The Back-up

''"Backup" redirects here. For the common item, see .''

The Back-up is a returning equipment in Risk of Rain 2. Upon activation, it summons 4 Strike Drones that follow the player and attack nearby enemies with fast-firing machine guns. After 25 to 28 seconds, the Strike Drones automatically self-destruct.

Tips

 * On, using this equipment is extremely beneficial due to his granting every Strike Drone  until their duration runs out.
 * Due to its 100 second cooldown, it's best to use this against a horde of enemies or during the Teleporter Event, as the drones have a high rate of fire and can draw enemies' attention.
 * This item has a hard limit of 20 drones that can be active at any one time. This cap is affected by other drones the player already has, and activating it will no longer have any effect if they have 20 drones already.
 * It's possible to gain permanent uptime of the drones by having a and at least five.
 * Interestingly, this equipment can still benefit from gathering more Gestures and/or Fuel Cells even after permanent uptime is achieved, since more than 4 drones can be summoned at once.

Trivia

 * Prior to the Anniversary Update, the Strike Drones shared the same model as the.
 * The Back-up has a retro "walkie talkie" styled LCD screen, which can be read if examined in the logbook. It has a signal strength (or battery) indicator at the top, says that it's connected to Channel 2, and is set to 0/100 Voice Mod SVL (presumably standing for sound velocity levels).