Traits Guide

Whenever your lineage continues in Rogue Legacy 2 your new heir will have a trait assigned to them that has a trade-off that will help and hinder you in some way. Traits can only be unlocked at the character selection stage before a new playthrough. Here you will be able to choose one of three characters, all with different traits, classes, weapons, talents, and spells. The majority of traits will buff your gold gain, but cause you some kind of problem. The negative effect may be something as harmless as making your heir fart to something more serious like making them die faster. Listed below in this Trait Guide are all the traits and their affect.

Combat Traits

Aerodynamic:

The spin kick is replaced by downstrike.

Endomorph:

Enemies can barely move the character.

Hypergonadism:

The knockback to enemies is increased.

Muscle Weakness:

The knockback against enemies is severely reduced.

Visual Traits

Antiquarian:

The screen has a retro tint applied.

Associative Agnosia:

The character and enemies are blacked out.

Cartographer:

The map is revealed to the character, but there is no position marker.

C.I.P Gold:

The character can't see their own health.

Colorblind:

Game is played in black and white.

Diva:

Places a spotlight around the character and enemies.

Histrionic:

All numbers are exaggerated.

Light Sensitivity:

Everything is brightened.

Nostalgic:

Old style tinting is applied.

Synethesia:

Everything leaves behind color trails when moving.

Vertigo:

Everything is upside down.

Bonus Traits

Bookish:

The character can deal 150% magic damage and more mana, but 50% health and melee damage.

Charismatic:

The character has a 15% discount at shopkeepers.

Disattuned:

The character has 25% less health but you can only be hit in the heart.

FMF Fan:

The character has good taste.

Gigantism:

The character is much bigger.

Hollow Bones:

The character falls more slowly.

IIB Muscle Fibers:

This trait gives the character Super Jump.

Treasure Hunter:

This lets the character start with a random relic.

OCD:

Breaking stuff restores mana.

Setback Traits

Clumsy:

Players can break objects on touch

Crippling Intellect:

This trait reduces health and weapon damage, as well as mana. -75% Health & Weapon Damage, -50% Mana. Mana regenerates over time.

Dwarfism:

This trait makes players much smaller.

Ectomorph:

Enemies knock players back further.

Emotional Dysregularity:

Mana cost and damage increased by 100%.

Glaucoma:

Only a small area around the character is lit, the rest is black.

IBS:

Characters will sometimes fart when jumping.

Optical Migraine:

Everything near the character is blurry, but it clears up at a distance.

Osteogensis Imperfecta:

The character dies in 1 hit.

Pacifist:

The character cannot attack or deal damage.

Panic Attacks:

When characters are hit, the screen is blurred.

Puritan:

Enemies are blurred.

Tunnel Vision:

Only the area directly ahead of the character, across the screen, is visible.

Note: Traits are visible in the pause menu, as well as their bonuses.

Best Traits

Not all the traits in Rogue Legacy 2 are equal, some are a lot better to have than others. Below is a list of what we consider to be the best traits in the game. Check the list above to see what their effect is on your character.

1) Aerodynamic​

2) Disattuned

3) Compulsive Hoarder​

4) Cartographer​

5) Clumsy​

Take a look at our Area Teleporting Guide to find out how you fast travel in Rogue Legends 2.