Summary
InResident Evil 4 Remake, players can attach charms to their attache case to receive certain buffs and bonuses. These charms have varying effects, from increasing Leon’s movement speed to increasing the value of certain items the player cansell to the merchant. Players can earn these by putting tokens into the Token Machine found in the Merchant’s shooting range.
There are over 30 charms in the game. However, some of these charms have effects players will definitely want to take advantage of. As long as they equip three of these, they’ll be able to go throughResident Evil 4Remakewith a bit more ease. Thegame can be difficult, after all. Players will need to take advantage of all the help they can get.
Updated June 24, 2025, by Mara Cowley:The Resident Evil 4 Remake made several changes from the original, implementing a darker and grittier tone, new boss fights, changing some of the existing areas, and offering a whole host of charms players can attach to their attache case for some added bonuses. This article already featured many of thebest charms in RE4 Remake, but there were still more available for players to benefit from, and they deserve to be considered.
12Soldier W/ Dynamite
Grants Possible Bonus When Crafting Attachable Mines
The added bonus to this charm means that whenever players craft attachable mines, there’s a 30% chance of generating more ammo than usual.
This is great considering how useful and powerful attachable mines can be. These are even powerful enough to destroyenemies in the gamein a matter of seconds. With the Soldier w/ Dynamite charm equipped, players will be able to craft more attachable mines with the same number of resources.
11Rhinoceros Beetle
Recovery Items Are Worth More
The Rhinoceros Beetle charmincreases the value of recovery items when they’re sold to the Merchant.The usefulness of this charm becomes clearer once the player reaches maximum health and continues collecting Yellow Herbs. Since the Yellow Herbs become obsolete once the health is at max, players can opt to sell them instead.
This charm turns the Yellow Herb into a valuable treasure. Its price won’t be as high as an average treasure, but the player will still get more Pesetas than usual. Players can equip this before selling a recovery item. They can then replace it with another charm once done.
10Handgun Ammo
Grants Possible Bonus When Crafting Handgun Ammo
The Handgun Ammo charmincreases the craft bonus frequency of handgun ammo by 30%.While handgun ammo is rampant in the game already, this ensures the player will almost always never run out of it while they go through the game.
The handgun is perhaps one of the weapons the player will use the most. It’s reliable enough that it can deal with the smaller enemies in the game, so the player can reserve the other,more powerful weaponsfor the tougher enemies. Equipping this charm will allow gamers to use the handgun for longer periods of time.
9Ashley Graham
Increases Effectiveness Of Green Herbs
TheAshley Graham charmis useful whenever the player runs out of First Aid Sprays and has a handful of Green Herbs but not Yellow or Red Herbs to craft Mixed Herbs. This charm willincrease the health recovered by consuming Green Herbs by up to half, improving their usefulness.
This charm is in the Rare category. It’s not the easiest to obtain, but it can be enormously useful from time to time. However, the player can only equip three charms at a time. It’s best to use this one when the player is near a typewriter, their health is low, and they have multiple Green Herbs in their inventory.
8Cute Bear
Crafting Consumes Less Gunpowder
When this adorable bear charm is equipped, players will save one single unit of gunpowder each time they craft. It may not seem significant, but the more the player crafts ammo, bolts, and bombs inResident Evil 4 Remake, the more useful the charm becomes, as crafting can be costly in terms of resources.
As a Legendary charm, however, it will be tough to obtain. It may take the player a lot of Silver and Gold Tokens before they can finally earn it, but it’s a worthwhile investment that is certain to prove useful, especially when playing on harder difficulties.
7Zealot W/ Shield
Grants Bonus When Crafting Shotgun Shells
Crafting bullets is an essential mechanicinResident Evil 4 Remake, as Capcom loves to make resources scarce to their players to encourage tactical thinking and make them a little nervous as they watch their only means of self-defense dwindle.
That’s where this particular charm comes into play, as it grants a bonus every time the player crafts shotgun shells. Being one of the most useful guns in the game for cutting a swathe through crowds of ganados, players will be thankful to have these extra shells, as they run out faster than one might think.
6Bella Sisters
Grants Bonus When Crafting Magnum Ammo
The magnum is a powerhouse of a weapon, always appearing late-game inResident Eviltitles. Though it has a powerful kick-back, it deals mass amounts of damage to anyone unlucky enough to be caught in its crosshairs.
To balance out the strength of this gun, Magnum ammo is extremely rare. Players will not find many bullets when looting the game’s areas, and thus, the easiest way to access magnum ammo is through crafting. Having this charm equipped will mean players yield more magnum ammunition when they craft, which will certainly prove useful against thetougher bosses in the game.
5Merchant
Save Money On Weapon Upgrades
The Merchant charmlowers the prices ofall weapon upgradesby 5%. Because of its effect, the player doesn’t need to equip this charm all the time. They can simply equip it whenever they have to upgrade their weapons and replace it with another one afterward.
Weapon upgrades inResident Evil 4 Remakecan be remarkably expensive, especially the higher-level upgrades. Lowering them by 5% allows for a huge save, permitting players to spend their leftover money elsewhere or on other upgrades.
4Ada Wong
Reduces The Cost Of Repairing Body Armor
As soon as the player buys the body armor inResident Evil 4 Remake,it remains on them permanently. However, the armor does degrade the more damage it receives, which is why it needs to be repaired time and time again. This can be costly until the player acquires the Ada Wong charm.
The Ada Wong charmlowers the cost of body armor repairs by 30%.That’s a huge discount, and it is desperately needed because repairing the armor is something the player will do a lot as they play through the game.
3Leon W/ Handgun
Knife Repairs Cost Less
Until the player acquires the Primal Knife, the only unbreakable knife inResident Evil 4,they’ll have to repair the knives they have as they break with constant use. Like body armor, repairing the knife time and time again can be costly. Thankfully, there’s a charm that lowers this cost as well.
The Leon w/ Handgun charmlowers the cost of repairing the knife by 30%. Once acquired, the player should equip this each time they’re about to repair their knives; otherwise, they will see their funds dwindling over the course of the game.
