TODAY'S VIGIL

reaching the keeper…

Spectral Vigil

You don't move. You don't aim. You build a vigil against the dead and find out how far it carries you.

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THIS ERA

reaching the keeper…

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Wave 22. A single point of light at the center of the field, ringed by orbit paths, with a handful of relics circling and one chain reaching out to a struck enemy.
Wave 22
Wave 28 under the omen "The Turgid Dead" where more enemies spawn and are worth more xp. Two large dark circles rimmed with red teeth crowd the right of the field while embers stream in from the left.
Wave 28 - Omen: The Turgid Dead
Wave 33. The field is full: overlapping damage numbers in gold and white, drifting spores, and a bright bloom at the center.
Wave 33
Wave 57 under the omen "The Racing Pulse" where you trade damage for attack speed. Damage numbers in the millions stack across the whole screen.
Wave 57 - Omen: The Racing Pulse
Wave 62 with two throne health bars at the top, The Gravewright and the Ancient Lamenter, over a field dense with fire, bone and damage numbers.
Wave 62 - two thrones at once

20 SKILLS, SIX SLOTS

Every level-up deals you cards. Level one to its cap, spend a charge won from a boss, and it becomes something with a new name and new rules.

Grave Nova

The chill of the tomb closes in, dragging what it touches and drawing life back with it.

void

Warding Blades

Bound relic-blades circle the vigil, cutting all who approach.

physical

Soul Siphon

Hungry threads lash out from the vigil, each sipping life back home.

void

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35 RELICS

They drop along the way and stack. Skills combine in ways I didn't plan and can't always predict.

Spectral Crown

15% MORE damage

Sunless Mirror

10% MORE attack speed

Barrowheart Plate

+12% max life, +10 armor

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THE THRONES

Every fifth wave brings a crowned elite. Every tenth brings a throne, and deep enough in, all three at once.

Bone Gaoler

3,600 life · 60 touch

Ancient Lamenter

1,850 life · 55 touch

The Gravewright

2,800 life · 60 touch

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