Quick answer: the current editorial baseline is Balance Patch 1, published after the August 20 worldwide release. Recheck affected guides before copying a route or build.
Game version: Balance Patch 1Last checked: 2026-08-23Unsupported facts stay pending
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Balance Patch 1
The first balance pass changed the economy, two bosses, several enemies, five weapons, Guard, and five Tarstones.
Shell map locations now cost Gloom, with previously spent Glimpses refunded in the Shell Keeper’s alcove.
Gold drops increased, including double Gold from enemies in Mammon.
Weapon smelting at the Tarforge costs 75% less Gloom.
The Lost Child and The Monolith received damage, health, or timing reductions.
Great Martyr’s Blade, Troubadour’s Lute, Caged Hystrix, Triarch Repeater, Axatana, Black Needle, and Clockwork Scythe were changed.
Parasitic, Grudge, Bulwark, Clerik’s, and Squall Tarstones were buffed.