Subnautica 2 Biomods: Types and Required Bioscans
77 biomods in 4 types, each with what it does and the bioscans it needs. Search by name or effect, filter by type or by the creature you scan.
Data from the game files, build 0.10.0 (May 2026); later patches may differ.
All 77 biomods
77 of 77 biomods
Active (8)
Chum Cloud
Release a cloud of delicious bait to distract predators
Type: Active
Required bioscans: Toxic Sponge, Houndgar
Dash
Dash in any direction to avoid predators or hazards
Type: Active
Required bioscans: none listed
Electric Discharge
Emit an 800 volt electric shock to deter medium and large predators
Type: Active
Required bioscans: Electric Geordie
Ferrokinesis
Attract nearby metal
Type: Active
Required bioscans: Geordie, Water Slug
Pathfinder
Release a trail of pheremones you can follow to find your way
Type: Active
Required bioscans: none listed
Predator Sense
Detect nearby threats with specialized hair cells
Type: Active
Required bioscans: Nibbler Mango
Sonic Echo
Emit a sonar pulse to highlight nearby resources
Type: Active
Required bioscans: Collector Leviathan
Technological Sensitivity
Detect nearby human technology
Type: Active
Required bioscans: Geordie
Passive (15)
Bioluminescence
Glow in the dark
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Sandspear, Electric Geordie
Camouflage
Become invisible to predators while not moving
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Bullethead
Dermal Garden
Slowly grow nutritious algae on your skin
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Needler Mango
Dive Bladder
Sink more quickly when descending feet first
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Nibbler Mango
Filter Feeding
Gain food by swimming
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Geordie
Homing Sense
Detect nearby bases with electrical power
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Surge Jelly, Hammerhead
Oxygen Control
Slows oxygen consumption when not moving
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: none listed
Oxygen Therapy
Slowly regain health when at full oxygen
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Geordie, Halfmoon, Water Slug
Rheo-Taxi
Currents do not affect you.
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Nibbler Mango
Sea Skimmer
Swim faster when close to underwater surfaces or the seafloor
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: none listed
Slow Metabolism
Your microbiome becomes more efficient making food loss slower.
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Nibbler Mango
Snorkeling
Reduce oxygen use while swimming near the surface
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Nibbler Mango
Threat Sense
Detect nearby threats with specialized hair cells
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Hoverthorn
Water Retention
Gain more water from all sources with enlarged, orca-like kidneys
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Coral Crab
Water Secretion
Slowly fills a water packet by filtering fresh water from the sea
Type: Passive
Required bioscans: Water Slug
Positive (47)
Aerated Feast
Whenever you surface, gain food
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Aquatic Reserves
If your Thirst reaches 0 you gain 10 Thirst. 20s cooldown
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Battery Charger
While not submerged, recharge the held tool's battery
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Chitin Layer
Take half damage from hostile lifeforms
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Coolant Exhalation
Substantially increase Scan and Repair speed
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Copper Finder
When close to copper, highlight any copper that is near
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Current Exit Boost
When leaving a Current, increase move speed significantly for 5s. 20s cooldown.
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Current Rider
When entering a current, increase move speed significantly for a little while.
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Dash Grab
On dash, harvest in a large radius
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Deep Dive
On submerge, dive rapidly for a short period
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Diving Reflex
Whenever you run out of Oxygen, you are rapidly shot upwards for a short duration
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Enhanced Pupils
Activate night vision while holding a mineral
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Fast-twitch Optimization
Dash consumes much less Oxygen
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Food Bank
Eat or drink to pacify & lure creatures
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Gold Finder
When close to gold, highlight any gold that is near
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Heat Resistance
On enter heat gain Mild Heat Resistance
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Heavy Gills
Consume less oxygen while swimming in currents.
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Hyper Mitochondria
Regenerate health when losing hunger
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Hypnotize
Stun creatures on stop
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Invisible
Become invisible to creatures for a while after stopping
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Invisible Dash
Become invisible to creatures for a while after dashing
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Lit Lamp
Emit Light On Stop
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Litholfactory Sense
Hold a mineral to sense more of it
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Metabolic Oxygenation
Restore oxygen when eating
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Mineral Nibbler
Nibble minerals for sustenance
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Oxygen Adsorption
Extend oxygen by 15 seconds
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Oxygen Reprieve
When getting oxygen from an Oxygen Plant, do not consume oxygen for a short period
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Oxygenated Heat Resistance
Gain Substantial Heat Resistance from Oxygen Plants
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Plankton Breathing
You can breathe plankton (present in water currentrs).
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Plant Based
Consume plant matter for food and water
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Powerful Kicks
Swim faster for a short period after submerging
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Powerful Kicks - Cave Variant
Swim faster for a short period after getting oxygen from an Oxygen Plant
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Powerful Kicks - Temperature Variant
Swim faster in extreme temperature
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Pressurized Lungs
You are immune to breathing penalties encountered below 100m.
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Pseudo Gills
Dash restores a small amount of oxygen.
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Regeneration
If damaged you heal 15 health every 15 seconds.
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Regenerative Breath
You regenerate some health whenever you consume oxygen.
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Restore Water in Heat
Increase max water and restore in heat
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Roar
Roar on dash
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Shock Absorber
When shocked, restore oxygen
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Shock Proof
While in movement, you are immune to electrical damage
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Silver Finder
When close to silver, highlight any silver that is near
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Slow-twitch Optimization
Consume food and water 50% slower
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Suit Gills
When your oxygen gets below 30 you regenerate O2 at a rate of 5/s for 5s. 60s cooldown
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Temperature Reprieve
Do not consume oxygen in extreme temperature
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Tidal Defense
Afering Current, take nearly no damage for a while
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Titanium Generator
Add 1 titanium to inventory if not already in inventory
Type: Positive
Required bioscans: none listed
Negative (7)
Fast Urology
You consume water at double the rate.
Type: Negative
Required bioscans: none listed
Gelatinous Skin
When you take damage you are vulnerable, taking an additional 15% damage from all sources for 10s. 60s cooldown.
Type: Negative
Required bioscans: none listed
Hemophiliac
When damaged you take an additional 2 health loss every second for 10s. 30s cooldown
Type: Negative
Required bioscans: none listed
Jellied Legs
Swim 25% slower for 8s after submerging. 30s cooldown
Type: Negative
Required bioscans: none listed
Maladapted
Your body needs human sources of food, water and air.
Type: Negative
Required bioscans: none listed
Small Stomach
Your maximum hunger value is decreased by 25.
Type: Negative
Required bioscans: none listed
So Hungry
You consume food at double the rate.
Type: Negative
Required bioscans: none listed
Bioscans (19)
The bioscan entries in the files and the biomods that list each as a requirement.
Bullethead
Needed by 1: Camouflage
Collector Leviathan
Needed by 1: Sonic Echo
Coral Crab
Needed by 1: Water Retention
Electric Geordie
Needed by 2: Bioluminescence, Electric Discharge
Geordie
Needed by 4: Ferrokinesis, Filter Feeding, Oxygen Therapy, Technological Sensitivity
Great Jaw
No biomod lists it as a requirement in this build.
Halfmoon
Needed by 1: Oxygen Therapy
Hammerhead
Needed by 1: Homing Sense
Houndgar
Needed by 1: Chum Cloud
Hoverthorn
Needed by 1: Threat Sense
Marrowbreach
No biomod lists it as a requirement in this build.
Mimic Pylon
No biomod lists it as a requirement in this build.
Needler Mango
Needed by 1: Dermal Garden
Nibbler Mango
Needed by 5: Dive Bladder, Predator Sense, Rheo-Taxi, Slow Metabolism, Snorkeling
Pneuma
No biomod lists it as a requirement in this build.
Sandspear
Needed by 1: Bioluminescence
Surge Jelly
Needed by 1: Homing Sense
Toxic Sponge
Needed by 1: Chum Cloud
Water Slug
Needed by 3: Ferrokinesis, Oxygen Therapy, Water Secretion
About these biomods
The files sort biomods into four types: Active, Passive, Positive and Negative. 19 of the 77 list at least one required bioscan; the rest list none in this build. Internal test entries are left out. Each bioscan is a creature or plant entry, shown by its in-game name.