Blessings (Character Spoilers!)

Spoilers: I will tell you what character unlocks what meta bonuses. As well as some comments I will leave for myself.

Character Blessings

[Character]
Blessings I : usually unlocks by completing Stage 20-40 in Area 4-6. (different for each characters)
Blessings II : unlocks by reaching Stage 50 in Area 7, and [without ever investing more than 200 total Stat Points at any point during this run.]
Blessings III : unlocks by reaching Stage 50 in Area 10.

Adventurer
Base Defense Mult +0.2x! (takes effect after Ascending again)
AGI Critical Chance doubled! (takes effect after Ascending again)
You can now upgrade all weapons to +99!

Cultist
Base Mana Regeneration Mult +0.2x! (takes effect after Ascending again)
WIS Mana Regeneration increased by 4x! (takes effect after Ascending again)
You can now upgrade all legwear to +99!

Ratfolk Archer : Area 5 Stage 10
STR now also provides a Damage Mult bonus! (takes effect after Ascending again)
STR Critical Damage doubled! (takes effect after Ascending again)
All Material drops are doubled!

Crusader : Area 6 Stage 10
Base Max Health Mult +3.0x! (takes effect after Ascending again)
VIT Max Health increased by 10x! (takes effect after Ascending again)
You can now upgrade all armwear to +99!

Divine : Area 7 Stage 20
WIS now also provide a Mana Regeneration Mult bonus! (takes effect after Ascending again)
DEX Cooldown Reduction doubled! (takes effect after Ascending again)
You can now upgrade all headgear to +99!

Summoner : Area 8 Stage 20
INT now also provides a DoT Potency Mult bonus! (takes effect after Ascending again)
SPI Summon Damage doubled! (takes effect after Ascending again)
Summons can now level up to Lv.99!

Knight : Area 9 Stage 20
VIT now also provides a Defense bonus! (takes effect after Ascending again)
AGI Evasion Rate doubled! (takes effect after Ascending again)
You can now upgrade all chestpieces to +99!

My Personal Opinions

The curve in this game is just out of wack. In the beginning, even passives are usually stuck at level 1 due to mana cost. By the middle, you'd be casting level 40s. By the end when you get Blue the Wolf, you'd be casting spells like Shadow Wizard Money Gang. They LOVE casting spells.

Characters:

• Adventurer : You gotta start somewhere.
  
• Cultist : Not much to say, played only at the end for completion.
  
• Ratfolk Archer : That starting skill triggers really fast, probably good pair with summons that gives bonus to starting skills.
  
• Crusader : Revolves around countering. Totally paired with Hedgehog.
  
• Divine : Is actually damn insane when you start having good gears and magic. Felt like tower defense.
  
• Summoner : Alone, the most useless of the bunch. With good summons, very very good. Though that means levelling up your summons. No you will not use ARISE your enemies with this one.
  
• Knight : On paper, he should survive much longer than the rest. In practice, too weak due to lack of mana recovery, until you get the last summon.

Summons:

• Fox : Alright for melee and beginnings. Bleeds enemy.
  
• Slime : Meh unless you're going poison build.
  
• Owl : Instakill is way worse than it sounds. [0.5x Power]% from your starting skill, that's not alot unless you play the archer.
  
• Hedgehog : If you are prefer melee, this is probably your mainstay until the last 2 summons.
  
• Twig Sprite : On later area, this is a lifesaver for summoners. Else, it's kinda meh.
  
• Imp : Has a skill that [1x Acuity]% chance to cause explosion on enemy who just spawned.
  
• Homunculus : Has a skill that [1x Power]% chance to cause killed enemy to become a nuke.
  
• Wolf : That level 30 skill heals you for 3% Max HP and 3% Max MP for each enemy kill. No gimmick or chance, just downright broken. With this, you can go all out and never think about mana.

What my general stat look like in the end:

What passives I use with that stat:

The build is better suited for those that can't move like Ratfolk Archer or Divine. But it works well with almost all build besides Summoner.
The idea is to exploit the Wolf for infinite mana by spamming fatal AoE attacks to keep the loop going.

The damage at Area 10 Void.

• Curious Wisp : Weak at the start, but is a lifesaver for non-melee characters, especially to deal with melee enemy swarms. It will grind those closest to you.
  
• Infernal Ray : Weak at the start, with only 1 ray and not even 360 coverage, it's bad. But crank that SPI up, and you'll get Wing Zero jealous of you.
  
• Icicle Barrage : Nothing much but a backup to harass randos from a distance.
  
• Ghost Blade : The One True King! So good, that the dev nerf it after 1 day. Looks weak stats wise. But! It damages enemies around it's deployed area, and it triggers at every kill at 64 DEX. It will probably be the mainstay of everyone but the Summoner. It will MELT both the enemy and your mana pool if you do not manage the level you deploy.

For Summoner, this is the general passives I use:

I'd pair him with 5 of the latest summons I unlocked.

[Draggonoth]

@Kaladin
For that one you need to find and click on the chests that show up on Area 6: Soul Furnace.

@Cheatyx
The one you're thinking of are X Marks the Spot l & ll

[Cheatyx]

Click on the Red Cross X? it was on the coast right?

[Kaladin]

Did u know hot to do Treasure Hunter I and II events?