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

Architect Buffs

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 increases the cost multiplier.

For example: selecting both Far Sight and Toppled Towers increases the multiplier to 141.35%, increasing the gold cost of each buff to approximately 1400 (or 2800 total), increasing the wood cost of Far Sight to 14, and the stone cost of Toppled Towers to 7. Selecting multiple buffs can make a run safer, but costs significantly more resources than selecting one or two buffs.

Tier 1 Architect Buffs

Name	Description	Base Gold Required	Base Materials Required
Far Sight	Fully reveals the map.	1000	10 Wood
Toppled Towers	Towers are destroyed.	1000	5 Stone
Weak Defenses	Fewer enemies in levels.	1500	5 Stone
Safe Corridors	Disables all traps outside of treasure rooms.	1500	5 Stone
Gentle Traps	Traps deal 50% less damage.	1500	5 Stone
Poor Training	Fewer elite enemies in levels.	1500	10 Wood

Architect Tier 2

Upgrading the Architect to tier 2 requires 50 stone and 50 crystals. The tier 2 buffs are listed below.

Tier 2 Architect Buffs

Name	Description	Base Gold Required	Base Materials Required
Righteous Flames	Higher chance of finding a pyre.	1000	20 Wood
Treasure Hunting	Higher chance of finding a treasury.	3000	10 Wood 5 Stone
Way Gates	Travel quickly between points of interest.	1000	25 Wood
Material Mania	Replaces trinket chests with resource caches and experience scrolls with materials.	3000	30 Wood 20 Stone
Quick Fix	Reduces time needed to revive other players to zero.	2000	10 Stone