Lunar Coins

 are a currency found in Risk of Rain 2 that the player can use to purchase lunar items, unlock the survivor, activate Newt Altars, Shrine of Order, and the Lunar Shop Refresher.

Unlike items or the other form of currency, Gold, Lunar Coins will carry over between games.

Obtaining Lunar Coins

 * Any enemy killed has a 0.5% chance to drop a single Lunar Coin, but each time this happens halves this chance during that run.
 * The equipment has a chance of dropping Lunar Coins in this way.
 * Obliterating at an Obelisk in the Hidden Realm will yield.
 * Obliterating while holding will instead advance the player to the Hidden Realm, where the player must defeat a  for  looted from their backpack in addition to the  from obliterating, for a total of.
 * However, a minimum of one Lunar Pod must be opened to have a chance at the Beads, costing each. Alternatively, the player can visit the, but the Lunar Pods there cost  and the Beads are still not guaranteed to appear. Rerolling the shop will significantly cut into the profits of this method.
 * Completing the Game by defeating the and escaping successfully will yield.
 * Escaping from by defeating the  will yield.

Version History

 * Early Access 'Skills 2.0' Content Update
 * QOL
 * 🌧︎ Add new unique UI sprite for Lunar Coins. Update Lunar Coin model to have a hole in the center to match new icon.
 * 🌧︎ Minion kills can now spawn Lunar Coins on your behalf

Trivia

 * Lunar Coins used to be whole at the start of the Early Access, but were changed later in development along with the icon denoting the amount of coins a player has.