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Death & Returning

Know what defeat costs, what always stays protected, and when a deliberate return is the safer end to an expedition.
Levels are permanentHold B to return
Active expeditionReturn pathsTo ship
Automatic

Defeat

Return to the dimensional ship with death penalties applied.

Penalty
Deliberate

Wayfinder's Tether

Channel a safe return without applying death penalties.

No penalty
Unfinished route collapses Completed route stays recorded

The decision that matters

Both return home. Only defeat takes a cut.

If a fight is turning against you, a completed Tether protects carried loot, gold, and experience. The route itself still follows its own completion state.

  • Levels and Class Tree ranksPermanent progress never decreases.
  • Equipped buildEquipped gear and slotted Skill Hearts stay with the hero.
  • Your space stashStored equipment and Hearts remain protected.
Return to the game

Penalty rates, Tether timing, and inputs come from the same shared gameplay modules used by the game.

Death penalties

Always protectedHero levels · Class Tree ranks · equipped build · stashed items

Defeat never removes a level or rewinds permanent progression.

−25%Rounded up

Carried pack loot

Lose a random 25% of carried equipment and Skill Hearts from the Hero Pack.

−10%Rounded up

Current gold

Lose 10% of the gold the hero currently carries.

−2%Level requirement

Current-level experience

Lose 2% of the current hero-level requirement without losing a level.

LostIf unfinished

Active dimension

The unfinished route is lost and its dimensional shard turns off.

Wayfinder's Tether

Hold BChanneling return2.5s

Stand still and take no action until the channel completes.

2.5s
Normal channel

Return during an expedition

Hold the input without moving or acting. An unfinished route warns before it collapses.

0.5s
Completed route

Leave after the objective

The shorter channel preserves the completed shard record.

Channel interrupted byAny movement or action resets progress
  • Movement
  • Attacks
  • Dodges
  • Skill Hearts
  • Prompts
  • Safe-city state

Return checklist

  1. 01
    Before channeling

    Choose the haul

    Collect the most important visible chest matches before leaving.

  2. 02
    Create distance

    Find a safe moment

    Move away from active attacks so the channel is less likely to be interrupted.

  3. 03
    Confirm the state

    Read the warning

    An unfinished dimension will be lost; completed routes remain recorded.

  4. 04
    Back aboard

    Secure the haul

    Use storage, selling, or the Forge before beginning the next expedition.