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Remnant 2gives players access tofour starting Archetypeson their first playthrough, with a fifth being available if they receive the Gunslinger pre-order bonus. While these five Archetypes are easy to obtain in a playthrough, they aren’t the only Archetypes players can use.
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The Alchemist is one of the more hidden Archetypes that players will need to find and unlock before using. As with many things in Remnant 2, there are some elements of randomness to obtaining this Archetype, and patience is necessary.
Updated On August 9th, 2023 by Joshua Leeds:With two Archetype spots available, it’s important to know which other options will fit well with the Alchemist. This article has been updated to include a few recommendations for other Archetypes that pair nicely with the Alchemist in different situations.
Finding The Bone Collector
To start, travel to theDranregion of Losmn, the old gothic style city. Beginexploring randomly throughout the Ironboroughregion of the city,keeping your eye out for a bent sewer grate. While there are multiple sewer grate styles, you’ll be looking for thelarger one with two bent barsin the middle.
Standing near one of these sewer grates will have theBone Collector spawn and pull you in.There are many bent pipe sewer grates thatspawn in the world at a time, so youmay have to try standing next to a fewthroughout the region. After a few seconds, if you’re not dragged in,continue on and look for another sewer to try.After begging dragged in by the Bone Collector, you’ll wake up in its nest.
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The Mysterious Stone
After waking up in the lair, youmust kill the Bone Collector.This enemy isn’t a full-on boss but is more powerful than the other monsters found in the street. After defeating it, you’ll receive The Mysterious Stone.
Take The Mysterious Stoneback toWallace in Ward 13. He will then be able to use the stone,costing 10 Lumenite Crystals and 1,000 Scrap,to unlock the Alchemist Archetype. Once this Archetype is unlocked, you’ll be able toequip it on your current characteror begin a new game and choose itas your starting Archetype.
What Is The Alchemist Archetype
The Alchemist gives players a range of bonuses using the different vials at their disposal. These vials can bebroken at the Alchemist’s feet, making sure they get the bonus or thrown over to an ally.Wherever these vials impact will release asmall cloud that offers the vials bonus to allies within its radius.
The abilities forthis Archetypecan beeither defensive or offensive, letting players decide what play style they want to offer bonuses to. Arguably the Alchemist’smost useful ability is the Elixir of Health,whichheals those within its cloud every second.While this is useful in general, it can also beused to pick up your downed allieswhile letting you stay active and dodge away from incoming enemies.
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Best Alchemist Archetype Combinations
Players can havetwo Archetypes equipped at once,and the Alchemist pairs nicely with multiple others to make a very powerful build. As the Alchemist is support-heavy, players canfurther lean into that play style by picking the Medic as their other Archetype. This build has youfocus all your skills on healing and buffing,letting other players in your party focus solely on dealing damage.
TheEngineeris another good optionwith the Alchemist, as the turret will deal damage while letting you keep your attention on providing buffs and healing. For those playing alone, this Archetype isalso great with either theHandlerorSummoner,as the additional allies will pull the enemy’s attention away and let youtake full advantage of the buffsyou’re giving yourself.
