VOWS

11 vows

A vow is a difficulty you choose. Swear it before the run, pay its shards, and carry its weight. Votive weight multiplies what the run is worth. Each vow is stamped on a wax seal in the corner of the screen for as long as it holds.

The Night Is Younger

the wall of the deep dead rises fifteen waves early

votive weight 2 · 500 shards to swear

No Light but Yours

no soul echoes rise this vigil

votive weight 1 · 250 shards to swear

Sins Remembered

every boss arrives ascended, wearing its deep patterns

votive weight 2 · 500 shards to swear

Famine

the dead surrender half their experience

votive weight 3 · 750 shards to swear

How Heavy This Crown

bosses rise half again as hardy, and strike harder

votive weight 2 · 500 shards to swear

The Swelling Horde

a quarter more of them, every wave, from the first

votive weight 2 · 500 shards to swear

From Darkness

the innate bolt is stilled, only chosen skills fire

votive weight 1 · 250 shards to swear

Unperfected

no skill may evolve

votive weight 3 · 750 shards to swear

A Hand of Five

one skill slot is bricked over

votive weight 2 · 500 shards to swear

No Bargains Struck

no wanderers, no bargains

votive weight 1 · 250 shards to swear

Empty-Handed

relics only dropped by bosses

votive weight 2 · 500 shards to swear