This isn’t a list of all available plasmids.

If you want a complete list of plasmids, check outPlasmids - descriptionpage.

NAME OF THE RECOMMENDED PLASMID

WHAT MAKES A PARTICULAR PLASMID USEFUL?

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Electro Bolt

The most popular use for this plasmid isthe ability to electrocute and stun enemies.

This is a great way to stop them and make vulnerable to your next attacks.

Improved versions of this plasmid allow e.g.

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to use area of effect attacks.

You will be able to hit all the enemies that are in the plasmid’s range.

With this plasmid,you’re able to set enemies on fireand make them lose health gradually.

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Always wait with setting oil on fire until the enemies are in the position.

Upgrading this plasmid increases the power of fire projectiles.

They will attack that enemy, without your direct involvement.

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This will reduce the risk of injury and help you save ammunition and other supplies.

This plasmid makes battles challenging easier to win.

Eleanore stays active for a few minutes, and that should be enough to win any major confrontation.

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Opponents affected by this plasmidwill start attacking each other.

It is very important to improve this plasmid, as this will allow you to hypnotize stronger opponents.

After you unlock its third level,you will be able to hypnotize e.g.

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Winter Blast

This plasmid is a good replacement for Electro Bolt.

It can temporarily stop the opponents byfreezing them.

It is worth noting that this works not only to living characters but also on protection systems.

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As with other plasmids, you should make a run at unlock Winter Blast upgrades.

The second level of this plasmid allows you toturn opponents into a block of ice.

Then you might use Telekinesis plasmid and break that block.

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The improved Winter Blast plasmid can alsotransmit the freeze effect to other enemieswho come into contact with the target.

Best tonics in BioShock 2

The table below is just our recommendation for the most useful tonics.

This isn’t a list of all available tonics.

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If you want a complete list, check outTonics - descriptionspage.

NAME OF THE RECOMMENDED TONIC

WHAT MAKES THIS TONIC ESPECIALLY USEFUL?

Armored Shell

This tonic grants youincreased damage resistance.

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This is a very useful bonus, especially when playing at the high difficulty level.

you could also get an improved version of this tonic, which further increases the character’s resistance.

Careful Hacker

This tonicreduces the difficulty level of all hacking mini-gamesby reducing the speed of the pointer.

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This is especially useful if you use hacking to help you progress in the game (e.g.

This increases the probability that the bot or turret will kill a specific enemy/enemies before it gets destroyed.

We also recommendHandymanandHardyMachinestonics, which will allow you to repair machines and give them more energy points.

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It allows you tospeed up the collection of this resource.

This reduces the risk that the Little Sister will be successfully attacked by an enemy and take damage.

Elemental Vampire

This may be an interesting tonicto recover lost health points.

Successful attacks with this tonic will allow you tosuck the lives out of enemiesand replenish your health points.

Once you place this tonic in the slot,all plasmids will consume less EVE.

This will allow you to use them more often before your “mana” reserves run out.

Extended Reel

Consider using this tonic if you have problems with researching enemies.

Keen Observertonic is also useful - it increases the research points when recording fights.

Fountain of Youth

This tonic is also useful mainly when playing the game on high.

The hero canrecover health and EVE every time he gets into a puddle of water.

This can allow you to save supplies and keep them for the most difficult battles.

Headhunter

This can be a very good tonic for saving ammunition, but it requires good aiming.

This allows you todeal much more damage to opponents but this applies only to headshots.

attempt to use high-precision weapons with this tonic.

Natural Camouflage

This is probably the best tonic for sneaking and stealth attacks.

It allows you tobecome partially invisiblewhen standing still.

At the first level, Short Circuit plasmidsabotages machines for much longer.

At the second level, the machines arecompletely deactivated.

In both cases, you could use the extra time to destroy, avoid, or hack this machine.

Sports Boost

This tonic is worth getting if you aren’t satisfied withthe hero’s movement speed.

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