage. Inflicts Burn to targets. Glazed enemies take +75% damage.
- roll (Utility) – Charge the caster to rush forward, dealing 500-800% damage and Stun any enemies hit.
- Icing (Special) – Fiery balls of oil in rapid succession, dealing 7×200 damage, Slowing and Weakening enemies.
- Yes, a chef! (Special) – Increases Chef’s regular abilities to make them stronger and changes characteristics of the attacks.
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