Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.

This guide will show you how to get all the achievements in Rivals of Aether II.

Update (1/25/2025): Added Etalus Achievements
Update (4/3/2025): Added Olympia Achievements

A decent amount of the achievements require you to character specific tasks. Here I will detail how to get each one, sectioned off by character.

Most of these achievements can be done in training mode. This is the recommended method as its easier to set things up perfectly. The dummies can be set to 999% in the training menu which makes getting the "Get a KO with..." achievements a lot easier

Note: Make use of the Save and Load State functionally in Training Mode. This way you don't have to set up everything again if you fail. Just load the state and try again.

Zetterburns Neutral Special makes a big ball of fire surround him. Since this move comes out very fast (Frame 2). You can get lots of Neutral Specials off in quick succession.

To do this easily, get 3 dummies. Set them up pretty much right on top of each other. Then you can Neutral Special -> Jump -> Neutral Special -> Jump -> Neutral Special

Having 3 dummies there makes it a lot more likely to make sure all the Neutral Specials hit at least one person.


Zetterburn's Down Special travels diagonally with a spike hitbox.

In order to get this achievement you have to go off stage above the void for it to trigger. It will not work if you land on stage.

To do this easily, throw the opponent off stage, jump, then hit them with the Down Special. You want to drag them down with you towards the bottom. You do not need to make it back to the stage, so dying here is ok.

Forsburn can summon a clone by using his Forward Special. Mine didn't unlock in training mode but you can do a normal local match with a second player and summon a clone and wait.


Once you have the Clone out, you can perform Down Special to make the clone explode. The clone will run towards the enemy by itself so just time it right for an easy kill.

Fully charging Clariens Neutral Special will kill at almost any percent. Grab 2 dummies and hold Neutral Special until you get that massive beam.


This one is a bit more tricky. Clairen's Down Special is a counter. When hit by an opponent during the move, Clairen creates a field that damages the opponents during its creation.

I did this with a Loxodant dummy. I got him to about ~170% then forward threw him off the stage. You want to stand at the ledge and press Down Special as Loxodont does his recovery move. If you time it right, the field will send Loxodant down and make it impossible for him to recover to the stage.

A pretty simple one. Get a dummy, stand next to them, Up Special. Easy


Loxodant's Neutral Special sends out a Molten Boulder. You can charge this move to give it more distance as well as angle it by holding a direction as you charge.

There are a few ways of getting this achievement. One way is to hold up to send the boulder upwards. Then you can repeatedly Short Hop Down Air to hit 5 times.

This video by Xtreme also gives a good explanation on how to get it with dash attacks. Thank you to Ereson in the comments for the link to the video :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKadxsnvxUA

Orcane's Forward Aerial shoots out some bubbles. Now this does not do a ton of damage or knockback. What does do lots of knockback is Orcane himself. After performing a Forward Aerial you can hold back to propel Orcane in the opposite direction. Use Orcane's body during this move to get the kill


Prob one of the more difficult ones only due to how confusing it may be. To do an Orca Hop you have to press Up Special INSTANTLY after a jump. This is a very tight input.

From my testing it does not matter how low you go, only that you do the input correctly and grab the ledge.

I did this by going on the side platforms on Hyperborean Harbor, jumping off of them, then using my double jump to do the Orca Hop and grab the ledge.

Just like the other Up Special KO achievements. Up Special next to a dummy at 999% for an easy unlock


Update: They did lower the damage needed for this achievement from 50% to 40%, which makes it easier.

This is the one I had the most trouble with.

Ranno's mechanic is Poison. A few of his moves build stacks of poison and it caps out at 4 stacks. The more stacks of Poison an opponent has, the longer they stay in the bubble. The easiest way to get max poison stacks is using Special Pummel.

I did this by heading on over to Merchant Port. Get your opponent to max poison stacks and head on over to the right ledge. You want as much space a possible for this.

The opponent should be next to the ledge with you: [Opponent][You][Ledge]

Once you get the set up I highly recommend you make a save state. You will most likely fail this a number of times.

Perform a Forward Special, this will grab the opponent and put them into a bubble.

Now for the tricky part, you need to Short Hop Forward Air to rack up enough damage to get over that 50 40%.

Note: Forward Special deals 6% to the opponent so if you see the opponent at slightly over 50 40% damage and wondering why you the achievement didn't unlock, that is why

Just like the other Up Special KO achievements. Up Special next to a dummy at 999% for an easy unlock


Hitting an opponents shield with Etalus' Neutral Special turns the opponents shield into a frozen shield. This shield drains extremely quickly and is thus very easy to break.

Note: you can not get this achievement with a dummy set to shield. The shield does not drain at all and thus is impossible to break.

Have one human player on a controller and one human player on keyboard. Go into a match. Have the keyboard player hold shield while the Etalus hits the shield with Neutral Special. Now that the keyboard players' shield is frozen, Etalus must break the shield. I used jabs as they come out quickly.

It took me a few tries but ended up getting it rather quickly

Kragg's Neutral Special lets you pull a giant rock from the ground. If it is hit by any attack, it will break and launch rock pellets in that attacks general direction. Place the rock between you and your opponent and hit it with a move that attacks towards the opponent, like Dash Attack or Forward Strong


Another execution heavy achievement. When Kragg has a rock he can throw it in a few directions, we are going to focus on throwing it down for this one.

Once you have a rock, Jump and input Down and Attack/Special (Either button here works) so that it hits an opponent. The rock should be knocked back up in the air. From here, Jump and Input Neutral Special again when next to the midair rock. This will let you re-grab the rock. Throw the rock down again, rinse and repeat until the achievement unlocks.

Maypul has some friends that she can bring out to change the tide of battle. Each of her friends need you do perform a different move to bring them out

• Lily: Grounded Down Special
  
• Poppy: Special Pummel
  
• Terry: Ledge Special

The friends do go away on their own if you take too long but the timing is pretty generous


Several of Maypul's moves mark an opponent like Neutral Special. Once marked, you can press Attack+Special to tether to that opponent. The best way to do this is to mark an opponent, tether, then throw out a Neutral Air.

Another easy KO achievement. Stand next to an opponent and watch Wrastor carry the opponent to their death.


Wrastor's Special Pummel summons a tornado platform below him where it stays for a few seconds.
After using Special Pummel, just wait until you release the opponent from the grab. Then you can run up and Special Pummel them again. This timing here is a little tight but its not too bad.

Fleet's Up Special is a two part move. The first part sends her up and the second part sends her forward. Lucky for us, the first part is enough to kill. Stand next to an opponent and let it rip.


Fleet's Up Strong sends an arrow straight up into the air. All you got to do is hit three of them in a row.
Get an opponent to a decently high percent, Up Throw, then get underneath and unleash the Up Strongs. Might take a few attempts since the arrow hitbox is tiny but it's not too bad.

Olympia's Up air has a spike hitbox near the end of the attack. Up Throw can combo into Up Air, but it might be a little bit tricky to get the spike hitbox


This one took me a few times to find a good setup. What I did was first throw Olympia's Crystal so it is hovering a decent distance above the opponent. Then, grab the opponent and special pummel to crystalize them. Then Up Throw the opponent into the Crystal range. You should be able to hit Special again to blow up the crystal, thus crystalizing them a second time.

To get these achievements you have to beat Arcade Mode on hard with every character. This is a tough one. There is no time requirement so you can keep retrying until you get it. Also you get 2000 character exp the first time you complete a difficulty. Not to mention the exp you get simply from throwing yourself at the final boss over and over again 🙃

Hit Level 20 with all characters. FFA gives 50% normal exp and if you have a friend, do 2v2 with them. They give about 250 exp per match.

If you are like me and want a more AFK method of exp check out this guide by retromouse
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3357870032

Pressing the Trigger Buttons on your controller will let you switch between owned palettes, and pressed the Bumper Buttons will let you switch between owned skins. Have one equipped other than the default and win a match to get this one.


Can be done at the same time as the achievement above, simply defeat a cpu opponent in any mode. A local match with one stock should be easy enough.


On the main menu, pressing start will open up some player settings in the top right corner. Navigate down to Profile Icons and pick your favorite!


To get this one you will need to get into an online 1v1 match. This can be a private lobby with a friend if you prefer. Move your cursor over to the bottom of the chat box where it says "Send a Message". Pressing on that will open up a selection of emotes, pick one to send to your opponent to get the achievement.


Head into training mode. Main Menu -> Local -> Training. Select any character and any stage. Once you are in, hit the pause button and find the Training Menu option. Towards the bottom there is an option for Show Hitboxes. Turn that on for the achievement.


Another easy one if you have a friend. Head into online mode and create a lobby. Then invite your friend. From there you should be able to queue into a 2v2 match!

I have heard that queueing this way may take some time, since not many people play 2v2. Your best bet might be to try during peak times around 8pm EST