Risk of Rain 2: The Best Railgunner Build
The Railgunner is one of Risk of Rain 2's new characters added in the Survivors of the Void DLC. She excels in eliminating enemies quickly with her high-damage sniper shots andwiping out hordes of weak foes with her piercing special attacks. When built correctly, the Railgunner can clear a screen of enemies in a few well-placed shots. Even the fearsome Elder Lemurian falls quickly under an accurate Railgunner!
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The Railgunner has several abilities that fundamentally change how she plays, but her core items for the best build remain the same for the most part. Players playing with the Artifact of Command will be able to make the perfect Railgunner build via choosing their items. For those playing without, this guide serves as a baseline to focus on when picking up random items in the world. Risk of Rain 2 has a ton of items, but these are the best for the ideal Railgunner build!
Most characters in Risk of Rain 2 benefit greatly from Backup Magazines. Normally, having an extra stack of a secondary ability raises the DPS or crowd control of a character but with the Railgunner, Backup Magazines aren't as good. This is because her secondary ability is to use her sniper scope, i.e. she aims down her sights.
Well, when using her default beginning sniper scope (M99 Sniper) she will have to reload after each shot. The Backup Magazine will allow extra shots before a reload, though they will be rather slow. When using the Marksman variant however, Backup Magazines do nothing! This is because the Marksman variant doesn't have a reload, and thus the Railgunner can just keep firing whilst scoped in.
Movement speed and mobility become huge factors when more and more enemies begin to spawn per
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