Remnant 2: How To Unlock All Secret Archetypes

Remnant 2 is the mysterious cooperative Souls-like that sends you into randomly generated biomes where every revisit is completely remixed. New bosses, events, and locations will randomly generate for your latest run, and that makes finding secrets even trickier than usual. There are multiple secret classes in Remnant 2 — hidden archetypes that require extra work to unlock. All of the starter archetypes can be purchased in the hub of Ward 13, but these have to be found by other means. Some aren’t too hard to find. Others are practically impossible. Here’s where to find all the unlockable archetypes.

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All Secret Archetypes | Unlock Guide

There are many secret classes to unlock in Remnant 2 — the Explorer, the Engineer, the Invader and the Summoner. We’ll list them below in the order they can be unlocked.

NOTE: Every Archetype is unlocked by taking a key item to Wallace in the hub. He can craft the key item into the unlockable archetype. All starter archetypes can be purchased from different vendors in Ward 13 for 1,500 scrap.

Engineer: The hardest secret archetype to unlock. The Engineer key item is the Alien Device — it is a hidden in N’erud, Eon Vault or Timeless Horizon. One of these two locations will spawn in your generated N’erud.

Outside the world map, you’ll need to enter the fog and collect the key item near a dead body which drops the Technician Set. This archetype is much easier to unlock with the Explorer archetype equipped — your hunter’s sense will ping items like the Technician Set location. Get our full Engineer unlock guide here.

Summoner: Unlocked by purchasing the Faded Grimoire in the Yaesha biome, from a Bloodmoon Altar. Bloodmoon Altars can be found in different regions (The Far Woods / The Twisted Chantry) and allow you to purchase items in exchange for Bloodmoon Essence. The Faded Grimoire costs x15 Bloodmoon Essence. Bloodmoon Essence is dropped in any of the open-world areas when a crimson moon is in the sky.

You can also purchase weapons like the Blade of Gul for x10 Bloodmoon Essence. You can also purchase a powerful Summoner amulet called the Soul Anchor (costs x10 Bloodmoon Essence) that increases summon damage by 20% for 30 seconds.

Alchemist: Found in the Losomn biome, this archetype is extremely random to unlock. Found in any of the open world areas — Ironborough, Morrow Parish, Brocwithe Quarter or the Lemark District. Learn how to unlock the Alchemist here.

In the regions listed above, walk near sewer drains where a create ambushes you. Some of these will simply grab you, while rarely they can also kidnap you. If you’re taken into a sewer boss arena, defeat the Manticore to collect the Philosopher’s Stone.

Invader: A very tricky archetype is only available in the late-game Root Earth. First, we need to acquire the Dreamcatcher weapon — in the Losomn biome, reach the Asylum and give the Nightweaver Idol to the Nightweaver’s Web. This will unlock the Dreamcatcher. Learn how to unlock the Dreamcatcher here.

Reach Corrupted Harbor on Root Earth and find a sleeping enemy on the path to the Black Citadel. Equip the Dreamcatcher and destroy a glowing blue sleeping enemy with a symbol. It will drop a special item called the ‘Walker’s Dream‘. Use it and you’ll teleport to an arena. Fight the boss called Bane. Defeat Bane to collect the Wooden Shiv key item. Take it back to Wallace to unlock the class.

Explorer: The treasure hunter class gives you a special hunter sense that pings treasure on maps, making it glow purple. Find this by defeating the final boss on Root Earth. You’ll earn the Broken Compass which can be used to acquire the Explorer archetype.

Archon: The final and most powerful archetype. The Archon can only be unlocked by completing a full build of secret items and gear, then reaching a secret glitching portal in the Labyrinth. If you have every correct item in your inventory, the door will unlock and give you access to an Easter egg location that resembles the Backrooms.