Whether intentional or otherwise, high-speed, Sonic-styled platformers have often been very modular experiences. Speedrunners, for example, like to place limits on themselves to make the game more interesting. Freedom Planet 2 has these modifiers built right in thanks to its various Amulets and Brave Stones. Here are all of the Amulets and Brave Stones in Freedom Planet 2, including their effects and locations.
Freedom Planet 2: All Amulet and Brave Stone Effects and Where to Find
Amulets are items that you can equip on the item screen before entering a stage in Freedom Planet 2. Amulets provide a variety of beneficial effects and modifiers. Some change the kind of damage you do, some change the kinds of shields you find, and others make it easier to restore health. There’s no overt downside to using these, though your time records will note that you used them if that bothers you.
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On the flip side, Brave Stones can be equipped in the same item screen to make the game more difficult. Brave Stones can make you more vulnerable, make enemies stronger, and generally hinder you. Why bother with them, then? Because completing stages with Brave Stones equipped gives you a bonus to the number of Crystals you earn at the end.
Play it Safe or Go for Broke
First, here’s the list of available Amulets, including their effects and locations:
- Max Life Up: Increases the number of Life Petals on your life bar by one. Buy it from one of Milla’s shops.
- Element Burst: Every attack you land on an enemy deals lingering elemental damage for a few seconds. Buy it from Yuni’s shop at Singing Water Temple. You also get it for free if you’re playing in Beginner Mode.
- Crystals to Petals: Swaps Crystal Flowers in a stage with Life Petal containers. Buy it from Yuni’s shop at Singing Water Temple. You also get it for free if you’re playing in Beginner Mode.
- Shadow Guard: Whenever you Guard, you create a shadow duplicate that copies for moves for a few seconds. Buy it from Chloe’s shop in Adventure Square.
- Payback Ring: Boosts your attack power when you have zero lives left. Buy it from Chloe’s shop in Adventure Square.
- Powerup Start: Your character starts the stage with their personal powerup. Lilac gets Energizer, Carol gets a Fuel Tank, Milla gets MultiCube, and Neera gets Speed Skates. Buy it from Chloe’s shop in Adventure Square.
- Wood Charm: Start the stage with a Wood Shield, all Shield Crystals become Wood Crystals. Buy it from Florin’s shop in Paradise Prime.
- Earth Charm: Start the stage with an Earth Shield, all Shield Crystals become Earth Crystals. Buy it from Florin’s shop in Paradise Prime.
- Water Charm: Start the stage with a Water Shield, all Shield Crystals become Water Crystals. Buy it from Florin’s shop in Paradise Prime.
- Fire Charm: Start the stage with a Fire Shield, all Shield Crystals become Fire Crystals. Buy it from Florin’s shop in Paradise Prime.
- Metal Charm: Start the stage with a Metal Shield, all Shield Crystals become Metal Crystals. Buy it from Florin’s shop in Paradise Prime.
- Rainbow Charm: Randomizes all of the Shield Crystals in a stage. Rainbow invincibility shields may spawn. Buy it from Florin’s shop in Paradise Prime.
Next, here’s the list of Brave Stones, their effects, and their locations:
- Items to Bombs: Swaps all item containers with bombs, 25% bonus. Buy it from Blake’s shop in the Battlesphere.
- Life Oscillation: Swaps your life bar between full and empty every 30 seconds, 20% bonus. Buy it from Blake’s shop in the Battlesphere.
- One Hit KO: Your life bar is permanently empty, 70% bonus. Buy it from Blake’s shop in the Battlesphere.
- Time Limit: Adds a timer to the stage. If it runs out before you beat the stage, you don’t get a bonus, 50% bonus. Found in a chest in Dragon Valley.
- No Stocks: You have zero lives, 25% bonus. Found in a chest in Shenlin Park.
- No Petals: No Life Petals appear in the stage, 25% bonus. Found in a chest in Avian Museum.
- Double Damage: You take double damage from all sources, 25% bonus. Found in a chest in Airship Sigwada. You get this one for free if you’re playing in Expert Mode.
- No Guarding: Disables your Guard, 20% bonus. Found in a chest in Tiger Falls.
- No Revivals: You can’t revive if you’re KO’d, 25% bonus. Found in a chest in Phoenix Highway. You get this one for free if you’re playing in Expert Mode.
- Expensive Stocks: Increases the number of Crystals necessary for an extra life by 100, 20% bonus. Found in a chest in Zao Land.
Amulets and Brave Stones are a great way to tweak your Freedom Planet 2 experience to your preference. Whether you want a breezy run or an absolute nail-biter, you can make it happen with the right loadout.
