Lootbound Companion System Guide

How should you choose a Lootbound companion?

Give the companion one clear job: reinforce the build’s engine, cover a weakness, improve consistency, or open a better route. If the job cannot be stated in one sentence, the choice is probably being evaluated as an isolated bonus instead of part of the full run.

How do you evaluate the full companion package?

Compare what changes immediately with what the companion demands from future rewards. A modest option that works now can be stronger than a theoretical upgrade that requires several missing pieces.

• What changes as soon as the companion joins?
• Which equipment becomes better or worse?
• Does the companion need space, adjacency, or a specific route?
• Does it solve the current bottleneck or only promise future value?

The early equipment synergy guide provides a similar whole-package test for item pairs.

How can you pivot without breaking the run?

Keep the pieces that still perform without special support, then replace the weakest non-synergistic item first. Test whether the new engine is actually stronger before giving it the remaining space. This creates a reversible pivot instead of dismantling a functional setup for a plan that may never arrive.

What evidence should a companion entry contain?

A trustworthy entry needs the exact in-game wording, acquisition context, visible version, capture date, and a reproducible interaction test. Community reports are useful leads for deciding what to test, but repetition alone does not make a claimed effect confirmed.

Sources

• Lootbound on Steam
• ArtDock — Lootbound