Bandit

Bandit is a playable character in Risk of Rain 2.

A swift and sneaky fighter, the Bandit focuses on keeping on the move to catch enemies off guard and deal ruinous damage, before finishing the job with Lights Out. Between his daggers, smoke bombs, and gun attacks, the Bandit emphasizes mobility and versatility but also requires some skill to bring out his true potential.

Tips

 * Burst and Blast can be shot as fast as the player can click/press the corresponding button. Items increasing attack speed like only speed up the reload animation of the gun.


 * Burst and Blast reload faster if Bandit's gun is empty, rather than if there are bullets remaining in the chamber.


 * Burst does not pair well with items like and, because the bleed stacks wear off during his reload animation. However, it's possible to collect enough  or  to negate this issue.


 * Rapid-firing Blast drastically increases the spread of the rifle. Pacing shots is necessary for hitting targets at long range.


 * Both Serrated Dagger and Serrated Shiv reset Bandit's aerial momentum, which can be used to prevent fall damage.


 * Use Smoke Bomb to get the most use out of Bandit's Backstab passive, allowing the player to reposition behind enemies while they're unaware.


 * Since Smoke Bomb moves Bandit upward while in the air, it can effectively be used as an extra jump to increase mobility or to prevent fall damage.


 * Using any Bandit ability while airborne and under the effect of Smoke Bomb will make him instantly exit invisibility and perform a mid-air jump from Smoke Bomb ending.


 * The explosive tar pots in the Abandoned Aqueduct can be shot with Lights Out or Desperado, and will activate the corresponding on-kill effect.
 * Shooting the tar pots with Lights Out makes completing the Classic Man challenge considerably easier.


 * Lights Out and Desperado are affected by . Increasing Bandit's attack speed will cause these attacks to come out faster, allowing for quickly dispatching many enemies consecutively.
 * As a result, temporary attacks speed buffs such as those from and  can actually become problematic for Bandit. They may cause inconsistencies with how fast these attacks fire and throw off the player's rhythm.


 * Pair the with Desperado, as the Bandolier can compensate for the lost ability to reset cooldowns.


 * Given Desperado's low cooldown, it can be effective to pair it with a in the early stages to increase windows for stacking the skill, and overall DPS.

Trivia

 * Bandit's "Chilly" skin is a reference to Ibzan - the main antagonist of Hopoo's other game, DEADBOLT. The skin bears a close resemblance to him, the name refers to the constant cold that skeletons feel, the shotgun model is replaced with a Semi-Auto Shotgun and the knives are replaced with kitchen knives.
 * Before the Anniversary update, Bandit was in the game's files as an unused survivor. Notably, he was the most complete unused survivor.