Spelunky 2 items guide - best items to buy from shopkeeper

Spelunky 2 has a load of items, new and old.

Guide by James Law Former Guides Writer

Published on Sept. 17, 2020

Spelunky 2 will test your skill and patience, equipping you with nothing more than a whip, a few ropes, and a couple bombs. You’ll have the opportunity to pick up much more though, and some items are more useful than others.

Here’s all the items in Spelunky 2 and where to find them.

All Spelunky 2 items and locations

Most items can be purchased from the various shops throughout the world, but you can also find them in wooden boxes, hidden in walls, and earn them through sacrificing unconscious or dead enemies/allies on altars.

Here’s our in-progress list of all the items in Spelunky 2:

Rope pile - a stack of 3 ropes
Bomb bag - a stack of 3 bombs
Bomb box - a stack of 12 bombs
Paste - makes your bombs stick to surfaces
Spectacles - shows you gems within walls
Climbing Gloves - allows you to grab onto and climb walls
Pitcher’s Mitt - makes your throwing more powerful, letting everything travel in a straight line unaffected by gravity
Spring Shoes - increases your maximum jump height by one tile
Spike Shoes - kills all normal enemies when you jump on them once
Compass - shows you the direction of the exit
Parachute - automatically saves you from fall damage one time
Udjat Eye - same as spectacles, with probable bonus uses
Skeleton Key - opens all locks and doesn’t break after use
Cape - a multi-use parachute, the cape breaks your fall and allows you to control your descent with the jump button
Jetpack - it’s pretty simple, you fly in the direction of your choosing by pressing the jump button in midair
Telepack - lets you teleport without you having to carry it in your hands
Hoverpack - allows you to hover indefinitely
Powerpack - beefs up your weapons, including making your bombs enormous and your whip flaming
Webgun - fires spider webs which stall enemies significantly
Shotgun - shopkeepers are brutal with this, and you can be too. One-shots most enemies
Crossbow - fires powerful arrows accurately in a straight line
Camera - stuns enemies
Teleporter - allows you to teleport a random distance in any direction. Be careful you don’t end up dying by teleporting into the walls!
Mattock - lets you dig through tiles without using bombs, and is also a solid weapon
Boomerang - hits baddies and comes back to you when thrown
Machete - can kill most enemies in one hit
Metal Shield - protects you from incoming damage, stronger than a normal shield
Idol - can be sold in shops or the level exit for $5000. Look out for the trap triggered by stealing it!
Curse Pot - contains a $5000 gem, but instantly summons the Ghost which kills you on impact
Cooked Turkey - heals you by 1
Four-Leaf Clover - obtained by killing a leprechaun, the exact effects of this item aren't fully known