Remnant 2 Weapon Mods and Mutators - How do they work?

Remnant 2 hunter activating fire shot weapon mod
Credit: Gunfire Games

Remnant 2 hunter activating fire shot weapon mod
Credit: Gunfire Games

Looking for information on Remnant 2 weapon mods and mutators? We've got you covered. For shooter RPGs like Remnant 2, weapon customization is essential to keep the combat interesting. Being able to upgrade your arsenal and apply special buffs to various weapons is a core combat mechanic in the Remnant franchise.

Weapons are the bread and butter of Remnant 2, as they will be your most reliable tool to deal damage. In order to make your arsenal stronger and more versatile, including guns and melee weapons, you can install various mods and mutators. Let’s take a quick look at what are weapon mods and mutators and how they can help you defeat challenging enemies.

While you're here, check out our Remnant 2 guides on how each archetype works and how to best use Relics.

What are Weapon Mods in Remnant 2?

remnant 2 rifle weapon with hot shot weapon mod
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Weapon mods are items that grant special abilities to your weapons. They can be installed and swapped onto any standard weapon in the weapon mod slot. However, the boss and special weapons that you acquire have unchangeable mods, which gives you an incentive to find the right balance between standard and special weapons, depending on your playstyle and combat requirements.

Being able to swap out weapon mods gives a lot of flexibility to your builds and weapon of choice. Having these options in tough situational fights is essential to overcoming the many hurdles in Remnant 2.

Weapon Mods have unique abilities that can range from defensive, offensive or pure utility. They can provide you with healing, shields or crowd control and AoE. Some weapon mods provide very powerful DPS, which is great for taking down single powerful enemies or clearing out waves of weaker mobs.

You can craft and purchase Weapon Mods from Ava McCabe in Ward 13 whenever you have the required materials.

remnant 2 weapon mod crafting with ava mccabe
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What are Mutators in Remnant 2?

remnant 2 mutator upgrade from Dwell the merchant
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Credit: Screengrab via Gunfire Games

Weapon mods are fun to use, but unfortunately for melee users, these weapons don’t come with mod slots. However, you can still use mutators on them. Their purpose is to replace armour set bonuses from the prequel, so you can indulge your fashion fantasy without worrying about the stats.

The bonuses that come with mutators can be levelled up. Once you upgrade your Mutator to level 10, it is granted an additional functionality.

That's all you need to know about Weapon Mods and Mutators in Remnant 2. You should also check out how the difficulty scaling works and how and when to reroll your campaign.