Remnant 2: Best Ritualist Build

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Best Ritualist build in Remnant 2.

Are you looking for the best Ritualist build in Remnant 2? Here’s how to make the most out of this new archetype.

Overall, the best Ritualist build focuses on high burst explosions and exceptionally high debuff damage, while using tanky armor and low cooldown skills.

Let’s go through the best Ritualist build in Remnant 2, including the best armor, weapons, skills, secondary archetype, amulet, and rings.

Best Equipment for the Ritualist (Armor & Weapons)

Best Ritualist build in Remnant 2 - best equipment and armor for the Ritualist.

The best Ritualist armor set is the Bruiser one since it prioritizes durability and strength. With high protection, you won’t have to worry about dying. While it’s heavy, you can use the Strong Back trait to make sure your movement speed isn’t too slow.

The best weapon for the Ritualist is the new Sparkfire Shotgun with the Twisting Wounds and Corrosive Rounds mutators. It will make it easier to apply debuffs, which further increases Eruption’s damage.

Secondary options include the Enigma handgun to slow enemies and the Gas Giant for a melee option.

For the best Ritualist build in Remnant 2, the best Relic is the Tranquil Heart. It will give you enough Health Regeneration and combined with the Challenger archetype, it will allow you to stay alive longer.

Best Ritualist Skills & Class in Remnant 2

Best Ritualist build in Remnant 2 - best skills and class for the Ritualist.

The best secondary archetype to pair with the Ritualist in Remnant 2 is the Challenger since it increases your survivability and damage. Also, if you haven’t unlocked it yet, here’s how to unlock the Ritualist class in Remnant 2. Based on this combo, here are the best Ritualist skills:

  • Eruption – AoE explosion that damages enemies and deals more damage based on debuffs on enemies. With its short cooldown and 2 charges, it’s a must-have.
  • Juggernaut – Gain 3 stacks of Bulwark while also increasing movement, melee speed, and damage, and reducing stamina cost.

Best Ritualist Rings

Best Ritualist build in Remnant 2 - best rings and amulet for the Ritualist.

The best Ritualist Rings in Remnant 2 prioritize increasing status effect damage and duration. Here are your top choices:

  • Energized Neck Coil: Increase status effect damage by 25%. Whenever you deal damage with a status, cause an explosion that deals 20% of the total status damage. Can be triggered once every five seconds per enemy.
  • Timekeeper’s Jewel: Increase the duration of all applied status effects
  • Shadow of Misery: Increase status effect damage by 15%
  • Stone of Malevolence: Generate 15% more mod power from elemental damage
  • Targeting Jewel: Increases weapon range and reduces spread

Most rings serve to increase your overall status damage while Targeting Jewel is a buff to your shotgun weapon since it allows you to use it in medium-range fights too.

If you need help getting any of these, check out our guide on all ring locations in Remnant 2.

Best Ritualist Traits in Remnant 2

Best Ritualist build in Remnant 2 - best traits for the Ritualist.

In terms of traits, focus on survivability and increased efficiency of weapons. Here are the best Ritualist traits in Remnant 2:

  • Vigor (Lv. 10) – Increases max HP.
  • Expertise (Lv. 10) – Reduces skill cooldown.
  • Spirit (Lv. 10) – Increases mod power regeneration.
  • Fortify (Lv. 10) – Increases armor effectiveness.
  • Regrowth (Lv. 10) – Increases health regeneration.
  • Triage (Lv. 10) – Increases healing.
  • Amplitude (Lv. 10) – Increases AoE size.
  • Handling (Lv. 10) – Reduces weapon spread and recoil.
  • Strong Back – Reduces armor weight.

Most traits serve to increase survivability, while Handling is essential combined with the Targeting Jewel to make your shogun stronger in mid-range fights.

Wrapping up

To summarize this best Ritualist build guide in Remnant 2, focus on increasing status effect damage and duration while combining it with the Challenger Archetype for increased survivability.

With the right weapons, armor, rings, and traits, you’ll be able to deal phenomenal damage from afar while constantly applying debuffs.

What do you think about the Ritualist class so far? Have you tried any other builds that ended up extremely strong? Feel free to share them in the comments below.

For more similar content, here’s our guide on the best Apocalypse build in Remnant 2 to help you survive the hardest challenge in the game.

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