8 Jan - 15 Jan

[drifting path]

POCKET FAMILIARS

You set out from the Academy, armed only with your Familar friends. Now the adventure begins, and you gotta draft 'em all!

Start: 08 Jan 2026 19:00:00 UTC
End: 15 Jan 2026 19:00:00 UTC

CHARACTER

Arcanist
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Mindlash
:boom: Weapon Power: Serrated Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Bat Familiar

OR

Arcanist
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Mindlash
:boom: Weapon Power: Acrobatic Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Fae Familiar

OR

Arcanist
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Mindlash
:boom: Weapon Power: Infectious Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Snake Familiar

OR

Arcanist
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Mindlash
:boom: Weapon Power: Psychic Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Raven Familiar

OR

Arcanist
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Mindlash
:boom: Weapon Power: Surging Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Parrot Familiar

OR

Arcanist
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Forcewand
:boom: Weapon Power: Arcane Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Parrot Familiar

CARDS

:white_check_mark: Core: Enabled
:white_check_mark: Progression: Enabled
:x: Metamorphosis: Disabled
:x: Infinitum: Disabled
:white_check_mark: Catalyst: Enabled
:white_check_mark: Eclypse: Enabled
:white_check_mark: Synthesis: Enabled

ADDITIONAL TALENTS

• Well Equipped
• Brainrot

ADDITIONAL CARDS

• Potion Sash

BANNED CARDS

• Cursed Cauldron

COMPANION

• Devious Imp

MALIGNANT AFFIXES

• Full Moon [15%]: Foes starting their turn below 50% HEALTH gain an additional STR and 2 Anger.
• You may choose more if you wish!

BONUS OBJECTIVES

A run earns extra points for:

• +200 Points for cards that have Familiar, Companion or Grimoire in its text. Half Points for additional copies after the first
• +250 Points each for having a Potion Sash, Hidden Pouch, Utility Belt or Steel Golem (up to a max of 250 points each)
• +500 Points for having a Amphibify (up to a max of 500 points)
• +2000 Points for completing the final encounter
• +3000 Points for having a deck between 22 and 28 cards. Having more or less than this target in your deck will reduce this bonus

GAME VERSION

1.17.002 or later

Post your results below in order to participate!

Current Rankings: https://blightbane.io/challenge/1830961787288

[molten knot]

Heh

https://tenor.com/view/may-torchic-pokemon-buff-gains-gif-9412017531290124107

[dusky scarab]

no comment

[severe locust]

https://tenor.com/view/gotta-catch-em-all-gif-5662253

[hollow cedar]

Goated!!!

[spark prairie]

Which basic attacks are considered wands? Just the ones with that word in their name?

[slim fog]

I was literally just about to ask this same question eheh

The Fae option seems unusual—the weapon power is redundant because we already start with the enchantment from it, and the familiar itself doesn't work with the basic

[umbral fern]

Oh huh. Wands are supposed to be all arcanist basics 🤔

That was the intent on Fae

It was supposed to be there because you are putting cards in your foe's deck with pranks

But if the mindlash doesn't refresh it that's kinda a dud

[peak canyon]

I love this theme

[spark prairie]

Gilded staff also does not work

[spark prairie]

Caduceus does work though

[steel ember]

Just updated the challenge 🙂

Everyone should now start with an extra gift from the academy (A potion Shash)

And the Psychic Weapon Power should get assigned correctly

Oh, though according to the post that had already updated :x

@umbral fern Can make the Fae one have a forcewand as an additional Beginner Setup

[umbral fern]

Sounds good to me!

[spark prairie]

Thanks!

[primal kite]

The Imp's double-hit card fails to make the enemy discard any cards.

That's...kind of a bummer.

I think most would just refill their hand next turn anyway, but it would be nice to hit their Deadly card with it sometimes

(or what have you)

(although...you do see enemies draw their hand at the END of their turn, of course....that's this game's version of the player seeing enemy intents. Thus making them discard during their turn would probably be busted, heh!)

[hollow cedar]

@severe locust just letting you know that dash dex doesnt list prank as a word for this week when it should

I passed on a legendary prank card because I was just using the list, but in doing so learned I should actually read the challenge in full first ^^;;

[severe locust]

Where does it say Prank in the Discord?

[knotty ridge]

It says Prank on the Blightbane page, but the actual keywords match the discord post Edit: ignore this. I think Blightbane is correct and the discord post is wrong

        "keywords": [
          "Familiar",
          "Companion",
          "Grimoire"
        ],

Also the Card base value is different

This one seems like it got a bit messed up

[severe locust]

I'll look into it thanks

[knotty ridge]

Card base value of 500 is crazy, y’all!

[umbral fern]

yeeeah it wasn't able to get edited before it queued in

it's because there really aren't many eligible cards on this one. gotta collect em all!

at least, i dont think there is that many 💀

[knotty ridge]

Blightbane was having issues earlier as well. Seems to be extra data floating around in ther

[warm heart]

So, is it companion or prank, or both?

[severe locust]

@hollow cedar looks like it got fixed on the backend, so the Optimize button should be correct now. I'll make it more robust when I have time so that this doesn't happen again 😅

@warm heart It's prank! Companion is not a scoring keyword this week.

The info on Blightbane is always the correct one if there is a difference between that and the Discord post. I think since the Discord thread is generated by a bot it's not possible to update it with corrections.

Correct list of scoring keywords on the actual Blightbane post here: https://blightbane.io/challenge/1767898800000

[Familiar, Grimoire or Prank]
The Cardex also pulls from this data (https://www.dawn-dash.com/codex/cards)

[warm heart]

And I just turned down the faewand talent, doh

[vernal star]

Ouch. I am knee deep in a run with Boundless Spoils on to collect the Orange companion cards. Weeeellll, let’s see if it turns out to have other uses.

[warm heart]

I guess the prank was on us 🙂

[severe locust]

Why was "companion" removed btw @umbral fern? 🤔 it kind of fits the theme here

[wind trail]

My run didn't get counted automatically so I'll post it here. It's not particularly interesting

Percival Earthbreaker
Arcanist [XLII]
💀 [Normal]

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🏆 Total score: 7080
🔥 Top damage: 112
👑 Deck value: 660
🪙 Gold remaining: 212
🕐 Duration: 05:05:23

⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Parrot Familiar
🎲 B3B06F953B
Version 1.17.005

Malignancies (140%)
Pantheon of Trickery (5%)
Full Moon (15%)
Sorcery Amassing (35%)
Twisted Echoes (40%)
Exhaustion (45%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Dawnbringer Solspear, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair

Decklist (30)
1x Amp Up
1x Amphibify
1x Call the Storm
1x Compel
1x Coven of Chaos
1x Drain Soul
1x Electrosurge
1x Fae Familiar
1x Flying Carpet
1x Grimoire of Storms
1x Imaginarium
1x Juggling Balls
1x Lightning Bolt
1x Mindblast
4x Mindlash
1x Panzer
1x Parrot Familiar
1x Potion Sash
2x Raven Familiar
1x Snake Familiar
1x Stormbolt
1x Surge of Intellect
1x Symbiote
1x Test Subject [+6]
1x Utility Belt
1x Vile Thoughts

Imbues (1)
Spellsnap

Talents (11)
Surging Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Arcane Library
Endless Arsenal
Greater Intellect
Sharp Mind
Fire Resistance
Conjurer
Firebrand
Redemption

[drifting path]

Percival Earthbreaker

Arcanist [XLII]
[Normal]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 28111
+21031 Bonus Points

+1up

Achievement unlocked by mathildaisthebest:

Keep Redemption at the end of the run.

[umbral fern]

Just got lost in the process of porting things over I think 😅

While I liked it I do kinda like having a small small set of cards that give points for that gotta catch em all feel

[warm heart]

Americ the Cheat
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀💀 [Impossible]

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🏆 Total score: 31625
🔥 Top damage: 7348
👑 Deck value: 1025
🪙 Gold remaining: 205
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 03:00:41

⚔️ Forcewand
🚀 Parrot Familiar
🎲 C2F86D9831
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (175%)
Full Moon (15%)
Haunted (30%)
Sorcery Amassing (35%)
Exhaustion (45%)
Rotting (50%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Count Vesparin, General Ral-Dagar, Avatar of the Pyre, Melchor the Cursed, Arachnid Progenator, Rathael the Slain, Spine of Night

Decklist (25)
1x Amphibify
1x Bat Familiar
1x Chain Lightning [+5]
1x Code of Piety
1x Conduit
1x Faerystorm
1x Forcewand [+5]
1x Grimoire of Storms
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Mage Armor
1x Mindblast [+2]
1x Parrot Familiar
1x Potion Sash
1x Prestidigitation
1x Raven Familiar
1x Ring of Power
1x Shock Therapy [+1]
1x Shocking Grasp [+1]
1x Simulacrum
1x Steel Golem
1x Stormbolt [+1]
2x Surge of Intellect
1x Tinkerer's Toolbox
1x Utility Belt

Imbues (2)
Amp Up
Aura of Brilliance

Talents (14)
Arcane Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Arcane Library
Strategist
Elemental Savant
Greater Intellect
Initiation
Emporium Discount
Fire Resistance
Forgery
Endless Arsenal
Blessing of Serem-Pek
Thundering Strikes

[drifting path]

Americ the Cheat

Arcanist [XLII]
[Impossible]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 56784
+25159 Bonus Points

[warm heart]

Was going to abandon this run when the point cards 'changed', but managed to retool a bit.

@umbral fern might want to stay away from Forcewand as the "entry level" option, it's too good

[umbral fern]

I figured that might end up being the case. Oh well :p

Really if I do I just need to do minus points for Sorcery amassing 😛

[warm heart]

It might be worth it anyway!

[dusky scarab]

Cordelia the Beast
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀 [Hard]

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🏆 Total score: 19968
🔥 Top damage: 10001
👑 Deck value: 585
🪙 Gold remaining: 1019
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 02:50:14

⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Snake Familiar
🎲 E709F8455B [OFF]
Version 1.17.005

Malignancies (145%)
Full Moon (15%)
Brittle Weapons (20%)
Haunted (30%)
Sorcery Amassing (35%)
Slow to Act (45%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Dawnbringer Solspear, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (29)
1x Aeternal Mantle
1x Aeternal Staff
1x Cerebral Surge
1x Code of Chivalry
1x Dispel Magic
1x Evocation
1x Fire Shield
1x Glimpse of Evil
1x Grimoire of Fire
1x Grimoire of Hate
1x Grimoire of Ice
1x Grimoire of Storms
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Houroboros
1x Lightning Shield
1x Mindlash
1x Oath of Fire
1x Potion Sash
1x Psionic Pulse
1x Raven Familiar
1x Sleep Sand
1x Snake Familiar
1x Stupor
1x Surge of Intellect
1x Synaptic Storm
1x Tome of Light
1x Utility Belt
1x Voidcast
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (11)
Infectious Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Initiation
Endless Arsenal
Greater Intellect
Deep Roast
Fire Resistance
Diamond Mind
Fortuitous
Warpriest

[drifting path]

Cordelia the Beast

Arcanist [XLII]
[Hard]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 48940
+28972 Bonus Points

[dusky scarab]

wasnt sure where i was going with this one, it bacame the grimoire catch em all

[warm heart]

They're really worth an insane amount of points!

[hollow cedar]

Damn

Not how I expected this challenge to go and I was even the one to suggest forcewand

[warm heart]

Well, unusually the keyword cards are worth more than getting, for example, perfect awareness.

So it might not matter which setup you use, if you can get all the point cards

[severe locust]

There's a card here that probably should have been banned this week 😛
Especially with the monstrous amount of points we are getting for certain cards...
Thank you Theresa!

[umbral fern]

Oof warchest

🙃

[hollow cedar]

Was wondering how people were getting that many grimoires

Kind of frustrating to see challenges get solved in one card like that

With hidden pouch you can duplicate warchest, to anyone wondering. So you can keep your copy and just play the conjured dupe when you have the gold

[vernal star]

Bummer. Here I am keeping an early Psychic Binding throughout the game, giddy with anticipation that soon I will adopt my own Festering Shambler... only to notice right at the end of Swamp that the Imp can't be dismissed at a Campfire 😭

[umbral fern]

Wait really? That's odd!

[wind trail]

I got 4 grimoires and I think I only bought one with a warchest

[vernal star]

Found the issue. The Campfire languagefile is not updated for other languages. Will contact Reya about this.

[umbral fern]

😮
weeklies sure are good accidental stress tests for bugs at times 😆

[light cradle]

Salisar Desmond
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀💀 [Impossible]

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🏆 Total score: 20760
🔥 Top damage: 360
👑 Deck value: 865
🪙 Gold remaining: 381
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 05:19:31

⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Bat Familiar
🎲 21655C5FF2
Version 1.17.003

Malignancies (140%)
Full Moon (15%)
Boundless Spoils (15%)
Haunted (30%)
Sorcery Amassing (35%)
Slow to Act (45%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Viola Skysworn, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (28)
1x Aeternal Mantle
1x Aeternal Staff
1x Amphibify
1x Bat Familiar
1x Battle Station
1x Boots of Speed
1x Chimera's Visage
1x Code of Chivalry
1x Crown of Unity
1x Cursed Puzzlebox
1x Fae Familiar
2x Faerystorm
1x Gilded Gauntlets
1x Grimoire of Ice
1x Halifax [+12]
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Mechanical Arm
1x Mindlash
1x Panzer
1x Parrot Familiar
1x Potion Sash
1x Power Armor
1x Raven Familiar
1x Resonance
1x Shovel
1x Steel Golem
1x Televan Compass

Imbues (1)
Electrosurge

Talents (18)
Serrated Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Jack of All Trades
Arcane Library
Initiation
Balor's Blessing
Skylar's Kiss
Greater Dexterity
Emporium Discount
Two Selves
Diamond Mind
Blessing of the White Rose
Trovan's Blessing
Energized
Mindfield
Thundering Strikes
Infuse Power

[drifting path]

Salisar Desmond

Arcanist [XLII]
[Impossible]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 47638
+26878 Bonus Points

Challenge Accepted!

Achievement unlocked by dcsavage.:

Complete a weekly challenge.

Bargain Hunter

Achievement unlocked by dcsavage.:

Gain the talent Emporium Discount.

Raising Hell

Achievement unlocked by dcsavage.:

Obtain the Cursed Puzzlebox.

The Fifth Candle

Achievement unlocked by dcsavage.:

Gain the talent Balors Blessing.

Good Luck

Achievement unlocked by dcsavage.:

Gain the talent Trovan's Blessing.

Demon Invader

Achievement unlocked by dcsavage.:

Slay the hidden boss Spine of Night with 6666 spine damage.

[hollow cedar]

Tristan The Mouse
Arcanist [XLII]
💀 [Normal]

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🏆 Total score: 10450
🔥 Top damage: 37
👑 Deck value: 1160
🪙 Gold remaining: 418
🕐 Duration: 02:05:24

⚔️ Forcewand
🚀 Fae Familiar
🎲 096E848162 [OFF]
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (175%)
Full Moon (15%)
Monstrous (30%)
Sorcery Amassing (35%)
Slow to Act (45%)
Rotting (50%)

Bosses slain: Mudfang Kingpin II, Count Vesparin, General Ral-Dagar, Serena Hellspark, Melchor the Cursed, Statue of Ilthar III, Lord of Despair

Decklist (36)
1x Amp Up
1x Amphibify
1x Arcane Warding
1x Bat Familiar
1x Clarity
1x Crown of Unity
1x Dispel Magic
1x Drain Strength
1x Electrosurge
1x Fae Familiar
1x Flying Carpet
1x Forcewand [+9]
1x Golden Idol
1x Grimoire of Fire
1x Grimoire of Hate
1x Grimoire of Ice
1x Grimoire of Storms
1x Grimoire of Taste
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Iceblast [+2]
1x Into the Pot
1x Night Whispers
1x Perseverance
1x Potion Sash
1x Raven Familiar
1x Riot Shield
1x Shock Therapy [+1]
1x Shocking Grasp [+1]
1x Snake Familiar
1x Spellsnap
1x Staff of Thunder [+9]
1x Steel Golem
1x Stupor
1x Utility Belt
1x Warchest
1x Wild Storm

Talents (12)
Acrobatic Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Durable
Strategist
Arcane Library
Collector
Strong Arms
Emporium Discount
Psychic Overpower
Stormbringer
Weapon Virtuoso

[drifting path]

Tristan The Mouse

Arcanist [XLII]
[Normal]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 51667
+41217 Bonus Points

[hollow cedar]

That's my run for points, however im also having fun with the challenge and using mindlash with all these different set ups!! Starting with a companion and a familiar is really fun and feels thematic

[severe locust]

💡Not sure if this is common knowledge, but the "Make me a Weapon" dialogue option has a chance of producing a Faewand!

[wind trail]

Very impressive for a first weekly challenge! Nice work!

[light cradle]

Cheers 🙂

[wind trail]

@hollow cedar you beat my score, but I'm not sure if I'm going to try again. I should try to wean myself off of my addiction 😂

[peak canyon]

thats a prank. Just noticed this

Mikalos Graycowl
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀💀 [Impossible]

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🏆 Total score: 18690
🔥 Top damage: 1220
👑 Deck value: 1000
🪙 Gold remaining: 347
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 04:37:00

⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Bat Familiar
🎲 B88BEC6B56
Version 1.17.005

Malignancies (110%)
Weapon Obsession (5%)
Full Moon (15%)
Haunted (30%)
Mana Flux (30%)
Monstrous (30%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, Bolgar Blightbane, Avatar of the Pyre, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (27)
1x Bat Familiar
1x Bloodmagic
1x Code of Chivalry
1x Crown of Unity
1x Fae Familiar
1x Flying Carpet
1x Gilded Gauntlets
1x Grimoire of Fire
1x Grimoire of Hate
1x Grimoire of Ice
1x Grimoire of Storms
1x Grimoire of Taste
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Mind Palace
1x Mindlash
1x Night Whispers
1x Occult Secrets
1x Potion Sash
1x Power Armor
1x Psychic Binding
1x Raven Familiar
1x Simulacrum
1x Siphon Magic
1x Snake Familiar
1x Steel Golem
1x Surge of Intellect
1x Utility Belt

Imbues (1)
Painful Inquiry

Talents (16)
Serrated Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Compassionate
Concoct Card
Headhunter
Epiphany
Endless Arsenal
Trovan's Blessing
Fire Resistance
Initiation
Emporium Discount
Skylar's Kiss
Innate Knowledge
Watched
Diamond Mind

[drifting path]

Mikalos Graycowl

Arcanist [XLII]
[Impossible]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 51753
+33063 Bonus Points

[peak canyon]

Alchemist refused to ever let me get amphibify or cursed cauldron

[peak canyon]

Its one of my favorite challenges yet. Ive been wanting to make satisfying use of mindlash. Oh btw I beat your score by a friggin hair!

[languid mountain]

GG @peak canyon, you just advanced to level 8!

[round hinge]

ashmaw catchum
Arcanist [XXXIX]
💀💀💀💀 [Impossible]

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🏆 Total score: 28000
🔥 Top damage: 3798
👑 Deck value: 650
🪙 Gold remaining: 129
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 02:53:52

⚔️ Forcewand
🚀 Fae Familiar
🎲 18CAD10FC3
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (180%)
Full Moon (15%)
Sorcery Amassing (35%)
Unbound Vodou (35%)
Exhaustion (45%)
Rotting (50%)

Bosses slain: Mudfang Kingpin II, Count Vesparin, General Ral-Dagar, Serena Hellspark, Melchor the Cursed, Arachnid Progenator, Rathael the Slain, Spine of Night

Decklist (24)
1x Amphibify
1x Apocalypse
1x Artificer's Insight
1x Chain Lightning [+11]
1x Code of Piety
1x Conduit
1x Fae Familiar
1x Faerystorm
1x Forge of Wrath
1x Grimoire of Hate
1x Grimoire of Ice
1x Grimoire of Storms
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Potion Sash
1x Power Armor
2x Raven Familiar
1x Shard of Divinity
1x Shock Therapy [+5]
1x Steel Golem
1x Stormbolt [+1]
2x Surge of Intellect
1x Utility Belt

Imbues (2)
Aura of Brilliance
Amp Up

Talents (12)
Acrobatic Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Arcane Library
Strategist
Spellfury
Greater Intellect
Sharp Mind
Emporium Discount
Diamond Mind
Thundering Strikes
Initiation

[drifting path]

ashmaw catchum

Arcanist [XXXIX]
[Impossible]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 64054
+36054 Bonus Points

Challenge Accepted!

Achievement unlocked by kirbyboi69.:

Complete a weekly challenge.

Bargain Hunter

Achievement unlocked by kirbyboi69.:

Gain the talent Emporium Discount.

Demon Invader

Achievement unlocked by kirbyboi69.:

Slay the hidden boss Spine of Night with 6666 spine damage.

[round hinge]

A good first run coming back to android

[dapper mountain]

First try and I really like this weekly challenge ! 😁

Maerwyn Leighton
Arcaniste [XXXVI]
💀 [Normale]

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🏆 Score total: 3968
🔥 Dégâts max: 197
👑 Valeur du deck: 715
🪙 Or restant: 121
🕐 Duration: 03:05:24

⚔️ Fouet Mental
🚀 Familier Chauve-souris
🎲 30420F97FF
Version 1.17.004

Malignités (15%)
Pleine lune (15%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, Bolgar Blightbane, Avatar of the Pyre, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair

Contenu du deck (55)
1x Tranche arcanique
1x Familier Chauve-souris
1x Blocage
2x Poussée Cérébrale
1x Compel
1x Assemblée du Chaos
1x Vue du Coven
1x La recette de Crone
1x Dissiper la magie
1x Reliure surnaturelle
1x Fae Familier
2x Attisez les flammes
1x Tempête tombée
1x Bouclier de feu
2x Boule de feu
1x Bouclier de Force
1x Bouclier de givre
1x Gantelets Dorés
1x Aperçu du mal
1x Avidité
1x Hexterminé
1x Hypnose
1x Dans la marmite [+8]
1x Bras mécanique
1x Trousse Médicale
1x Tempête de météores
5x Fouet Mental
1x Murmures Nocturnes
2x Secrets occultes
2x Orbe de feu
1x Ceinture de potion
1x Armure assistée
1x Prestidigitation
1x Doigts rapides
1x Puissance Rayonnante
1x Familier Corbeau
1x Paresseux
1x Serpent familier
1x Brassards envoûtants
2x Poussée d’intelligence
1x Ceinture utilitaire
1x Vampirisme [+4]
1x Pensées Viles
1x Incanter le Néant
1x Crux en Osier

Imprégnations (3)
Bouclier énergétique
Aura de brillance
Chute d'Étoiles Noire

Talents (12)
Arme Dentelée
Bien Équipé
Pourriture Cérébrale
Compatissant
Capricieux
Chasseur de Têtes
Intelligence Améliorée
Tison Ardent
Résistance au Feu
Pyromancie
Altération contrariante
Bénédiction de Serem-Pek

[severe locust]

Couldn't quite hit the max damage bonus... But the in-game bonuses feel quite unimportant this week with the high keyword bonuses.
One lucky card + talent sent this run to the moon 🚀

[severe locust]

Just started a new run and realized that my previous one had an insanely lucky start. I had 8 equipment by the end of Canto 1.
...This attempt I only picked up zubat 😓

[warm heart]

How did you get so many grimoires?

Ah yeah there's that card

[severe locust]

Yeah the card I posted earlier. It breaks this challenge 😅 Also getting Fortuitous talent... breaks it even more.

[spark prairie]

For warchest, if you use the hand equipment, do the things you pay 50 gold for stock around?

[languid mountain]

GG @spark prairie, you just advanced to level 4!

[severe locust]

yup! That's the trick to getting duplicate equipment

[warm heart]

I somehow thought it was an equipment and would be autoequipped

But, I think there's an even better card that will accomplish the same thing

[hollow cedar]

Bien joué!

[hollow cedar]

Well done!! And yeah mindlash rules XD coner did a fantastic job at the theme of the challenge that made mindlash even more fun

[hollow cedar]

Lol, hypocrite that I am i always encourage taking breaks from games

[umbral fern]

Yeah I'm happy with the theme on this one, less happy with the scoring and that I didn't ban warchest

things to keep in mind if this one comes back around in the future :p

[severe locust]

The one from Synthesis? It doesn't give you duplicates of the equipment you have though.
But yeah having both would be the dream. Would save some gold

[dapper mountain]

Merci ! Tu parles français ou quelque mots ? 🙂

[hollow cedar]

Quelque mots, I've been studying and hope to learn more ^^

[hollow cedar]

Im gonna do a transmute-free run with no resets and share it here for curiositys sake

My point winning run, i got tradepost from the moles

[hollow cedar]

mr no resets
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀 [Hard]

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⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Bat Familiar
🎲 DA1F778A5F [OFF]
🌄 Weeping Woods
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (110%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Stable Magic (10%)
Full Moon (15%)
Monstrous (30%)
Slow to Act (45%)

Decklist (12)
1x Bat Familiar
2x Block
1x Healing Potion
5x Mindlash
1x Potion Sash
2x Surge of Intellect

Talents (3)
Serrated Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot

Here I goooo

No transmutes or shop rerolls

http://twitch.tv/superfuncoolart

Its probably in 380p

[dusky scarab]

if it helps i always just go straight through and dont worry too much about points. i just get point cards as they relate to the theme. i like to try and synergize all my cards. i do like to get the 5000 damage when i can because its a personel goal to do so.

i genarally use monsterous or haunted because it makes it harder.

[hollow cedar]

I usually reroll a lot to get the specific cards i need, this week the cards are only offered through transmute or treasure events so unless someone is incredibly lucky, getting maximum points isnt possible that way

mr no resets
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀 [Hard]

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⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Bat Familiar
🎲 DA1F778A5F [OFF]
🌄 The Vesparin Mansion
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (110%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Stable Magic (10%)
Full Moon (15%)
Monstrous (30%)
Slow to Act (45%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother

Decklist (17)
1x Bat Familiar
1x Diamond Potion
1x Drain Strength
1x Forbidden Fruit
1x Glimpse of Evil
1x Grimoire of Hate
4x Mindlash
1x Panacea
1x Potion Sash
1x Snake Familiar
1x Spellcoil
2x Surge of Intellect
1x Vampirism [+1]

Talents (4)
Serrated Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Arcane Library

Here's entering mansion canto, hoping for pouch from treasure event

[dusky scarab]

for some, if not most, points isnt that important

[hollow cedar]

I dont know... isnt points how you win the challenge

How you have fun is one thing, I have plenty fun without wanting to score

[dusky scarab]

whats winning? isnt winning just having fun and challenging yourself

there is no reward

[hollow cedar]

That's a personal ideal i agree with, however, systemically the objective way to win the challenge is literally to gain maximum points

And I believe that system can be adjusted more towards rewarding fun and strategy

I dont play to get max points to win* but rather to test how many points a challenge can yield, to better understand the game design

[dusky scarab]

i could go down the list of people on the score board who have been here for years and they rarely play for any sort of points and could easily do so

if there was some sort of a reward the winners list would change

[hollow cedar]

Im not disagreeing, I understand where you're coming from and I dont doubt its validity

If the personal way of "winning" doesnt change no matter the objective way of winning, then wouldn't it not matter if someone wants to change the objective way*

I think our beliefs can co exist

[dusky scarab]

i think if there was a reward the cheesing of the game would go to exponential levels. currently its a just a casual challenge

[hollow cedar]

mr no resets
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀 [Hard]

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⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Bat Familiar
🎲 DA1F778A5F [OFF]
🌄 Temple of the Pyre
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (110%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Stable Magic (10%)
Full Moon (15%)
Monstrous (30%)
Slow to Act (45%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother, Count Vesparin, General Ral-Dagar, Avatar of the Pyre

Decklist (35)
1x Bat Familiar
2x Clarity
1x Cleansing Waters
1x Counterspell
1x Coven's Sight
1x Diamond Potion
2x Drain Strength
1x Eldritch Binding
1x Fae Familiar
1x Feral Mark
1x Flying Carpet
1x From the Void
1x Glimpse of Evil
1x Golden Idol
1x Grimoire of Hate

1x Infernal Racket
1x Larceny
2x Mindlash
1x Painful Inquiry
1x Panacea
1x Potion Sash
1x Quicksand
1x Raven Familiar
1x Ring of Power [+1]
1x Singularity
1x Snake Familiar
1x Spellcoil [+1]
1x Stupor
1x Surge of Intellect
1x Trickshot
1x Utility Belt
1x Vampirism [+2]

Talents (9)
Serrated Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Arcane Library
Profane Ward
Strategist
Greater Dexterity
Perception
Fire Resistance

Doing well but holding onto Vampirism and etc knowing they can transmute for points is painful XD but the discipline is fun

Deck turned into a corrupted blood and doom deck, bat and carpet giving double evasion so quicksand goes crazy

[obtuse pike]

I just finished the challenge and it was just a fun build today. I rarely play above normal level, and certainly not on a weekly challenge. Usually the malignancies are very hard to work around, but I've never had so many different equipments in a deck. Anyway just came to say how much fun it was.>>> Nora the Horse
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀 [Challenging]

🏆 Total score: 4082
🔥 Top damage: 326
👑 Deck value: 195
🪙 Gold remaining: 179
🕐 Duration: 09:04:45

⚔️ Forcewand
🚀 Fae Familiar
🎲 24DF29C200
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (15%)
Full Moon (15%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother, Count Vesparin, Bolgar Blightbane, Viola Skysworn, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair

Decklist (23)
1x Arcane Warding
1x Battlevisor
1x Boots of Speed
1x Call the Storm
1x Conduit
1x Disguise Self
1x Fae Familiar
4x Forcewand [+4]
1x Forcewand [+5]
1x Forcewand [+6]
1x Gathering Storm [+2]
1x Glaive [+2]
1x Potion Sash
1x Raven Familiar
1x Shock Therapy [+1]
1x Snake Familiar
1x Spellbind Bracers
2x Surge of Intellect
1x Utility Belt

Imbues (2)
Amp Up
Electrosurge

Talents (12)
Acrobatic Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Magical Aptitude
Pragmatism
Keen Mind
Greater Intellect
Weapon Virtuoso
Thundering Strikes
Blessing of the White Rose
Diamond Mind
Fire Immunity

[drifting path]

Nora the Horse

Arcanist [XLII]
[Challenging]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 12764
+8682 Bonus Points

Challenge Accepted!

Achievement unlocked by morolly:

Complete a weekly challenge.

[severe locust]

Just finished a more optimized run and still beat my old score without Fortuitous (barely). Could have easily broken 100k with that talent!
A few hints for min-maxers:

• Prioritize all transmutes on Warchest and Pouch/Simulacrum. Getting several copies of all Grimoires will determine the bulk of your score.
• Ignore all fixed-value score cards (Potion Sash, Utility Belt, Steel Golem, Amphibify) unless you get them for free. Better to save your money for Warchest.
• If you can OTK by Canto 7, definitely go to the Wastes for a chance to get Faewand, or a guaranteed Tradepost for Warchest.

[warm heart]

Finally snagged a warchest, in the final five battles 🙁

[severe locust]

Oh darn. Is Emma the Beast your run? Getting Fortuitous as the very last talent also sucks since you have no chance to use up all that gold on the chest

[warm heart]

Decommission also yielded 0 grimoires, maybe bad luck, or maybe they're not on that track

[severe locust]

Woah that's good to know! I really thought they would be included. Since black banner cards (including Grimoires) can show up in combat rewards.

[warm heart]

Decommission also yielded 0 grimoires, maybe bad luck, or maybe they're not on that track

Yeah, maybe just bad luck

[manic flume]

Unreal run homie. Balls of steel going for that malignancy set, but who could be surprised at this point.
... but yeah...
Given the basic attack's ability to daze, perhaps one's balls needn't approach a supple firmness quite as substantial as that of steel, brass, or similar masculine alloys. Perhaps.
Food for though. Ball food.

[manic flume]

@hollow cedar that's a quality run right there. Very well done

[dusky scarab]

you are definately a wordsmith with a silver tongue😝

[dreamy oak]

Hello, i just finished my first ever weekly challenge and the game says it uploaded there, but i dont find it. Anyone can help ?

It was so much fun anyway. Faerytales as first talent (lvl 2) and a lot of equipments in first cantos was a lot of help ^^'

(When the game ask our discord name, i put my nickname on this server and not my discord ID, is that ok ?)

[hollow cedar]

Thank you! The malignancies made a fun challenge

[hollow cedar]

Hey ^^ so you can do a couple things

You can paste your challenge here by going to archives

Then selecting the run and click copy (forgot what it is offhand)

And putting in your nickname is fine, it just wont personally ping you if you win, but you can always check manually at the end of the week

Regardless of how you enter, you get your 250 fateshards ^^

[dreamy oak]

Thanks a lot ! I saw the "copy to clipboard" button but thought it was somehow automatized. Here's the run

Jenefyr the Exodist
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀 [Challenging]

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🏆 Total score: 3450
🔥 Top damage: 58
👑 Deck value: 470
🪙 Gold remaining: 12
🕐 Duration: 09:51:01

⚔️ Faewand
🚀 Fae Familiar
🎲 0AE4EE1D37 [OFF]
Version 1.17.003

Malignancies (15%)
Full Moon (15%)

Bosses slain: Mudfang Kingpin II, Spirit of Aethos, General Ral-Dagar, Serena Hellspark, Gorn Tagdahar, Statue of Ilthar III, Lord of Despair

Decklist (25)
1x Amphibify
1x Aurora Prism
1x Charged Wand [+8]
1x Coven's Sight
1x Crone's Recipe
1x Eldritch Binding
1x Fae Familiar
2x Faewand [+10]
1x Faewand [+11]
1x Faewand [+15]
1x Gilded Gauntlets
1x Grimoire of Fire
1x Grimoire of Ice
1x Potion Sash
1x Raven Familiar
1x Snake Familiar
1x Spellbind Bracers
1x Spellcraft
2x Surge of Intellect
1x Utility Belt
1x Vile Thoughts
2x Wrathbolt

Imbues (3)
Aura of Brilliance
Painful Inquiry
Occultism

Talents (17)
Acrobatic Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Faerytales
Skylar's Kiss
Fast Recovery
Greater Intellect
Blessing of Aethos
Arcane Library
Profane Ward
Trovan's Blessing
Deal with the Devil
Psychic Overpower
Weapon Virtuoso
Endless Arsenal
Weapon Master
Bloodbank

[drifting path]

Jenefyr the Exodist

Arcanist [XLII]
[Challenging]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 18780
+15330 Bonus Points

Challenge Accepted!

Achievement unlocked by felix.l_l:

Complete a weekly challenge.

Good Luck

Achievement unlocked by felix.l_l:

Gain the talent Trovan's Blessing.

[bleak rapids]

Krenna Livingstone
Arcanist [XXXIX]
💀💀💀 [Hard]

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🏆 Total score: 9045
🔥 Top damage: 111
👑 Deck value: 680
🪙 Gold remaining: 462
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 10:22:36

⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Snake Familiar
🎲 0E4A41F4BC
Version 1.17.005

Malignancies (35%)
Weapon Obsession (5%)
Full Moon (15%)
Sanguine (15%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Serena Hellspark, Melchor the Cursed, Arachnid Progenator, Rathael the Slain, Spine of Night

Decklist (54)
1x Amphibify
1x Aura of Divinity
1x Bat Familiar
1x Bloodmagic
1x Boots of Speed
2x Chaos Nova
1x Clarity
1x Coven of Chaos
1x Coven's Sight
1x Drain Soul [+1]
2x Eldritch Binding
1x Fae Familiar
1x Fellblast [+2]
1x Fellstorm
1x Frost Nova
1x Glimpse of Evil
1x Greed
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Juggling Balls
1x Legplates
1x Medikit
4x Mindlash
1x Night Whispers
3x Occult Secrets
1x Occultism
1x Potion Sash
1x Quick Fingers [+1]
2x Radiant Power
1x Raven Familiar
1x Sanguine Scrying
1x Sharpening Stone
1x Snake Familiar
1x Spellbind Bracers
1x Spiritual Warfare
2x Surge of Intellect
1x Surge of Strength
1x Surgestone [+4]
1x Symbol of Unity
1x Tempered Soul
1x Umbral Script
1x Utility Belt
1x Vile Thoughts
3x Witching Hour

Imbues (2)
Goldrush
Crone's Recipe

Talents (16)
Infectious Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Firebrand
Quick Study
Bad Intentions
Trovan's Blessing
Two Selves
Jack of All Trades
Deal with the Devil
Emporium Discount
Weapon Virtuoso
Spellfury
Diamond Mind
Strategist
Harden Mind

[drifting path]

Krenna Livingstone

Arcanist [XXXIX]
[Hard]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 17392
+8347 Bonus Points

Bargain Hunter

Achievement unlocked by moxbrox:

Gain the talent Emporium Discount.

[wind trail]

Usually you don't need to enter it here, but sometimes it doesn't work automatically. I have had trouble with it this week, too.
Congratulations on your first weekly challenge!

[manic flume]

If it made you chuckle, it was well worth the effort my friend.
Gonna try to beat your score on hard rn. Mang if I need to start sacrificing sleep just to grab a few hard trophies then I'm willing to pay that price.

[wind trail]

That was mostly very sweet and funny, but using "enwords" like that definitely made me uncomfortable, even as a joke

[hollow cedar]

Slurs aint cool

Lets be respectful and empathetic

[dusky scarab]

its not cool but im sure he didnt mean anything by it. he is probably off his medication or hyped up on caffeiene or something and it causes him to get a little squirrly sometimes.... sorry guys/gals... @wind trail.... naughty naughty @manic flume ...try to pull it back a little bit if you can

maybe stick to the words homie or bro if possible

[vernal star]

Zillah Tornvail
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀 [Hard]

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🏆 Total score: 19355
🔥 Top damage: 6654
👑 Deck value: 680
🪙 Gold remaining: 750
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 06:41:50

⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Raven Familiar
🎲 798FF48149
Version 1.17.005

Malignancies (145%)
Full Moon (15%)
Boundless Spoils (15%)
Sorcery Amassing (35%)
Eternal Hunger (35%)
Exhaustion (45%)

Bosses slain: Mudfang Kingpin II, Count Vesparin, Bolgar Blightbane, Dawnbringer Solspear, Gorn Tagdahar, Statue of Ilthar III, Outerworldly Entity, Spine of Night

Decklist (26)
1x Agile Mind
1x Battlevisor
1x Clarity
1x Crown of Unity
1x Culinary Cutlery
1x Disguise Self
1x Divine Power
1x Enfeeble
1x Essential Oils
1x Fae Familiar
1x Field Repairs
3x Grimoire of Fire
1x Grimoire of Hate
1x Grimoire of Taste
1x Healing Potion
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Hidden Weapon
2x Potion Sash
2x Raven Familiar
1x Riot Shield
1x Shovel
1x Steel Golem

Imbues (2)
Tenderize
Deadly Dance

Talents (19)
Psychic Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Jack of All Trades
Collector
Arcane Library
Strategist
Greater Strength
Bitter Cold
Edict of Mercy
Emporium Discount
Infuse Power
Insatiable Curiosity
Sacred Shield
Trovan's Blessing
Watched
Redemption
Tribute
Creativity

[drifting path]

Zillah Tornvail

Arcanist [XLII]
[Hard]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 49558
+30203 Bonus Points

[vernal star]

Don't ask why I subjected myself to the needless tedium that is Eternal Hunger when this challenge allows for much easier playstyles.

[vernal star]

I switched Companion to Festering Shambler for the 100+ Acid Breath attacks, then to Xhevaraxx for the snowballing damage inherent in Lifeslicing Slam.

[vernal star]

I wonder if there is enough time to go for a super grindy run where you abuse Field Repairs + Hidden Pouch + Warchest + Quick Fingers for one extra Grimoire per battle. Might work but come at a pretty steep cost to sleep and sanity.

[severe locust]

Why Quick Fingers? 🤔

[warm heart]

Arndell Godwin
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀💀 [Impossible]

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🏆 Total score: 34200
🔥 Top damage: 6370
👑 Deck value: 1225
🪙 Gold remaining: 29
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 02:33:02

⚔️ Faewand
🚀 Parrot Familiar
🎲 E815DCC5A6
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (185%)
Full Moon (15%)
Sorcery Amassing (35%)
Twisted Echoes (40%)
Exhaustion (45%)
Rotting (50%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Count Vesparin, General Ral-Dagar, Serena Hellspark, Matron of Misery, Arachnid Progenator, Rathael the Slain, Spine of Night

Decklist (32)
1x Arcane Quiver
1x Boots of Speed
1x Chain Lightning [+11]
1x Chain Lightning [+21]
1x Code of Piety
1x Fae Familiar
1x Faerystorm
1x Faewand
1x Faewand [+1]
1x Flying Carpet
2x Grimoire of Fire
2x Grimoire of Hate
2x Grimoire of Ice
2x Grimoire of Storms
2x Grimoire of Taste
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Parrot Familiar
1x Potion Sash
1x Prestige
1x Raven Familiar
1x Spellbind Bracers
1x Steel Golem
1x Stormbolt [+7]
1x Surge of Intellect
1x Synaptic Storm
1x Utility Belt
1x Warchest

Imbues (1)
Amp Up

Talents (15)
Arcane Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Wild Infusion
Strategist
Initiation
Skylar's Kiss
Greater Strength
Faerytales
Emporium Discount
Infuse Power
Forgery
Sanctifier
Infuse Power
Thundering Strikes

[drifting path]

Arndell Godwin

Arcanist [XLII]
[Impossible]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 96653
+62453 Bonus Points

[warm heart]

Close!

[vernal star]

More Money per Battle for Warchests

[warm heart]

I debated going for lost lagoon and a tidal change card, but the level of annoyance would be through the roof

Or the rushed Forgery+Gold draw card

[severe locust]

Damn wish I had thought of that! 😅 Very easy to do generation over time as well.
I'm too far into my last run of the week. Don't think I have the motivation to try again.

[latent patio]

Juliana Badru
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀💀 [Impossible]

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🏆 Total score: 10380
🔥 Top damage: 394
👑 Deck value: 810
🪙 Gold remaining: 423
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 05:01:05

⚔️ Mindlash
🚀 Bat Familiar
🎲 027090361F
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (20%)
Pantheon of Trickery (5%)
Full Moon (15%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother, Garvin Greaves, Bolgar Blightbane, Serena Hellspark, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (34)
1x Arcane Quiver
1x Bat Familiar
1x Boots of Speed
1x Clarity
1x Crown of Unity
1x Disguise Self
1x Fae Familiar
1x Fireball [+7]
1x Gluttony
1x Grimoire of Fire
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Hypnosis
1x Map of Forms
1x Mechanical Arm
1x Medikit
4x Mindlash
1x Potion Sash
1x Power Armor
2x Raven Familiar
2x Ring of Power [+1]
1x Scorch [+7]
1x Sloth
1x Snake Familiar
1x Spellcraft
2x Surge of Intellect
1x Televan Compass
1x Utility Belt
1x Vile Thoughts

Imbues (2)
Dark Starfall
Aura of Brilliance

Talents (12)
Serrated Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Compassionate
Arcane Library
Profane Ward
Emporium Discount
Greater Intellect
Deep Roast
Headhunter
Harden Mind
Fire Immunity

[drifting path]

Juliana Badru

Arcanist [XLII]
[Impossible]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 21786
+11406 Bonus Points

[manic flume]

Lol you can read me like a book @dusky scarab i do appreciate it homie...
But for the rest of y'all...
I sincerely apologize.
It's not easy trying to walk the line between being sincerely appreciative and affectionate towards the community whilst simultaneously sincerely wanting to crush you all through the sheer might of antihero bravado.
But i recognize that i crossed a line and i apologize.
I abhor any action that would rob a person of their dignity due to how that person was born. Every individual deserves respect and dignity due to having been born.
And yet my comment was very obviously deliberate, not at all inconsiderate - really the opposite - probably too considered if anything.
That said...
I been telling yall for while that I'm a freaking snake. I'm highly aware that my flaws outweigh my virtues. So if i gotta be one, i might as well be a big red one.
Also i again sincerely apologize for any appearance of stoking racial animosity.
Although how you could see it any other way would take a level of insight that you'd have to be a person like @dusky scarab to catch.
I am a nutsack. Not just once in a while but unfortunately quite often.
Peace out homies.
I'll delete the offense and take a big break.
Nobody is here for this dumb drama and I'm sorry.
Have fun everybody

[manic flume]

I do suck quite often.
Very, very sorry

[manic flume]

Man i knew you were a smart cookie.
Stay in the fight homie

[wind trail]

I don't think anyone thought you should leave. Just deleting that word and apologizing is good. You are welcome here and I don't think you are a snake

[languid mountain]

GG @wind trail, you just advanced to level 14!

[hollow cedar]

Hey man! I think youre cool. It was a mistake and you fixed it. I dont think one off moment makes someone suck and not deserve a place in a social circle. We're all crazy here

[severe locust]

There goes my final attempt for this week. Almost everything went right time and still 1300 short of the 100K! Really thought I had it this time 😅

Super fun challenge @umbral fern ! Haven't been this addicted on a specific weekly in a long time.
(I promise I also tried it the intended way lol)

[dusty crow]

Reading all of this makes me realize I have no idea how to really play this game. Lol. I've done the challenge twice and haven't gotten past canto 3. Not have I found any of the grimiores. (To be fair I don't know the transmutate info for Teresa and I haven't ever tried to learn it.)

[umbral fern]

I still haven't had the time to try it yet 🙃

But glad to hear ppl are enjoying this one!!

[wind trail]

Yeah, I know the feeling. I'm really bad at knowing how to get stuff through transmutes, so sometimes I just play around with it. I cannot compete with people like Joel.

[warm heart]

Daphne the Stone
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀💀 [Impossible]

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🏆 Total score: 34912
🔥 Top damage: 5082
👑 Deck value: 1265
🪙 Gold remaining: 444
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 04:03:07

⚔️ Faewand
🚀 Parrot Familiar
🎲 A56997BCC2
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (185%)
Full Moon (15%)
Sorcery Amassing (35%)
Twisted Echoes (40%)
Exhaustion (45%)
Rotting (50%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Count Vesparin, General Ral-Dagar, Serena Hellspark, Matron of Misery, Arachnid Progenator, Rathael the Slain, Spine of Night

Decklist (34)
1x Amp Up
1x Bat Familiar
1x Boots of Speed
3x Chain Lightning [+1]
2x Fae Familiar
1x Faerystorm
2x Faewand [+1]
1x Faewand [+2]
1x Flying Carpet
3x Grimoire of Fire
3x Grimoire of Hate
2x Grimoire of Ice
2x Grimoire of Storms
2x Grimoire of Taste
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Parrot Familiar
1x Potion Sash
1x Raven Familiar
1x Simulacrum
1x Snake Familiar
1x Spellcoil [+1]
1x Surge of Intellect
1x Utility Belt

Talents (14)
Arcane Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Arcane Library
Strategist
Elemental Savant
Greater Strength
Faerytales
Emporium Discount
Tribute
Deal with the Devil
Thundering Strikes
Stormbringer
Fortuitous

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Daphne the Stone

Arcanist [XLII]
[Impossible]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 104638
+69726 Bonus Points

[warm heart]

Got Fortuitous after killing Rachael, managed to snag four extra equipments just before spine...

[warm heart]

The grimoires cannot be transmuted, i believe. You can get them through a talent, card rewards, some events, and the Warchest card (being abused this challenge)

[dusty crow]

I meant getting to the war chest card, mostly. I'd have no clue what to transmute to get that

[languid mountain]

GG @dusty crow, you just advanced to level 3!

[dusty crow]

Nor would I know how to abuse it.

[warm heart]

Any purple rare (blue diamonds) can transmute to warchest

[warm heart]

Copy with hidden pouch, simulacrum or something similar

Play the copy and you can keep the original

[dusty crow]

Oh cool. Thanks

[severe locust]

Dude nice one 🥳 Congrats!
That looks like the best outcome anyone can hope for. Thundering Strikes for max damage and Fortuitous for those extra Grimoires!
Only way to beat this is probably with some really niche gold-cheesing. So I think this week is all yours! 👏

[warm heart]

Thanks, truly Fortuitous luck with that level up

[void river]

Renard the Silent
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀 [Hard]

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🏆 Total score: 6670
🔥 Top damage: 198
👑 Deck value: 400
🪙 Gold remaining: 153
Spine damage: 276
🕐 Duration: 05:24:46

⚔️ Faewand
🚀 Bat Familiar
🎲 D9BE5A1638
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (15%)
Full Moon (15%)

Bosses slain: Mudfang Kingpin II, Garvin Greaves, Bolgar Blightbane, ONE, Melchor the Cursed, Statue of Ilthar III, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (29)
1x Bat Familiar
1x Boots of Speed
1x Disguise Self
1x Fae Familiar
1x Faewand [+1]
1x Faewand [+2]
1x Faewand [+4]
1x Fellstorm
1x Frostblock
2x Glimpse of Evil
1x Grimoire of Hate
1x Mindbarrier
1x Orphic Glance
1x Pollination
1x Potion of Vitality
1x Potion Sash
1x Pride
1x Raven Familiar
1x Siphon Magic
1x Snake Familiar
2x Surge of Intellect
2x Test Subject [+6]
1x Thinktank
1x Vile Thoughts
2x Wrathbolt [+5]

Imbues (2)
Painful Inquiry
Occultism

Talents (13)
Serrated Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Faerytales
Steelmind
Profane Ward
Mindfield
Quick Study
Quick Crafting
Sanctifier
Warpriest
Redemption
Sacred Shield

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Renard the Silent

Arcanist [XLII]
[Hard]

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 19539
+12869 Bonus Points

[acoustic fable]

Krenna Wintersong
비전술사 [I]
💀 [보통]

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🏆 총 점수: 403
🔥 최고 피해량: 11
👑 덱 가치: 75
🪙 남은 골드: 83
🕐 Duration: 00:14:11

⚔️ 힘의 지팡이
🚀 앵무새 동료
🎲 380C3B9C11
Version 1.17.002

악의 (15%)
만월 (15%)

Slain by: Weeping Mother

덱 목록 (16)
2x 방어
1x 폭풍 소환
5x 힘의 지팡이
1x 폭풍 모으기
1x 앵무새 동료
1x 물약 허리띠
1x 전기 치료
2x 거미 새끼
2x 지성의 급증

재능 (3)
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[knotty portal]

I think we should play this challenge again next just so I can watch you two try to get the perfect score 🙂 You guys are on a whole different level. Wish one of you had a forum where you just shared all your knowledge with us.

[severe locust]

Hey not sure if you saw this already, but I wrote a guide on how scoring works in the Weekly Challenges: https://discord.com/channels/455784011336384522/1450918023245598761 🙂
Tried to include everything I've learned in the last 2 years.

[pale cradle]

Borken the Impish
Arcanist [XLII]
💀💀💀💀 [Impossible]

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🏆 Total score: 10985
🔥 Top damage: 130
👑 Deck value: 630
🪙 Gold remaining: 309
Spine damage: 6666
🕐 Duration: 11:05:14

⚔️ Forcewand
🚀 Fae Familiar
🎲 2AC6AEDDCE
Version 1.17.002

Malignancies (30%)
Full Moon (15%)
Explosives (15%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother, Count Vesparin, Bolgar Blightbane, Viola Skysworn, Gorn Tagdahar, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (32)
1x Amphibify
1x Aurora Prism
1x Bat Familiar
1x Boots of Speed
1x Coven of Chaos
1x Coven's Sight
1x Disguise Self
1x Drain Strength
1x Eldritch Binding
1x Fae Familiar
1x Faerystorm
1x Fellblast
1x Fellblast [+1]
1x Fellstorm
1x Forcewand [+10]
1x Forcewand [+7]
1x Frostbolt
1x Glimpse of Evil
1x Grimoire of Hate
1x Hidden Pouch
1x Legplates
1x Occult Secrets
1x Potion Sash
1x Prestidigitation
1x Prestige
1x Raven Familiar
1x Snake Familiar
1x Utility Belt
1x Vexing Echoes
1x Vile Thoughts
1x Witching Hour
1x Wrathbolt

Imbues (3)
Energyshield
Painful Inquiry
Aura of Winter

Talents (15)
Acrobatic Weapon
Well Equipped
Brainrot
Compassionate
Arcane Library
Sacred Zest
Malice
Greater Intellect
Insatiable Curiosity
Bad Intentions
Bloodbank
Blessing of the White Rose
Psychic Overpower
Two Selves
Mindfield

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Borken the Impish

Arcanist [XLII]
[Impossible]

Demon Invader

Achievement unlocked by marmarossa:

Slay the hidden boss Spine of Night with 6666 spine damage.

Run Submitted

Run has been submitted for Pocket Familiars!

Score: 25871
+14886 Bonus Points

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Winners

Normal: low_poly_frog with 51667 points
Challenging: lisicin721558 with 43444 points
Hard: @severe locust with 94674 points
Impossible: @warm heart with 104638 points

Congratulations winners!

Checkout the next challenge here: https://discord.com/channels/455784011336384522/1461434818486210762