The Strange Battery is essential equipment in Risk of Rain Returns. To acquire it, you need the right character for the job, go on a couple of runs, and more. In this guide, I’ll take you through the process of what to do to get it.
How to Get Strange Battery in Risk of Rain Returns
To get the Strange Battery in Risk of Rain Returns, select the right character for the journey ahead. Once you’ve got the survivor for the run, you must make it to the Fifth Stage and reach the Temple of Elders. Let me explain in depth.
Select the Right Risk of Rain Character
Characters that are the right fit for the job are Loader and Pilot. Both can reach places where others can’t, and their abilities and movements perfectly suit the task ahead.
They can get into high places on the map and into certain secret areas that they will be required to visit when discovering the Strange Battery. Pilot’s an option with his ability to ​​deploy a parachute and stay in the clouds while Loader’s climbing ability is well suited for the run.
Reach the Fifth Stage & Search for The Strange Battery at The Temple of Elders
After picking a character, players must now do a run in Risk of Rain Returns and try to reach the Fifth Stage. Before starting the run, make sure to change the difficulty to Drizzle. The battery will only appear when playing on Drizzle Mode.
Once you’ve reached Stage 5, you need to reach the Temple of Elders. This is where the Strange Battery will be located in Risk of Rain Returns. There are different variants of the Fifth Stage.
Depending on what variant of Stage 5 you get, it will determine if the battery is on the far left or far right of the stage. In this case, let’s say the variant of this stage has the battery located on the left.
To unlock the Strange Battery, you’ll have to do two runs. This means you’ll need to die once and start at the beginning of the stage. It’s recommended to change your damage settings. Increase the damage all the way up or as high as possible while decreasing the incoming damage.
When at the Temple of Elders on the Fifth Stage, use the platforms and try to make it to the top of the side wall of the stage on the left-hand side. At the top, jump off the wall to land on the small ledge on the outside of the Temple of Elders.
There, you’ll find a container that looks like a clay pot or urn. You’ll be prompted to open the container once you interact with the pot. Open it and the Strange Battery should appear. Now that you’ve obtained the Strange Battery, you must complete a few more steps in order to use it.
How to Use Strange Battery in Risk of Rain Returns
To use the Strange Battery in Risk of Rain Returns, players must store the battery in a chest on one run and then retrieve it from the same chest on another run.
Store the Strange Battery in the Chest
To store the battery, you’ll need to find a secret area that is located on the Final Stage of their first run. To get to this area of the stage, players must get to the bottom of the ship and make their way outside to the far end of the stage.
To do this, you must find a keycard for the locked door that leads to the cabin. If you do not find the keycard in one of the gold containers, you can get one from a dropped item by beating enemies on the ship. When you find the keycard, make your way down the ladder in the middle of the ship.
Walk to the right-hand side of the stage and head towards the locked door. Unlock it using the keycard and then continue to the right and end of the stage outside of the ship. Here, you must jump off the edge of the cliff and keep to the left to stay close to the wall.
Enter the space where there are golems dancing. Continue past them and search for the little secret passageway. Use the passageway to get to the next area, which is the secret area. Look around and you’ll notice the chest that stores 1 equipment. Store the Strange Battery in the chest.
All that’s left to do now is fight and defeat Providence or end the run by losing. The choice is yours.
Retrieve the Strange Battery in the Chest
To retrieve the Strange Battery in Risk of Rain Returns, start a new run. On this run, make it to the second stage, where you’ll retrieve the stored item.
Because this is one of the three stages that have unique variants every run, the chest will be located somewhere else, and you’ll need to search for it. The chest to look out for will always look different from the rest of the containers and have red markers on it.
Once you’ve found it, you can now use the Strange Battery in Risk of Rain Returns for the rest of the game. The main use of the Strange Battery in Risk of Rain Returns is to unlock a secret survivor.
If you want to learn the true power of the Strange Battery in Risk of Rain Returns and its real purpose, read How to Unlock Robomando, the 16th survivor.
Published: Nov 25, 2023 06:36 am