Rogue Legacy 2 Trait Compendium Guide for Beginners

This guide presents every trait in the game, showing what they are, and what they do. Traits are sorted alphabetically by their scientific names. Let me know if there’s anything I missed, or if you find any errors. This guide is currently incomplete. Op een gegeven moment, I will add more thorough details on each trait.

Aerodynamic

Strike like an eagle. Straight downwards.

Your spinkick is replaced with downstrike.

Alexithymia

The emotions of others elude you.

Can’t see damage dealt.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Algesia

Stubbing your toe may lead to cardiac arrest.

No immunity window after taking damage.

Gouden bonus: +50% – +175%

Associative Agnosia

A table is just a word to you.

Enemies are blacked out.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Bookish

Next-level nerd.

+50 Magic Damage and +50 Mana Capacity. -30% HP.

Cartographer

You’ve got maps on the mind.

Map is revealed but you have no position marker.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Charismatic

De #1 indicator for success.

15% gold discount from all shopkeeps.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Sudden siesta assault.

All Spells and Talents have a cooldown.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

C.I.P.

No pain, no frame (of reference)!

Can’t see your health.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Clownanthropy

You were bitten by a clown.

30% less Health, but you can Spin Kick off terrain.

Onhandig

Like a bull in a china shop. Or any shop really.

Objects break on touch.

Colorblind

Color hasn’t been invented yet.

You can’t see colors.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Combative

You’re a fighter, not a flighter.

+50% Weapon Damage, -30% Gezondheid.

Compulsive Gambling

Non-Scientific Name: Lootbox Addict

A world of sharks, pigeons, and whales.

Only chests drop gold and chest values swing wildly!

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Compulsive Hoarder

You never know when you’ll need a backup.

All Relics are Twin Relics (when possible).

Contrarian

Non-Scientific Name: Innovator

Creativity demands risk.

Your Weapon and Talent are randomized.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Crippling Intellect

You are an arcane vortex.

Low Health, Mana, and Weapon Damage. Mana regenerates over time.

Disattuned

Mind into matter.

25% less health, but you can only be hit in the heart.

Diva

You are a star!

Everyone gets a spotlight but all eyes are on you.

Gouden bonus: +50% – +175%

Dwarfism

You are adorable.

You are tiny.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Dyspraxia

Non-Scientific Name: Butter Fingers

Fine motor controls are your foe.

Items go flying!

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Ectomorph

You’re more sticks than stones.

Taking damage knocks you far away.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Emotional Disregularity

Over-reaction, meet over-kill.

Mana costs and spell damage are increased by 100%.

Endomorph

You’ve got a little belly.

You barely flinch when enemies hit you.

Exploding Casket Syndrome

Never do a full seal.

Enemies drop an explosive surprise.

Gouden bonus: +50% – +175%

FMF Fan

You have good taste.

You’re probably Korean.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

FND

Functional Neurological Disorder.

You become Disarmed when stressed.

Gouden bonus: +50% – +175%

Gigantism

You make other people self-conscious about their height.

You are gigantic.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Hero Complex

Your self-sacrifice is actually self-sabotage.

100% more Health but you can’t heal, ever.

Histrionic

You’re a two-upper.

Numbers are exaggerated.

Hollow Bones

Float like a butterfly… and that’s it.

You fall slowly.

Hypercoagulation

The Spring of Youth ends sooner or later

HP regenerates, but you lose some Max HP when hit.

Hypergonadism

100% natural juiced.

Enemies are knocked far away.

IBS

Every day’s Taco Tuesday.

You fart a lot.

IIB Muscle Fibers

Non-Scientific Name: High Jumper

Reach the jumping prowess of a plumber.

Uitstel [Jump Button] to Super Jump.

Masochism

Pleasure from pain.

Gain 50% of your mana when hit, but can’t regain mana from attacks.

Methemoglobinemia

Non-Scientific Name: Blauw

Beautiful blue you.

You are blue.

Muscle Weakness

Testosterone? More like Testoster-none…

Enemies barely flinch when hit.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

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’re a fan of the man. / You like the ladies.

Nostalgic

Remember the good ol’ dagen? Naps in the park, ice cream socials, and the Plague.

Everything is old-timey tinted.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

OCD

Non-Scientific Name: Breaker

Obsessive Crushing Disorder.

Breaking things restores mana.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Non-Scientific Name: Fragile

One shot, one opportunity.

You die in one hit.

Gouden bonus: +200% – +700%

Pacifist

Peace for profit.

-60% Health and you can’t deal damage.

Gouden bonus: +150% – +525%

If you pick up a weapon from a Curio Shoppe while playing as a Pacifist, the trait transforms into..

Pacifier

Playtime is over.

-60% Health and you love to fight!

Gouden bonus: +150% – +525%

Panic Attacks

Making popcorn is nightmare fuel.

Getting hit darkens the screen.

Gouden bonus: +50% – +175%

Paranoid

Non-Scientific Name: Exploding Chests

It’s not paranoia if you’re right.

Chests drop an explosive surprise.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Perfectionist

There’s only first or worst.

Only Skill Crits and Spin Kicks deal damage.

Gouden bonus: +50% – +175%

Puritan

Everything is lewd.

Enemies are censored.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Spelunker

Relegated from a Class to a Trait.

-20% HP but you can see all chests on the map!

Superfluid

You have zero viscosity.

-20% Gezondheid, but you can dash in ANY direction.

Super IBS

Every day is Taco Blast Tuesday.

Your Talent is replaced with Super Fart.

Synesthesia

The color of movement.

Everything leaves behind color.

Gouden bonus: +25% – +88%

Vampirism

You were bitten by a syringe.

Gain 20% of your Weapon Damage as Health, but you take 125% Meer schade.

Vegan

Meat is murder. It’s literally trying to kill you.

Eating food hurts you.

Gouden bonus: +50% – +175%

Vertigo

Time to bring out the mirror.

Everything is upside-down.

Gouden bonus: +75% – +262%

Antiques

Heirs can also spawn with a random relic, or two random relics, in the same place as traits.

The resolve cost will still be fully applied.

It can be any relic, even if you haven’t seen it before, with the exception of oath-tier relics, the lily of the valley, the onyx key, and the pearl key.