Augments

This page is for the regular upgrade items acquired during play. For the armor upgrades of a similar name, visit the Core Augments page.

Augments are special items which are acquired during play. They normally grant the player permanent passive bonuses, which last until the end of the player's current run. These items are not collected automatically - they require the player to press {Activate Thing} next to them to pick up.

Only Life Extender, Potato Battery, Strongarm Band, Reclaimed Spark, and Ninja Sash is available at the outset in Reverent, Normal, and Defiant runs - all other augments must first be unlocked with Soul Chips before they will appear in these kinds of runs. Once all augments have been unlocked, the player gains the option to temporarily re-lock augments at the Undeveloper for Soul Chips, preventing them from appearing at all in the next Reverent or Normal Run. (Due to the shared seed nature of challenge runs, all augments are always available while running Daily/Weekly (Hardcore) Challenges, Rush Jobs, and Seed Racer runs [?].)

Acquiring Augments

Augments can be acquired in the following ways:

• Rarely dropped from Wooden Chests and Steel Chests.
• Dropped from destroyed Bronze Chests and Boss Chests.
• Purchased from Shops using Nuts.
• Produced by Skittery Smugglers upon detonation (after collecting enough Nuts).
• Purchased from the Soul Shop in The Ark for a quantity of Soul Chips, before a run.
• Rarely dropped from Vitality Converters (Heart Containers only), Health Dispensers (Heart Containers only), and Energy Dispensers (Potato Batteries only) which are destroyed while Vendsmasher is active.
• Obtained from Dally during a Reverent or Normal run if the appropriate Permanent Upgrades have been purchased and are currently active

Regular Augments

Effect descriptions in (italics) are not told by the game. Information marked with a (???) symbol may not be accurate.

Name	Description	Effects	Cost to Unlock	Soul Shop Cost	Shop Cost	Additional Information
Life Extender	Max health +1.	+1 Maximum Health	Start	6	12	Can appear as an option for an end of level boss reward.
Heart Container	Max health +2.	+2 Maximum Health	5	12	25	Appears as an end of level boss reward in Final Destination runs.
Megaheart	Max health +4!	+4 Maximum Health	18	22	45
Blue Lander	Max health +1! Also, full health.	+1 Maximum Health +[healed] Health	20	12	25
Potato Battery	Max energy +3!	+3 Maximum Energy	Start	6	12	Can appear as an option for an end of level boss reward. Appears as an end of level boss reward in Final Destination runs.
Vibroreserve	Max energy +6!	+6 Maximum Energy	12	12	24
Vitaboost	+1 Max HP, Max NRG, and Armor!	+1 Maximum Health +1 Maximum Energy +1 Armor	9	6	12
Armorall	Grants speed, energy, and armor.	+3 Armor +1 Maximum Energy +1 Run Speed	13	10	20
Brain Food Lunch	Max HP +2! Max NRG +4! Also, full NRG.	+2 Maximum Health +4 Maximum Energy +[charged] Energy	13	20	40
Strongarm Band	Basic attacks deal slightly more damage.	+1 Attack Strength	Start	5	10	Can appear as an option for an end of level boss reward.
Band of Might	Basic attacks deal more damage.	+2 Attack Strength	3	10	20
Bracer of Battle	Basic attacks deal *much* more damage.	+5 Attack Strength	20	25	50
Spicy Incense	+1 Attack Damage per level and also now.	+1 Attack Damage	18	18	30	Also grants +1 Attack Strength every new level.
Thorned Hull	Attack Damage scales up with health!	+1 Attack Strength per 4 Health.	17	10	20
Reclaimed Spark	Powers deal slightly more damage.	+1 Power Strength +1 Maximum Energy	Start	6	12	Can appear as an option for an end of level boss reward.
Power Enhancer	Powers deal more damage.	+3 Power Strength	5	12	24
Thunderous Boon	Powers deal massively more damage!	+6 Power Strength	22	22	45
Pure Flame	+1 Power Damage per level (and now).	+1 Power Strength	15	12	25	Also grants +1 Power Strength every new level.
Forgotten Memento	+3 Power Damage. Let nuts fuel your rage.	Nut Reserve Active +3 Power Strength	25	12	25	When out of energy, costs 2 Nuts per Power cast. Appears once per run.
Juiced Reserves	Power damage scales up with Energy!	+1 Power Strength per 4 Energy	20	7	15
Zookeeper's Sigil	Repros deal 25% additional damage.	Friendship Up	24	12	25
Zookeeper's Zeal	Repros attack 25% faster.	They'll do what they must	27	27	???
Splintering Twinifier	Twinifies all future repros.		35	???	35
Ninja Sash	Increases your speed! Gotta go fast.	+2 Run Speed	Start	6	12	Can appear as an option for an end of level boss reward.
Hypersash	Increases speed by a lot! Gotta go REAL FAST.	+5 Run Speed	15	15	30
Plumber Hat	Boosts both jumping and plumbing abilities.	+4 Jump Height	10	10	20
Leafpetal	Become slightly speedier.	+2 Run Speed +1 Jump Height	9	9	15
Boltdash	Complete dashes more quickly!	Dashes complete 40% quicker	18	10	20	Boosts both your dash and dash-jump speed by 25%. Does not increase the length of your dash.
Zephyr	Increases attack speed.	Attack Speed Up	11	12	25	For ranged weapons other than the Scatterblast, increases max volley count by +2 instead of increasing rate of fire. Also increases the rate of fire of Powers.
Quantum Spook	All attacks ignore walls and shields!	Wall Spook Active	10	17	35	Works with Powers, too! Appears once per run.
Charging Magnet	Charging draws in pickups!	Charge Pull Active	5	5	10	Appears once per run.
Deconstructor's Might	Slain enemies damage their neighbors!	Deconstructor Online	20	???	20	If an enemy dies, they deal 12 damage to any enemy around them. Can cause chain reactions. Appears once per run. Does not appear on the Nintendo Switch version.
Forcemetal Shell	Boosts health and attack damage; costs speed.	+2 Maximum Health +2 Attack Strength -2 Run Speed	6	15	30
XCALBER	Attack damage up! Power damage down.	+2 Maximum Health +2 Attack Strength -2 Maximum Energy -2 Power Strength	8	10	20
Glass Cannon	Gain damage and squishiness!	-2 Maximum Health +2 Attack Strength +2 Power Strength	11	6	12
Striking Feather	Trades attack damage for NRG, HP and power damage.	+2 Maximum Health +2 Maximum Energy +2 Power Strength -2 Attack Strength	10	15	30
Vibrofocus	Trades NRG for HP and Power Damage.	+1 Maximum Health +4 Power Strength -4 Maximum Energy	24	10	15
Utilifier	Trades Power damage for energy!	+12 Maximum Energy -5 Power Damage	15	???	15
Leafmetal Plating	Become fast and durable as the wind.	-2 Maximum Health +4 Run Speed +4 Jump Height	14	10	20
Kinetic Converter	Increases Mobility! Reduces Damage!	+4 Run Speed +4 Jump Height -1 Power Strength -2 Attack Strength	22	7	15
Static Clicklets	Cling to walls! [Up to cling]	Wallcling Active	10	5	10
Contractor Plus	All stats up!	+1 Maximum Health +1 Maximum Energy +1 Power Strength +1 Attack Strength +1 Run Speed +1 Jump Height	8	12	25
Contractor Omega	All stats WAY up!	+3 Maximum Health +3 Maximum Energy +3 Power Strength +3 Attack Strength +3 Run Speed +3 Jump Height	20	30	60
Mixmatch Mastery	Cores from different sets boost stats!	Fashionable Boldness Up	7	15	30	Increases ATK, PWR, Run Speed, and Jump Height for having Core Augs of different sets. +1 for 2 sets, +2 for 3 and +4 for 4 sets. Appears once per run.
Patchwork Connector	Set requirements reduced by one piece.	Patchwork online	40	30	60	Core Augment set bonuses will now be granted when the user only has 3 pieces of a set. Does not stack with the effect of Patchwork Integrator. Appears once per run.
Armor Spreader	Armor capsules are worth 1 more armor.	Armor Boost Up	14	12	25	Also affects Armor Bloom. Does not affect Armatort's Dome or Armor Nut procs.
Armor Bloom	Grants 6 armor. Spreadable.	+6 Armor	20	12	25	Grants 2 extra armor for each Armor Spreader"
Vitality Scavenger	Enemies drop more health.	Health Find Up +2 Health	7	6	12	Misleading - actually makes enemies explode into 5+ health pickups rarely"
Energy Scavenger	Enemies drop more energy.	Energy Find Up +1 Power Strength	9	6	12	Misleading - actually makes enemies explode into 5+ energy pickups rarely"
Scrapmetal Scavenger	Enemies drop more nuts.	Nut Find Up	6	6	12	Misleading - actually makes enemies explode into 5+ nut pickups rarely"
Armor Scavenger	Enemies drop more armor!	Armor Find Up +1 Armor	12	12	24
Spillover Matrix	Extra health becomes energy! (Not the other way around.)	Matrix Online	12	7	15	For every excess 1 health, you get 2 energy. Appears once per run.
Health Nut	Nuts sometimes restore 1 health.	Nut to Health Conversion Up	15	7	15
Charged Nuts	Nuts sometimes restore 1 energy.	Nut to Energy Conversion Up	12	5	10
Armor Nut	Nuts sometimes also give 1 armor.	Nut to Armour Conversion Up	20	12	25	Procs half as often as Health Nuts (???).
Regenerative Plating	+2 HP at level start.	Health on Level Start	10	6	12
Enerative Plating	MAX NRG at level start!	Energy on Level Start	16	7	15	Appears once per run.
Armorative Plating	+2 Armor at level start!	Armor on Level Start	25	10	20
Cranial Resonator	Increases the effects of equipped Head Cores.	Head Resonator Online	28	17	35	Details for each Core Augment effect is described on the Core Augments page. Appears once per run.
Case Resonator	Increases the effects of equipped Body Cores.	Body Resonator Online	22	17	35	Details for each Core Augment effect is described on the Core Augments page. Appears once per run.
Force Resonator	Increases the effects of equipped Arm Cores.	Arms Resonator Online	35	30	60	Details for each Core Augment effect is described on the Core Augments page. Appears once per run.
Kinetic Resonator	Increases the effects of equipped Leg Cores.	Legs Resonator Online	42	30	60	Details for each Core Augment effect is described on the Core Augments page. Appears once per run.
Thrift Actuator	One shop item is ALWAYS on sale! Stackable.	Shop Costs Down	16	5	10	Can be stacked up to six times (can it appear after the sixth?)"
Choicebooster	Shops contain an additional item.	Shop Selection Up	13	5	10	Appears once per run.
Nut Replicator	Your unspent nuts pay dividends (20%/level).	Nut Investment Up	9	10	20	On new level: [replicator: +<x> nuts!] Caps out at +100 nuts on level start regardless of number of Nut Replicators.
Meganut	+25 Nuts!	+25 Nuts	9	10	N/A	Always triggers Nut Augs (Health Nut, Charged Nuts, Armor Nut). Cannot appear in a shop.
Hoarder's Might	Nutholding increases damage!	Nuts Boost Damage	16	12	25	Every 20 nuts = 1 ATK 1 PWR. Does NOT display stat changes as popups. Bypasses Earthmetal Plating and Focusing Sagelens. Appears once per run.
Shinier Token	Counts as 3 tokens. Wow!	+3 Tokens	20	N/A	15	Cannot appear in new run shop.
Vendsmasher	Destroyed vending machines give additional pickups.	Vendsmasher Online	14	7	15	When destroyed, Health and Crimson Dispensers have a chance to spawn Heart Containers. Energy Dispensers have a chance to spawn Potato Batteries. Appears once per run.
Nutsaving Stringwire	50% chance to use a machine for free.	Machine Use Nut-Saver Online	12	7	15	Appears once per run.
Seven Leaf Clover	Enemies drop more everything.	Luck Up	15	10	20	Increases the drop rate as normal, does not cause the pickup-splosion effect.
Entropy Lock	Slot Machines love you.	You feel lucky.	18	12	25	Slot Machines can no longer fail to give anything. Appears once per run.
The Volunteer	Future stages have Very Safe Labs.	Volunteer Application Accepted	18	7	15	Should be 100% chance, but some levels don't actually generate a safe place for one to spawn. Does not appear in Challenges. May be fixed. \Appears once per run.
Thrillseeker	Future stages have Glory Zones.	FOR GLORY!	15	10	20	Should be 100% chance. Does not appear in Challenges. Appears once per run.
Fortune Stabilizer	Shops and slots always spawn! Starts next level.	Fortune Stabilized	15	7	20	Should be 100% chance. Does not appear in Challenges. Appears once per run.
World Slug	Platforms slow down (starting next level).	The world slows.	13	20	40	No longer available in the game. Also made Sky Temple pulsing lasers and Vaculab phasing blocks change states more slowly. Appeared once per run.
Reflex Rapidifier	Slows down enemy projectiles!	Reflexes Upgraded	???	???	20	No longer available in the game. Appeared once per run.
Crisis Overdrive	While in red HP, your abilities are greatly increased.	Crisis Overdrive Online	18	10	20	Grants +3 Attack Strength, +3 Power Strength, +4 Run Speed and +4 Jump Height when in red HP (HP below 25% of Max HP). Appears once per run.
Crisis Timestopper	Freeze all foes when a hit knocks you into red HP.	Crisis Timestopper Online	22	7	15	Freeze lasts 3 seconds(???), triggers whenever a hit reduces HP below 25% of Max HP. Appears once per run.
Mistimed Protector	Extends your invuln frames.	Invulnerability Time Up	12	10	20	Appears once per run.
Unflappable	Become immune to Flapp-based damage!	Unflappable!	15	12	25	If a Flapp touches the player, the player does not take damage or knockback. Appears once per run.
Intensifier	Charged attacks deal bonus damage!	Charge Boost Up	23	12	25	+20% bonus damage per charge level. Appears once per run
System Restore	Cures you of any already-acquired Prototype penalties.	Pickup messages are unique to each Prototype.	25	N/A	40	Does not cure Prototype bonuses, only penalties. Never appears before a Very Safe Lab. If two of the same Prototype is present, only one gets restored. Appears once per run.

Prototypes

Prototypes are special augs which only appear within Very Safe Labs. They are generally more powerful than standard augs, but they have penalties to go along with their benefits.

Core Augments

Core Augments are special augs obtained most frequently from Glory Zones. Unlike regular and prototype augs, core augments only grant their effects while equipped; as well, only one of each kind (head, body, arm or foot) can be equipped at a time.

Repros

Information marked with a (???) symbol may not be accurate.

Name	Description	Damage	Cost to Unlock	Soul Shop Cost	Shop Cost	Additional Information
Minimech O. Grinder	A friendly guardian orbits you, deflecting attacks.	N/A	7	7	25	Orbits around the player. Any projectiles which hit the Repro will be harmlessly destroyed. Up to 8 can be acquired at any time. Additional pickups will grant 25 nuts instead.
Murderdrone	A friendly blaster bit orbits you, attacking foes.	1.0x Attack Strength	11	15	30	Hovers behind the player. Fires a single shot at any nearby foes, once every few seconds. Shots have high range, but dissipate once they hit an enemy without killing it. Only 1 can normally exist per player. Additional pickups instead multiplies damage output.
Skittery Smuggler	Smuggles your nuts. But why?	N/A	16	???	???	Hovers behind the player. Flies towards nuts that it sees, collecting them for itself. Once it collects enough nuts, it explodes - leaving behind two random Augments or Repros.
Shockwave Sidekick	Wow, a penguin. Yay.	2.0x Power Strength	10	12	25	Dashes perfectly horizontally or vertically at the player, once per second. Every time it dashes, it fires red ice shards in all four cardinal directions. Only 1 can normally exist per player. Additional pickups instead multiplies damage output.
Gapminder	Prevents fall damage.	N/A	20	17	35	Hovers behind the player. Doesn't do anything special, other than causing any fall to deal zero damage. Only 1 can exist per player, and no extras are provided by Splintering Twinifier or Zookeeper's Burden.
Re-Flapp	Headbutts nearby foes!	1.0x Attack Strength	13	???	20	Hovers behind the player. Flies towards any enemies in range, hits them once and then flies back. If the target is a Flapp, deals 10x damage. Only 1 can normally exist per player. Additional pickups instead multiplies damage output.
Tiny Flamespewer	Spews flame cones at foes!	1.5x Power Strength	15	12	25	Hovers behind the player. Fires three black fireballs in a fork-blast at any nearby foes, once every few seconds. Shots have low range and deal half damage to bosses. Only 1 can normally exist per player. Additional pickups instead multiplies damage output.
The Rebeginner	Sacrifices himself for you if you die.	N/A	18	30	60	Hovers behind the player. If the player dies, the Repro will explode instead. The player will then be granted health equal to half their maximum health.
Crisis Lifebank	Stores extra health for when you need it most.	N/A	???	???	???	Hovers--you guessed it, behind the player. Collects life pellets in the same way that the Skittery Smuggler collects nuts. When your health reaches critical (red), it explodes, releasing stored pellets. Appears zero times per run, but can be taken into a run from the unlock shop and the soul shop.