Relics

A Relic Orb.

Relics are collectible items that give aid to the Ember Knights in a run. There are 118 Relics in the game. Relics can be obtained via the Relic room (Found near the start of a run and near the end), the Relic Selector, the start of Wightsbury, and Arlan's Shop.

Unlocking Relics

Players do not begin the game with all Relics unlocked. Many Relics must be obtained through the use of Relic Orbs. Relic Orbs can be dropped in a run after defeating a certain amount of enemies. The amount of enemies that must defeated before gaining another Relic Orb is shown above Esper in the Nexus. There are 53 Relic Orbs in the game. The color of the relic orb once dropped corresponds to the relic's rarity. Some Relics may not be obtained via Relic Orbs, but instead are unlocked through Secrets.

Relic Selector

The Relic Selector

The Relic Selector can be encountered as a reward at the end of a room. When opened, the Relic Selector will let players select a Relic from 3 randomly rolled choices. Players who have Expanded Relic Selector selected in Slot 8 of the Ember Tree will be able to choose from 4 options instead. Players who have Extra Starting Relic selected in Slot 8 of the Ember Tree will be allowed to choose two relics in the first Relic Selector.

Buying Relics

Relics can be bought in Arlan's shop. Arlan's in-run shop sells relics in exchange for gold, at a starting price in area 1 of 75, 150, 225, or 300 gold, depending on the value of a relic. The value of a relic is not always tied to its rarity- the starting price in gold for each relic is listed in the table below. The price of a relic in gold increases by 50 gold per area, for a max of a 200 gold increase in area 5.

Arlan's shop in the nexus sells relics for ember, for either 200, 300, 400, or 600 ember per relic. The price in ember is directly correlated to its area 1 price in gold. The relic Discount Card cannot be bought in Arlan's in-run shop, but it can be bought in Arlan's Nexus shop for 400 ember.

Upgrading Relics

If a relic has already been picked up by the Knight but appears again later in the run, the Knight can choose to take the relic a subsequent time in order to upgrade its effects. This does not take up an additional slot in the player's inventory. Relics that can be upgraded will have a green Lv.1 next to their rarity while in a run. Some relics can be upgraded multiple times, listed below (work in progress). Starting in area 4, the Knight will also gain access to Arlan's Refinement Shop. Instead of being able to buy new items, they can purchase upgrades for any of the upgradeable relics currently in their inventory until they run out of gold or all of their relics are at max level.

Boons

At the start of Wightsbury, if the cutscene has not been triggered before, Praxis will appear and create four podiums with a Boon sitting upon each. There are a total of 12 Boons, with each run having randomized selection. Each one has 1 negative 'Cursed' effect and 1 positive 'Cleansed' effect. Ember knights must play through the entire Wightsbury level and beat Phantom in order to fully 'Cleanse' the relic, which will remove the negative effect and leave the positive one. Ember knights can each hold 1 cursed Boon, but are not required to take one. Four Boons will also randomly be generated at the start of Akamura.

Cleansing a Boon for the first time will unlock it in the compendium. Noteably, even though cursed Boons are counted towards the total relic amount at the bottom of the compendium, they do not have a separate slot for the cursed sprite.

Wrath of the Architect DLC Content

The DLC package adds 10 new relics to find through relic orbs, 4 new Boons, and 4 new relics to find through defeating bosses. The DLC relics are highlighted in teal within the list below.

List of Relics

	Rarity/Name	Effect	Stats	Max Stacks	Gold Cost	Compendium Order	Unlock Number
	Archangel's Scythe Common	Whenever you Heal, nearby enemies take Damage	Damage: 10 +10 per stack	4	225	34	0
	Arctic Axe Epic	Whenever you Freeze an enemy, it takes Damage every second	Damage: 10	1	225	48	0
	Balanced Landing Epic	Whenever you Dodge an attack, your Next Weapon Attack is a guaranteed Crit	-	1	225	23	33
	Barrier Pendant Epic	Whenever you use a Skill, you get a Shield for 2s that Prevents the next damage you would take. Cooldown 5s	-	1	225	8	39
	Bitter Chisel Epic	Whenever you Defeat a Frozen enemy, you Heal	Heal Amount: 3	1	225	30	22
	Bob's Containment Field Legendary	Whenever you use a Skill, you gain a Shield for 5s that Stops projectiles and Prevents damage. Cooldown 30s	-	1	300	10	Secret #9
	Brittle Sceptre Epic	Whenever you hit an enemy with a 'Perfect' Skill, it Freezes them	-	1	225	46	0
	Bronze Rat Epic	Whenever you Defeat an enemy with a Status Ailment, that status Spreads to other nearby enemies	-	1	225	69	34
	Bruma's Ring Epic	Whenever you Defeat an enemy, conjure a Frost Nova that Freezes other nearby enemies. Cooldown 15s	-	1	225	50	Open Steadfast Citadel Care Package
	Burning Resolve Epic	You have Bonus Crit against Burning enemies	Bonus Crit: 25%	1	150	56	13
	Call To Arms Legendary	Whenever you cast a 'Perfect' Skill you also cast Warcry, increasing all Knights Damage for 5s. Cooldown 30s	Increased Damage: 25%	1	300	15	5
	Chilling Wind Epic	Whenever you Defeat a Frozen enemy, it creates a small burst of ice that Freezes other nearby enemies	-	1	150	47	14
	Chronograph Common	The Number of Hits to Refresh your Skills is reduced	Refresh Bonus: 2 +1 Per Stack	4	150	4	2
	Combustion Stone Common	Whenever you Burn an enemy, deal Bonus Damage	Bonus Damage: 10 +10 Per Stack	5	150	64	0
	Conduit Spike Common	Your 3rd Attack releases Chain Lightning, damaging up to 2 additional enemies	Damage: 4-10 +2-10 Per Stack	4	150	83	0
	Daze Claw Epic	Whenever you Crit, you deal bonus Stun	Bonus stun: 200%	1	150	21	0
	Decayed Scepter Common	Whenever you hit an enemy with a Skill, it Poisons them	Skill damage: 50% +10% Per stack	4	150	75	0
	Diligent Work Epic	Whenever you Poison an enemy, it adds a Bonus stack	-	1	225	78	Open Scoggfirth Care Package
	Discount Card Epic	Shop items Cost Less gold	Cost Reduction: 25%	1	-	96	0
	Doom Shell Legendary	Whenever you Roll, summon the Doom Shell to deal Damage to enemies around you. Bonus damage for each Armor you have.	-	1	300	11	Secret #2
	Empowered Bangle Common	Your first Skill hit on an enemy in each room deals bonus Skill Damage	Damage: +30 Per Stack	2	150	1	0
	Fiery Imbuement Epic	Whenever you use a Skill, your Weapon attacks add Burn	Burn Time: 3s	1	225	57	0
	Frost Needle Epic	You have a guaranteed Crit against Frozen enemies	-	1	150	45	43
	Frostbite Common	Whenever you Freeze an already Frozen enemy, conjures an Ice Spike dealing AoE Damage	AoE Damage: 25	3	150	51	27
	Fury Charm Epic	Your attacks deal Bonus Damage against Burning enemies	Bonus Damage: 25%	1	150	61	28
	General's Sabre Epic	Your Skills can Crit with the same chance as your Weapon	-	1	225	12	8
	Giant Mace Common	You deal bonus Damage against Stunned enemies	Bonus Damage: 100% +50% per stack	4	75	17	0
	Gilded Remains Epic	Whenever you Defeat a Poisoned enemy, it drops Gold	Gold Dropped: 5	3	150	79	24
	Glacier Necklace Common	Whenever you use a Skill, you throw a Snowball that deals damage and Freezes. Cooldown 4s	Cooldown: 4s -1s Per level	4	150	49	0
	Harvest Scythe Legendary	Your Skills deal bonus Damage against enemies with Status Ailments	Bonus Skill Damage: 150%	1	300	14	30
	Helix Sign Epic	Whenever you would conjure a Lightning Bolt, you conjure a Bonus one	-	1	225	92	23
	Hunter Grasp Epic	Whenever you Defeat a Poisoned enemy, gain Bonus Damage for 3s	Bonus Damage: 25%	1	150	76	38
	Ignition Break Epic	Whenever you Defeat a Burning enemy, you get an aura that Burns and Damages nearby enemies for 3s	-	1	225	58	35
	Infernal Scale Common	Your Burning effects deal Bonus Damage	Bonus Damage: 3 +3 Per Stack	3	75	60	41
	Juicy Opal Common	Your Healing is Increased	Bonus Heal: 1 +1 Per Stack	3	150	29	7
	Kindleblade Epic	Whenever you Defeat a Burning enemy, you Summon a Fire Wisp	-	1	225	55	11
	Lethargic Brew Epic	Your Poison effects Slow enemy movement and attacks	Slow Amount: 30%	1	150	77	21
	Meteor Legendary	Whenever your HP falls below 50%, you cast Meteor	-	1	300	65	0
	Mimic King's Consort Legendary	Summon a friendly mimic to defend you and turn defeated enemies into Stat Gems	-	1	300	99	Secret #12
	Onyx Raven Epic	Whenever you Defeat an enemy with a Status Ailment, your Skills Refresh Quicker	Refresh Bonus: 3	1	225	70	19
	Ornate Glove Common	While you have 150g or more, gain Bonus Move Speed and Crit	Move Speed And Crit: 10% +10% Per Stack	4	150	95	0
	Overcharge Gauntlet Epic	Whenever you Crit, your Skills Refresh Quicker	Refresh Bonus: 1 +1 Per Stack	4	225	22	0
	Overloading Necklace Epic	Whenever you use a Skill, you conjure a Lightning Bolt	Damage: 3-15	1	225	84	0
	Plague Bomb Epic	Whenever you Defeat a Poisoned enemy, it creates a Burst of Poison	-	1	150	74	0
	Plasma Ball Common	Whenever you Defeat an enemy, there's a chance to conjure a Lightning Bolt that deals 3 - 15 damage	Chance: 50% +50% Per Stack	2	150	89	0
	Razor Bangle Epic	Your First Weapon hit on an enemy is a Crit	-	1	150	24	0
	Rejuvenation Glove Epic	Whenever you Crit, you Heal	Heal Amount: 1	1	225	27	0
	Ripe Elderberry Epic	Whenever you Heal, your Crit is increased for 3s	Bonus Crit: 25%	1	225	28	0
	Sharp Necklace Epic	Whenever you use a Skill, your Next Weapon Attack is a guaranteed Crit	-	1	150	25	0
	Shock Troop Epic	Whenever you Defeat an enemy with Lightning, you gain 3 Armor Max Armor +10	+10 Max Armor Per Stack	4	150	91	44
	Spirit Shelter Legendary	Upon Death, you Revive with Full HP and this relic is destroyed	-	1	300	97	1
	Spite Shield Epic	You gain Bonus Weapon Damage for each Armor you have. whenever Armor is removed, deal that much Damage to enemies around you	Damage Bonus: 1% +1% Per Stack	4	150	38	0
	Stewards Toolbox Epic	Your Skills have an additional Charge	-	1	300	5	4
	Storm Ward Epic	Whenever an enemy is damaged by Lightning, there's a chance to leave a temporary Static Charge on the ground that Stuns enemies	50% Chance	1	150	87	37
	Stun Powder Epic	Whenever you Burn an enemy, you Stun them	50% Stun	1	150	63	16
	Supreme Ambition Epic	Whenever you Defeat an enemy with a Skill, permanently increase Skill Damage	Skill Damage Bonus: 1%	1	300	9	0
	Surge Pendant Common	Whenever you use a Skill, you gain bonus Skill Damage for 8s	Skill Damage: 75% +75% Per Stack	4	150	3	0
	Thundering Hammer Legendary	Your Lightning effects have a 25% chance to turn into a Lightning Storm	-	1	300	93	15
	Toxic Bangle Epic	Whenever you hit an enemy with a Weapon Attack, it Poisons them	Poison Stacks: 1 +1 Per Stack	4	150	71	0
	Tundra Boots Epic	Whenever you Dodge an attack, you Shoot a Seeking Dart that Freezes	-	1	150	41	12
	Urn Of Vengeance Epic	Whenever you Defeat an enemy, unleash a Ghost to Seek and Damage enemies	Weapon Damage: 150%	1	225	100	A3 containment unit
	Vital Convergence Epic	Whenever you use a "Perfect" Skill, you Heal	Heal Amount: 2	1	225	31	18
	Volatile Grimlock Epic	Whenever you Defeat a Burning enemy, it Explodes	-	1	225	59	0
	Volt Claw Common	Whenever you Crit, you conjure a Lightning Bolt that damages enemies	Damage: 3-15 +1-15 Per Stack	3	150	90	0
	Withercore Epic	Poisoned enemies drop a Withercore when defeated that Heals when collected. Cooldown 6s	Heal Amount: 2 +2 Per Stack	4	225	80	26
	Bone Plate Common	Gain 15 Armor. Whenever you Defeat an enemy, you gain 1 Armor	Max Armor: 15 +5 Per Stack	4	75	39	0
	Wizard's Fleece Epic	You gain Bonus Skill Damage for each Armor you have. Max Armor +5	Bonus Skill Damage: +3% Per Stack	4	150	40	9
	Twisted Firestarter Common	Your First weapon hit on an enemy deals Bonus Damage and Burns	Bonus Damage: +5 Per Stack	4	150	54	0
	Steel Greaves Common	Whenever you Dodge an attack, gain 5 Armor	+10 Max Armor Per Stack	4	150	37	32
	Guard Scepter Common	Whenever you use a 'Perfect' Skill, gain 5 Armor	+5 Max Armor Per Stack	4	150	36	0
	Glacial Light Epic	Whenever an enemy is Frozen they are also Burned	-	1	225	53	17
	Shivering Touch Legendary	Whenever you Attack a frozen enemy with your weapon, a burst of Ice shards damages enemies	-	1	300	52	10
	Pilot Light Epic	Whenever you use a Skill, you create a burst of Fire, that Damages and Burns nearby enemies	-	1	225	62	A4 Containment Unit
	Infested Mind Legendary	Whenever you apply 5 stacks of Poison, Consume all stacks and deal Damage	Damage: 70	1	300	81	45
	Impact Charm Common	Whenever you Stun an enemy, deal AoE Damage around it	Max AoE Damage: 70 +15 Per Stack	4	75	19	0
	Clobbering Mace Epic	Whenever you Stun an enemy afflicted by a Status Ailment, it takes Damage	Damage: 40 +10 Per Stack	4	150	18	0
	Titan's Wargear Legendary	Every 4 enemies you Defeat with your Weapon, permanently increase Weapon Damage	Damage Bonus: 1%	1	300	98	6
	Tainted Conduit Common	Your Poison effects have a chance to conjure Lightning when dealing damage	Chance: 5%	4	150	82	31
	Red Dwarf Legendary	Your 3rd Attack shoots a Fireball	Damage: 35	1	300	66	20
	Razor Claw Legendary	Your Crits deal Double Damage	-	1	300	26	25
	Spell In A Bottle Common	Whenever you refresh a Skill Shoot 2 seeking missiles that deals Skill Damage	4	1	150	6	3
	Magic Tome Common	Whenever you refresh a Skill, nearby enemies take Skill Damage	Damage: 20 +10 Per Stack	4	75	7	0
	Smoldering Toxin Epic	Whenever you Burn an enemy, they are also Poisoned	-	1	225	68	42
	Trusty Wizard's Hat Epic	Whenever you Stun an enemy, you gain Skill Damage for 8s	Skill Damage Bonus: 25% +25% per stack	4	225	16	29
	Traumatic Blow Legendary	Whenever you Stun a non-Boss enemy below 20% HP, they are Instantly Defeated	-	1	300	20	40
	Steward's Gift Legendary	Created by the Stewards as a rite of passage. This special gift won't do you much good.	-	Infinite	-	101	0
	Flawless Brace Epic	Whenever you 'Perfectly' complete a room, gain +30% Damage in the next combat room	(?)	1	(?)	2	(?)
	Absolute Ambition Epic	Whenever you 'Perfectly' complete a room, permanently increase Skill Damage by 5%	(?)	1	(?)	13	(?)
	Recovery Ring Common	Whenever you enter a new room, you Heal	10 HP +5 per stack	(?)	4	32	(?)
	Ember Seed Legendary	Whenever your HP drops below 50%, Root all enemies dealing Damage over time and healing you for each enemy rooted	(?)	1	(?)	33	(?)
	Pristine Band Common	Whenever you 'Perfectly' complete a room, all knights gain +3 Max HP	+2 HP each stack	4	75	35	(?)
	Frost Pact Common	Whenever you Defeat a Frozen enemy, summon a Frost Wisp	(?)	1	(?)	42	(?)
	Cryo Freeze Epic	Your Freeze duration is increased	Freeze Length: +50% Per Stack	2	(?)	43	(?)
	Black Ice Common	Your Freeze damage is increased	+50% damage Per level	4	(?)	44	(?)
	Impure Pestilence Epic	Enemies can be afflicted with an additional stack of Poison	Bonus Stacks: +1 Per Stack	4	(?)	72	(?)
	Lethal Venom Epic	Your Poison damage is increased	(?)	4	(?)	73	(?)
	Spark Ring Common	Your Lightning damage is increased	+50% Per Stack	4	75	85	(?)
	Charged Trinket Common	Whenever you conjure a Lightning Bolt, you have a chance to summon a Lightning Wisp	25% +10% each stack	4	(?)	86	(?)
	Shocking Revelation Common	Whenever you refresh a Skill, conjure a Lightning Bolt	Damage: 15-30	1	75	88	(?)
	Eye of the Storm Legendary	Your 3rd Attack unleashes the power of Razor Wind	(?)	1	(?)	93	(?)
	Creature's Bond Common	Whenever you use a Skill, increase Wisp Damage for 8s	(?)	2	(?)	102	(?)
	Confined Fury Common	Your Wisps deal more Damage	50% +50% each stack	4	(?)	103	(?)
	Warlock's Grip Epic	Gain 5% Bonus Damage for each Wisp you have	(?)	2	(?)	104	(?)
	Pyroguard Epic	Enemies you Burn deal reduced damage	20% Damage Reduction	1	(?)	67	0
	Awestruck Icicle Epic	The first time you Stun an enemy, they are also Frozen	-	1	(?)	105	Open Variant A2 Care Package
	Midas Mail Epic	Whenever you gain Armor, gain that much Gold. For every 50 Gold gained this way, increase Max Armor by 1	+1 Max Armor per Stack	(?)	225	106	0
	Branchwood Armor Epic	While you have Armor, you Heal for each enemy defeated	Heal Amount: (?)	(?)	(?)	107	Open Mycelioth Care Package
	Vampiric Sigil Epic	Once per room, an enemy becomes Soulbound. Defeating a Soulbound enemy Heals for 5% of your Max HP	Soulbound debuff lasts 5 s +3 s per stack	3?	(?)	108	0
	Lionheart Crest Epic	Whenever you are Above 50% HP, gain 20% increased weapon damage. Whenever you are Below 50% HP, take 20% less damage	-	1	(?)	109	0
	Refreshing Orb Epic	Whenever you Defeat an enemy, they have a chance to drop a Refresh Orb, refreshing both Skills Cooldown 6s	-	1 ?	(?)	111	Open Akamura Care Package
	Goliath Wargear Legendary	Whenever you Perfectly complete a room, Weapon Damage is permanently increased by 2% for All Knights	-	1 ?	(?)	110	DLC Relic Orb (#)
	Apprentice Spellbook Common	Whenever you use a Perfect Skill, there is a chance the charge is Refunded	Percent Chance: 20% +5% per stack	?	75	112	Open Simulan Care Package
	Soul Locket Epic	Whenever you Defeat an enemy with your weapon, store 1 Ghost, max 5. Whenever you cast a Perfect Skill, the Ghosts are released to seek and deal Weapon Damage to enemies.	-	1 ?	(?)	113	DLC Relic Orb (#)
	Vengeful Spirit Common	Whenever you defeat a Haunted enemy, summon a Ghost that Seeks, Damages and Haunts an additional enemy	-	?	?	115	DLC Relic Orb (#)
	Lingering Presence Common	Whenever you enter a room, Haunt a random enemy	-	?	75	114	DLC Relic Orb 1
	Last Gasp Epic	Whenever you Stun a Haunted enemy, a burst of Ghosts Seek other enemies	-	?	?	116	DLC Relic Orb (#)
	Necronomicon Common	Your Ghosts deal increased Damage	-	?	75	117	DLC Relic Orb (#)
	Void Amulet Epic	Whenever you Defeat an enemy, you enter Stealth. Your next 3 Weapon Attacks deal increased Damage. Cooldown 15s	-	?	?	118	DLC Relic Orb (#)

List of Boons

Cursed Relic	Cleansed Relic	Effect	Stats	Max Stacks	Compendium Order	Unlock Number
Bane of Agility	Boon of Agility	Curse: Your Movement Speed is reduced to half Benefit: You can quickly Dodge twice	-	1	113	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of Fortification	Boon of Fortification	Curse: You can no longer Dodge Benefit: Chain Attacks destroy projectiles	-	1	114	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of Leeching	Boon of Leeching	Curse: You can no longer Heal from Items or Healing Rooms Benefit: Defeating an enemy Heals you for 1 HP	-	1	115	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of the Wights	Boon of the Wights	Curse: All rooms are Wight Rooms Benefit: Whenever you Dodge an attack, Haunt a random enemy	-	1	116	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of the Deal	Boon of the Deal	Curse: Randomly replaces your relics and skills. Benefit: Whenever you gain a Relic, Upgrade it if possible	-	1	117	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of Shrouding	Boon of Shrouding	Curse: Darkness engulfs all rooms except around each Knight Benefit: All knights have a 20% chance to Ignore Damage	-	1	118	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of Mortality	Boon of Mortality	Curse: When taking damage, lose that much Max HP Benefit: Whenever you defeat a Boss or Miniboss, gain 25 Max HP	-	1	119	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of Wisdom	Boon of Wisdom	Curse: Your second Skill Slot is locked Benefit: Your first Skill Slot gains 2 additional charges	-	1	120	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of Conjuring	Boon of Conjuring	Curse: Increases the number of hits needed to refresh your skills by 5 Benefit: Your first Skill use in each room is Free	-	1	120	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of Expertise	Boon of Expertise	Curse: Whenever you Defeat a Boss or Miniboss, your Weapon is Replaced with another random weapon Benefit: Whenever you Defeat an enemy, they have a chance to drop a Stat Gem	-	1	120	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of Consumption	Boon of Consumption	Curse: Food, Health Potions, and Healing Fountains Damage all Knights Benefit: Equipping a Relic or Skill Heals all Knights for 10 HP	-	1	120	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options
Bane of Progression	Boon of Progression	Curse: Your Skills that have Upgrades are Locked Benefit: Whenever you Defeat a Boss or Miniboss, it drops a Skill Selector	-	1	120	1 of 4 Random Cursed Relic Options

Discontinued

Icon	Name	Effect	Rarity	Stats	Max Stack	Gold cost	Compendium order	Unlock Number
	Backup Dagger (Discontinued)	Your attacks add Bonus Damage	Common	-	-	-	-	-
	Bulwark (Discontinued)	Incoming Damage is Reduced	Common	Damage Reduction: 2 +2 Per Stack	-	-	-	-
	Fire Wheel (Discontinued)	Whenever you Roll through enemies, you Burn them	Epic	(?)	-	-	-	-
	Poison Wheel (Discontinued)	Whenever you Roll through a Non-Poisoned enemy, it Poisons them Unlocked through Area 1 Care Package.	Common	(?)	-	-	-	-
	Static Aegis (Discontinued)	Whenever you Take Damage, you conjure a Lightning Bolt	Epic	-	-	-	-	-
	Venomous Necklace (Discontinued)	Whenever you use a Skill, it creates a Burst of Poison	Common	-	-	-	-	-
	Withercore (Older version)	Your Poison effects last longer	Epic	Length: 2s	1	225	79	26
	Winter's Reply (Discontinued)	Whenever you receive Melee Damage, that enemy becomes Frozen	Epic	-	-	-	-	-