Charms are an important part of Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake, as they offer you a boost in a specific area that you may be struggling with. You can only equip one charm at a time, which makes choosing which one to wear difficult. We’ll help you decide on the best charms in Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake.
Best early-game charms in Fatal Frame 2 Remake
When you start the first few chapters of Fatal Frame 2 Remake, you will only have a few charms to switch between. Here are our recommendations for the best early-game charms:
Mayu’s Charm
Your health will recover faster when holding Mayu’s hand, and it decreases the damage wraiths deal to you. Although you’ll be separated from Mayu for much of the early game, Mayu’s Charm is still useful for its defensive properties.
Glowing Purple Crystal
This charm increases the damage you deal with Stealth Shots and increases the range of item visibility. Although some film types and filters can help with Stealth Shots, the Glowing Purple Crystal can boost your sneak damage even more.
Green Crystal
The Green Crystal will restore your health when you damage wraiths, and it’ll boost the damage from your Paraceptual Filter. I constantly used the Paraceptual Filter during the start of the game, so this will make it an even more useful filter.
Best late-game charms
At this point, you’ll have much better camera upgrades to help you out during combat. Still, it’s important to have good charms to get you through the late game of Fatal Frame 2 Remake.
Prehnite
With the Prehnite charm, your Willpower recovery is faster, and when taking a fatal hit, you will occasionally be left alive with 1 HP. You will quickly run out of Willpower when facing stronger wraiths, and it also gives you a second wind and lets you stay alive after a fatal hit.
Chrysocolla
Equipping the Chrysocolla charm will increase the damage you deal against aggravated Spirits, as well as against multiple targets. It’s a lot tougher to fight wraiths in a group rather than one at a time, so hold this charm if you know you’re about to fight groups.
Red-Speckled Crystal
If you want a crystal that’ll restore your health when you inflict damage on enemies while also lowering encounter rates, go for the Red-Speckled Crystal. Exploring can be a pain if you don’t like how many wraith encounters you have, which is why this is a great charm to equip.