Map and Pathing Strategy

Start with the boss and rest sites, then compare paths by the number and timing of elites, shops and unknown rooms.

• Enter the boss with a damage or defense plan for its defining mechanic.
• A late rest site protects an aggressive elite route.
• A shop is strongest when you arrive with enough gold for removal or a relic.

Elite relics compound through the run, but an elite that costs all potions and most health can erase that advantage.

• Check current front-loaded damage before choosing an early elite.
• Use potions to cross a power threshold, not to protect a perfect inventory.
• Choose a fallback path when the opening rewards are weak.

Early rooms establish the deck, middle acts test scaling and the final act tests whether the plan is complete.

• Take immediate damage early before over-investing in scaling.
• Seek card removal when the engine already works.
• Avoid unnecessary risks once the deck has a reliable boss solution.