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Upgrade Effect Mechanics

This page groups named upgrade modifiers by the player-facing mechanics they influence: damage, luck, den rewards, costs, cooldowns, and carrying behavior.

Upgrade Mechanics	538
Named Modifiers	123
Modifier References	274

Effect Groups

Group	Related Keywords	Mechanics Count	Player Use
Damage and Combat	Damage, Crit, Den Damage, Calamity	94	Direct dwarf damage, critical hits, den damage, and calamity damage modifiers.
Luck, Gems, and Mithril	Luck, Gem, Mithril	108	Gem luck, mithril luck, gem value, and ore/gem reward multipliers.
Runner and Hauling	Runner, Carry, Capacity, Dodge, Speed, Resting	59	Runner movement, carrying capacity, gathering speed, dodge, and rest timers.
Rituals, Runes, and Enchants	Ritual, Rune, Enchant, Transmut, Boon, Nuke, Wind Bomb	37	Active ritual cost/cooldown modifiers, rune buffs, enchant limits, and transmutation hooks.
Prestige State	Prestige	145	Permanent upgrades that register current modifiers into active upgrade state.
Costs and Purchase Flow	Cost, Tier, Purchase	411	Cost multipliers, tier values, multi-upgrade purchases, and active-upgrade storage.

Common Named Modifiers

Modifier	Mentions	Shows Up In	How To Read It
Prestige Den HP Mul	6	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes den health scaling.
Artifact Runes Cost Mul	4	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Changes upgrade, rune, ritual, or artifact costs.
Artifact All Damage Mul Grimgar	3	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes damage output or den damage.
Artifact Bobomb Idol Cost Mul	3	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Changes upgrade, rune, ritual, or artifact costs.
Artifact Draconic Salvo Bonus	3	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Adds an extra projectile or stronger behavior to Draconic Salvo.
Artifact Draconic Salvo Cost Mul	3	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Changes upgrade, rune, ritual, or artifact costs.
Artifact Foremans Forehammer Cost Mul	3	Loot And Ore, Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Changes upgrade, rune, ritual, or artifact costs.
Artifact Stoneshapers Rod Cost Mul	3	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Changes upgrade, rune, ritual, or artifact costs.
Prestige Demodwarves Free Buys Add	3	Upgrade Effects	Adds free starting purchases for that unit or weapon line.
Prestige Flamers Free Buys Add	3	Upgrade Effects	Adds free starting purchases for that unit or weapon line.
Prestige Harpoons Free Buys Add	3	Upgrade Effects	Adds free starting purchases for that unit or weapon line.
Prestige Lasers Free Buys Add	3	Upgrade Effects	Adds free starting purchases for that unit or weapon line.
Prestige Miners Free Buys Add	3	Upgrade Effects	Adds free starting purchases for that unit or weapon line.
Prestige Turrets Free Buys Add	3	Upgrade Effects	Adds free starting purchases for that unit or weapon line.
Artifact All Damage Mul Grudges	2	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes damage output or den damage.
Artifact Bobomb Idol Windbomb Force	2	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes area size or knockback force.
Artifact Den Luck Bonus	2	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes luck, gem luck, or mithril luck.
Artifact Den Mithril Weight Mul	2	Loot And Ore, Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Changes gem, ore, or reward value.
Artifact Dragons Eye Bonus Per K	2	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Adds fire damage scaling from stored gold thresholds.
Artifact Durins Pickaxe Damage	2	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes damage output or den damage.
Artifact Flamer Fire Damage Mul	2	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes damage output or den damage.
Artifact Mithril Heart Bonus Chance	2	Loot And Ore, Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Adds or scales a chance-based trigger.
Artifact Rocket Boots Speed Mul	2	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes movement or action speed.
Artifact Turret Ore Spawn PP	2	Loot And Ore, Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Lets turret-destroyed falling rocks feed ore/PP-style rewards.
Prestige All Damage Mul	2	Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes damage output or den damage.
Prestige Demodwarf Damage Mul	2	Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes damage output or den damage.
Prestige Den Drop Chance Add	2	Loot And Ore, Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Adds or scales a chance-based trigger.
Prestige Firefield Extend On Hit Add	2	Loot And Ore, Upgrade Effects	Extends fire-field uptime when fire keeps hitting targets.
Prestige Harpoon Geyser Chance Add	2	Loot And Ore, Calamities, Upgrade Effects	Adds or scales a chance-based trigger.
Prestige Infernal Symphony Luck Mul	2	Loot And Ore, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes luck, gem luck, or mithril luck.
Prestige Laser Bonus Gem Chance Add	2	Loot And Ore, Upgrade Effects	Adds or scales a chance-based trigger.
Prestige Laser Bonus Gem Chance Add Qs	2	Loot And Ore, Upgrade Effects	Adds or scales a chance-based trigger.
Prestige Ore Click Aoe Radius	2	Loot And Ore, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes area size or knockback force.
Prestige Ore Click Force Mul	2	Loot And Ore, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes area size or knockback force.
Prestige Ritual Cost Mul	2	Upgrade Effects	Changes upgrade, rune, ritual, or artifact costs.
Prestige Runner Return Capacity Add	2	Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes carrying capacity.
Prestige Runners Gorilla Cooldown Mul	2	Upgrade Effects	Prestige Runners Gorilla Cooldown Mul changes a named upgrade or artifact interaction. Use the linked entry for the exact trigger.
Prestige Runners Speed Mul	2	Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes movement or action speed.
Prestige Windbomb Force Add	2	Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes area size or knockback force.
Artifact All Calamity Add	1	Den Artifact Selection, Calamities, Upgrade Effects	Adds extra calamity-trigger value to calamity-focused effects.
Artifact All Gemluck Add	1	Loot And Ore, Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes luck, gem luck, or mithril luck.
Artifact All Mithrilluck Add	1	Loot And Ore, Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes luck, gem luck, or mithril luck.
Artifact Belt Giant Strength Capacity	1	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes carrying capacity.
Artifact Bobomb Idol Chance Bonus	1	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Adds or scales a chance-based trigger.
Artifact Cannons Damage Mul 10	1	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes damage output or den damage.
Artifact Cannons Damage Mul 20	1	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes damage output or den damage.
Artifact Chalice Of Life Recovery	1	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects	Adds recovery or protection behavior from Chalice of Life.
Artifact Cloud Slippers Speed Mul	1	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes movement or action speed.
Artifact Deep Gnome Luck Add	1	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes luck, gem luck, or mithril luck.
Artifact Deep Gnome Speed Mul	1	Den Artifact Selection, Upgrade Effects, Object Stats	Changes movement or action speed.