A Risk of Rain 2 items tier list usually wants S-ranks. This page only groups verified loot families from official copy and DLC notes, with no invented tiers.
A Risk of Rain 2 items tier list search usually wants a ranked chart. The source file has no official or lab ranking and no S/A/B grades. This page will not invent one. What we can confirm: the base game has 110+ stackable items, combos matter more than any single pickup, and DLC keeps adding new types.
If another site locks a red item in S tier, that is a community snapshot, not a fact we can verify. Patch, survivor, and Artifact all flip the same item's value. Official copy describes endless item and character combos for a reason.
Families, not scores
Inside what the source supports, items are easier to remember by family than by grade:
- Base pool: 110+ items, stacking combos, lore in logs.
- Lunar / Heresy: a player lore video ties Heresy to Kur-skan. Lunar shop rules stay unverified.
- Void: Survivors of the Void. The void ID table stays unverified.
- Alloyed Collective: new items, drones, boss tools. Shipped 18 Nov 2025.
- Hallowed Concepts (unreleased): 10 Hex, 11 Hallowed, plus Curio. Hex has no upside. Hallowed is converted from Hex.
That grouping answers "what kinds of loot exist." It is still not a tier list. Ranking Hex of Strife or Infernal Mark as S-tier would mislead: one is a pure downside, the other is a showcase piece from an unreleased expansion.
Why official copy does not rank loot
Scaling is two-sided. Late-run you and the boss are both climbing, so an item's worth depends on whether it speeds the early loop or holds the late fight. Prismatic Trials are seeded races; infinite loops are not. The source has no damage samples, so this wiki will not publish a "best in every mode" table.