Traits in Remnant: From the Ashes are special passive abilities tied to character progression. Traits provide a variety of effects from increasing basic stats such as Health and Stamina, to boosting critical hit chance or increasing the speed at which you revive teammates, and many more. Each Trait is obtained by performing a certain feat such as defeating a large number of opponents with a certain damage type, entering an area for the first time or defeating a specific boss. Traits are the key to building your character in your preferred playstyle and allow you to branch off from your chosen Archetype and their starting equipment. This page covers all information on the 50 Traits available in Remnant: From the Ashes.

 

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Remnant: From the Ashes Traits Overview

Unlocking Traits in Remnant

Each Trait in Remnant: From the Ashes is unlocked in a specific way, ranging from defeating enemies with a certain damage type, entering an area for the first time or completing an event. Some Traits are even acquired from the same sources, but by achieving an alternate outcome. Once unlocked, Traits are permanently active and there is no limit to the amount of Traits that can be active at once. Traits are also bound to your character and their progression will persist between Campaign and Adventure Mode playthroughs. Survival Mode uses a different system that is independent of the other two modes.

Leveling Traits in Remnant

Except for the starting Traits automatically acquired by selecting an Archetype, all Traits start at Level 1 when unlocked, and each one can be then ranked up to a maximum of Level 20 by spending a Trait Point on them. Trait Points are acquired every time the player levels up by earning experience. Each level requires 1,500 Experience Points which are primarily obtained by killing Enemies and Bosses. Some objectives and mini-quests also grant Experience upon completion. Every time a Trait is leveled up, its effects increase by a certain amount. This is the key to building your character as you can choose exactly where to allocate your points.

trait book consumable remnant from the ashes wiki guide 64pxAside from leveling up, Trait Points can also be acquired by finding Tomes of Knowledge. These are rare items that have a chance to spawn in each major location of each world, including Dungeons. They are typically quite well hidden in inconspicuous locations, but can be identified from a distance by a distinct blue pillar of light emanating from them. Tomes of Knowledge automatically grant 1 Trait Point upon pick-up. They randomly spawn but are well worth looking out for in order to quickly level up your Traits.

Respeccing Traits in Remant

orb of undoing consumable remnant from the ashes wiki guide 64pxThe ability to reset your Trait Point allocation is locked behind the final boss encounter of the Campaign. Note that this isn't necessarily the end of the game, just the end of the story as Remnant is a highly replayable game, and you will barely experience everything in a single playthrough. After defeating The Dreamer in Ward 17, you will receive an Orb of Undoing which can be consumed to reset all your Trait Points. After obtaining it for the first time, it can be purchased from Reggie in Ward 13 for 2,500 Scrap apiece.

Resetting Traits is a great option for trying other traits or when certain traits have outlived their usefulness, such as the Scavenger Trait which is quite handy early on, but depreciates in value once you get close to maxing out on crafting and upgrades, at which point you will practically have more scrap than you know what to do with. 

The Best Traits in Remnant

All Traits in Remnant provide a benefit of some sort, but not all are useful in every single situation. It is entirely possible to acquire and max every single Trait in the game, but doing so will require a very large amount of time across multiple playthroughs. The following is a short list of the best Traits to prioritize early on as they can significantly improve your experience:

  • Elder Knowledge - Grants a 20% boost to Experience earned from killing enemies at max level. Invaluable almost throughout the entire game as it increases the rate at which you gain Trait Points, allowing you to more points to allocate to other Traits much quicker.
  • Vigor - Grants a flat bonus to your Health. The more Health you have, the less chance of getting one-shot by opponents.
  • Endurance - Remnant is a punishing game and dodging is essential when it comes to preventing damage. Endurance provides a flat bonus to your Stamina and allows you to dodge more often, as well as sprint for longer.
  • Executioner - In Remnant, offensive power can often be your best defense and Executioner gives just that, increasing your chance to critically hit opponents for huge damage.
  • Kingslayer & Exploiter - Kingslayer increases Critical Hit Damage while Exploiter increases Weak Spot damage. Both stack multiplicatively and are further boosted by Executioner, allowing for some truly insane damage numbers.
  • Spirit - Abilities in Remnant take the form of Weapon Mods and using them requires Mod Power. Spirit boosts your ability to generate Mod Power by attacking enemies and is invaluable for keeping uptime on your abilities.
  • Mother's Blessing / Guardian's Blessing - These Traits reduces damage received from ranged attacks and melee attacks, respectively. Both are important and their priority depends on which type of attack poses more of an issue for you.
  • Revivalist - An essential Trait for multiplayer, Revivalist cuts down the time required to revive teammates when downed, allowing you to get back into the action much quicker and prevent a wipe.

All Traits in Remnant: From the Ashes

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Quick Search of all Traits in Remnant: From the Ashes

Name Effect Base Value Max Value Acquisition Content

vigor traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideVigor

Increases Health.

 +2.5 Health

+50 Health

Starting Trait.

Base Game

endurance traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideEndurance

Increases Stamina.

+2.5 Stamina

+50 Stamina

Starting Trait.

Base Game

world walker traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideWorld Walker

Reduces Stamina Cost when sprinting and evading.

-1% Stamina Consumption.

-20% Stamina Consumption.

Obtained on your first visit to Rhom.

Base Game

recovery traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideRecovery

Increases Stamina Regen.

+1 Stamina Regen per second.

+20 Stamina Regen per second.

Defeat Claviger or The Harrow on Rhom.

Base Game

triage traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideTriage

Increases Healing Effectiveness.

+5% Healing Effectiveness.

+100% Healing Effectiveness.

Complete the Shrine of the Immortals event on Yaesha. (Campaign Only)

Base Game

footwork traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideFootwork

Increases Aim Movement Speed.

+1.25% Aiming Movement Speed.

+25% Aiming Movement Speed.

Defeat the Iskal Queen (Boss) on Corsus. (Adventure Mode only)

Swamps of Corsus DLC.

swiftness traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideSwiftness

Increases Movement Speed.

+0.75 Movement Speed.

+15% Movement Speed.

Play the Song of the Guardian on any Bell Puzzle found in Yaesha. Combination: 1-1-3-4-1-1-3-2.

Base Game

climber traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideClimber

Increases Vaulting Speed.

+1% Vaulting Speed.

+20% Vaulting Speed.

Vault 50 times.

Base Game

minds eye traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideMind's Eye

Increases Ranged damage.

+0.75% Ranged Damage Bonus.

+15% Ranged Damage Bonus.

Defeat the Dreamer in Ward 17.

Base Game

trigger happy traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideTrigger Happy

Increases Fire Rate.

+1% Fire Rate.

+20% Fire Rate.

Upgrade a Weapon to +20.

Base Game

quick hands traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideQuick Hands

Increases Reload Speed.

+1.25% Reload Speed.

+25% Reload Speed.

Defeat The Ent or Singe on Earth.

Base Game

handling traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideHandling

Reduces Weapon Spread and Recoil.

-1% Spread and Recoil.

-20% Spread and Recoil.

Acquire 10 ranged weapons.

Base Game

sleight of hand traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideSleight of Hand

Increases Firearm Swap Speed.

+2.5% Firearm Swap Speed.

+50% Firearm Swap Speed.

Use 10 different ranged weapons to acquire 100 kills each.

Base Game

warrior traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideWarrior

Increases Melee damage.

+1% Melee Damage.

+20% Melee Damage.

Successfully defend at least one of the Liz Sisters during the event "A Tale of Two Liz's" on Earth.
The Scrapper archetype starts with this Trait.

Base Game

rapid strike traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideRapid Strike

Increases Melee Speed.

+0.75% Melee Attack Speed.

+15% Melee Attack Speed.

Upgrade a Melee Weapon to +20.

Base Game

hard charger traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideHard Charger

Increases Melee Charge damage.

+1% Melee Charge Damage.

+20% Melee Charge Damage.

Defeat Brudvaak and Vargr in Reisum.

Subject 2923 DLC

executioner traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideExecutioner

Increases Critical Hit Chance.

+1.25% Critical Hit Chance.

+25% Critical Hit Chance.

Defeat Ixillis on Corsus.

Base Game

kingslayer traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideKingslayer

Increases Critical Hit damage.

+1.25% Critical Hit Damage Bonus.

+25% Critical Hit Damage Bonus.

Defeat the Undying King in Rhom.

Base Game

exploiter traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideExploiter

Increases Weak Spot damage.

+1% Weak Spot Damage Bonus.

+20% Weak Spot Damage Bonus.

Defeat 150 enemies with Weak Spot damage.

Base Game

armor piercer traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideArmor Piercer

Increases damage dealt to enemy armored regions.

+1% Bonus Damage to Armor.

+20% Bonus Damage to Armor.

Deal 5,000 damage to enemy armored sections.

Base Game

cold as ice traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideCold as Ice

Increases Ranged and Melee damage dealt to enemies when attacking them from behind.

 +0.5% Backstab Damage Bonus.

+10% Backstab Damage Bonus.

Enter the Brabus encounter on earth without the Pocket Watch and kill your teammate when prompted. (Requires Multiplayer)

Base Game

tormentor traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideTormentor

Increases Status effect duration when applied to enemies.

+1.5% Status Effect Duration.

+30% Status Effect Duration.

Apply 100 Status Effects on enemies.

Base Game

demolitionist traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideDemolitionist

Increases Explosion damage.

+0.75% Explosion Damage Bonus.

+15% Explosion Damage Bonus.

Kill 100 enemies with explosive damage.

Base Game

wisdom traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideWisdom

Increases Elemental damage.

+0.5% Elemental Damage dealt.

+10% Elemental Damage dealt.

Complete the Ward Prime questline to uncover the portal to Reisum.

Subject 2923 DLC

last resort traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideLast Resort

Increases all damage dealt when Health is below 15%.

+1% Low Health Damage Bonus

+20% Low Health Damage Bonus

Defeat Harsgaard in Reisum. (Campaign only)

Subject 2923 DLC

siphoner traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideSiphoner

Increases Life Steal rate.

+1% Life Steal Rate Bonus.

+20% Life Steal Rate Bonus.

Complete the Rescue the Krall Baby random event in Reisum.

Subject 2923 DLC

bark skin traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideBark Skin

Increases Armor Effectiveness.

+0.75% Armor Effectiveness.

+15% Armor Effectiveness.

Interact with the Wailing Tree on Earth while wearing the Twisted Mask.

Base Game

mothers blessing traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideMother's Blessing

Increases Ranged Damage Reduction.

+0.5% Ranged Damge Reduction.

+10% Ranged Damage Reduction.

Successfully defend the Root Mother on Earth. (Campaign only)

Base Game

guardians blessing traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideGuardian's Blessing

Increases Melee Damage Reduction.

+0.5% Melee Damage Reduction.

+10% Melee Damage Reduction.

Defeat the Root Horror Boss on Yaesha.

Base Game

keepers blessing traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideKeeper's Blessing

Increases resistance to Elemental Damage.

+0.5% Elemental Damage Resistance.

+10% Elemental Damage Resistance.

Enter The Labyrinth for the first time. (Campaign only)

Base Game

vaccine traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideVaccine

Reduces Status Effect build-up rate.

-1.5% Status Effect Build-up Rate.

-30% Status Effect Build-up Rate.

Cure 25 Status Effects using Consumables.

Base Game

shadow walker traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideShadow Walker

Reduces Enemy Awareness Range.

-1.5% Enemy Awareness Range.

-30% Enemy Awareness Range.

Complete the Hunter's Hideout event dungeon on Earth.
The Hunter archetype starts with this Trait.

Base Game

spirit traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideSpirit

Increases Mod Power generation.

+1.25% Mod Power Generation.

+25% Mod Power Generation.

Complete the Supply Run event in the Sorrow's Field dungeon on Earth.
The Ex-Cultist archetype starts with this trait.

Base Game

invoker traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideInvoker

Increases Summon damage.

+1% Summon Damage.

+20% Summon Damage.

Kill 100 enemies with summoned creatures.

Base Game

flash caster traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideFlash Caster

Increases Weapon Mod Casting Speed.

+1.25% Weapon Mod Casting Speed.

+25% Weapon Mod Casting Speed.

Acquire 25 standard Weapon Mods.

Base Game

arcane strike traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideArcane Strike

Increases Mod Power generation on Melee hits.

+1.25% Melee Mod Power Generation.

+25% Melee Mod Power Generation.

Defeat The Ravager or Totem Father in Yaesha.

Base Game

catalyst traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideCatalyst

Increases Mod Power Generation when attacking an enemy with an active Status Effect.

+2% Mod Power Generation on Status-afflicted enemies.

+40% Mod Power Generation on Status-afflicted enemies.

Defeat The Thrall or Canker on Corsus.

Base Game

evocation traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideEvocation

Increases Weapon Mod damage.

+0.75% Weapon Mod Damage.

+15% Weapon Mod Damage.

Destroy all hives in the Circlet Hatchery on Corsus without getting hit by Wisps.

Swamps of Corsus DLC

concentration traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideConcentration

Increases Weapon Mod Duration.

+1% Weapon Mod Duration.

+20% Weapon Mod Duration.

Use the Cryptolith Sigil on the Cryptolith Tower for the first time. (Adventure Mode only)

Swamps of Corsus DLC

blood bond traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideBlood Bond

Increases damage absorbed by Summons when the summoner takes damage.

0.75% Summon Damage Absorption.

15% Summon Damage Absorption.

Use the Cryptolith Sigil on the Cryptolith Tower for the second time. (Adventure Mode only)

Swamps of Corsus DLC

elder knowledge traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideElder Knowledge

Increases Experience earned from killing enemies.

+1% Bonus Experience.

+20% Bonus Experience.

Listen to the Tape Recorder found in Level B2 of Ward 13.

Base Game

glutton traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideGlutton

Increases Consumable Use Speed.

+1.75% Consumable Use Speed.

+35% Consumable Use Speed.

Defeat The Unclean One on Corsus.

Base Game

scavenger traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideScavenger

Increases the amount of Scrap picked up.

+1.75% Scrap Bonus.

+35% Scrap Bonus.

Return the Tarnished Ring to Reggie in Ward 13.
Alternatively, collect a total of 50,000 Scrap.

Base Game

potency traits remnant from the ashes wiki guidePotency

Increases Consumable Duration.

+1% Consumable Duration.

+20% Consumable Duration.

Use the Iskal Vial on the Graveyard Elf's cauldron in Corsus. (Adventure Mode only)

Swamps of Corsus DLC

luminescent traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideLuminescent

Increases chance to double the amount of Lumenite Crystal acquired on pickup when killing Elite enemies.

+1.5% Chance to Double Lumenite Crystal drops.

+30% Chance to Double Lumenite Crystal drops.

Give the Opalescent Shell to Mar'Gosh on Corsus. (Adventure Mode only)

Swamps of Corsus DLC

revivalist traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideRevivalist

Increases Revive Speed.

+5% Revive Speed.

+100% Revive Speed.

Revive teammates 10 times.

 

teamwork traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideTeamwork

Extends the range of the Teamwork buff.

+1m Teamwork Buff Range.

+20m Teamwork Buff Range.

Enter a multiplayer session.

Base Game

will to live traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideWill to Live

Increases Health while wounded.

+5% Wounded Health.

+100% Wounded Health.

Get revived by teammates 10 times.

Base Game

suspicion traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideSuspicion

Reduces damage taken from friendly fire.

-2.5% Friendly Fire Damage Reduction.

-50% Friendly Fire Damage Reduction.

Get downed by teammates 10 times.

Base Game

fortification traits remnant from the ashes wiki guideFortification

Reduces damage taken while reviving.

-1.25% Damage Reduction while reviving.

-25% Damage Reduction while reviving.

Obtain the Hero's Ring from the Fetid Pools event in Corsus.

Swamps of Corsus DLC

 

 




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    • Anonymous

      i find it strange that there are traits to increase status duration and mod power generation from status effected enemies but nothing that actually increases status damage, is this intentional?

      • Anonymous

        Can someone who understands how wikis work better than I do edit the Handling trait to say "Obtain 10 Ranged Weapons" instead of just "Obtain 10 Weapons"?

        I know it might seem obvious given that it's a recoil/spread perk, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought "oh, well it doesn't say only Ranged counts, so i'll burn money on the other starter melees to reach 10 faster!" only to discover I'd just wasted 1k scrap.

        • Note about the Invoker Trait.
          It was listed as needing the Corcus DLC. This is incorrect, its a Base game trait which was added at the same time as the Corcus DLC. (Changed now)
          However it is somewhat bugged...

          From my testing with 3 separate characters it seems bugged if playing on either Hard Mode or Cooperatively.
          I was able to get the trait before reaching Root Mother on a single player world Offline on Normal Difficulty.
          My other 2 characters I played on Hard mode with friends and only one has obtained the trait, albeit this was done grinding adventure maps alone.

          It's likely that one (or more) of the following scenarios are the cause:
          1) The Summons are not killing fast enough on Hard Mode which may not be counting kills
          2) On Co Op Summon kills might be counted as "Your Kills"
          3) Multiple Summons targeting the same target might be confusing the game as to where the damage is coming from
          4) The Summon needs to deal the full damage amount, not just the killing blow.

          As a workaround i suggest using one Summon (A Very Good Boy works well) on a normal difficulty adventure map (preferably Earth). Explore and do not damage any enemies except for Elites and just let the Summon go on a rampage. Summon a new one whenever the mod charge has filled.

          It's rumoured that
          1) Touching the crystal or dying resets progress (Not True as far as i'm aware)
          2) Summons need to deal the full amount of damage (Possible)
          3) A Very Good Boy does not work (Not True - I can personally confirm this)

          • Anonymous

            Just would like to add one little note for you. In my first run of the game I never found Reggie's ring, but was still able to unlock the scavenger trait when the trophy for acquiring 50,000 scrap popped up.

            • Anonymous

              Concentration is not obtained by GETTING the Cryptolith Sigil. It is obtained by USING the Cryptolith Sigil on a Cryptolith!

              • Anonymous

                Trait rank stuck at lvl 60 unless I buy dlc, this is already a 50$ game, I’ve only played 2 days and maxed out unless I buy dlc, how do I bypass?

                • Anonymous

                  listen people they just say when they come out if you click on them it will tell you its from base game geniuses

                  • Anonymous

                    I already got the trait " Flash Caster" and i didn't create a new character , maybe u should try to get the "Seeker" mod , killing the Iskal queen in alternative way ;)

                    • Anonymous

                      Per developer, maxing all traits is supposed to put your Trait Rank at 1K. I'm 3 short at Trait Rank 940. Some of these traits listed are not base game traits.

                      • Anonymous

                        To add to the previous hive cannon comments, You can also get Demolitionist from shooting pots and other breakables with it. Those apparently count as "kills"

                        • Anonymous

                          There's a new one called demolitionist, explosive damage, I'm wondering if hive cannon works with, well guess so since I was using it to unlock the trait

                          • Anonymous

                            Tormentor - Acquired by applying 100 status effects to enemies. Increases status effect duration when applied to enemies. +1.5% status duration at rank 1

                            • Anonymous

                              new update today, got a new trait, armor piercer. Just kill those big green things at the swamp, or maybe any other armored guy.

                              • Anonymous

                                Hola . el nivel maximo de rasgos es 20? Esque he visto uno que tiene muchisimo mas. Juego en ps4. A ver si alguien sabe algo. Gracias

                                • Anonymous

                                  Gotta say I am very very happy that we get to actually work for our cosmetics rather than buying all of them. Sure you can argue that it’s $10 for the dlc but compare it to games like destiny or call of duty where it can be $15 just for one piece of gear. Love it

                                  • Anonymous

                                    I am a tad confused, are you about to unlock all the traits and level them to 20? However you can only a certain amount of traits active at a time?

                                    • Anonymous

                                      There a new summoner trait that increased summon minion dmg. I got it randomly just by summoning dont how many you need to summon thou.

                                      • Anonymous

                                        I can't understand why there is no trait that increases your max ammo supply! Constantly running out of ammo seems like a waste of potential to me.

                                        • Anonymous

                                          I have seen quite a lot of people asking why their available trait point + trait rank is not equal to 640 (maxed exp). I am here to clarify it: Many traits come with 1 value when you obtained it, the 1 value automatically added into your trait rank. So if your available trait point + trait rank is not equal to 640, it's not bugged. It means you have missing traits that give you 1 trait rank each when you got them.

                                          • Anonymous

                                            Trait rank doesn't seem to have a cap, not sure if that was shared already. Traits individually have a cap of 20

                                            • Anonymous

                                              Am I correct in assuming that every trait has a corresponding ring or amulet? If that is the case then shouldn't there be a trait that increases elemental damage?

                                              • Anonymous

                                                The maximum level of a single trait seems to be 20. Or maybe Elder Knowledge just caps at 20, I'm not sure.

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