Lunar Coins

Lunar Coin, found from defeating an enemy.

Lunar Coins are a currency found in Risk of Rain 2 that the player can use to purchase lunar items, unlock the ArtificerArtificerThe Artificer is a high burst damage survivor who excels in fighting large groups and bosses alike.
Class: Ranged
HP: 110 (+33 per level)
Damage: 12 (+2.4 per level)
Armor: 0
Umbra: Herald of the House Beyond 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 Forgive Me Please45sForgive Me Please
    Throw a cursed doll that repeatedly triggers your 'On Kill' effects.
    Throw a cursed doll out that triggers any On-Kill effects you have every 1 second for 8 seconds. has a chance of dropping Lunar Coins in this way.
• Obliterating at an Obelisk in the Hidden Realm A Moment, FracturedA Moment, Fractured (Hidden Realm)
  Hidden Realm: A Moment, Fractured
  Multiple floating islands in a void, with sharp blue crystals embedded in them. The Obelisk can be found on top of the last island. will yield 5.
  • Obliterating while holding Beads of FealtyBeads of Fealty
    Seems to do nothing... but... will instead advance the player to the Hidden Realm A Moment, WholeA Moment, Whole (Hidden Realm)
    Hidden Realm: A Moment, Whole
    A bleak and desolate realm. The refuge of the Twisted Scavengers, safe from Mithrix'sMithrix
    King of NothingHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
    Damage: 16 (+3.2 per level)
    Class: Melee / Ranged
    Speed: 15 m/s
    Armor: 20 vengeance and destruction., where the player must defeat a Twisted Scavenger for 10 looted from their backpack in addition to the 5 from obliterating, for a total of 15.
    • However, a minimum of one Lunar Pod must be opened to have a chance at the Beads, costing 1 each. Alternatively, the player can visit the Bazaar Between Time, but the Lunar Pods there cost 2 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 final bossMithrix
  King of NothingHP: 1000 (+300 per level)
  Damage: 16 (+3.2 per level)
  Class: Melee / Ranged
  Speed: 15 m/s
  Armor: 20 and escaping successfully will yield 10.
• Escaping from Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  The Planetarium is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info. The PlanetariumSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content
  This content is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info.The Planetarium (Final)
  Cell V
  The Planetarium is an area somewhere within the Void, housing a collection of planets detained by the Void's denizens. It is inhabited primarily by the Voidling, the guard of the Planetarium or potentially the controller of the Void itself. by defeating the Survivors of the Void - DLC Content
  Voidling is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info. VoidlingSurvivors of the Void - DLC Content
  This content is part of the Survivors of the Void DLC. It is only available if the DLC is enabled when starting a run.
  Click for more info.Voidling
  Diviner of the DeepHP: 2000 (+600 per level)
  Damage: 15 (+3 per level)
  Class: Ranged
  Speed: 45 m/s
  Armor: 20 will yield 10.

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.