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Walkthrough24 chapters

Begin well1–2
Build the foundation3–7
Earn the first clear8–11
Open the whole game12–16
Finish the story17–19
Finish every remaining objective20–24

Knowledge16 collections

Gods and Boons229
Weapons and aspects30
Arcana Cards26
Keepsakes33
Daedalus Hammers92
Hexes9
Familiars5
Incantations95
Resources212
Regions123
Enemies98
Relationships33
Fated List89
Oath and Fear51
Story37
Achievements50

Builds6 weapons

Witch's Staff4
Sister Blades4
Umbral Flames4
Moonstone Axe4
Argent Skull4
Black Coat4

Tier lists7 lists

Arcana tier list
Aspect tier list
Boon tier list
Familiar tier list
Hex tier list
Keepsake tier list
Weapon tier list

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Nightshade

Where to obtain Nightshade, what consumes it, and which permanent upgrade should receive it first.

Where to find it

Nightshade Seeds cultivationCultivation Mystery Seeds cultivationCultivation

What it is used for

Kudos exchangeBroker exchange

Rite of Vapor-CleansingIncantation

Abyssal InsightIncantation

Exhumed TrovesIncantation

Purification of Fountain-WatersIncantation

Doomed BeckoningIncantation

Circles of the MoonIncantation

Necromantic InfluenceIncantation

Unraveling a Fateful BondIncantation

Aspects of Night and DarknessIncantation

Rise of Stygian WellsIncantation

Aspect of Thanatos · Moonstone AxeWeapon aspect

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Where to find it
What it is used for

Harvested materials

CattailResource
GarlicResource
Mandrake RootResource
OliveResource
Olive BranchResource
PlanktonResource

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