At a glance
| What it is | A random skin reroll |
|---|---|
| Added | Freeze & Fester update, August 2026 |
| Input | A skin you already own |
| Output | A random skin of the same type |
| Guaranteed upgrade | No |
| Exact odds | Not published |
The short answer
Lottery Larry lets you trade in a skin and receive a new random roll of a skin of the same type. The result can be a different base skin, the same skin back, or a skin with a modifier or colour layered on top. Nothing about the result is guaranteed, which is exactly what the name suggests.
Lottery Larry arrived with the Freeze & Fester update in August 2026, and the official patch notes since then have fixed issues where certain skins would not appear when selecting a skin at Lottery Larry. That tells you two things: the system is official, and it has been changing.
The rest of this page explains how the reroll behaves in practice, why so many players feel it is rigged, and how to get more out of it.
Where to find Lottery Larry
Sources disagree slightly about location. Some guides describe Lottery Larry as one of the characters in the HUB dropship, alongside the other vendors. Others describe it as a reroll system you reach from your skin collection, since the reroll is applied to skins you already own.
In practice, both descriptions point to the same thing: you do not need to travel into a mission to use it. Look around the HUB between runs and check your cosmetics screen. If you are new to the HUB, the beginner wiki overview explains the main stations.
How a reroll works
The process is short. You select a skin you own, hand it to Lottery Larry, and the machine returns a random skin from the same pool. The pool is limited to the same type of item, so a weapon skin returns a skin for that weapon and a character skin returns a skin for that character slot.
What changes is the roll. Players describe three layers: the base skin, a colour or tint, and sometimes a modifier. A modifier is an extra effect such as gilded, which makes the skin shiny. Pairing gilded with the topaz colour produces a shiny gold finish that many players chase.
The important part is that the reroll is a randomiser, not a forge. It does not promise a rarer result, a modifier or even a different skin. A plain base skin is a perfectly normal outcome.
What it costs
Reports differ on the currency. Some sources describe Lottery Larry Tokens as the cost of a reroll, and the 1.0 patch is reported to have increased the chance of receiving tokens from completing side objectives. Other player guides tell you to bank oysters before a session of rolls.
Because the in-game cost is shown before you confirm, check the price on screen rather than relying on an older guide. If tokens are the currency, side objectives during missions are the most direct way to build a stock, so do not skip them when you plan to roll.
Why you keep getting duplicates
The most common complaint in the Steam discussion is repeat results. One player kept getting the same skin back. Another reported only base skins in a day of rolling and suspected a bug. A third rolled around 20 to 30 times without anything special and called the results useless so far.
There is a simple explanation for much of this. When a slot only has a small pool of base skins, the chance of drawing the same one again is high. Rolling a different slot with a larger pool is a quick way to test whether you are unlucky or something is wrong.
Some of the oddities may also have been genuine bugs. The patch notes fixed an issue where certain skins would sometimes not appear when selecting a skin, and the game was still in Early Access when most complaints were written.
Skins that players say roll best
None of the following is official, but it reflects the most consistent player reports. Treat it as a starting point and keep notes on your own results.
- Rainbow Wrangler skins: reported to often produce very rare results.
- Aurora Wrangler skins: a milder version of the same tendency.
- Standard skins: a fine choice if you want a particular colour, such as topaz.
- Spectral and singularity: described as rare modifiers worth keeping if you hit one.
- Rainbow plus spectral: one player suspects rerolling loses the extra modifier, so avoid it.
A practical rolling routine
Because the outcome is random, the best way to improve your results is to control what you risk. A simple routine keeps you from losing a skin you care about.
- Choose one target slot for the session.
- Check which skins you already own in that slot.
- Feed in spare skins, never your favourite.
- Start from a Wrangler skin if rarity is your goal.
- Build up your currency first and roll in a batch.
- Write down each result so patterns become visible.
- Stop as soon as you get a keeper, such as gilded topaz.
A useful trick with duplicates
A duplicate is not always a waste. One player used a repeat result to recover a clean, baseline version of a Halloween skin on Bruiser. If you own a skin only in a shifted variant, a duplicate base roll can give you the plain version back.
That makes Lottery Larry slightly more useful than it first looks. Even a bad roll can be a cosmetic you did not have in that exact form.
How it fits with the rest of the game
Lottery Larry only changes cosmetics. It does not affect damage, upgrades or your grid, so it is safe to ignore if you care about performance. For stronger builds, the build guide and the Accelerator build guide are better uses of your time.
If you prefer secrets with a real gameplay reward, the computer code guide explains how Ouroboros tickets unlock exotic upgrades, and the hidden weapons guide covers the Carver and Globbler.
What is still unknown
Pigeons at Play has not published the odds for any modifier, colour or skin. The exact cost of a reroll, whether the pool changes with events, and whether 1.0 changed the drop rates are also not documented in detail.
Be cautious with any claim of exact percentages. Without a large, controlled sample, those numbers are only one player's luck. We will update this page if the developer publishes odds or if the community confirms a reliable pattern after the 1.0 release on October 20, 2026.
Quick checklist
Bring spare skins, pick one slot, build up your currency through side objectives, and roll in a batch. Expect duplicates, keep any gilded, spectral or singularity result, and stop once you have a skin you love.
Sources and further reading
- Freeze & Fester major update — SteamDB patch notes (Aug 25, 2026)
- I don't think I get Lottery Larry — Steam player discussion
- Lottery Larry: skin rerolls explained — playmycopunk.wiki
- Mycopunk official Steam news feed (patch notes)