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1.0.1 hotfix 1 - Streamer Mode extended

May 2

Greetings Dice Slingers,

This quick hotfix expands Streamer Mode to cover more music tracks that are being falsely flagged by YouTube’s Content ID system. Normal gameplay isn’t affected.

If you're creating content, we recommend enabling Streamer Mode to avoid issues.

If you've received a claim or notice any others, reach out, we're happy to help and can provide documentation.

📧 spellroguegame@gmail.com

💬 Or contact us on Discord

May your dice roll true 🧙

Tim, Thorbjørn & Paw

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Enjoying 1.0?

I'm having a hard time reajusting to this patch, pre patch i usually had no problem beating difficult 4, but now i struggle to even beat difficullty 0, the new hero feels really underwhelming and i've only manage to beat act 3 once out of ~10 games whit her due to not having enough sheilds or damage to push through. If she runs into the dijiin you might aswell quit the run becase it means game over every time. Other games when they make a new hero playable it's overpowerd when it releases, this game did a...

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Blendes

May 4 @ 12:51pm

General

SpellRogue 1.0.1 - First round of improvements!

Apr 30

Greetings Dice Slingers!

The response to SpellRogue’s 1.0 launch has been incredible - thank you all for the support, bug reports, and feedback. It's been awesome seeing how much fun you're having with the game (we're having just as much fun watching and playing too).

That said, we’re committed to keeping SpellRogue polished and fun, and we’re actively addressing feedback as more players dive in. Today’s update is a mix of bug fixes, early balance passes, and some handy quality of life tweaks, many of which came directly from your discussions in the SpellRogue Discord[discord.gg] and elsewhere.

Balance Changes

To start, we’ve identified a few normal encounters that were too challenging. These include the Dread Treant, Wrath Voidling (the frenzy doggo from Act 4), Desert Golem, the Crones, and the humble Corrupt Friar (our small mushroom priest) and more.

As many of you pointed out, the Spell Mirror status effect was causing more frustration than fun, especially for builds that rely on big, single-target spells.

We’ve reworked it so that Spell Mirror now wears off at the end of the turn, giving you the chance to either wait it out or use a smaller spell to clear it. This should reduce the feel-bad moments while keeping the mechanic strategically interesting. Related Mutators have been adjusted to reflect the change.

On the player side, we’re focusing on buffing underperforming spells and items, particularly within some of the weaker Spellsets. Signature dice manipulation spells like Gust, Mana Purification, and Mana Splinter have all gotten an extra Charge for the added flexibility. Other Spellset’s such as the first Air set that includes Electrolyze has also received some light buffs, in the form of a buff to the attack spell Zap and the often taken starter artifact that grants Static every third turn.

Some spells have gotten more charges, adjusted values or are now easier to cast.

Of course, we have also taken a pass on many more regular spells (particularly Air spells), which you can check out in the full balance changelog at the end of this post.

Quality of Life improvements

We’ve also included some helpful Quality of Life improvements, such as adding tooltips in spots where players were often looking for more information. The Disenchant button now also behaves differently by default. After disenchanting a spell, the button will automatically disable itself. This change helps prevent accidentally disenchanting the new spell you were trying to place in the now-empty slot, which was a mistake we saw happen quite a bit.

If you prefer the original behavior, where Disenchant remains active, you can disable “Safe Disenchant” in the Interface options menu.

Thoughts on difficulty in accessing Act 4

We've seen some discussion around Act 4 feeling tough to reach, and we wanted to clarify our intent a bit.

The True Ending is meant to be a major challenge, and we recommend trying it first on lower Descent levels. High Descent runs are designed for players chasing extreme difficulty, so consistently reaching and beating Act 4 at those levels isn’t expected.

That said, this is something we’ll keep an eye on as more of you hit the endgame content. If it turns out the curve feels off, we’re open to revisiting things.

SpellRogue 1.0.1:

Changes with 🧙 has been suggested or reported by the community. A huge thanks to all who help us make SpellRogue what it is! ❤️

Overview:

🧙Rebalanced ~40 Spells, 20 ~Enemies, and a few Rituals, Artifacts & Runes.
🧙Added “Streamer Mode (mute licensed music)” in settings while we fix contested tracks.
🧙Can now skip the intro cutscene on the first boot of the game.
🧙Design: “Spell Mirror” is now removed at end of turn instead of persisting.
Design: Increased gold gained from “Items can be skipped for Gold.” modifier.
Design: “Undo turn 25 times” now unlocks Reformation Device instead of Darkwraith Scythe. The Scythe is now unlocked by default.
🧙QOL: Showing tooltips for items on Event choices.
🧙QOL: Showing tooltips for Spell with Morph effect.
🧙QOL: Potion tooltip disabled when clicked (so you can see buttons)
🧙QOL: Added “Safe Disenchant” option in settings menu (enabled by default)

🧙Wording: changed wording of “Replicate in” to “Replicate into”.
🧙Wording: Cascade specify it is removed on end of turn.

🧙Bug: Fixed softlock when shifting a Spell while its countdown is zero.
🧙Bug: Fixed softlock with Greenbeard Helmet + Everguard.
🧙Bug: Fixed softlock with Tenacity under specific circumstances.
🧙Bug: Fixed enchanted Dice not triggering spent-effects in rare cases.
🧙Bug: Fixed Abandon Run not deleting run in rare cases.
🧙Bug: Fixed upgrade Sow Power+B with Divine Rune crash.
🧙Bug: Fixed Plunge description showing incorrect bonus block amount.
🧙Bug: Fixed Breath of Thunder gaining too much damage from Static.
🧙Bug: Fixed Mystic Hammer boosting Power on enemies.
🧙Bug: Fixed Talisman of Suspension overrides fateweaving
🧙Bug: Fixed Static Catalyst modifying spawned/replicated Dice in some cases.
🧙Bug: Fixed Traveller event upgrading disenchanted Spell.
🧙Bug: Fixed Hydroclasp+A not rerolling lowest Dice.
🧙Bug: Fixed Arc preview issue when against single enemy.
🧙Bug: Fixed Abomination being stuck in the front after undoing a turn.
🧙Bug: Fixed Tracking being incorrectly affected by Immolate.
🧙Bug: Fixed Door to Beyond not applying Summon to spawned enemies.
🧙Bug: Fixed Whats News text spilling out of box in russian.
🧙Bug: Fixed Twisting Edge not resetting damage while Broken.
🧙Bug: Fixed Magnificent Glow title spelling.
🧙Bug: Fixed Proliferate upgrade A having no effect.
🧙Bug: Fixed Pause-Popup/Main-menu button text spilling out of bounds.
🧙Bug: Fixed softlock on entering Act 4 with certain Custom Mode modifiers.
🧙Bug: Fixed hardlock on killing yourself with Spell Mirror.
Bug: Fixed various minor VFX issues.

FULL BALANCE CHANGELOG:

Spell (Air) ABSORB POTENTIAL Static Cost: 2 -> 1
Spell (Air) AETHERCOIL Sockets: [*12*] -> [*11*]
Spell (Air) AFTERIMAGE Sockets: [3-6]=[3-6] -> [ ]=[ ]
Spell (Air) AIR WALL Sockets: [] -> [5-6]
Spell (Air) AIR WALL+B 'shifted +1 block, [][]' -> 'shifted +1 block, []'
Spell (Air) BOREAL CAGE Charges: 2 -> 1
Spell (Air) DISSONANT VOICE Sockets: [] -> []
Spell (Air) DRAW ON THE HEAVENS Cd On Move: -1 -> -2
Spell (Air) FOCUS BLAST Base Damage: 0 -> 1
Spell (Air) GALVANIC FLING Static Cost: 2 -> 1
Spell (Air) GATHER Charges: 2 -> 3
Spell (Air) ELECTROLYZE+B '+1 charge' -> '+2 charge'
Spell (Air) ZAP Static Bonus: 4 -> 5
Spell (Air) GUST Charges: 3 -> 4
Spell (Air) MAGNETIZE Static: 2 -> 3
Spell (Air) MAGNETIZE+B '+2 charge' -> '+1 conduit'
Spell (Air) METTA Health: 5 -> 6
Spell (Air) METTA Block: 5 -> 6
Spell (Air) NIMBUS STRIKE Discordant: 2 -> 3
Spell (Air) NIMBUS STRIKE+A '+1 discordant' -> '+2 discordant'
Spell (Air) TEMPEST LASH Rupture: diceX -> 2
Spell (Air) THUNDERBIRD'S GIFT Sockets: [] -> [5-6]
Spell (Air) THUNDERBIRD'S GIFT Static Cost: 5 -> 4
Spell (Air) TWISTING EDGE Sockets: [] -> [*3*]
Spell (Air) TWISTING EDGE Charges: 3 -> 2
Spell (Air) VEIL OF NIMBUS Block: 2 -> 4
Spell (Air) ZEPHYRIAN WRATH Damage: 3 -> 5
Spell (Air) ZEPHYR’S TOUCH Electrified: 3 -> 4
Spell (Air) ZEPHYR’S TOUCH Dice Increase: 3 -> 4

Spell (Void) DARK ARTS Sockets: [*7*] -> [*6*]
Spell (Void) DARK ARTS+B '[*5*]' -> '[*3*]'
Spell (Void) GRIM RITE Power: 1 -> 2
Spell (Void) OMNISCIENCE+A '+1 charge' -> '+2 charge'
Spell (Void) STELLAR WARD Repeats: 3 -> 4
Spell (Void) STELLAR WARD+A '+3 spell' -> '+2 spell'
Spell (Void) STELLAR WARD+B '+6 block' -> '+8 block'

Spell (Earth) IMPURE OFFERING Blessing: 3 -> 4
Spell (Earth) IMPURE OFFERING+B '+2 blessing +1 vexed' -> '+2 blessing'
Spell (Earth) POX FLARE Damage: 7 -> 8
Spell (Earth) TRANSFIGURE Block multiplier: 2 -> 3
Spell (Earth) TRANSFIGURE Charges: 2 -> 1
Spell (Earth) TRANSFIGURE+B '[*2*]' -> '[*1*]'

Spell (Fire) ASHEN PLATING Sockets: [*12*] -> [*11*]
Spell (Fire) BLINDING BRILLIANCE Damage: 2 -> 3
Spell (Fire) CAUTERIZE Block: 10 -> 12
Spell (Fire) CONFLAGRATION Damage: 3 -> 4
Spell (Fire) CRESCENDO Base Damage: 28 -> 32
Spell (Fire) DEMEAN Sockets: [*3*] -> [*2*]
Spell (Fire) DETONATION Damage: 6 -> 5
Spell (Fire) DETONATION+A '+2 damage / destroy' -> '+3 damage / destroy'
Spell (Fire) INCINERATE Damage: 14 -> 16
Spell (Fire) MANA PURIFICATION Charges: 2 -> 3
Spell (Fire) MANA SPLINTER Charges: 2 -> 3
Spell (Fire) SHARP SPARK Damage: 2 -> 3

Spell (Water) FOCUSED TOXIN Sockets: [*14*] -> [*11*]
Spell (Water) FOCUSED TOXIN+B '[*10*]' -> '[*7*]'
Spell (Water) ROIL Countdown: 0 -> -1
Spell (Water) ROIL+A 'block -1 countdown' -> 'block -2 countdown'
Spell (Water) SURF Sockets: [*6*] -> [*5*]
Spell (Water) WHISPERING SEA Charges: 1 -> 2

Artifact CURSED PENDANT Weak: 4 -> 3
Artifact SMOLDERING TORCH Ignite: 3 -> 2
Artifact DOOMSPINNER Damage: 10 -> 4
Artifact DOOMSPINNER Cooldown: 10 -> 3
Artifact ELECTRIC FUR COAT Static: 3 -> 4
Artifact SUNWEAVE CLOAK Cooldown: 12 -> 10

Ritual LIFELOCK Health Loss: 5 -> 3
Ritual STORMSONG BALANCE ALL Dice: 1 -> 2
Ritual TRUE NORTH Fury: 8 -> 10

Rune MYSTIC RUNE Countdown Reduction: -3 -> -4

Mutator REVERBERATION Value: 2 -> 1
Mutator REVERBERATION+ Value: 6 -> 2

Status Effect SPELL MIRROR Redesigned: 'Redirects next Stacks targeted Spells back to you.' -> 'Until end of turn, redirects next Stacks targeted Spells back to you.'

Enemy CORRUPT FRIAR HP: 14 -> 11
Enemy DREAD TREANT Grow: 3 -> 2
Enemy DREAD TREANT Action 1: '3 Grow.' -> '2 Grow.'
Enemy GOLEM HP: 38 -> 42
Enemy LESSER SHAMBLER Initial Revenge: 2 -> 1
Enemy WILL-O'-WISP Action 3: '8 Damage. 2 Power.' -> '10 Damage. 2 Power.'
Enemy CRONE OF DEATH HP: 55 -> 50
Enemy CRONE OF BIRTH HP: 45 -> 40
Enemy CRONE OF GROWTH HP: 50 -> 45
Enemy DESERT GOLEM HP: 70 -> 60
Enemy DESERT GOLEM Power: 3 -> 2
Enemy DESERT GOLEM Action 3: '16 Damage. Broken on random Spell.' -> '14 Damage. Broken on random Spell.'
Enemy DESERT GOLEM Action 4: '3 Power.' -> 'Gain 2 Power.'
Enemy DESERT SPIRIT HP: 50 -> 55
Enemy IMP RAIDER HP: 32 -> 28
Enemy ABYSS WALKER HP: 55 -> 57
Enemy ABYSS WALKER Redesigned
Enemy ABYSS WALKER Action 4: '11 Damage.' -> '12 Damage.'
Enemy ABYSS WALKER Action 5 REMOVED
Enemy CHAOS ANGEL HP: 200 -> 210
Enemy CHAOS ANGEL Power: 3 -> 4
Enemy CHAOS ANGEL Block: 20 -> 25
Enemy CHAOS ANGEL Action 4: '3 Power. Gain 20 Block.' -> '4 Power. 25 Block.'
Enemy DOOR TO BEYOND Action 1: '12 Damage. Summon.' -> '10 Damage. Summon.'
Enemy DOOR TO BEYOND Action 3: '20 Damage. 20 Block.' -> '15 Damage. 20 Block.'
Enemy VOID OOZE HP: 50 -> 40
Enemy VOID OOZE Action 1: '8 Damage 2 times.' -> '9 Damage 2 times.'
Enemy MAJOR VOID OOZE HP: 150 -> 120
Enemy MINOR VOID OOZE HP: 30 -> 20
Enemy MINOR VOID OOZE Action 1: '4 Damage 2 times.' -> '5 Damage 2 times.'
Enemy WRATH VOIDLING Action 1: '4 Damage.' -> '1 Damage.'
Enemy WRATH VOIDLING Action 3: '4 Damage 2 times.' -> '1 Damage 2 times.'

Event THE MIRROR GARDEN Gift 1: '3 point Mutator: Duplicate Spell' -> '2 point Mutator: Duplicate Spell'
Event CLEARING Gift 2: '2 point Mutator: Gain 150 Gold' -> '1 point Mutator: Gain 125 Gold'
Event RIFT IN REALITY Gift 1: '2 point Mutator: Ritual' -> '1 point Mutator: Ritual'
Event VAULT Gift 2: 'Lose Spell: Gain 75 Gold' -> 'Lose Spell: Gain 90 Gold'

May your dice roll true 🧙
Tim, Thorbjørn & Paw

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Thank you for a great launch!

Apr 28

Greetings Dice Slingers!

SpellRogue has had an amazing launch, and we’re getting close to 1,000 reviews. We’re incredibly grateful for your support, feedback, and enthusiasm. Watching so many of you dive into the dice-slinging world of SpellRogue has been nothing short of wonderful for us.

Streamers have also been picking up SpellRogue again, and it’s been awesome to see!
If you missed it, definitely check out Northernlion’s VOD - he really showcased SpellRogue in an amazing way and captured what makes the game special.

Steam Trading Cards are being added!

We’re excited to announce that Steam Trading Cards are being added today! Collect badges, backgrounds, and emoticons as you dive deeper into your SpellRogue runs.

Bug fixes and balance changes coming

We’ve been digging into all the player data gathered since launch, and we’re working on balance changes and bug fixes. You should expect small adjustments to spells, items, and enemies to address imbalances and community-reported issues. We’re aiming to release it mid-to-late this week, and thanks once again for helping us make the game even better!

Other Danish releases from April

SpellRogue wasn’t the only Danish-developed game launching this April!
Check out these awesome new titles from our friends:

Tempest Tower

A fast-paced Tower Defense Platformer, where you defend your tower from invading Creepers using wild contraptions, powerful upgrades, or just by jumping on their heads!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/Tempest_Tower/

Neighbors: Suburban Warfare

Assemble a team of neighbors, defend your house with traps, and smash your rivals' homes with outrageous weapons and gadgets. May the best home survive!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732430/Neighbors_Suburban_Warfare/

May your dice roll true 🧙
Tim, Thorbjørn & Paw

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Azar Wounded strategy pointess in 1.0.0?

Wounded does not go through armor now. (the game is lacking armor pierce effect badly at the moment - infinite armor stacking is the universal way to win against anything). Vitality does dmg loss reduction instead of healing back. (Why would someone even play this ritual now?) At least, the Vitality effect really needs a rebalance - it can be played once per 3 turns and stays for 1 turn only :D It should be something meaningful and game changing... All trigger effects remained as "on health loss". Blood...

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Radowan

May 5 @ 9:51pm

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Hot take: Sefyra is a lot of fun because she sucks

The other characters are fun in their own way, don't get me wrong, but they can kill everything VERY quickly. So quickly that you don't get to enjoy enemy gimmicks very much. It doesn't matter what the eldritch abomination is trying to do if it's already dead. IMO this goes to show that while the descent system is interesting, more levels should just bump up enemy attributes to the point where you can't instantly vaporize them....

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Anti

5 hours ago

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Reset Turn in Battle 25 Times - What does it mean

Ive tried to do this achievment for the artifact unlock. But its not wait for 25 turns, i dont really know what it means. and google doesnt help, can anyone translate what it means?

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Big Mek Rickdo

May 6 @ 9:14am

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Cloud Save doesn't seem to work

Hello Although cloud save it activated and seems to sync correctly when closing the game, if I launch the game on Steam Deck, play, then close it. And then come back to my desktop PC and launch the game, nothing carries over. It is like I am playing two separate games. Please can this be resolved? It would be appreciated!...

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Riaktion

May 3 @ 6:46am

General

Guide

Dice rolling tricks and combos

Some neat tricks to make your dice rolling easier. Every SpellRogue game will result in a completely different build because of the randomized drafts, which forces you to think about combos that synergize well. I wrote this guide to demonstrate some fun bu...

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Deadlock

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Recommended

28.8 hrs on record

Posted: May 3

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Simply put, this is one of the best dice based roguelikes I've ever played (up there with Astrea). It has great gameplay, but it's also great at keeping you awake until 2AM still going "just one more battle"

To briefly explain the game mechanics: Dice are rolled at the start of each turn which are used to cast spells that require certain values or a total number of pips spent to cast. The spells are usually attacks, defense and some dice manipulation along with buffs and debuffs. It sounds simple on paper but simple, it is not - there are many meaningful choices to make at every step. What dice to play, which spells to draft and cast, what route to take, what items to buy - all of that feeds into a satisfying gameplay loop where every decision has an impact.

It's very tactical and easy to get lost in thought while optimizing on how to best manage dice for the turn. While there is RNG in the game it is very controlled and it never felt frustrating even after 100s of dice rolls.

Content wise, there are 4 heroes, each with their own set of spells and significantly different playstyles. Together with items and spell upgrades there are always new things to try, even after a dozen of runs.

Enemies have interesting abilities that are not frustrating to battle against. However, while there is very good enemy variety, with just 2 bosses per act (6 in total without the true boss) the boss variety just isn't there unfortunately..

Finally, the difficulty of the game feels challenging but fair. Although I have two complaints here: At higher difficulties not getting a choice of the spell you need makes a run significantly harder. The second complaint is that getting to the true boss feels a bit too punishing, especially at higher difficulty levels where mutators can cripple you badly. Needing to skip both a rest and an upgrade can be too much.

All in all, Spell Rogue is a must play for turn-based fans that like a tactically dice powered challenge.

The positive

+ Excellent gameplay that feels tactical and every decision meaningful.

+ RNG isn't as much of an issue even though there are dice in the game.

+ Good amount of content and strategies available.

+ Interesting and non-frustrating enemy design.

+ Heroes feel distinct from each other

The neutral

* Could use more balance updates, like buffing certain spells and adjusting some difficulty levers

* Upgrading spells is fun, but upgrade resources are very rare

The negative

- Only 2 bosses per act means you will be seeing the same bosses over and over again

- True boss path could be more accessible on higher difficulties.

Conclusion:

Excellent dice fueled tactical combat where every dice placement matters. It has lots of content while being challenging to even hardcore players. Royally approved.

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Guide

Builds, Tips and Rare Achievement Strategies

This is my guide for SpellRogue initially created for one specific achievement and expanded with more useful tips. Note: Because the game is currently in early access strategies might change or become obsolete! New achievement strategies are compatible wit...

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IronNightKnight

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Recommended

10.5 hrs on record

Posted: May 1

Honestly pretty good, I played for 6 hours in one sitting, cleared with all four characters.
But like every roguelike you get tired after playing for too long...

BW-Demonade

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Recommended

60.3 hrs on record

Posted: April 30

It's good. Different tactical experience than anything else in the genre. Dunno about the art direction, though.

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SpellRogue - Final Boss, Azar, Difficulty 1.

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Act 4 and Secret Boss Guide

How to reach the secret Act 4 and what you will encounter there.

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Sefyra: Static Build Guide

This is my guide to playing Sefyra with a Static build where I provide a basic rundown of the play style and mechanics, discuss the high value spell and item combinations, and then dive deeper into the nuances that can make it perform well in Descent 13.

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rageblade + nourish flames

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Horsing around (getting One-Trick Pony)

Getting One-Trick Pony (killing the final boss with only one active spell) is relatively straightforward, but knowing what to look for is half the battle, hence this guide.

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