Gauntlet

The Gauntlet is a fast-paced game mode added in Patch #15 (07/11/2026). It is unlocked by defeating the Swampland Hydra and is currently a standalone mode; it is planned to be fully integrated into the main story with the 1.0 release.

"Challenge 6 bosses in this fast paced gamemode and make the most of your limited options to conquer them all."

Overview

• You choose between a handful of predetermined paths on a smaller map, so you have to make the most of limited options.
• You fight 6 bosses in a row. Each boss has several possible item loadouts that change from run to run.
• Every item you have unlocked in Woodland and Swampland is available from the start.
• There are events that only appear in the Gauntlet.
• There is no option to fight a boss early (removed in Patch #16).
• Banishes (since Patch #16): one banish re-rolls the whole bag/chest instead of a single item.
• After you have defeated the Shadow Knight once and met him a second time, his build is shown on every stage of the Gauntlet, so you can plan around it (Patch #16).
• Completing the Gauntlet with a weapon awards that weapon's Gauntlet mastery.

Bosses

The bosses are always fought in this order. Each run, a boss uses one of its possible loadouts. Stats, abilities and loadouts are as of version 0.9.45. The "Hard item" is the extra item the boss uses on Hard difficulty; it is shown in the compendium.

#	Boss	Health	Attack	Armor	Speed	Trait	Possible loadouts	Hard item
1	Court Jester	10	3	5	3	Battle Start: Court Jester doubles the player's base attack, armor and speed	1: Blackbriar Gauntlet 2: Marble Mirror 3: Leather Boots	Blackbriar Gauntlet
2	Ironstone Jailer	10	2	10	2	Ironstone Jailer permanently destroys the player's first item	1: Ironstone Armor, Ironstone Sandals 2: Fortified Gauntlet, Shield Talisman 3: Slime Armor, Acid Mutation	Ironstone Armor
3	Bloodthirsty Thornmaw	30	4	0	0	Battle Start: For each missing health the player has, Bloodthirsty Thornmaw takes 2 damage	1: Crimson Cloak, Blackbriar Rose 2: Thorn Ring, Bramble Vest 3: Vampire Crest, Blood Rune	Crimson Cloak
4	Arcane Golem	30	3	30	0	Exposed: Arcane Golem decreases all countdowns by 2	1: Arcane Bell, Riverflow Violin, Holy Tome, Grand Tome 2: Slime Tome, Silverscale Tome, Nerve Poison, Toxic Algae 3: Granite Tome, Stormcloud Tome, Sanguine Tome, Muscle Potion	Arcane Bell
5	Demon Chef	60	4	10	5	All food items trigger 1 additional time	1: Combustible Lemon, Lemon Roast, Spiny Kiwifruit 2: Marble Mushroom, Limestone Fruit, Boiled Ham 3: Explosive Fish, Cherry Steak, Shark Roast	Combustible Lemon
6	Shadow Knight	80	5	5	4	A shadow of a past self	Varies – he has no fixed loadout; once you have beaten him, his build is shown in advance the next time you meet him	-

Changes

Date	Changes
07/11/2026	Gauntlet added (Patch #15)
08/05/2026	Some boss loadouts changed to even out power levels; fixed a visual bug when using the golem before Ironstone Jailer (0.9.23)
10/16/2026	Banishes added (1 banish re-rolls the whole bag); Shadow Knight build visible after defeating him once and meeting him again; "Fight boss early" removed (Patch #16)