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"How best to transform oneself and others is a limitless pursuit."

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~ Fortunes of Circe selection quote
Icon Description Type Notes Prerequisites
Word of Smaller Stature
Shrink in size, so that you move 10% faster and have +10% chance to Dodge.

  • Word of Smaller Stature reduces the weapon hitbox but does not affect Cast size.
  • While MelinoĆ« appears smaller, her hurtbox remains unchanged.
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Word of Greater Girth
Grow in size so that you have +15%Health and deal +15% with your Weapon.

  • Word of Greater Girth enlarges the weapon hitbox but does not affect Cast size.
  • While MelinoĆ« appears larger, her hurtbox remains unchanged.
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Lapis Lazuli Insight
Randomly draw 1 of your active Arcana, and upgrade it this night.
Can upgrade a Arcana to


Lapis Lazuli Insight only increases the resource-providing effects by the difference between the current rank and the upgraded rank, not the full benefit of the new rank:

  • Health and MagickUp from Persistence
  • Gold from The Boatman
  • Change of Fate from The Enchantress, The Champions, and The Fates
  • Death Defiance from Death

Example: Upgrading The Boatman from Rank III to Rank IV grants +50 Gold, not the full Rank IV value (+350).

The sole exception is The Artificer, whose upgrade both increases the maximum number of uses and fully replenishes them.

  • Example: If the effect was at 0/3 uses before the upgrade, it becomes 4/4 upon reaching Rank IV.
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Old Herbal Remedy
Restore 50% of your Health now. Any Health effects are 25% stronger this night.
Currently Bugged: Old Herbal Remedy's instant +50%Health restoration bypasses the effects of Vow of Scars and functions at full capacity. None
Chants to the Bewitched
The spiritual benefit your Animal Familiar provides is stronger this night.
This upgrade affects the following Animal Familiar abilities:
  • Frinos: While together, gain +20/+30/+40/+80 Health.
  • Toula: grants an extra Death Defiance Death Defiance from Toula, totaling 2 if unused.
  • Raki: While together, gain an additional +2%/+3%/+4%/+8% chance for any damage you deal to be Critical.
  • Hecuba: While together, you have +30/+45/+60/+120 MagickUp.
  • Gale: While together, you have +4%/+5%/+6%/+12% Dodge chance and move speed.
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Black Night Banishment
Randomly draw 1 of your active Vows, and remove its effect this night.
Removing a Vow through Black Night Banishment does not reduce Fear Fear during the run.


While removing most Vows can be beneficial, some Vows have unique interactions when affected by Black Night Banishment:

  • Void: Has no practical effect, as you cannot access the Altar of Ashes during the run.
  • Hubris: Any Prime already accumulated remains active even after the Vow is removed. The removal only prevents future Boons from granting additional Prime.
  • Denial: Boons previously removed by Vow of Denial will still not reappear during the night.
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Red Citrine Divination
Randomly draw 1 of your inactive Arcana, and activate it this night.
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Turning to a Simple Form
Your Moves have 15% chance to inflict Morph on a susceptible foe, 10 Sec. apart.
Morph: Curse: Afflicted foes turn into harmless critters. Lasts 4 Sec. Gain x affinity rank with Circe.