Backpack

The backpack (shown in game as a pouch) is a storage slot next to your inventory. Items in the backpack are not used in combat: they don't give stats and their effects don't trigger.

How it works

• Every run starts with 1 backpack slot.
• The Shepherd, found in the Woolcrest Hills, adds a second slot. The Woolcrest Hills can appear on the Woodland map, the Swampland map and the Kingmaker map.
• You can move items between the backpack and your inventory freely between battles.

What it's good for

• Keeping a Rare or Heroic item from a merchant that you want to use later in the run.
• Taking out an item the next boss counters, and putting it back afterwards.
• Holding ingredients for a Cauldron or a second copy of an item for a Golem.

Items that change after a boss

Items that upgrade or hatch after you defeat the next boss only do so when they are not in your pouch. This includes:

• Squire's Armor and Knight's Armor
• The eggs (Deviled Egg, Granite Egg, Treebark Egg, Wet Egg)

Notes

• Golden and Diamond items keep their rarity in the backpack when you save and reload (fixed in bugfix 0.8.73).
• Arcane Cloak used to trigger while in the backpack; this was fixed in bugfix 0.9.45.

Changes

Date	Changes
03/04/2026	Added: 1 non-combat backpack slot, 2 with the Shepherd's upgrade (Patch #12)
03/13/2026	Fixed Gold and Diamond items in the backpack being downgraded after reloading a save, and the missing sound when putting items in the backpack (0.8.73)
10/21/2026	Fixed Arcane Cloak triggering in the backpack (0.9.45)