Acrid

Acrid is a playable character in Risk of Rain 2.

Tips

 * Acrid's Vicious Wounds attack animation can be cancelled and reset by initiating a dash. This allows Acrid to attack extremely quickly with no items. In Development Thoughts #11 it was noted this behavior will likely get removed.
 * Acrid's Poison can't kill on its own.
 * This makes items that can finish off low health enemies very effective, such as Tri-Tip Dagger and Old Guillotine.
 * Poisoning the boss or bosses via Neurotoxin and Epidemic and then running away while the poison ticks is a great tactic.
 * Acrid's Epidemic gives Acrid great early-game AOE damage. When combined with items such as the, , and , this lets Acrid easily clear crowds of enemies.
 * Acrid does not spawn from an escape pod, making Acrid unable to unlock Power Plant on its own.
 * Acrid does not take any fall damage while using Caustic Leap or Frenzied Leap.
 * Intentionally shooting Epidemic at the floor or walls can allow you to reliably hit flying Monsters such as Lesser Wisps.
 * Poison damage can be increased with Focus Crystal, Armor-Piercing Rounds, Death Mark and Shattering Justice.
 * Blight is affected by Spinel Tonic.
 * Neurotoxin does not cancel sprint or Vicious Wounds.

Trivia

 * The challenge necessary to unlock Acrid, "...To be left alone" is a reference to Acrid's victory screen from the first Risk of Rain, which reads "...And so it left, with a new hunger: to be left alone."
 * Acrid is referred to internally as "Croco"
 * Acrid is commonly known as “Poison Doggo” as an internet meme.