Traits

Just as in the first Rogue Legacy, traits are made available when selecting the first heir in the lineage after the player's first death.

Overview

Traits change the Heir's capabilities in a variety of ways; some provide benefits like auto-revealing treasure chest locations on the map. Others are simply cosmetic or have no effect. Some can be extreme hindrances, like One-Hit Wonder, which results in the Heir dying after taking any damage.

The Universal Health Stair upgrade in the Manor counterbalances all negative traits with a gold bonus that scales in accordance with how severe the trait is.

Trait descriptions are hidden until the player selects an heir with such trait for the first time.

Traits are listed alphabetically according to their Scientific names.

Traits List

Rogue Legacy 2 Traits
Image	Name	Description	Effect	Gold
	Aerodynamic	Strike like an eagle. Straight downwards. Your Spinkick is replaced with Downstrike.	Spin Kick is replaced with Downstrike, which sends the player downwards at high speed until they reach the ground, or hit an object or enemy. Provides a slight damage boost, as Downstrikes do 60% Strength damage, up from the 40% damage Spin Kicks do.
	Alexithymia / Unempathetic	The emotions of others elude you. Can't see damage dealt.	Hides bosses' health bars too. Can be removed with Nerdy Glasses.	+25%
	Algesia	Stubbing your toe may lead to cardiac arrest. No immunity window after taking damage.	Removes the brief invincibility that is normally gained after taking damage. NOTE: The Ambrosia relic does not provide any benefit while affected by this trait.	+50%
N/A	Antique	N/A	Heir starts with a random relic, even if the relic has not been seen before. Resolve cost still applies. Can occur twice on the same Heir.
	Associative Agnosia	A table is just a word to you. Enemies are blacked out.	Enemies are rendered with a black silhouette. Can be very punishing to beginners, but is easier to deal with as you learn enemy attack patterns. WARNING: Makes Challenge Portals a lot more difficult, as enemies are essentially invisible until they attack. Can be removed with Nerdy Glasses.	+25%
	Bookish	Next-level nerd. +50% Magic Damage and +50% MP Capacity. -25% HP.	Relics like Blessing of Life and Gnawed Bone give bonus Max HP based on Base HP before the 25% penalty, making them especially attractive with this trait.
	Cartographer	You've got maps on the mind. Map is revealed but you have no position marker.	Makes navigation harder, but shows all chests and rooms. Note that you can only see the map for your current biome (this is an intended effect).	25%
	Charismatic	The #1 indicator for success. 15% gold discount from all shops.	Only applies to the Blacksmith and Enchantress. Does not discount Ore or Red Aether costs.
	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Exhausted	Sudden siesta assault. All Spells and Talents have a cooldown.	Difficulty depends on your class, and how often you use your spells. Duelist and Mage have a particularly hard time.	25%
	C.I.P.	No pain, no frame (of reference)! Can't see your health.	Makes Blessing of Life even more of a gamble to take. Can be removed with Nerdy Glasses.	25%
	Clownanthropy	You were bitten by a clown. 30% less Health, but you can Spin Kick off terrain.	Allows you to Spin Kick off certain hazards without harm, such as static spikes and the water in Axis Mundi. Amazing with Rock Star.
	Clumsy	Like a bull in a china shop. Or any shop really. Objects break on touch.	Objects are broken when touching them. This has the benefit of being able to walk through Black Roots without damage, but has the drawback of destroying the green platforms in Pishon Dry Lake if you don't land on them from above.
	Colorblind	Technically, it's monochromacy. You can't see colors.	Can make Nightmares' radii much harder to see. Can be removed with Nerdy Glasses.	25%
	Combative	You're a fighter, not a flighter. +50% Weapon Damage, -25% Health.	Relics like Blessing of Life and Gnawed Bone give bonus Max HP based on Base HP before the 25% penalty, making them especially attractive with this trait.
	Compulsive Gambling / Lootbox Addict	A world of sharks, pigeons, and whales. Only chests drop gold and chest values swing wildly!	The gambling roll only affects the quantity of gold dropped from the chest; Gold Bonus applies normally to whatever drops. Roll ranges from 0% to 350% chest value. Excellent with Cartographer.	50%
	Compulsive Hoarder	You never know when you'll need a backup. All Relics are Twin Relics (when possible).
	Contrarian / Innovator	Creativity demands risk. Your Weapon and Talent are randomized.	Can help you gain mastery ranks with classes whose weapons you're not too fond of. Can give you a Fabled Weapon.	25%
	Crippling Intellect	You are an arcane vortex. -50% Health and Weapon Damage. Mana regenerates over time.	Incredibly powerful on a Barbarian or any high HP class as it helps negate the health penalty. The mana regen is potent, resulting in a full mana bar after only a few seconds, meaning the weapon damage penalty can essentially be ignored. Strong synergy with Zealot's Ring (+25% spell damage at full MP), since your mana will almost always be full. Amazing with Gravity Beam.
	Disattuned / Only Heart	Mind into matter. 25% less health, but you can only be hit in the heart.	Hitbox reduced to small red heart area. Static spikes will still damage the player normally. Many hazards are significantly mitigated (notably Slug poison trails and orange projectiles fired by Murmur). Is a reference to the game Undertale. WARNING: Makes the player difficult to see in challenge portals.
	Diva	You are a star! Everyone gets a spotlight but all eyes are on you.	All of the screen is black, but all enemies and the player are illuminated by spotlights. Some projectiles are illuminated. Flaming pinwheels (the rotating spike balls) are not, but they can be heard by their clunking chains. When a room is cleared of enemies, an audience applauds and the Heir is showered with roses. If you die/retire, the audience exclaims their disappointment. Can be removed with Nerdy Glasses.	75%
	Dyspraxia / Butter Fingers	Fine motor controls are your foe. Items go flying!	Mitigated somewhat with Magnesis Rune.	25%
	Dwarfism	You are adorable. You are Tiny.	Heir and weapon hitboxes dramatically reduced. Excellent on ranged classes like Ranger or Mage, as they do not have to deal with the increased risk of taking contact damage in melee.	25%
	Ectomorph	You're more sticks than stones. Taking damage knocks you far away.	Best with ranged classes who can stay out of melee range.	25%
	Emotional Dysregularity / Overcompensation	Over-reaction, meet over-kill. Mana costs and spell damage are increased by 100%.	Can render your spell unusable if your Mana isn't high enough for the doubled spell cost, and you don't have enough Capacity Runes.
	Endomorph	You've got a little belly! You barely flinch when enemies hit you.	Great for tanking bosses.
	Exploding Casket Syndrome	Never do a full seal. Enemies drop an explosive surprise.	Enemies drop explosive potions after death. Sticking around will hurt you. Easier to handle with ranged classes, who can stay away from the blast radius.	50%
	Festive	You really like Winter. Hats are back.	Enables Winter-themed enemies and props. If taken alongside Medium or during Halloween, enemy and prop cosmetics are randomized.
	FMF Fan	You have good taste. You're probably Korean.	This trait is not functionally a debuff despite the gold bonus. FMF means Full Metal Furies, another Cellar Door Games title.	25%
	FND / Stressed	Functional Neurological Disorder. You become Disarmed when stressed.	Taking damage inflicts Disarmed, meaning the player cannot attack or use spells for 2 seconds. Spin kicks can still be performed. Can be mitigated with Ambrosia. 1 copy will extend invincibility frames to be 0.25 seconds longer than Disarmed's duration.	50%
	Forgetful	Out of sight, out of existence. Dropped items will disappear after a short period.	Means you can't leave behind health drops and potions for later.
	Fun-Guy/Gal	I love mushrooms! You really like mushrooms.	All Health Drops are replaced with giant mushrooms, and taking damage causes the Heir to shrink. The mushrooms magnetize to you and heal you the normal amount, while also making you grow as large as an Heir with Gigantism. The size increase lasts until you take a hit, whereupon you shrink to your normal size. Taking a hit in your normal size will make you as small as an Heir with Dwarfism. Is a reference to the Super Mushroom power-up in the Mario franchise.
	Gigantism	You make other people self-conscious about their height. You are gigantic.	Heir and weapon hitboxes dramatically increased. Also increases the size of some spells, such as Blaze Bellow or Shield of Thorns.	25%
	Hero Complex	Your self-sacrifice is actually self-sabotage. 100% more Health but you can't heal, ever.	Ideal for immediately challenging bosses at the start of a run.
	Histrionic	You're a two-upper. Numbers are exaggerated.	You can't tell how much damage you're dealing.
	Hollow Bones	Float like a butterfly... and that's it. You fall slowly.	Great on a Barbarian or Fighter, also works well with Blaze Bellow.
	Hypercoagulation / Super Healer	The Spring of Youth ends sooner or later. HP regenerates, but you lose some Max HP when hit.	Strong against hard-hitting enemies such as bosses.
	Hypergonadism	100% natural juiced. Enemies are knocked far away.	Enemies are knocked farther away when damaged by melee attacks.
	IBS	Every day's Taco Tuesday. You fart a lot.	Sometimes fart when jumping or dashing. If close enough, the fart deals 50% INT damage to enemies.
	IIB Muscle Fibers / High Jumper	Reach the jumping prowess of a plumber. Hold [Jump] to Super Jump.	Heir will now jump up to one standard screen height while holding the jump button.
	Inter-dimensional	You failed physics. Most projectiles pass through walls.	This trait includes enemy projectiles as well as your own. Beware Lamech Prime's staff attack! Excellent with Handheld Ballista.
	Kanganthropy	You were bitten by a trampoline. Your Spin Kicks deal 150% more damage, but you bounce higher.
	Limitless	Your Mana has infinite Overcharge. While Overcharged you take +50% more damage.	Great for spamming Spells at bosses, as long as you can avoid their attacks.
	Masochism	Pleasure from pain. Gain 50% of your mana when hit, but can't regain mana from attacks.	Pairs well with Cosmic Insight as well as Coeus' Shell. Talents that restore Mana by dealing damage, like Makeshift Explosive or Pirate Ship, also count as attacks. A Valkyrie with this trait can still restore Mana by using Deflect. A Knight can also restore Mana without losing HP by performing Perfect Blocks.	25%
	Medium	You can see through the veil of the living and the dead, and it's kinda dumb. Everything is spooky!	Enables Halloween-themed enemies and props. If taken alongside Festive or during the Winter event, enemy and prop cosmetics are randomized.
	Methemoglobinemia / Blue	Beautiful blue you. You are blue.	Heir's skin color turns blue.
	Minimalist / Breaker	Obsessive Crushing Disorder. Breaking things restores Mana.
	Muscle Weakness	Testosterone? More like Testoster-none... Enemies barely flinch when hit.		25%
	Nature	Being true to being you. You are you. You're a lovely lady. You're a cool dude. You like guys n' gals! You are a fan of the man. You like the ladies.	The description chosen varies depending on the Heir's gender.
	Nostalgic	Remember the good ol' days? Naps in the park, ice cream socials, and the Plague. Everything is old-timey tinted.	Adds a yellow-tinted old movie effect and alters the audio to sound like old records. Can be removed with Nerdy Glasses.	25%
	One-Hit Wonder / Fragile	One shot, one opportunity. You die in one hit.	The Heir only dies if actual damage is taken. Relics such as Lotus Stem, Coeus' Shell, and The Serrated Handle's Bargain are excellent with this trait. Relics can be taken freely, as Resolve's HP penalty is meaningless.	200%
	Pacifier	Playtime is over. -60% Health and you love to fight!	Picking up either a Curio Shoppe weapon or a Transmogrificator as a Pacifist turns your trait into Pacifier, allowing you to deal damage while retaining the Gold Bonus and HP penalty.	150%
	Pacifist	Peace for profit. -60% Health and you can't deal damage.	Cannot deal damage with weapon or Spin Kick. Talent & Spell is disabled. Weapon can be used to knock enemies back & open Trick Walls. Also, Retaliation Runes have no effect either. List of Talents usable by a Pacifist (but still deal no damage): Bastion Comet Form Deflect Obscura Super Fart	150%
	Panic Attacks	Making popcorn is nightmare fuel. Getting hit darkens the screen.	Darkness lasts for 2.5 seconds. Can be removed with Nerdy Glasses.	50%
	Paranoid / Exploding Chests	It's not paranoia if you're right. Chests drop an explosive surprise.		25%
	Perfectionist	There's only first or worst. Only Skill Crits deal damage.	The relic Fate's Die still instantly defeats enemies, even on attacks that deal no damage. Excellent on Rock Star and Surfer, as the vast majority of their damage comes from Skill Crits.	50%
	Puritan	Everything is lewd. Enemies are censored.	Makes it hard to see attack telegraphs. Best avoided if you're a beginner.	25%
	Spelunker	Relegated from a Class to a Trait. -10% HP but you can see all chests on the map!	Great for farming runs.
	Superfluid	You have zero viscosity. -20% Health, but you can dash in ANY direction.	Potentially powerful for Weapons that use dashing for Skill Crits, but can be hard to use effectively.
	Super IBS	Every day is Taco Blast Tuesday. Your Talent is replaced with Super Fart.	Super Fart releases a fart cloud that deals initial damage equal to 100% of Intelligence, inflicts 3 seconds of Burn on enemies, and launches the player upwards. 3 second cooldown. Great on Rock Star.
	Synesthesia	The color of movement. Everything leaves behind color.	Anything that moves leaves behind a trail of color that fades after a short while. Can be removed with Nerdy Glasses.	25%
	True Rogue	Gold, Ore and Aether grants Resolve. Boss Chests Transmogrify you.	True Rogue mode only. All heirs have this trait, which lets you gain Resolve throughout the run in order to purchase relics. Upon defeating a boss, you have the option of receiving a Transmogrificator, randomizing your kit but increasing your Max HP, damage and Resolve.
	Vampirism	You were bitten by a syringe. Gain 20% of your Weapon Damage as Health, but you take 125% more damage.	Build for defense, as the increase to damage taken is severe. Still useful even in higher Threads depending on how much Armor and HP you manage to stack. Best avoided on caster classes due to their low Weapon damage and weak defense.
	Vegan	Meat is murder. It's literally trying to kill you. Eating food hurts you.	Health Drops deal damage equal to the amount they would normally heal you. Armor still reduces the damage taken. Chef's talent is still replenished upon collection. During Halloween and Christmas, Meat drops are replaced with Candy/Cookies, which will restore 1 HP instead of dealing damage.	75%