Rasputin

v0.2.10·Updated 2026-10-12

Knife-throwing Russian mercenary survivor. Embed knives in enemies and rip them out. CS-style flashbang, molotov, smoke, C4, Russian Roulette and a case-opening passive. 10 skills. Bug reports on Disc

About this mod Author’s original text

Rasputin — The Mad Mercenary

A knife-throwing Russian mercenary for Risk of Rain 2. Stick knives in your enemies, then rip them all out at once. Brings Counter-Strike utility to the Planet: flashbangs, molotovs, smoke and C4. Every stage starts with a case opening.

"They say he cannot be killed. They say a lot of things. He says nothing, flips his knife, and opens another case."

Core mechanic: Embed and Rip

Thrown knives, kunai and shurikens Embed in the enemies they hit, up to 10 per enemy, and you can see them sticking out. Certain attacks Rip every embedded knife back out, each one dealing heavy damage.

Passive: Case Opening

Once per stage a CS-style case roulette spins at the bottom of your screen. You get a Common, Rare or Legendary case for the whole stage, and your knives change finish to match. Every rarity has 3 variants, each with its own stats. The banner and the chat say which one you got. Several skills get stronger with a better case. Odds are 55% Common, 35% Rare, 10% Legendary, and luck counts: each 57 Leaf Clover opens one more case and keeps the best. The variant is then 1 in 3.

| Rarity | Variant | Stats for the stage |

|---|---|---|

| Common | Emerald Fang | +20% attack speed, +5% crit chance |

| Common | Jade Runner | +12% move speed, +10% attack speed, +1 jump |

| Common | Malachite Guard | +15 armor, +10% max health, +1.5 HP/s regen |

| Rare | Ruby Rush | +30% attack speed, +15% damage, +20% move speed |

| Rare | Garnet Butcher | +15% damage, +15% attack speed, +15% crit chance, heal 3% of damage dealt |

| Rare | Crimson Bulwark | +25 armor, +20% max health, +10% damage, 15% shorter cooldowns |

| Legendary | Black Gold | every hit crits and bleeds, +50% attack speed, +30% move speed |

| Legendary | Gold Rush | 40% shorter cooldowns, +1 Secondary and Utility charge, +35% move speed, +30% attack speed, +1 jump |

| Legendary | Mad Monk | +60% max health, +30 armor, +25% damage, +3 HP/s regen, heal 8% of damage dealt |

Skills

| Slot | Skill | What it does |

|---|---|---|

| Primary | Karambit | 3-hit combo; the hook finisher Rips all embedded knives |

| Primary | Kunai | Thrown kunai that Embed; the first throw after a pause always crits |

| Secondary | Shuriken Fan | Homing shurikens that Embed; more of them with a better case |

| Secondary | Flashbang | Stuns enemies looking at it; Flashed enemies take crits from everyone |

| Secondary | Molotov | A fire pool that burns and ignites |

| Utility | Flip Dash | Dash where you aim, up included, and throw knives that Embed |

| Utility | Smoke Grenade | A smoke cloud that cloaks your team (you turn ghostly) and slows enemies inside |

| Special | Butterfly Execution | Lock on, blink behind, flurry, then a backstab that Rips and executes low-health enemies |

| Special | Russian Roulette | Gamble: a click resets your cooldowns and lets you go double or nothing; a bang costs health but explodes around you. A Legendary case loads a golden round |

| Special | C4 | A sticky bomb that beeps, explodes and Rips everything it hits |

All skills are unlocked from the start.

Skins

All unlocked. Each skin also has its own knife finish, until the case opens.

| Skin | Look | Knives |

|---|---|---|

| Default | Gray digital camo, black plate carrier | Emerald |

| Arctic | White winter camo, light gray gear | Frost |

| Desert | Sand camo, coyote-tan gear and boots | Dune |

| Blackout | Charcoal camo, black gear, red cuffs and subdued patch | Redline |

| Aurora | Night camo with teal and violet northern-lights pixels | Aurora |

Multiplayer

Works in multiplayer. Everyone in the lobby needs the mod, on the same version.

Credits

  • Built on the Henry template by ArcPh1r3 and contributors.
  • Character base, hair and animations by Quaternius (Universal Base Characters, Universal Animation Library 1 & 2): CC0.
  • Revolver base model from Quaternius' Ultimate Gun Pack: CC0.
  • Uses R2API by the Risk of Thunder team.

Bugs or feedback? Tell jerelo.

Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin

  1. The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
  2. Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
  3. Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
  4. Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.

Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

RiskofThunder-R2API_SoundRiskofThunder-R2API_DamageTypeRiskofThunder-R2API_PrefabRiskofThunder-R2API_LanguageRiskofThunder-R2API_CoreRiskofThunder-R2API_RecalculateStatsRiskofThunder-RoR2BepInExPackRiskofThunder-R2API_ContentManagement

File & checksum

Filename
Rasputin-0.2.10.zip
File size
16.7 MiB