Defensive Microbots

The  are a new item in Risk of Rain 2. They take the form of a small, mostly spherical robot that hovers around the Survivor. This robot uses a point defense laser to shoot down incoming projectiles. It can intercept most (if not all) projectile attacks, such as Lemurian fireballs, but can be overwhelmed by large numbers of attacks, and it is incapable of stopping hitscan and melee attacks.

The Captain receives one set of Defensive Microbots at the start of each level if he does not already have it, as part of his Passive skill of the same name.

Despite being of Legendary rarity, Defensive Microbots cannot be obtained from chests.

Tips

 * The Defensive Microbots are capable of shooting down many attacks that aren't conventional projectiles, such as the Alloy Worship Unit's Alloy Supercharged Detonation or the Wandering Vagrant's Homing Orb Bomb.
 * The only way to obtain the logbook entry for Defensive Microbots as of the 1.0 update is to kill a captain's doppelganger and have them drop Defensive Microbots with Artifact of Vengeance active. This method also allows you to stack more Defensive Microbots.
 * Since Vengeance doppelgangers can only ever drop items they hold, a simple method of obtaining the item would be to rush down the first teleporter without picking up any items, secure the area, and wait for an Umbra to spawn.
 * Due to the Captain's passive skill granting this item at the beginning of each stage, it can be freely discarded using a Mili-Tech Printer, Scrapper, or Shrine of Order without permanently losing it.