Relics

Relics are abilities that can provide useful buffs (and debuffs), deal damage or call summons, typically for a limited duration - although some relics have effects that are permanent for the course of the run (e.g. Dune Shroud).

Each class has a default starter relic that the player begins the run with. On defeating a boss in the run, the boss will drop a random relic that the player can switch their relic for. Upon leaving the boss arena, the player will have no way to return to their old relic and will have to retain the new relic unless they encounter an interactable that allows them to switch their relic again (for example, the Serpent Shop).

Most relics do not need to be unlocked, and will freely appear in the Serpent Shop or dropped from bosses, but there are some exceptions, including:

• Strengthen Soul: Collect the mystery seed in the blood lake section of the Sanguine Cathedral
• Shriveled Nightmare: Collect the peculiar seed in an encounter with Malvo, the Gluttonous

Currently known relics are displayed in the table below:

(This table is a work in progress).

Relics

Image	Description	Scaling	Cooldown	Duration	Energy Cost	Starter Relic?
A Dreamer's Veil	Create a veil of moonlight that slows all enemies by 75%. Lasts 6 seconds.		60s	6s	30	No
A Golden Rose	Dash a short distance and apply a debuff that increases damage taken by 15% to each enemy you pass through		25		0	No
Aeonic Flower	Hold to channel and heal all nearby allies for up to 7.7 per second. How long you can channel is based on how much damage you've done since last use.	9x(0.5 +(FAI/20))	3s		15	Yes - Aspect of the Support
Bottled Djinn	+5 Dexterity. Enhance running and jumping attacks by 27%. 10 second duration.	STA	30	10	25	No
Box of Pollen	Apply a heal over time buff to nearby friendlies. Heals for (x) over 30 seconds.	30 + FAI*level	150s	30s	0	No
Bundle of Eyes	Deal 500 fatigue damage around you.		45s		30	No
Burning Ground	Leaves a trail of burning ground for 10 seconds, dealing (x) Fire damage per second.	INT	60s	10s	30	No
Cower	Shrink away from your foes. This will Expose your weakness, adding a stack of exposed to yourself.		3s		0	Yes - Aspect of the Feeble
Dream Catcher	Launch a void that slowly stops, dealing 24 damage per second of all damage types to everything nearby (including you).		60		75	No
Dune Shroud	Increase damage by 10% and reduce damage taken by 10% for 40 seconds. Permanently reduce a random attribute by 1.		20s	40s	0	Yes - Aspect of the Dunes
Figurine: Way of the Berserker	Increase attack speed by 15%. Increase Physical damage by 25%. Reduce Physical Resistance by 15%. Lasts 20s.		50s	20s	20	No
Figurine: Way of the Sphere	Gain 20% Lifesteal at the cost of 10% physical attack power for 6 seconds.		35s		0	No
Figurine: Way of the Vanguard	Become immune to fatigue and increase damage by 20%* for 10s. [Note currently (5/6/2026) the number is 2020%. This has been confirmed by developers to be a typo and the intended number is 20%].		35s	10s	20	No
Firecrackers	Throw a projectile that explodes many times in a cone.		25s		0	No
Gluttonous Feast	Channel to consume blood to heal. Heal 1 per blood spent.		10s		0	Yes - Aspect of the Shriveled Lord
Greater Lightning Bolt	Charge up and release a greater lightning bolt that deals 15-45 Lightning damage based on time charged.		20s		25	Yes -Aspect of the Dreamer
Green Powder	The ground erupts in oozing venom, dealing (x) Blight damage per second and inflicting enemies with Rot periodically. Inflicts self with one stack of Rot upon activation.	(FAI-5)/2	45s	~10s	30	No
Growth	Channel to consume Blood. After having consumed 100 blood you level up.		10s		0	Yes -Aspect of the Seedling
Holy Hand	Spawn a ball that seeks out nearby enemies and deals (x) physical damage to them. Only attacks each enemy once.	STR	30s		0	Yes -Aspect of the Seedling
Ithma's Aspergil	Stomp the ground to deal (x) Physical damage and inflict (y) stacks of Bleed to enemies in front of you.	x = STR * 1 y = 1 + ((FAI-6)/4)	45		30	No
Magnolian Effigy	Plant an effigy that gives nearby allies 20% increased damage.		90s	>90s	35	Yes - Aspect of the Magnolia
Manifest Anima	Attacks are 20% faster and consume 25% less energy. Your damage resistance is reduced by 15%.		50s	?	20	No
Plague Spreader	Channel to spawn homing skulls that deal 5 Blight damage and slows the target by 5% for 8 seconds	(FTH+INT)/3	30s	8s	15	Yes - Aspect of the Plague
Pinch of Orange Dust	Become stone while channeling, dealing fatigue damage to enemies who hit you. Costs 50 energy per second.		10s		50p/s	No
Quicksand	Spikes burst from the ground and deal 6 physical damage to enemies at regular intervals.		45s	?	0	No
Serpent Ring	Shoot a homing spark that deals 15 Lightning damage.		8s		10	Yes - Aspect of the Serpent
Shriveled Nightmare	Hold to run with a bomb and explode, dealing 100 Fire damage to all nearby characters, including yourself.		30s		15	No
Slayer's Mark	Activate with a locked target to apply a debuff causing crits to deal 25% more damage for 11 seconds.		35s	11s	10	Yes - Aspect of the Keen
Strengthen Soul	Channel to consume Blood. For each point of blood consumed you gain a stacking 2% Physical damage increase on your next hit Lasts 60s		10	60s	0	No
Staggering Physique	Lose 50% health and gain it back over 30s. Deal Fatigue damage to all nearby enemies based on 100% of missing health.		35s	30s	20	Yes - Aspect of the Bold
Summon Helper	Summon a random friendly helper for 20s.		25s	20s	30	Yes - Aspect of the Summoner
Summon Firstborn	Summon the firstborn for 40 seconds.		50s	40s	30	No. Only available after encountering the Firstborn.
Unrestrained	Lose all your Dexterity for 8s but gain 5% increased damage for each point of Dexterity lost.		30s	8s	25	Yes - Aspect of the Oak
Unshackling Flame	Throw a fireball that deals 27 Fire damage in an aoe.	20+INT	25s		0	Yes - Aspect of the Trickster
Way of the Feline	+20% to Crit chance for 6 seconds.		30		0	No