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Grounded 2
All Mutations
Mutations provide additional effects to help with survival, combat, and exploration in Grounded 2. Learn more about Mutations and see the list of all Mutations with their challenges here!
List of Contents
List of All Mutations
All Available Mutations
| Mutation | Type | Effects | Tier Challenges |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ambush
|
Combat Abilities |
・ Ambush Ambush Effect: Deal critical hits against creatures unaware of your presence.
・ Cloak and Dagger Cloak and Dagger Effect: Ambush attacks with daggers greatly increase critical hit damage.
|
Land 30/80/150 ambush attacks. |
 Assassin
|
Fighting Styles |
・ Assassin Assassin Effect: Dash strikes have increased critical hit chance. Dual daggers and sickles deal increased damage on critical hits.
・ Dagger Master Dagger Master Effect: Kills with daggers and sickles increase critical hit chance for a short duration.
|
Kill 40/100/200 creatures with daggers. |
 Blademaster
|
Fighting Styles |
・ Blademaster Blademaster Effect: Sword attacks lower damage inflicted by enemies for a short duration.
・ Sword Master Sword Master Effect: Attacking creatures with a sword temporarily removes your stamina timer.
|
Kill 40/100/200 creatures with swords. |
 Cardio Fan
|
Survival |
・ Hyperstamina Hyperstamina Effect: Regain stamina faster.
・ Exhaustion Exhaustion Effect: Lowers the amount of time you spend exhausted after using all of your stamina.
|
Deplete stamina 100/250/500 times. |
 Frenzy
|
Combat Abilities |
・ Frenzy Frenzy Effect: Melee attacks trigger rage. You deal increased damage and regenerate health while enraged but cannot time your blocks.
|
Defeat the mysterious stranger. |
 Fresh Defense
|
Survival |
・ Sizzle Reduction Sizzle Reduction Effect: Slows the rate that the Sizzle roasts you up.
・ Burn Resistance Burn Resistance Effect: Reduces burn damage taken from the Sizzle.
・ Gas Resistance Gas Resistance Effect: Reduces damage taken from poison gas.
|
Eat 1/5/10 mint shards. |
 Guard Dog
|
Combat Abilities |
・ Defender: Attack Up Defender: Attack Up Effect: Increase damage dealt to creatures that are attacking your turf.
|
Complete 1/4/9 MIX.R events. |
 Javelineer
|
Fighting Styles |
・ Javelineer Javelineer Effect: Spears deal more damage when thrown, and some damage dealt to you bounces on your attacker.
・ Spear Master Spear Master Effect: Charged attacks with spears deal additional damage.
|
Kill 40/100/200 creatures with spears. |
 Lil Fist
|
Fighting Styles |
・ Lil Fist Lil Fist Effect: On hit, fist attacks add a stack towards a charged attack. Charged attacks unleash all stacks for a devastating blow!
・ Fist Master Fist Master Effect: Fist attacks deal bonus stun and generate two stacks on hit.
|
Kill 40/100/200 creatures with fists. |
 Mithridatism
|
Survival |
・ Venom Reduction Venom Reduction Effect: Slows the rate of venom seeping through your body.
・ Venom Resistance Venom Resistance Effect: Reduces damage from venom.
|
Kill 5/50/150 venomous creatures. |
 Natural Explorer
|
Exploration |
・ The Quickness The Quickness Effect: Run faster. Speed boost is temporarily reduced after you enter comabt and deal or take damage from a creature.
|
Discover 20/50/80 points of interest. |
 Parry Master
|
Combat Abilities |
・ Parry Master Parry Master Effect: Perfect blocks restore stamina.
|
Perform 30/80/150 perfect blocks. |
 Reliable Friend
|
Survival |
・ Revive Speed Revive Speed Effect: Revive your downed friends faster.
|
Revive 5/15/30 allies. |
 Sharpshooter
|
Fighting Styles |
・ Sharpshooter Sharpshooter Effect: Fully charged bow shots gain additional critical hit chance.
・ Bow Master Bow Master Effect: Perfectly charged bow shots deal more damage,.
|
Kill 40/100/200 creatures with bows. |
 Smasher
|
Fighting Styles |
・ Smasher Smasher Effect: Attacks with club deal more stun.
・ Club Master Club Master Effect: Club attacks deal more damage against stunned creatures.
|
Kill 40/100/200 creatures with clubs. |
 Spicy Safety
|
Survival |
・ Chill Reduction Chill Reduction Effect: Slows the rate that the Chill shivers your timbers.
・ Freeze Resistance Freeze Resistance Effect: Reduces damage taken when frozen.
・ Shatter Resistance Shatter Resistance Effect: Reduces shatter damage when hit while frozen.
|
Eat 1/5/10 spicy shards. |
 Trapper Peep.R
|
Exploration |
・ Yoked Blows Yoked Blows Effect: Increases the damage multiplier of critical hits.
|
Collect 25/50/75 gold cards. |
 Whittle Wizard
|
Fighting Styles |
・ Whittle Wizard Whittle Wizard Effect: Staff attacks are enchanced by elemental effects. Sizzle burns with greater intensity. Frozen foes that shatter take more damage.
・ Staff Master Staff Master Effect: Critical hit chance with staff attacks is increased on frozen and burning foes with max buildup.
|
Kill 40/100/200 creatures with staves. |
Complete Tier 1 Challenges to Unlock Mutations
You can unlock mutations by completing their first tier challenge. The additional effects will unlock after clearing their tier 2 and tier 3 challenges.
For the Frenzy Mutation, you must defeat the Mysterious Stranger in the last part of the Story Quest to unlock it.
What are Mutations?
Provide Additional Buff
Mutations provide additional buff to your character and get them closer to your desired build. You can choose from Combat Abilities, Fighting Styles, Survival, and Exploration.
Complete the challenges to increase the Mutation's tier and improve its effects!
Pick 2 Mutations
You can only pick 2 mutations at base level, but you can always change them without any cost. Set up a good combination of Mutations to ensure you won't succumb to the dangers of the wild!
Increase Limit Using Milk Molars
You can increase the limit of active mutations by upgrading it using Milk Molars. You can get Milk Molars by hammering teeth you find at the park!
Set Up Loadouts for Quick Access
You can set up to 4 loadouts to access what you need and react to changes in the environment quickly. Once you've set them up, simply choose from the Loadout Tab above the screen to switch!
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