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Choose a relic that defines the direction of the run. Once a central effect is selected, evaluate future rewards by asking whether they strengthen that effect or provide a necessary defensive and utility complement.

When to use: Select early when the effect can influence future choices.

Supporting relics should improve the reliability, efficiency, or survivability of the core plan. Prioritize effects that remain useful across multiple encounters instead of bonuses that only help in a narrow situation.

When to use: Use mid-run rewards to reinforce the chosen strategy.

When several relics contribute to the same type of game plan, compare their combined value rather than judging each one in isolation. A focused collection can make a strategy more consistent than a larger collection of unrelated effects.

When to use: Favor repeated strategic direction when the available rewards support it.

A build focused only on offense can become fragile during longer encounters or difficult battles. Add defensive or recovery-oriented relic effects when they protect the main strategy without consuming the entire build's identity.

When to use: Add when survivability becomes the main limitation.

Utility relics help a run respond to unexpected encounters, route changes, or unfavorable reward choices. Keep flexibility when the map or upcoming battle is not yet clear, but avoid replacing the core plan with too many unrelated effects.

When to use: Take when the run needs options rather than raw specialization.

Before selecting a relic, compare its immediate value, its interaction with existing relics, its usefulness in upcoming encounters, and the opportunity cost of giving up another reward.

When to use: Apply at every relic choice throughout the run.

Movement is a central defensive and offensive tool. Use distance, line positioning, terrain, traps, and enemy reach to control which opponents can attack and which targets can be safely approached.

• Move before committing to an attack when a better position changes the expected result.
• Avoid ending a turn where multiple enemies can reach the same space.
• Use displacement and terrain interactions to create safer attack windows.

Example: If an enemy is dangerous at close range but vulnerable when isolated, reposition first so the attack does not leave the character exposed to a second enemy.

Attack decisions depend on more than raw damage. Accuracy, target condition, range, positioning, and the consequences of a failed attack should be evaluated together.

• Prefer reliable attacks when missing would expose the character to immediate retaliation.
• Use accuracy-related upgrades when the build depends on repeated precision attacks.
• Do not treat the highest displayed damage as automatically optimal.

Example: A lower-damage attack with a much better chance to connect can be the correct choice when an enemy must be finished before it acts.

Status effects and wounds change the value of future actions. Before attacking, check whether applying a condition, exploiting an existing wound, or removing a threat immediately produces the greatest advantage.

• Prioritize enemies whose status effects can multiply the danger of the next enemy turn.
• Use wounds as a reason to focus fire when a damaged target can be eliminated safely.
• Avoid creating a condition without considering how long the target will remain active.

Example: When two enemies are active, finishing a wounded target is often safer than applying a new effect to a healthy target unless the effect immediately prevents retaliation.

Push and pull effects alter attack access, threat ranges, trap placement, and enemy grouping. Displacement should be judged by the position created after the effect, not only by the damage attached to it.

• Push enemies away when distance prevents their next attack.
• Pull enemies into a controlled area when grouping improves follow-up attacks.
• Check whether displacement moves an enemy closer to another threat or into a dangerous counter-position.

Example: Pulling an enemy into a trap or into a concentrated attack zone can be stronger than dealing direct damage if the enemy would otherwise remain difficult to reach.

Traps reward advance planning, while combat previews help compare possible outcomes before committing. Use the preview to inspect movement, attack results, displacement, and the danger created by the enemy response.

• Place or trigger traps when the enemy path is predictable.
• Use combat preview before high-risk attacks or displacement effects.
• Compare the immediate result with the position created for the following exchange.

Example: A move that deals less immediate damage may be superior if the preview shows that it forces an enemy through a trap and prevents a stronger counterattack.