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!
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