Never stand still
- Enemy swarms punish idle positioning. Keep moving and dash through attack telegraphs.
- Learn one biome and one boss at a time instead of rushing every room.
Beginner Guide
Essential tips for your first runs — avoid the mistakes that end runs early.
Ink gem discipline
- You only carry two ink gems. Salvage duplicates for upgrade material, but do not over-invest in your first common gem.
- Hold out for gems that match your form and perk direction before upgrading rarity.
Vendor town timing
- Three vendors appear before each boss: cook (heal), perk seller, and gem upgrader.
- Spend if the upcoming fight is dangerous; save silver if your build is already stable.
Focus your build
- Spreading upgrades across every axis weakens runs. Commit to one or two damage paths: crit, DOT, ink skills, or ink pet.
- Purple challenge rooms are only worth taking when you are ahead — never when struggling.
Meta upgrades matter
- Spend Foxblood steadily at the Talent Stele. Incremental upgrades beat hoarding resources.
- Unlock Momo upgrades and new forms between runs — they multiply future run power.
Core Loop & Fox Inn
Understand the roguelite cycle: rooms, vendors, death, and permanent upgrades.
Run structure
- Select a combat form at the Fox Inn, then enter chapter rooms with combat, rewards, and events.
- Clear rooms to earn silver, perks, elixirs, and ink gems. Boss gates have a vendor hub first.
- Death returns you to the Inn with Foxblood and unlock progress intact.
Hub systems
- Talent Stele — permanent stat talents bought with Foxblood.
- Form unlocks — Jade Ink and story progress open new combat identities.
- Momo — ink pet evolves based on your equipped gem elements.
Combat Basics
Light and heavy attacks, dash evades, ink skill slots, and difficulty settings.
Core mechanics
- Light attacks are fast; heavy attacks hit harder and often define form identity.
- Two dash charges recharge over time. Dash i-frames are your primary defense.
- Two ink gem slots grant an active skill plus always-on passive bonuses.
Difficulty options
- Six difficulty tiers adjust enemy health and rewards. Lower tiers are accessible for first clears.
- Aim assist and accessibility options help console and action-game newcomers.
1.0 Update Overview
What changed from Early Access: content doubling, Oread crossover, endless mode.
Content expansion
- Chapters expanded from 4 to 8 with a final Celestial Palace arc.
- Boss roster doubled to 18 with new mechanics and story encounters.
- Forms increased to 11+ including Keh and BlazBlue crossover Oread.
New systems
- Endless mode returns for infinite scaling challenges.
- True ending route, expanded CG gallery, and affection dating chapters.
- Non-linear chapter routing replaces purely linear EA structure.
Combat Forms
11+ playable forms (画皮) with unique weapons, abilities, and playstyles.
Red
Balanced Melee Form: Suitable for all playstyles. Use powerful Charged Heavy Attacks or quickly follow Light Attack with Heavy Attack for swift Quick Heavy Attacks.Red is the first available form that you encounter in the tutorial.
- Form Buff
- Max HP +20
- Unlock
- Available from the start (tutorial form)
Key Abilities
- Glutton Blade: In this run, each dish consumed increased Light Attack damage by 20%.
- Shield Shatter: Light Attack deals an extra 50% damage to enemies under the Ink Shield state.
- Ripple Strike: The final hit of your Light Attack sprints forward then returns, dealing 2 damage hits; invulnerable during sprint and return.
- Rainfall Slash: Heavy Attack Attack Speed +15%. All Swift Heavy Attacks are converted into Powerful Swift Heavy Attacks.
- Iron Lotus: Gain Super Armor and increase Damage reduction by 30% during Heavy Attack.
- Endless Wave: Fully Charged Heavy Attack triggers a circular shockwave dealing Heavy Attack/Additional damage; Powerful Swift Heavy Attack triggers a weaker shockwave at 1/3 damage.
Primordial Power
Heart of Sword / Swift Slash
Heart of Sword: Light/Heavy Attack Damage +100%, Speed +20%; Light and Heavy damage count as each other. Swift Heavy Attack hits grant Crit stacks. Swift Slash (12s CD): Sprint forward then cast Swift and Powerful Swift Heavy Attacks as Ink Skill damage.
Violetta
Agility-Focused Form: High attack frequency. Heavy Attacks throw a spinning blade; catching it enters Dance mode for a powerful wide-area Dance Attack.Violetta excels at rapid attacks and Dance-state burst damage.
- Form Buff
- Movement Speed +20%, Dash Cooldown -0.1 seconds
- Unlock
- Available from the start
Key Abilities
- Layered Assault: Each Light Attack hit increases Light Attack damage by 2%, stacking up to 25 times for 6 seconds.
- Mystic Slash: Dance becomes swift piercing strike forward (counts as Dash), dealing multiple hits.
- Spin Dance: Dance attack damage and range increased by 1.25 times.
- Phoenix Slice: Thrown disc continues dealing damage with +25% range but -50% flight speed.
- Protector Spin: Heavy Attack summons 2 spinning discs around you; auto-enters Dance when they disappear.
- Dance Eject: Each Dance attack fires a bouncing disc at the nearest enemy.
Primordial Power
Black Widow / Skin Puppet
Black Widow: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, DOT +100%, DOT Stack Limit +50%, Curse Effect +100%; entering Dance casts Black Widow Dance. Skin Puppet (10s CD): Summon 2 clones that cast Heavy Attack as Ink Skill damage.
A'kuan
Flexible Form: Balances attack and evasion with Bamboo Points consumed on Dash to unleash Whirlwinds.A'Kuan accumulates Bamboo Points through attacks and spends them on Dash Whirlwinds.
- Form Buff
- Additional Damage +10%
- Unlock
- Costs 2 Jade Ink to unlock
Key Abilities
- Bamboo Darts: Whirlwind fires 3 homing bamboo leaves dealing Light Attack/Additional damage.
- Leap Strike: After Heavy Attack, mark staff end; press Heavy again to leap (Dash) and smash down for massive damage.
- Skyward Bamboo: Light Attack becomes forward two-stage thrust; gain 1 Bamboo Point every 2 Light Attacks.
- Agile Form: Bamboo Point max +1. Every 4 points consumed grants an additional Dash.
- Shadow Break: Bamboo Point max +1. Whirlwind becomes Shadow Break, consuming 3 points for multi-hit AOE.
- Bamboo Shadows: Bamboo Point max +2. Gain 2 points when using an Ink Skill.
Primordial Power
Fe Eater / Wind Breaker
Fe Eater: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, Additional Damage +100%, Dash storage +1, Dash CD -0.1s; autocast 3 Bamboo Points every 10s. Wind Breaker (12s CD): Cast Whirlwind as Ink Skill damage, +15% damage/range per Bamboo Point.
Miss Lee
Balanced Ranged Form: Light Attacks grant Chess Power; at 8 stacks, enter Checkmate mode to enhance Heavy Attack.Miss Lee combines chess-piece projectiles with a Checkmate power spike.
- Form Buff
- Damage Modifier +15%
- Unlock
- Costs 5 Jade Ink to unlock
Key Abilities
- Instant Burst: Light Attack pieces explode on hit for area damage instead of piercing.
- Focus Shot: Movement restricted during Light Attack but attack speed increased.
- Ready to Strike: Heavy Attack is Charge skill: range and damage increase up to 2x.
- Sustained Conflict: Normal Heavy Attack grants 2 Chess Power stacks on hit.
- Shadow Ambush: Dashing leaves a phantom piece; hitting it with attacks causes explosion and +2 Chess Power.
- Overwhelming Rain: Checkmate-enhanced Heavy Attack summons continuous chess piece rain for 3 seconds.
Primordial Power
Chess of Pearl / Decisive Move
Chess of Pearl: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, Damage Modifier +100%, Buff effect +30%; Checkmate grants Grandmaster stacks. Decisive Move (11s CD): Giant Chess launches 10 Light Attack projectiles as Ink Skill damage.
Six
Luck-Focused Form: Ideal for Critical Hit and Status Effect builds with coin and dice attacks.Six uses coins and dice with probability-based effects scaling with crit rate.
- Form Buff
- Critical Rate +5%, Effect Trigger Chance x1.2
- Unlock
- Costs 5 Jade Ink to unlock
Key Abilities
- Wealth Bounce: Light Attack coins bounce to nearby enemies after hitting.
- Number Roar: Heavy Attack dice show 1–6 before exploding; higher crit rate favors higher numbers for more damage.
- Scattered Dice: After exploding, dice split into 4 smaller dice dealing Heavy Attack damage.
- Death Coin: Coin range greatly increased and auto-tracks nearest enemy.
- Coin Surge: Light Attack crit rate +15%; coin proc chance x1.3.
- Loaded Dice: Heavy Attack uses Loaded Dice showing sixes; guaranteed explosion proc.
Primordial Power
Best of Luck / God of Gamble
Best of Luck: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, Silver Coin Drop +50%, Epic+ Perk drop +50%, Perk damage +50%, trigger chance x2; Six guaranteed after Boss rooms. God of Gamble (11s CD): Super Cheating Dice with 100% effect trigger chance.
Grace
Skill-Focused Form: Accumulate Ink Orbs via Ink Skills; Heavy Attack consumes orbs for bouncing ink attacks.Grace excels at Ink Skill spam and orb-powered Heavy Attacks.
- Form Buff
- Ink Skill Cooldown Cap -25%
- Unlock
- Costs 5 Jade Ink to unlock
Key Abilities
- Ink Cloud: Light Attack becomes three-stage; third stage has increased range/damage and Ink Skill damage.
- Ink Hail: Heavy Attack consumes 2 Ink Orbs to cast multiple small ink orbs.
- Ink Epiphany: Heavy Attack ink orbs accelerate a random Ink Skill by 3% on hit.
- Ripple Blast: Ink orbs explode after brief flight, pulling enemies to center.
- Ink Surge: Light Attack attack speed greatly increases; max stackable buff limit +10.
- Ink Gift: Gain 1 additional orb when using an Ink Skill in combat.
Primordial Power
Grand Unified / Gifted Brush
Grand Unified: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, Ink Skill damage +100%, range +50%, move speed +50%; all attack/DOT damage counts as Ink Skill. Gifted Brush (9s CD): Ink Clone casts random Legendary Ink Skill.
Dr. Suen
Ink Pet-Focused Form: Enhances Ink Pets as the main damage source; Momo fights from base form.Dr. Suen strengthens all Ink Pets through feathers, marks, and pet synergy.
- Form Buff
- Ink Pet Modifier +10%, Ink Pet Special Skill Cooldown Cap -5%
- Unlock
- Costs 5 Jade Ink to unlock
Key Abilities
- Wind Burst: Light Attack feathers explode after brief flight for circular AOE damage.
- Lash of Love: Heavy Attack hitting Ink Pet grants Bliss: pet damage and attack speed +25% for 6s.
- Whirlwind: Light Attack marks last 5s; marked enemies take +15% Ink Pet and +20% Light Attack damage.
- Feather Array: Fully charged Heavy Attack summons Feather Array for 2s dealing damage per second.
- Pure Focus: Heavy Attack Charge speed +15%; hits accelerate Ink Pet special skills by 2%.
- True Form: All Ink Pet damage x1.2; Momo permanently Invisible with unique skills.
Primordial Power
Eclosion Carol / Feather Rain
Eclosion Carol: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, Ink Pet Modifier +75%, Speed +20%, pet cooldowns -20%; transform into Divine Bird Ink Pet form. Feather Rain (15s CD): Feather AOE as Ink Skill, fully charged Heavy Attack, and pet skills.
General Gor
Strength-Focused Form: High damage, low mobility. Embed blade with Heavy Attack, then Whirling Slash on retrieval.General Gor trades mobility for devastating blade embed and whirlwind combos.
- Form Buff
- Damage Reduction +10%, but Movement Speed -15%
- Unlock
- Beat the final boss once; costs 7 Jade Ink
Key Abilities
- Frostblade Spin: While blade embedded, Heavy Attack recalls blade dealing 0.6x Whirling Slash damage in path.
- Frost Fist Power: Unarmed Light Attack becomes rapid punches; punching embedded blade causes resonance damage.
- Earthbreaker Slash: Light Attack becomes jump slash with shockwave.
- Frost Blast: Gain Frost Points from Light Attacks; at 4 points cast 5 ice cones.
- Frost Pulse: Charge damage +25%; Charge while armed counts as Light and Heavy Attack.
- Frost Lotus Bind: Embedded blade summons Frost Circle reducing enemy damage and move speed by 30%.
Primordial Power
Bloody Battle / Gorilla Roar
Bloody Battle: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, Damage Reduction +20%, Shield +50%; taking damage stacks Damage Modifier. Gorilla Roar (10s CD): Throw Frost Blade that Roars, embeds 7s, grants Shield 7% max HP.
Monk Jin
Long-Range Form: Extremely long range, high damage but low survivability with lotus projectiles and charge lasers.Monk Jin delivers charged lasers and lotus attacks from extreme range.
- Form Buff
- Increases all damage dealt by 20%, but reduces maximum HP by 20%
- Unlock
- Beat the final boss once; costs 7 Jade Ink
Key Abilities
- Lotus Pierce: Light Attack lotus hovers on first enemy dealing continuous damage.
- Heavenly Flame: Heavy Attack summons lotus firing penetrating flames; more flames with longer charge.
- Blooming Lotus: Light Attack can Charge to throw two lotuses.
- Buddha's Radiance: Lasers mark enemies 3s; Light Attack missiles track marked enemies.
- Golden Wheel Strike: Heavy Attack summons Golden Wheel firing circular AOE laser.
- Lotus Blade Dance: Lotus throw cooldown -0.3 seconds.
Primordial Power
Soundless Nirvana / The Six Realms
Soundless Nirvana: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, Charge speed +30%, Dash CD -0.15s; fatal damage rebirth once per run with stacking buffs. The Six Realms (12s CD): Clones replicate fully charged Heavy Attack as Ink Skill; +2 clones per Nirvana stack (up to 6).
Keh
Peony Assassin Form: Floral-themed agile fighter with flower traps and lingering fragrance debuffs.Keh is the Peony Demon boss turned playable form, introduced in the Celestial Palace update. Uses peony petals and flower markers with phase-based burst.
- Form Buff
- DOT Damage +15%, Effect Trigger Chance x1.15
- Unlock
- Unlocked in Skyward Celestial Palace (Chapter 5+); costs Jade Ink
Key Abilities
- Petal Storm: Light Attack scatters peony petals that linger and deal DOT; can move slowly while using Light Attack.
- Lingering Fragrance: Heavy Attack plants a flower marker; enemies near it take increased DOT and Curse damage.
- Bloom Step: Dash leaves a peony that explodes after 1s, inflicting Poison or Burning.
- Thorn Lash: Every 6 Light Attack hits, launch a thorn whip pulling enemies and applying Bleeding.
- Garden Veil: Upon entering a new room, apply 2 stacks of random DOT to all enemies.
- Fragrance Echo: Ink Skills have 25% chance to duplicate Lingering Fragrance at target location.
Primordial Power
Peony Judgment / Garden of Demise
Peony Judgment: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, DOT Damage +100%, Curse Effect +80%. Garden of Demise (13s CD): Summon a peony field for 4s dealing multi-type DOT and forcing Judgment on Cursed elites.
Oread
Aggressive Crossover Form: Relentless melee rushdown from BlazBlue Entropy Effect collaboration.Oread joins as a crossover form with exclusive Ink Gem, Ink Pet skins, and chaos-themed perks for aggressive close combat.
- Form Buff
- Damage Modifier +12%, Dash Cooldown -0.1 seconds
- Unlock
- BlazBlue Entropy Effect crossover — unlock at Fox Inn after v1.0 launch
Key Abilities
- Entropy Rush: Light Attack is a three-hit flurry; third hit dashes forward (counts as Dash).
- Obsidian Break: Heavy Attack slams ground creating a shock line; Charge increases width and damage.
- Chaos Trace: Dash leaves a trail that detonates after 0.5s for Additional damage.
- Cross Counter: After Dash Evade, next Light Attack deals +80% damage and inflicts Exhaust.
- Fracture Chain: Critical hits reduce Heavy Attack Charge time by 10% for 3s, stacking 3 times.
- Void Step: Storage limit of Dash +1; consecutive Dashes within 2s grant +5% Damage Modifier per Dash.
Primordial Power
Entropy Collapse / Stage IV Annihilation
Entropy Collapse: Light/Heavy Damage +100%, Critical Damage +50%, Dash storage +1. Stage IV Annihilation (10s CD): Unleash a crossover finisher dealing Heavy Attack/Ink Skill damage in a wide arc; resets Dash charges on kill.
Ink Gems Database
40+ ink gems across five elements plus Momo variants — active skills and passives.
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Perks Database
Relics and artifacts from Common to Legendary and Cursed tiers.
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Elixirs
Permanent run buffs found in elixir furnaces and rewards.
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Talent Stele
33 meta-progression talents purchased with Foxblood at the Fox Inn.
combat
| Category | Level | Effect | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blade Flurry T1 | 1 | Light Attack Damage +3% | 10 |
| 2 | Light Attack Damage +5% | 10 | |
| 3 | Light Attack Damage +8% | 15 | |
| 4 | Light Attack Damage +11% | 15 | |
| 5 | Light Attack Damage +15% | 20 | |
| Resolute Impact T1 | 1 | Heavy Attack Damage +3% | 10 |
| 2 | Heavy Attack Damage +5% | 10 | |
| 3 | Heavy Attack Damage +8% | 15 | |
| 4 | Heavy Attack Damage +11% | 15 | |
| 5 | Heavy Attack Damage +15% | 20 | |
| Reliable Friend T1 | 1 | Ink Pet's Basic Attack gains 15% Light Attack Damage Increase and Heavy Attack Damage Increase | 10 |
| 2 | Ink Pet's Basic Attack gains 20% Light Attack Damage Increase and Heavy Attack Damage Increase | 20 | |
| 3 | Ink Pet's Basic Attack gains 30% Light Attack Damage Increase and Heavy Attack Damage Increase | 40 | |
| Surprise Attack T2 | 1 | Critical Damage +3% | 15 |
| 2 | Critical Damage +5% | 15 | |
| 3 | Critical Damage +8% | 25 | |
| 4 | Critical Damage +11% | 25 | |
| 5 | Critical Damage +15% | 35 | |
| Sharp Claws T2 | 1 | Ink Pet's Critical Chance +5% | 15 |
| 2 | Ink Pet's Critical Chance +6% | 15 | |
| 3 | Ink Pet's Critical Chance +7% | 25 | |
| 4 | Ink Pet's Critical Chance +8% | 25 | |
| 5 | Ink Pet's Critical Chance +10% | 35 | |
| Bold Moves T2 | 1 | When HP is below 20%, Damage Modifier +5%, Critical Chance +3% | 15 |
| 2 | When HP is below 20%, Damage Modifier +7%, Critical Chance +4% | 15 | |
| 3 | When HP is below 20%, Damage Modifier +9%, Critical Chance +5% | 25 | |
| 4 | When HP is below 20%, Damage Modifier +12%, Critical Chance +7% | 25 | |
| 5 | When HP is below 20%, Damage Modifier +15%, Critical Chance +10% | 35 | |
| Viper's Venom T3 | 1 | Increase Duration of DOT and Curse by 3% | 20 |
| 2 | Increase Duration of DOT and Curse by 5% | 30 | |
| 3 | Increase Duration of DOT and Curse by 6% | 40 | |
| 4 | Increase Duration of DOT and Curse by 8% | 50 | |
| 5 | Increase Duration of DOT and Curse by 10% | 60 | |
| Steadfast T3 | 1 | Increase Duration of Buffs and Shields by 3% | 20 |
| 2 | Increase Duration of Buffs and Shields by 5% | 30 | |
| 3 | Increase Duration of Buffs and Shields by 6% | 40 | |
| 4 | Increase Duration of Buffs and Shields by 8% | 50 | |
| 5 | Increase Duration of Buffs and Shields by 10% | 60 | |
| Rock Solid T3 | 1 | Increase Shield amount by 5% | 20 |
| 2 | Increase Shield amount by 6% | 30 | |
| 3 | Increase Shield amount by 7% | 40 | |
| 4 | Increase Shield amount by 8% | 50 | |
| 5 | Increase Shield amount by 10% | 60 | |
| Ink Slayer T4 | 1 | Increase damage to Ink Shields by 10% | 50 |
| 2 | Increase damage to Ink Shields by 18% | 75 | |
| 3 | Increase damage to Ink Shields by 25% | 100 | |
| Overflowing Bounty T4 | 1 | Increase Silver Coins dropped in Trial Valley by 20% and Epic+ Ink Gem drop chance by 10% | 80 |
| 2 | Increase Silver Coins dropped in Trial Valley by 30% and Epic+ Ink Gem drop chance by 20% | 160 |
survivability
| Category | Level | Effect | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough Guard T1 | 1 | Damage Modifier +1% | 10 |
| 2 | Damage Modifier +2% | 10 | |
| 3 | Damage Modifier +3% | 15 | |
| 4 | Damage Modifier +5% | 15 | |
| 5 | Damage Modifier +6% | 20 | |
| Healing Potion T1 | 1 | HP Regen +2% | 10 |
| 2 | HP Regen +4% | 10 | |
| 3 | HP Regen +6% | 15 | |
| 4 | HP Regen +9% | 15 | |
| 5 | HP Regen +12% | 20 | |
| High Spirits T1 | 1 | Upon entering a new room, +1 HP | 10 |
| 2 | Upon entering a new room, +2 HP | 10 | |
| 3 | Upon entering a new room, +3 HP | 15 | |
| 4 | Upon entering a new room, +4 HP | 15 | |
| 5 | Upon entering a new room, +5 HP | 20 | |
| Yin-Yang Balance T2 | 1 | Ink Skill Damage +3% | 15 |
| 2 | Ink Skill Damage +6% | 15 | |
| 3 | Ink Skill Damage +9% | 25 | |
| 4 | Ink Skill Damage +12% | 25 | |
| 5 | Ink Skill Damage +15% | 35 | |
| Peaceful Soul T2 | 1 | When you release your Ink Skill, 3% chance to instantly reset its cooldown and your Ink Pet's common skill | 20 |
| 2 | Chance increased to 5% | 40 | |
| 3 | Chance increased to 7% | 60 | |
| Good Partner T2 | 1 | Ink Pet's active skill gains 15% Cooldown reduction and Cooldown Reduction percentage of common skill | 20 |
| 2 | Cooldown reduction increased to 22% | 40 | |
| 3 | Cooldown reduction increased to 30% | 60 | |
| Endless Assault T3 | 1 | Increase Additional Damage by 3% | 20 |
| 2 | Increase Additional Damage by 6% | 30 | |
| 3 | Increase Additional Damage by 9% | 40 | |
| 4 | Increase Additional Damage by 12% | 50 | |
| 5 | Increase Additional Damage by 15% | 60 | |
| Swift Steps T3 | 1 | Increase Movement Speed by 5% | 35 |
| 2 | Increase Movement Speed by 10% | 60 | |
| 3 | Increase Movement Speed by 15% | 90 | |
| Reckless Onslaught T3 | 1 | Taking damage gives a 15% chance for a Dash opportunity | 35 |
| 2 | Chance increased to 22% | 60 | |
| 3 | Chance increased to 30% | 90 | |
| Impenetrable T4 | 1 | When entering a Foe Forge or Boss room, gain a Protective Mask blocking 1 stack of damage | 220 |
| Masterful Dodge T4 | 1 | When dodging an enemy attack with a Dash, all Ink Skill cooldowns accelerate by 5% | 50 |
| 2 | Acceleration increased to 7% | 75 | |
| 3 | Acceleration increased to 10% | 100 |
utility
| Category | Level | Effect | Price |
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| Money Maker T1 | 1 | Silver Coin Drop +2% | 10 |
| 2 | Silver Coin Drop +4% | 10 | |
| 3 | Silver Coin Drop +6% | 15 | |
| 4 | Silver Coin Drop +8% | 15 | |
| 5 | Silver Coin Drop +10% | 20 | |
| Creative Writing T1 | 1 | Inkstone Drop +2% | 10 |
| 2 | Inkstone Drop +4% | 10 | |
| 3 | Inkstone Drop +6% | 15 | |
| 4 | Inkstone Drop +8% | 15 | |
| 5 | Inkstone Drop +10% | 20 | |
| Fast Learner T1 | 1 | Foxblood Drop +2% | 10 |
| 2 | Foxblood Drop +4% | 10 | |
| 3 | Foxblood Drop +6% | 15 | |
| 4 | Foxblood Drop +8% | 15 | |
| 5 | Foxblood Drop +10%; +25% Foxblood from Bosses | 20 | |
| Good Price T2 | 1 | Discount Rate +5% | 20 |
| 2 | Discount Rate +10% | 40 | |
| 3 | Discount Rate +15% | 60 | |
| Fine Craft T2 | 1 | Increase rarity of perks in shop to rare or higher by +10% | 20 |
| 2 | Increase by +15% | 40 | |
| 3 | Increase by +20% | 60 | |
| Shiny Perks T2 | 1 | Damage modifier +0.5% for every perk you have | 20 |
| 2 | Damage modifier +0.75% for every perk you have | 40 | |
| 3 | Damage modifier +1% for every perk you have | 60 | |
| Leap Forward T3 | 1 | Recover +5% HP every time you upgrade your Ink Gem | 35 |
| 2 | Recover +7% HP | 60 | |
| 3 | Recover +10% HP | 90 | |
| Transcendence T3 | 1 | Whenever you consume an elixir, increase damage modifier by 0.2% | 35 |
| 2 | Increase by 0.35% | 60 | |
| 3 | Increase by 0.5% | 90 | |
| Wise Consumption T3 | 1 | Reduce the price of food sold by Chef Jade by 5% | 35 |
| 2 | Reduce by 10% | 60 | |
| 3 | Reduce by 15% | 90 | |
| Discerning Eyes T4 | 1 | Carrying Two Legendary Ink Gems immediately drops one epic perk. Triggers once per game | 220 |
| Flawless Victory T4 | 1 | Passing through a battle room unharmed permanently increases Epic+ Ink Gem and Perk drop rate by 1% | 80 |
| 2 | Increase by 2% | 160 |
Ink Pet — Momo
Your ink companion evolves with gem combinations into 15+ combat forms.
Evolution basics
- Momo adapts to your ink gem elements — Wood, Metal, Water, Fire, Earth each unlock distinct forms.
- Over 15 evolved forms with unique assist attacks and passive bonuses.
- Dr. Suen form treats Momo as a primary damage dealer.
Chapters & Bosses
8 chapters and 18 boss encounters in the full 1.0 release.
Verdant Buddhist Forest
Verdant Buddhist forests — ink-washed temples and bamboo grovesMirror Shrine
Reflection halls and illusionary corridorsFrigid Monkey Kingdom
Snow caves and frozen monkey citadelsSnow Pass
Ice ridges leading to the White Ape strongholdEerie Garden
Chapter III — haunted gardens with Kun opera ambiencePhantom Waterland
Gentle yet terrifying misty wetlandsAncient Mausoleum
Ancient reverent ruins and tomb passagesSkyward Celestial Palace
Chapter V–VI celestial palace and ink-god sanctumBuild Synergies
Theorycrafting paths: crit, DOT, ink skills, ink pet, and hybrid builds.
Crit / Tiger path
- Tiger Ink + On Target talents + Croc Drum / Tempest Ring perks scale crit quickly.
- Pairs well with Red, Six, and Violetta forms.
DOT / Wood path
- Venom Ink + Ivy Ink + Tri-Curse / Glacier Claw perks stack poison, bleed, and burning.
- Nightmare Bell and DOT elixirs extend duration windows.
Ink skill spam
- Grace form + Flash Ink + Psychic Pendant / Quickening Charm reduce cooldowns.
- Celestial Elixir and ink cooldown talents amplify the loop.
Ink pet carry
- Dr. Suen + Momo ink gems + Pellet Drum / Nexus Collar let Momo deal most damage.
- Switch gems mid-run to evolve Momo into elemental forms.
Difficulty & Endless
Six difficulty tiers, aim assist, and the returning endless challenge mode.
Compared to Hades
- Generally more accessible — solid base stats and adjustable difficulty tiers.
- First run can feel hard with nothing unlocked; power spikes quickly after a few talent purchases.
Endless mode
- Post-clear challenge with escalating modifiers. Bring a completed build with strong sustain or burst.
Characters & Affection
20+ folklore-inspired NPCs with stories, dialogue, and affection events.
Affection system
- Fox spirit, flower fairies, mirror demons, and 20+ folklore NPCs appear in hub and events.
- Raise affection through dialogue choices to unlock stories and intimate scenes.
Community Tier Lists
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Realm of Ink harder than Hades?
Most players find it easier once talents are unlocked. Six difficulty tiers let you tune challenge vs. rewards.
How many ink gems can I equip?
Two slots. You can swap or salvage gems found during runs and upgrade them at the pre-boss vendor.
What is Foxblood used for?
Meta currency for the Talent Stele. It drops automatically when clearing rooms based on enemies defeated.
Which form should beginners use?
Red is balanced and tutorial-friendly. Violetta rewards mobility; Six suits crit and luck builds.
Does the game support my language?
Steam lists 9 languages with full UI: English, Simplified/traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), and Russian.
Where are the remaining perks beyond this database?
Marketing cites 200+ perks; our table lists every perk documented in community datamines. More may appear in future patches.