Remnant 2 Invader Guide: How to unlock, archetype skills list, and class tips

How to get your hands on one of the more powerful archetypes in Remnant 2.

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MeetRemnant 2, the love child ofDark Soulsmixed with the action ofGears of War. Blazoned with guns, outlandish boss fights, challenging underlings, and loot to boot, Remnant 2 is one of my favorite games this year.

One of the favored elements is the archetype system. Allowing players to play how they want to, they can pick and choose different classes, skills, and more to help defeat the worlds ahead of them. TheInvaderclass is one of the strongest, featuring abilities that allow players more opportunities to negotiate damage and endure. So how the heck do you get it? Follow this guide to find out.

Perks and Skills

Prime Perk: Shadow

When placed in your first archetype slot, you’ll receive the Invader class prime perk. Casting one of your Invader skills leaves a decoy for 3 seconds. This decoy will draw enemy attacks. Your attacks also deal an additional 5% damage to any enemy not targeting theInvaderthemselves.

Every archetype gets four perks that players will unlock and upgrade as they level said archetype. Starting at level 1, players will only have access to their first perk, which is noted as adamageperk.At level 2, players unlock theirteam perk, followed by autility perkat level 3, and arelic perkat level 4.

Perks:

These get upgraded versions as well. The damage, team, utility, and relic perk are upgraded at levels 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively. These upgrades are more than a small tick, as they not only increase the original stat modifier significantly but add even more value. Let’s look at the Invader perks to get a better understanding of exactly what it is I mean.

Skills

As you can see, the goal is to reach level 10.Rebootis absolutely busted and provides the player an extra life every 55 seconds.

Trait

The trait for Invaders is calledUntouchable. At level 1, players increase their invulnerability window by 3%. Each level roughly increases this by 3%, all the way to 30% at level 10.

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What pairs well as a second archetype?

Invader enhances damage while creating room for survivability. Doubling down on one of these two is the way to go.

When playing in a group, pairing Invader withHunterorGunslingerworks best.Gunslingeris my personal favorite, as this increases your overall damage by a significant amount. Adding not only to your raw damage numbers but increasing reload speed and fire rate with the level 10Bulletstormskill. If you want to focus on the survivability aspect, then switch over toMedic,Challenger, orSummoner.

I’m personally split betweenMedicandSummoner. WhileMedicprovides a free heal or shield for allies every 30 seconds,Summoneralso provides a constant regenerative healing effect. Pairing this with the decoy and throwing out one or two summons to deal damage while your run around evading and healing is excellent as well. I suggestMedicfor group play andSummonerfor solo.

How to obtain?

To get theInvaderarchetype involves one of the hardest quests to obtain it, second only to theArchon, which we’ll cover in another guide. First, you’ll need to acquire theDreamcatcherweapon if you haven’t already.

To get the Dreamcatcher, players will need to haveLosomnunlocked. This area feels heavily inspired by Bloodborne and has some enemies to match it. You’ll also need theNightweaverquestline. If you don’t already have this, reroll the campaign.

With the weapon in hand, proceed through the game until you reach Root Earth. Which is the final world you’ll find in Remnant 2, no matter your path in the game. This world is entirely preset, so your playthrough won’t be any different. This will be in the exact location every time.

Keep on going until you’ve reached an area calledCorrupted Harbor. It’s here that you’ll find a cargo bay area. In said area is a side passage the player can take that will lead to a somewhat larger opening. A stone with a glowing purple light is nestled in the middle of the zone. Approach it with theDreamcatcherequipped and strike the area. You’ll obtain theWalker’s Dream.

This item is consumable, so equip it on your hotbar. Use the object, and you’ll be transported to a nightmarish version of the area with a monstrous boss before you. Buckle up, kid.

Boss Guide: Bane

After toppling this giant, you’ll receive two items. One, will be theSuperchargermutator, which increases charge speed of bows and fusions rifles by 10%. The second item is theWooden Shiv.

Head back toWard 13and findWallace. Turn in the Wooden Shiv for theSerrated Root Bladeitem. Congrats, as you’ve now unlocked theInvaderarchetype! Make sure to check out ourother guidesif you’re struggling with anything inRemnant 2!

Michael has been gaming since he was five when his mother first bought a Super Nintendo from Blockbuster. Having written for a now-defunct website in the past, he’s joined Windows Central as a contributor to spreading his 30+ years of love for gaming with everyone he can. His favorites include Red Dead Redemption, all the way to the controversial Dark Souls 2.