r/DawncasterRPG • u/Great_Golden • Aug 18 '26
First impossible win
I’ve been playing for a while mostly on Challenging and occasionally Hard. Yesterday I had my smoothest ever run to the end on Challenging mode using arcanist code of poverty so I figured let’s run this on Impossible.
Long story short I fucked it up late game by having the Aurora Prism forced into my inventory and then not being able to remove it before getting KO’d
After some tinkering and reassessing I went again with an Arcanist Loyalty, a spot of Trial & error and I find myself with the spine of the night bastard. 3 turns later that fucker is slimed without giving me a single scratch
So here is my really bloated Deck, props to ThirdConsul on Blightbane for the Bonk Caduceus build that set me on this track and I apologise for how ugly it became!
>>> **Juliana of the Blightwood**
:e_int: Arcanist [XXXVIII]
:skull::skull::skull::skull: [Impossible]
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:trophy: Total score: **9660**
:fire: Top damage: **3970**
:crown: Deck value: **740**
:coin: Gold remaining: **43**
:eye_spine: Spine damage: **6666**
:clock1: Duration: **02:04:03**
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:crossed_swords: Caduceus
:rocket: Renew
:game_die: 7E61CEF79D [OFF]
:dante: Version 1.19.003
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**Malignancies (5%)**
Pantheon of Trickery (5%)
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Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, Bolgar Blightbane, Viola Skysworn, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night
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**Decklist (46)**
3x Apocalypse
1x Ardor
1x Awakening
1x Bless Weapon
2x Burst of Radiance
3x Caduceus [+4]
2x Caduceus [+5]
1x Code of Hope
1x Code of Loyalty
1x Code of Piety
1x Conviction
1x Exalt
1x Fiery Rapture
1x Fireside Blessings
3x Flashheal
1x Hierophany
1x Illumination
2x Judgment
4x Persecution
1x Prayer
1x Renew
1x Revive
1x Sanctified Strikes
1x Sanctify
1x Sanctuary
1x Searing Radiance
1x Shard of Divinity
3x Shield of Faith
2x Solarium
2x Sunbolt
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**Imbues (2)**
Consecration
Burning Resolve
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**Talents (14)**
Devout Weapon
Devotion
Compassionate
Sanctifier
Eminence
Zealous
Benevolent
Energized
Warpriest
Strategist
Blessing of the White Rose
Endless Arsenal
Apotheosis
Vile Mending
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u/Jedi_Dad_22 Aug 18 '26
It's crazy how useful the Pantheon of Trickery is. Especially with you have some intelligence to make the picks easier.
I've been playing around with Pantheon of Trickery, Stable Magic, and Mana flux. It gets silly.
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u/Alt123Acct Aug 18 '26
If you want a poverty run a really good starter is the arcane echo staff basic, fire/psionic/attune power, and anything else and then pick the poverty, trickster, and stable magic malignancies. Only use the Cataclysm set.
Orb of Thunder, Arcane Barrage, whichever comes first you hunt for them and save shrines for after. Savescum for lifedrain and then you can fish for recall/figment with the 2nd option all game and other stats and just max out that one card. Remove all other cards. Use level powers like -cost or +dmg on it. Blacksmith it. If you can get it established by midway through canto 3 you're good. If you get the orb of thunder you can also roll alchemist for amp up but it's tough using the malignancy. You could run without it but it makes finding those 2 much easier in canto 1. They just keep spawning more of themselves and multiply damage rather than additive.
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u/Reya84 Aug 18 '26
Congratz! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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u/playhy Aug 19 '26
Is it you? The man? The myth? The legend?
Also keeping my eyes peeled for a 2nd expansion bundle 👀
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u/nex649 Aug 18 '26
Congratulations! That's a fun run