Chapter 4 of 24 · Build the foundation
Use the second night to fund the first unlocks
Repeat the safe Staff plan, collect 1 Moly for Night's Craftwork, and bring home the next Ash needed for The Sorceress or the Crescent Pick.
Do these first
Full steps belowRecognize these first
- Second night
- The run that begins when you leave the Crossroads for the first time.
- Moly
- A yellow Erebus plant collected by hand inside a room. It is not a reward-door option. Reserve the first one for Night's Craftwork.
- Ashes
- A permanent resource shown on reward doors. Ashes reveal Arcana Cards and buy the Crescent Pick once the tool tab opens.
The run between the two early returns
Leaving the Crossroads after the first return begins the second night. The Cauldron will not become usable during the run. It opens when this attempt ends and you return.
This night has a narrow job. Preserve the combat sequence you already know while collecting the two materials that turn the second return into permanent access.
Keep the second night deliberately small
Do not add a new weapon plan while the first permanent unlocks are still being funded.
- Weapon
- Witch's StaffUse the same Cast, two-Attack, Sprint sequence from the first night.
- Arcana
- The Sorceress when availableIts faster Omega channel supports the starting weapon without changing its inputs.
- Plant target
- 1 MolyNight's Craftwork costs 1 Moly once the recipe is revealed.
- Door target
- Ashes after immediate survivalUse the first required Ash on The Sorceress, then reserve 1 Ash for the Crescent Pick.
Know which materials make the next return useful
- The Cauldron unlock is tied to returning after this night, not to reaching a certain room during it.
- Collect Moly whenever it appears. No gathering tool is required.
- Choose an Ash door when current Life and damage are stable enough to keep the run useful.
- A failed second night still reaches the correct second-return state.
Fund the first unlocks without changing the combat plan
- Start with the same safe exchange
Use Cast to hold ordinary enemies, Attack twice through the opening, then Sprint out before the counterattack.
- Take an Ash door only when the run can carry it
Choose Ashes when Life is comfortable and the main damage move already works. Choose a Centaur Heart instead when ordinary rooms are still draining too much Life.
- Collect the first Moly you see
Walk to the yellow plant and collect it by hand. Moly is a room pickup, not a door reward, and the first one funds Night's Craftwork.
- Do not restart for a perfect second night
Keep every useful room and material. Whether the run ends early or reaches a new region, returning to the Crossroads is the required progression step.
Choose survival before a fragile resource run
- Ashes or a Centaur HeartTake the Heart when ordinary rooms are already threatening the run.Reaching more rooms creates more chances to find Moly and permanent rewards.
- A new weapon or the practiced StaffKeep the Staff for this night.The run is funding access. It does not need a second weapon-learning problem.
If Moly or Ashes do not appear
If Moly does not appear, finish the night anyway and keep it as the next collection target. If no safe Ash door appears, preserve the run and fund the missing Ash later.