Illifar, King of Demons, has arrived in The Dungeon Beneath! This update also brings new characters, new artifacts, new equipment, new encounters, new types of rooms - and more!

ILLIFAR

Illifar joins Abaddon as a new final boss. At the start of each run, you'll be able to see which old god lurks below.

ANDROMALIUS AND BATHIN

With Illifar, comes two new types of rooms.

• Andromalius and the Void. Each time you meet Andromalius, she'll transform one piece of equipment. Each piece of equipment transforms into a specific item. For example, Andromalius will always transform the Holy Scepter into the Potion Belt. Andromalius can even create some unique items...

• Bathin's Bargain. Bathin offers a selection of optional bargains. Each bargain grants you gold; however, the bargain will raise the difficulty of the next battle.

NEW CHARACTERS

This update introduces three new characters: the Javelineer, the Channeler, and the Royal Guard. Each character begins unlocked and can be found at L1, L2, and L3.

• The Javelineer is a welcome addition to any armor build, providing high damage and flexibility.

• The Channeler offers doom builds a way to consistently trigger their effects.

• The Royal Guard offers healing-focused parties a powerful tank, who can power up your hero.

NEW ARTIFACTS AND EQUIPMENT

In this update we're adding eight new artifacts, six new items, and many more secrets...

Artifacts:

• Royal Insignia. Your first campfire or store refresh is free.

• Troll Blood. Battle Start: Restore 2 Health to your Hero.

• Titanic Hammer. Battle Start: Give all allies 2 Armor.

• Staff of the Amguan. If an ally doesn't attack, give them +1 Power.

• Holy Distiller. After the first round, summon a Holy Wisp.

• Book of Power. Round End: Give a random allied Human +1 Power.

• Ethereal Essence. Whenever an ally loses shield, give them +3 Power.

• Jack's Fiddle. When you visit a campfire, gain 2 gold. (A tragic relic from before Jack's transformation.)

Equipment:

• Aamon's Blade. Hero Only. Counter: Gain +1 Attack.

• Soul Stealer. Hero Only. When this character kills an enemy, restore 2 health.

• Scavenger's Cloak. Archer only. When this character kills an enemy, summon a raven.

• Soul Lens. When an ally dies, deal 1 damage to the nearest enemy.

• Void Fury Ring. When this character kills an enemy, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.

• Venin Shield. +3 Health. Battle Start: Become poisoned.

• ...and more secret items!

NEW ENCOUNTERS

The Upper Dungeon and The Underneath have a selection of brand new encounters, including two new bosses: the Gargantuan Slime, and the Ancient One.

QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS

• You can now refresh the hero selection when starting a run. Additionally the hero selection screen offers more information about your run.

• Reduced duplicates when refreshing the Merchant or Campfire. (You will not see duplicates twice in a row though you may see duplicates after that).

OTHER CHANGES

• Ares, the Lost Knight now has the ability "Whenever this character would gain armor, they gain +3 Power instead." Previously Ares only gained +2 power.

• The Enraged Ooze enemy hero has been reskinned as the Metallic Ooze.

• Patch notes are now viewable in-game.

• Updated Faxel Fetterbite's ability to "Counter: Deal 1 damage to the nearest enemy, then change lanes." Previously Faxel would deal 1 damage to a random enemy.

• The Mind Reaver is now less difficult.

• Selling a unit now correctly updates the party limit display. (Thanks for spotting this CaptHardship!)

• ...and many other small bug fixes!

Do you have thoughts for what you'd like to see in-game? Let us know on our forums!

As always, thanks for playing!