Keys and Special Mountain Gates
This page groups key artifacts, special mountain labels, required-item text, and late-game gate terms.
| Special Mountain Labels | 6 |
|---|---|
| Key / Gate Search Hits | 14 |
| Special Level Rules | 4 |
Key and Gate Entries
Section titled “Key and Gate Entries”| Entry | Type / Building | Effect / Use |
|---|---|---|
| Arkenstone | Artifact | A heart of the mountain that glows with starlight. Collect: +5 PP. Passive: All ores and gems are worth +20% more gold. Required to access the Great World Spire. |
| Dial of Destiny | Artifact | Collect: +5 PP, +1 Soul and +10 Mithril. Required to access the Great World Spire. |
| Dragon's Egg | Artifact | Collect: +7 PP and triggers the Rain of Gems calamity 7 times. Passive: Required to access the Great World Spire. |
| Emerald Key | Artifact | Keep it for the three-key special mountain gate path. It matters when you are pushing into the late special-mountain chain. |
| Goblin Crown | Artifact | Collect: +4 PP. Passive: Required to access the Great World Spire. |
| Mountain Core | Artifact | Collect: +8 PP, +10 Mithril and +1 Soul. Passive: Required to access the Great World Spire. |
| The Nauglamir | Artifact | Collect: +6 PP. Passive: Required to access the Great World Spire. |
| Philosopher's Stone | Artifact | Passive: Transmutation rituals have a 0.1% chance per Scientist, Runesmith and Stonecaller, a 2% chance per tier of Ritual Power, and a 0.05% chance per Alchemy Research, to double their results. |
| Ruby Key | Artifact | Keep it for the three-key special mountain gate path. It matters when you are pushing into the late special-mountain chain. |
| Sapphire Key | Artifact | Keep it for the three-key special mountain gate path. It matters when you are pushing into the late special-mountain chain. |
| Shadowflame Whip | Artifact | Collect: +9 PP. Passive: Forge Artifact costs 1 less Mithril and each cast has a 30% chance to refund 1 Soul. Required to access the Great World Spire. |
| Alchemy | Grand Laboratory | The ultimate purpose of alchemy is finding the Philosopher's Stone, which is required to access The Great World Spire. Every 20 uses the mithril cost is increased by 1. |
| Alchemy | Prestige | Unlocks the Alchemy ritual and the Alkahest Aperture upgrade, in the Grand Laboratory. The ultimate purpose of alchemy is finding the Philosopher's Stone, which is required to access The Great World Spire. |
| Key Master | Prestige | Increases the chance of dropping the ruby, sapphire and emerald keys by 25/50/75%. |
Special Mountain Labels
Section titled “Special Mountain Labels”| Mountain | Progression Note |
|---|---|
| Triple Seal Gate | Three-key gate before the late-game spire path; tied to Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald key progression. |
| Goblin King Peak | Timed Goblin King milestone around level 20; success awards the Goblin Crown artifact. |
| Dragon's Peak | Timed dragon milestone; success awards Dragon's Egg and dragon riches, while failure forces a prestige or retry. |
| Architect's Summit | Architect's Golem milestone; the game warns you to destroy the mountain before the golem seals itself away. |
| Balrogg's Pit | Timed Balrogg milestone; failure forces a prestige or retry and success awards the Shadowflame Whip. |
| The Great World Spire | Final gate and spire target; requires eight special artifacts before the forcefield opens and endless mode begins. |
Special Level Rules
Section titled “Special Level Rules”| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Goblin King | Level 20 |
| Goblin King Timer | 180 seconds |
| Special Gate | Level 49 |
| World Spire | Level 50 |