Architect
The Architect is an NPC found in the second floor of the Crypts level. Once rescued, his building can be constructed in town for 25 stone and 25 crystals. Once constructed, the Architect offers six unique buffs that can be applied before starting a run. After speaking with the Architect in town, he can then be found outside the Dark Citadel in the first level of the Forest. He offers to open the door to the tower, giving the player the ability to skip levels for the current run.
Cost Multiplier
On the Architect buff selection screen, there is a cost multiplier in the bottom right of the screen that reads "Mul: 100%". Selecting multiple Architect buffs raises the cost multiplier, increasing the gold and material cost of each buff selected. Upgrading the Architect to tier 2 lowers the cost multiplier.
For example: At Architect tier 1, selecting two buffs raises the cost multiplier to 141.35%. This is a 41.35% increase in the cost of both buffs selected. In this example, selecting both Far Sight and Toppled Towers would result in a cost of: 2827 gold, 14 wood, and 7 stone.
| Name | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Far Sight | Fully reveals the map. |  1,000  10
|
| Toppled Towers | Towers are destroyed. | 1,000  5
|
| Weak Defenses | Fewer enemies in levels. | 1,500 5
|
| Safe Corridors | Disables all traps outside of treasure rooms. | 1,500 5
|
| Gentle Traps | Traps deal 50% less damage. | 1,500 5
|
| Poor Training | Fewer elite enemies in levels. | 1,500 10
|
Architect Tier 2
Upgrading the Architect to tier 2 requires 50 stone and 50 crystals. Tier 2 unlocks additional buffs that can be added to a run and lowers the cost multiplier of selecting multiple buffs.
| Name | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Righteous Flames | Higher chance of finding a pyre. | 1,000 20
|
| Treasure Hunting | Higher chance of finding a treasury. | 3,000 10 5
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| Way Gates | Travel quickly between points of interest. | 1,000 25
|
| Material Mania | Replaces trinket chests with resource caches
and experience scrolls with materials. |
3,000 30 20
|
| Quick Fix | Reduces time needed to revive other players to zero. | 2,000 10
|
Trivia
The Safe Corridors buff will remove the shadow explosions that trigger throughout the Dark Halls, as those are generated from invisible traps that reset a few seconds after going off.