Advanced Meta Guide

Character tier list, relic priority, and high-level strategies for competitive play.

Character Tier List

Based on Crawler effect potency, starter deck quality, and endgame viability.

S-Tier: Exceptional

Pugnala Provola
Pugnala Provola
S-Tier

Crawler: Deal 25% more damage when any card is played.

Universal damage boost on every card play. Works with any deck composition.

Krochi Freetto
Krochi Freetto
S-Tier

Crawler: Revive once per dungeon with 50% HP.

Free revive every run. Effectively doubles your survivability on any build.

A-Tier: Strong

Gennaro Belpaese
Gennaro Belpaese
A-Tier

Crawler: Deal 20% more damage when a green card is played.

Strong with Fire Wand-based green attack decks.

Mortaccio
Mortaccio
A-Tier

Crawler: Deal 10% more damage for each skeleton defeated.

Bone cards spawn skeletons. Scales extremely well in longer runs.

Yatta Cavallo
Yatta Cavallo
A-Tier

Crawler: Deal 20% more damage when you have exactly 5 cards in hand.

High skill ceiling. Requires hand size management but massive payoff.

B-Tier: Viable

Pasqualina Belpaese
Pasqualina Belpaese
B-Tier

Crawler: Heal 1 HP when a mana card is played.

Sustained healing through mana card usage.

Divano
Divano
B-Tier

Crawler: Draw 1 card when a wild card is played.

Wild card engine. Can draw many cards quickly.

Concetta Caciotta
Concetta Caciotta
B-Tier

Crawler: Gain 1 random gem when an attack card is played.

Attack cards generate gems. High value for gem-heavy builds.

C-Tier: Niche

Antonio
Antonio
C-Tier

Crawler: Deal 10% more damage when a red card is played.

Basic but reliable. Good starter character.

Imelda Belpaese
Imelda Belpaese
C-Tier

Crawler: Play a random card when a yellow card is played.

Randomness makes consistency difficult.

Relic Priority

Some relics dramatically outperform others. Prioritize these for fastest progression.

Must-Have Relics

  • Stardust Anvil β€” Enables weapon transcendence. Highest impact relic in the game.
  • PolentΓ­r β€” Guaranteed first crit. Free massive damage on every fight start.
  • Gem Hammer β€” Unlocks gem slot mechanics. Required for advanced builds.
  • Overkill β€” Excess damage spreads. Broken with high-damage weapons.

Strong Relics

  • Ovenkilt β€” Passive burn application. Consistent DPS boost.
  • Bomba Infernale β€” Enemy death explosions. Good with area weapons.
  • Grim Grimoire β€” Extra starting card. More options every hand.

Dungeon Difficulty Strategy

Each dungeon tier significantly increases enemy health and damage. Here's how to approach them:

Mad Forest (Difficulty 1-3)

Your early-game farm zone. Focus on unlocking characters and collecting relics. Enemy density is moderate. Build your base deck here before moving on.

Inlaid Library (Difficulty 2-4)

Higher enemy variety and tougher elites. Library rewards are valuable (Grim Grimoire, Lapidary Loupe). Bring defense cards for the Mantis Elite encounters.

Gallo Tower (Difficulty 3-5)

Boss-focused dungeon. The Gallo fight is a damage check β€” if you can't deal 250 damage before his rooster army overwhelms you, you need a better deck. Stardust Anvil here is game-changing.

Dairy Plant (Difficulty 4-6)

Tight corridors with high-density enemy spawns. Overkill and Ovenkilt excel here. The Milk Elemental boss requires sustained DPS and defense rotation.

Cappella Magna (Difficulty 7-8)

Endgame content. Mix of all previous enemy types plus boss-level threats. This is a gear-check dungeon β€” your deck and Power-Up progression will determine success.

Power-Up Priority

Where to invest coins for maximum efficiency:

  1. Might β€” Damage multiplier. Always valuable.
  2. Armor β€” Survival. Especially important for harder dungeons.
  3. Amount β€” More projectiles = more consistent damage.
  4. Duration β€” Extends buffs and Crawler effects.
  5. Speed β€” Faster actions in combat.