Death of a Wish ’s largest-ever update is coming this Fall! Martyr Mode is an ultra-challenging new way to play that challenges players to plunge into the depths of Death of a Wish ’s combat to achieve new heights of ma
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addedMartyr Mode is an ultra-challenging new way to play that challenges players to plunge into the depths of Death of a Wish ’s combat to achieve new heights of mastery.
changedMARTYR MODEMartyr Mode transforms Death of a Wish’s main story into an ultra-challenging, scored challenge filled with free-form combat and thoughtful challenge.
changedMARTYR MODEIn Martyr Mode, the cumulative score of each mandatory encounter is recorded and factored into your final score. Bonus points are rewarded for completing optional objectives and taking on Challenge Cards.
addedMARTYR MODEThe start of each track will present players with three Challenge Cards to pick from. Challenge Cards introduce new rule modifiers that mix up combat and increase difficulty. These include rules such as:
changedMARTYR MODEEach Challenge Card will introduce more challenging rules, but grant greater score bonuses during a run. Challenge Cards will stack cumulatively over the course of a player’s entire run, so it is critical to make deliberate decisions about which cards to take on and when. Escalating the risk can provide great rewards, but only if you can survive to complete them.
changedMARTYR MODEThere are 40 challenge cards in all, and an infinite range of ways to mix and match them creatively to tune a run for a high score. How will you rise to the challenge?
Death of a Wish changes
addedMartyr Mode is an ultra-challenging new way to play that challenges players to plunge into the depths of Death of a Wish ’s combat to achieve new heights of mastery.
changedMartyr Mode transforms Death of a Wish’s main story into an ultra-challenging, scored challenge filled with free-form combat and thoughtful challenge.
changedIn Martyr Mode, the cumulative score of each mandatory encounter is recorded and factored into your final score. Bonus points are rewarded for completing optional objectives and taking on Challenge Cards.
addedThe start of each track will present players with three Challenge Cards to pick from. Challenge Cards introduce new rule modifiers that mix up combat and increase difficulty. These include rules such as:
changedEach Challenge Card will introduce more challenging rules, but grant greater score bonuses during a run. Challenge Cards will stack cumulatively over the course of a player’s entire run, so it is critical to make deliberate decisions about which cards to take on and when. Escalating the risk can provide great rewards, but only if you can survive to complete them.
Death of a Wish ’s largest-ever update is coming this Fall!
Martyr Mode is an ultra-challenging new way to play that challenges players to plunge into the depths of Death of a Wish ’s combat to achieve new heights of mastery.
MARTYR MODE
Martyr Mode transforms Death of a Wish’s main story into an ultra-challenging, scored challenge filled with free-form combat and thoughtful challenge.
In Martyr Mode, the cumulative score of each mandatory encounter is recorded and factored into your final score. Bonus points are rewarded for completing optional objectives and taking on Challenge Cards.
The start of each track will present players with three Challenge Cards to pick from. Challenge Cards introduce new rule modifiers that mix up combat and increase difficulty. These include rules such as:
Comeback - Upon recovering from a status effect, enemy attacks are 100% more powerful for 10 seconds.
Break Invuln (ii) - Enemy invulnerable after recovering from Break for 4 seconds
Lost Grace (ii) - Reduces non-S Rank Corruption reduction by 75%.
Each Challenge Card will introduce more challenging rules, but grant greater score bonuses during a run. Challenge Cards will stack cumulatively over the course of a player’s entire run, so it is critical to make deliberate decisions about which cards to take on and when. Escalating the risk can provide great rewards, but only if you can survive to complete them.
There are 40 challenge cards in all, and an infinite range of ways to mix and match them creatively to tune a run for a high score. How will you rise to the challenge?
PLAYTEST MARTYR MODE
Are you interested in checking out Martyr Mode early? We’re thrilled to announce a Closed Beta Test for Martyr Mode running from September 12th to September 15th. To sign up for the playtest, fill out this form.
