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Operator

Operator is one of the 20 playable survivors in Risk of Rain 2, introduced in Alloyed Collective.

Dossier Summary

OriginAlloyed Collective
ClassificationPlayable Survivor

Skill loadout

9 Abilities

Every skill Operator can equip, with the slot it occupies, its cooldown and its proc coefficient. Skills listed as alternates replace the default for that slot and are unlocked through the challenges underneath.

SkillSlotCooldownProcAvailability
Gunner Drone Mk 2Drone——Default
Healing Drone Mk 2Drone——Alternate
Transport Drone Mk 2Drone——Alternate
H3-11 OCR CustomCommunity data lists the name of this primary only, with no mechanics detail published, so this page does not describe how it behaves.Primary——Default
ADMIN-OVERRIDEA secondary whose name is published without mechanics detail.Secondary——Default
CMD-SWARMA secondary whose name is published without mechanics detail.Secondary——Alternate
Ascent ProtocolA utility whose name is published without mechanics detail.Utility——Default
Ejection CoreA special whose name is published without mechanics detail.Special——Default
Drone TechBegins each stage with two drone companions.Passive——Default

The proc coefficient scales how strongly on-hit item effects trigger from that skill's damage. Reported by players — Compiled from player reports and community guides; confirm in your own run.

Reading the loadout

Operator carries 9 skills across 6 slots (Drone ×3, Primary, Secondary ×2, Utility, Special, Passive). 3 of them are alternates rather than a default pick, which puts a real choice in the Drone, Secondary slots.

Cooldown range
No cooldowns are listed for this kit in the current data.
Proc profile
No proc coefficients are listed for this kit in the current data.
Unlock work
No separate challenges are attached to this survivor in the current data.

The kit splits into 3 slots built around dealing damage and 2 slots built around repositioning or burst windows.

This breakdown is computed from the table above rather than quoted from a guide, so it moves automatically whenever a listed value changes.

Origin and version history

  • Operator arrived with Alloyed Collective, so the character is selectable whenever that expansion is enabled in character select.

Origin and patch attribution are taken from the store listings and the developer's own announcement for patch 1.21.

What official material confirms

The points below come from the developer's own writing about this survivor — expansion announcements, patch notes and store listings — rather than from community compilation. Where community data is missing entirely, this is what the page can stand on instead.

  • Every drone under Operator's control is described as a tool waiting to be used, which makes the kit a command interface rather than a damage rotation.
  • A companion can be commanded to launch Operator skyward for attacks from above, or overcharged and sent into a crowd to detonate.
  • Aiming the crosshair at a target and issuing one command triggers whichever effect the queued drone carries, with a tongue of flames, a strafing run and a healing burst named as examples.
  • The store description pitches the character at players who will chain those commands together to support allies, so the intended play is sequencing rather than one big button.
  • Patch 1.21 describes an ability called Firewall that blocks explosions from outside it, and the same fix was applied to Engineer's Bubble Shield.
  • The patch also fixed a crash when using transport drones against stationary enemies, and Operator is one of the two Alloyed Collective survivors that did not receive a Hallowed Concepts skin.

Other Alloyed Collective survivors