When you start a new character in Remnant: From the Ashes, they have just a few traits you can improve as you level up. For every level, you receive one trait point to add to any unlocked trait.
In turn, traits add incremental stat increases to a variety of different character abilities, like reducing your recoil or reloading your guns faster.
Accomplishing different tasks will unlock different traits for your character. The following examines the different traits you can unlock and how they can improve your chances at survival.
It’s still early in the life cycle of Remnant: From the Ashes, so some of this information is… not entirely available as of this writing. We will update this guide as we find more.
Starting Traits
Each character, no matter their class, starts with two traits: Vigor and Endurance. Vigor will increase your health by 2.5% for every point you put into it, while Endurance will do the same for your stamina.
In addition, when you choose an archetype, you’ll be rewarded with one additional trait. The ex-cultist receives the Spirit trait, which increases their mod power generation by 2.5% per point.
The hunter class starts with the Shadow Walker trait, which reduces enemy awareness by 1.5% per point.
Finally, the scrapper gets the Warrior trait, which increases melee damage by 1.25% per point.
Unlockable Traits
Every other trait in Remnant: From the Ashes needs to be unlocked. Here is each unlockable trait, what it does, and how you can add it to your character.
| Trait | Effect | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Strike | Increases mod power gained by melee attacks by 2.5% per point | Defeat a boss in Yaesha |
| Bark Skin | Increase armor effectiveness by 1.25% per point | Wear the Twisted Mask and speak with the giant glowing tree on Earth |
| Catalyst | Increase the chance to inflict status effects on enemies by 1% per point | ? |
| Cold as Ice | Increases damage when attack enemies from behind | Earned from the Brabus fight by completing a secret objective |
| Elder Knowledge | Increase experience gained by 1.75% per point | Play the tape in the basement of Ward 13 |
| Executioner | Increases critical hit chance by 1% per point | Kill Ixillis |
| Exploiter | Increases weak spot damage by 1.25% per point | Kill a certain amount of monsters by hitting their weak spot (current # unknown) |
| Guardian’s Blessing | Melee damage reduced by 1% per point | Earned in a dungeon |
| Glutton | Increases the speed you use consumables by 2.5% per point | Kill The Unclean One boss |
| Handling | Decreases gun spread and recoil by 1% per point | Obtain many different weapons (current # unknown) |
| Keeper’s Blessing | Increases elemental resistance by 1% per point | Reach the labyrinth |
| Kingslayer | Increases critical hit damage by 2.5% per point | Defeat the Undying King |
| Mind’s Eye | Increases ranged damage by 1.25% per point | Defeat the Nightmare boss |
| Mother’s Blessing | Reduce ranged damage received by 1% per point | Save the Root Mother |
| Quick Hands | Increases reload speed by 1.5% per point | Defeat the Ent boss |
| Rapid Strike | Increase melee attack speed every level | Level up a melee weapon to its maximum |
| Recovery | Increases stamina regeneration and decreases its delay by 1.25% per point | Defeat the Claviger boss |
| Revivalist | Increases revival speed by 5% per point | Revive a certain number of teammates (current # unknown) |
| Scavenger | Scrap increased by 2.5% per level | Find the Tarnished Ring item and take it to Reggie |
| Shadow Walker | Decrease enemy awareness by 1.5% per point | Pick the hunter class at the beginning of the game, or complete the “Hidden Grotto” dungeon on Earth. |
| Sleight of Hand | Increase weapon swap speed by +2.5% per point | Kill 20 enemies by damaging them with one gun and switching to the other to finish them off within 3 seconds. |
| Suspicion | Reduce incoming friendly fire damage | Get killed by teammates a certain number of times (current # unknown) |
| Swiftness | Increases movement speed | Earned through completing a quest in Yaesha |
| Teamwork | Increases teamwork range by 1 meter per point | Join another player’s game or have a player join yours |
| Triage | Increase health regeneration effectiveness by 5% per point | Speak with the leader in the Shrine of the Immortals in Yaesha |
| Trigger Happy | Increases weapon fire rate by 1% per level | Level up a ranged weapon to its maximum |
| Warrior | Increase melee damage by 1.25% per point | Start as the warrior class or complete the Land’s End quest on Earth |
| Will to Live | Increase health while wounded by 5% per point | It seems you have to be revived several times in multiplayer to unlock this trait (current # unknown) |
| World Walker | Reduces stamina costs by 1% per point | Enter Rhom |
We will update this guide as we find more traits or learn more specifics about unlocking each of these. In the meantime, check out our full review of Remnant: From the Ashes or our other guides for the game.
- How to Trade Items in Remnant: From the Ashes
- Remnant: From the Ashes — How to Beat All Bosses
- Remnant: From the Ashes Best Weapons Guide
- Remnant: From the Ashes — A Survival Guide for Beginners
- Remnant: From the Ashes Reroll — How to See Boss & Item Rolls on PC
