Relics (Pocket Dungeon)

Relics are items for the playable knights to use in Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. While unique in each playthrough as the Relics, Arcana, Curios, and Heirlooms from Treasure Trove, these items are more akin to passive upgrades than alternate weapons.

Usage[]

In Pocket Dungeon, Relics function as upgrades. Each Relic can only appear once during a run. Any Relic obtained during a stage are kept for the next one. If a stage is failed or abandoned, or a run is successfully completed, all Relics are removed from the player's inventory. Specifically, once at the Camp, any Relic acquired during a run is lost, necessarily needing to re-purchase them again during the next Dungeon run in order to benefit of their effects a second time.

Chester and Glitzem stop offering Relics after having acquired 12, however, more can be acquired from other sources.

Relics should not be confused with Items, which instead to being passive upgrades are limited use only, usually by temporarily upgrading the default attack or being extra attacks.

Acquiring[]

During Runs[]

Relics can be bought with Gems from Chester during runs of the Pocket Dungeon. His shop can be found in a blue chest spawning in each stage, with the exception of the first and last ones. In each stage he is met, Chester offers three Relics chosen at random from a poll of possible choices. For each Relic the player acquired, the base price for all Relics throughout the run increases by 1250 each, unless made cheaper by the Bountiful Bugle or some other modifiers.

Another way to acquire Relics is by meeting Glitzem, the friendly Wizzem running the Relic Chance Game in random side-rooms of the stages. For 1000 per try, a random Relic can be won by chance. While there is a chance of acquiring Relics for a cheaper price than at Chester's, there is always a risk of wasting a vast sum of Gems too.

If many Hats are equipped, then there is a chance that Mr. Hat will appear as an optional boss encounter; defeating him will reward a random Relic. Speaking of Hats, some of them alter the way Relics are earned, such as making them cheaper, more expensive, transforming them in Time Capsules etc. In particular, the Present Hat will grant a free Relic at the beginning of each stage.

Lastly, the first and third Shrine always offer 1 Relic for free among two randomly selected.

The Quandary Sage is the only playable character that cannot equip Relics under any circumstances, not being able to even acquire them.

At the Camp[]

At the Camp, Chester offers to unlock new Relics. Any Relic bought at the Camp is then added to the poll of possible Relics that can appear in the Pocket Dungeon. Unlike the first type of purchase, this one is permanent on the player's profile.

Like in his shop in the Pocket Dungeon, Chester always offers up to 3 different Relics. However, it will always be the same three unless the player buys one. When that happens, another Relic is made available the next time the player visits the Camp (after exiting a Run or restarting the game). Which Relic appear next is determined by their order on in the Guidebook and as seen in the section below.

List of all Relics[]

Main Game[]

Name	Camp Price	Base Dungeon Price	Description
Meal Ticket	N/A	6000	+2 HP.
Premium Meal Ticket	N/A	8000	+3 HP.
Diamond Dust	N/A	8000	+Item damage and durability.
Obsidian Drill	N/A	6000	Extra damage to all blocks
Snoutin' Charm	N/A	6000	Find Gems in blocks.
Shockproof Socks	N/A	6000	Resists electric damage. +1 damage every 10 steps.
Fizzle Wand	N/A	6000	Leaves a fire trail.
Bomb Seed Bag	N/A	6000	Find more Bombs + bomb resistance.
Nimbus Balloon	N/A	6000	Hover over hazards
Potion Napkin	N/A	4000	Potions won't chain.
Dynamallet	N/A	6000	Your next Chain explodes. Recharges when opening chests.
Power Pail	N/A	8000	+1 damage at max Gem Meter.
Desperation Talon	N/A	6000	At 1 HP, fatal blows recover 2 HP.
Gem Chain	N/A	6000	More Gems from Chains.
Gem Beet	N/A	6000	Slows down Gem Meter depletion and slain foes grants more Gem Meter.
Gold Leaf Clover	8000	8000	Find rarer items.
Swift Dagger	10000	12000	First strikes do +1 damage
Third Amulet	16000	8000	+1 damage every 3rd hit to same foe.
Single Glove	16000	8000	+1 damage to lone foes.
Divine Liquid	12000	6000	+1 damage to Undead. 8+ Chains recover all health.
Five String	30000	10000	+1 damage every fifth hit.
Fenix Feather	30000	10000	Revive after defeat, once.
Chronos Glass	24000	6000	Freezes time on room enter or when board is nearly full.
Too Big Bomb	40000	10000	Bigger Bomb explosions.
Toad Totem	40000	10000	Attacks poison foes.
Mentor Manual	32000	8000	Fewer slain foes required to see exit.
Fury Horns	50000	10000	+1 Damage after fatal blows to chains.

Puzzler's Pack DLC[]

While these Relics were added with the Puzzler's Pack DLC, they do count towards the Feats Fully Stocked, Reliquary, and Purist.

Name	Camp Price	Base Dungeon Price	Description
Zesty Slice	36000	6000	Potions heal one extra HP.
Chester's Chart	39000	9000	Finds an extra chest every stage.
Super Skeleton Key	37000	7000	Permanent key to open all locks. Keys will burst when bumped.
Ram Rod	38000	8000	Move twice in the same direction to deal more damage. Effect wears off when changing direction or idling.
Conjuring Cupcake	36000	6000	Some blocks are cake and heal for 1HP. Heal does not stack.
Underdog Collar	37000	7000	Extra damage when surrounded.
Coin of Carnage	36000	6000	Sometimes attacks will deal +1 damage.
Coin of Cover	36000	6000	Sometimes blocks damage when attacking a foe.
Bountiful Bugle	35000	5000	Relics are cheaper. Bump the bugle to reroll relics in shops once per stage.
Time Capsule	35000	5000	Transforms into a random relic next stage.

Paradox Pack DLC[]

While these Relics were added with the Paradox Pack DLC, they do count towards the Feats Fully Stocked, Reliquary, and Purist.

Name	Camp Price	Base Dungeon Price	Description
Pocket Portal	?	7000	Walk out of bounds and loop to the other side.
Boomback Jar	?	7000	When hit by an explosion, trigger a counter explosion. Can't die to explosions.
Wicked Whetstone	?	8000	Hit a block to boost the damage of your next attack.
Frosty Fauld	?	8000	After taking damage 5 times, your next attack will freeze surrounding units
Thorny Tambourine	?	10000	Press [TurboButton] to skip two turns, boosting the damage of your next attack.
Hearty Wandy	?	9000	Unleash a short beam when attacking foes at full HP.

Tief's Relics[]

Introduced in the Paradox Pack DLC, Tief's shady shop can sometimes appear as a sideroom during runs of the Pocket Dungeon, where he sells exclusive "Relics". These are not required to be unlocked to appear. Also unlike Chester, Tief does not provide further explanation on these Relics' use.

Name	Base Dungeon Price	Description
Lumber	?	Any normal Relic that Tief may sell also give seemingly useless Lumber pieces. Obtaining all of the 3 different pieces, however, makes Lumber Knight spawn in dungeons.
Meal Coupon	?	+1 HP.
Swift Stick	?	+1 damage on first hit. Doesn't chain.
Toad Tadpole	?	Attacks poison foes. Doesn't chain.
Dubious Dust	?	+Item damage, less durability.
Cheater Manual	?	Shorter Levels, fewer chests.
Apple	?	+5 HP. Loses 1 HP after each level.
Cube of Lumbrix	?	Removes Lumber relics from your inventory.
Scholar's Sextant	?	Chests appear earlier.
Painter Kit	?	Coats your armor with paint. Reduces damage received. The color Palette changes in each level.
Portal Tracker	?	Find more Room Portals.

Trivia[]

The Relics Tief sells are either bundled with Lumber pieces, completely useless if not collected them all, lesser or counterfeited versions of existing Relics, or items he stole from Puzzle Knight's hidden workshop in the Camp.