Captain

The Captain is a playable character in Risk of Rain 2.

Commander of the UES Safe Travels, the Captain's strength is his ability to call down a variety of tactical drops from orbit, from a humble healing beacon to the spectacularly haphazard OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike.

Tips

 * The Captain has useful support skills and hard hitting abilities, but lacks mobility. Plan item choices accordingly.


 * The Captain's make him very effective against, , and other monsters which use projectiles. However, he is weak against , , , , , and other monsters using hitscans.


 * Captain provides to the Strike Drones summoned by.
 * If Captain gives to an, he provides  to both the  itself and the  it summons.


 * Since Captain's Vulcan Shotgun fires 8 projectiles at once, and each projectile has a Proc Coefficient of 0.75, Captain can make very good use of items such as, , and.


 * While aiming the Orbital Probe, picking up drops will restore 1 charge, allowing the player to use more than 3 per activation. However, the player cannot have more than 3 charges stored.


 * Sprinting after activating Captain's special Orbital Supply Beacon allows the player to get out of targeting mode, and puts Orbital Probe on full cooldown regardless of if there are charges left.


 * Orbital Supply Beacons can be used to press the buttons on Abandoned Aqueduct.


 * A combination of OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike and Beacon: Shocking allows for a dangerous combination as the beacon can immobilize many enemies at once, allowing Captain's OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike to strike stunned enemies that may usually vacate the targeted location.


 * OGM-72 'DIABLO' Strike can benefit from.
 * OGM-72 ‘DIABLO’ Strike pairs well with due to it’s long cooldown.


 * In Hidden Realms, Orbital Probe and Orbital Supply Beacon are not usable, indicated by an icon of an unplugged power cord saying "You have lost connection with the UES Safe Travels...". Be sure to plan accordingly in such areas.
 * Despite being "orbital" call-ins, both abilities will still function normally in enclosed/roofed-in areas.