Evolving the pentagram

[Rigolax]

Trying to evolve the pentagram but the screen wipes the exp needed to level it up. Is there something I need to get xp faster or is it just pure luck?

[MadCrabPrime]

no you just need to grab exp faster than the pentagram can destroy it. also be wary of chests as the pentagram can destroy it. Also as the pentagram levels up the chance of destroying items such as exp does drop to a max off I think 60%.

[Darth Zed]

Originally posted by MadCrabPrime:

no you just need to grab exp faster than the pentagram can destroy it. also be wary of chests as the pentagram can destroy it. Also as the pentagram levels up the chance of destroying items such as exp does drop to a max off I think 60%.

it becomes, i believe, 15% 25% 45% 65% chance, plus a bonus from luck, to not destroy pickups.

evolved pentagram definitely makes up for the lost xp later, but you still may lose multiple chests.

id recommend, if you have trouble, grabbing clover lvl 5 for luck before attempting to evolve penta. that way you start off with a chance to save items and by the halfway level the chance plus luck is around 80%

[Rigolax]

Thanks for the help I managed to do it you do need the clover to make it work also got the empty tome which helped it after I evolved it. you're fighting against the weapon until you evolve it but once its evolved its constant screen nukes and levels.

[Desenkei]

It's well worth upgrading. At full power it's in the top5 best weapons in the game and will accelerate your gold + exp gains. Good luck broseph. Part of its use is accepting you're going to lose some exp and being ok with it

[Mitrovarr]

Another useful thing for evolving the pentagram is knowing that when you level it up, it goes off. So try to arrange your level ups so there is less on the screen and don't pick the Pentagram for a level up when there's a chest visible.

I try to rush the Pentagram as much as possible if I'm going to use it, as the early levels where it usually destroys everything are horrible but it's actually half decent at high levels, particularly if you have anything that boosts luck. And of course evolved it's fantastic.

[Matthew]

Here is a trick for you:

XP gems can only be generated up to a finite amount. They will still "drop" after that, but they will be combined into a single red gem just off the corner of your screen. After you get some decent starter skills going, you can spend a while on the same screen killing enemies without collecting gems. Then, when you go and pick up the red corner gem, you'll get several levels at once. You can use those levels to power pentagram from 1 to 8 in a single go.

If you make sure to keep chests off screen so they don't get deleted, you can evolve it right after.