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Patch Notes - v1.4.0

Developer's Notes: 1.4 introduces new relics and items that can be unlocked through achievements. The Codex can help you find out more details.

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What changed

1 fix6 additions19 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Store
  • Fixes
addedDeveloper's Notes:1.4 introduces new relics and items that can be unlocked through achievements. The Codex can help you find out more details. Any items locked behind achievements you've already completed will automatically be available to you. More achievements and items will be added in future patches.
addedDeveloper's Notes:This new set of items introduces some new one-off mechanics. You can expect UX improvements for feedback to help with clarity on these in the next patch.
changedCommonFlamestream : Single Target Hel Weapon with Burn damage
changedCommonPiezostone : Splash Stone Weapon with Static
changedCommonChilling Touch : Bouncing Soul Weapon with Frost
changedCommonVoidburst : Splash Arcane Weapon with Corruption damage
Frozen status effect duration2s3sFrozen status effect duration increased, buff

Developer's Notes:

  • 1.4 introduces new relics and items that can be unlocked through achievements. The Codex can help you find out more details. Any items locked behind achievements you've already completed will automatically be available to you. More achievements and items will be added in future patches.

  • This new set of items introduces some new one-off mechanics. You can expect UX improvements for feedback to help with clarity on these in the next patch.

New Content

Weapons

Common

  • Flamestream: Single Target Hel Weapon with Burn damage

  • Piezostone: Splash Stone Weapon with Static

  • Chilling Touch: Bouncing Soul Weapon with Frost

  • Voidburst: Splash Arcane Weapon with Corruption damage

Legendary

These new legendaries are designed to be a bit more situational and provide some new build paths.

  • Combustor: Single Target Hel Weapon that deals damage equal to 300% of Burn on enemy, if enemy dies the damage explodes onto nearby enemies

  • Golem: Zone Stone Weapon that summons a golem with 50% of tower's Max HP, Thorns, Regen, and Armor

  • Contagion: Bouncing Soul Weapon that spreads debuffs between enemies

  • Ice Spire: Zone Arcane Weapon that summons a decoy that explodes on death, freezing all nearby enemies

Upgrades

Investment upgrades provide a new avenue for economy (they scale with Bounty). Duplicators will help you more easily get the build you're looking for without having to reroll as often.

  • Ankh: +1 Revive

  • Frost Finesse: +25% Frost effectiveness

  • Frost Expertise: +50% Frost effectiveness, +25% damage to Frozen enemies

  • Coin Flip: 50% chance to receive 250 gold

  • Basic Investment: Receive 500 gold after 5 rounds

  • Improved Investment: Receive 1200 gold after 5 rounds

  • Advanced Investment: Receive 3000 gold after 5 rounds

  • Perfected Investment: Receive 8000 gold after 5 rounds

  • Basic Duplicator: Get an extra copy of the next Basic item you acquire

  • Common Duplicator: Get an extra copy of the next Common item you acquire

  • Rare Duplicator: Get an extra copy of the next Rare item you acquire

  • Legendary Duplicator: Get an extra copy of the Legendary item you acquire

Relics

Starter

For those that want to roll different builds than what the other starter relics help with.

  • Lich's Favor: Reroll Cost -50%

Unique

New options for Thorns lovers and ways to manipulate shop and pact outcomes!

  • Reactive Barrier: Activate Thorns when Barrier is damaged, Max Barrier +2000, Thorns +100

  • Sharp Thorns: Thorns Crit Chance +20%, Thorns +100, Crit Rate +25%, Crit Damage +10%

  • Elitesbane: Damage vs Elites +50%

  • Omnipotence: All damage multipliers +6%

  • Hand of Midas: Every round Bounty +0.5%

  • Hyper Roll: Increase attack speed +100% for 2 seconds after purchasing a shop reroll

  • Overkill: Spread 100% of excess damage to a nearby enemy on kill

  • Bonus Pact: Bounty +10%, Shop Level +1

  • Devil's Advocate: Rerolling pacts no longer increases punishment severity

  • Glass Cannon: +50% All Damage, +50% Damage Taken

UX Changes

  • Certain items are now locked behind Achievements and will not appear in runs until the required achievements are completed

  • New Codex filters for Locked and Unlocked items

  • Codex filters now show number of items in each category based on current filter

Balance Changes

  • Frozen status effect duration 2s -> 3s

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that caused large numbers with a zero in the ten-thousands digit to display as "3.04m" instead of "3.4m"

Source

Steam News / 25 June 2026

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