Pair Rope & Grapnel With White Dwarf
In the October demo, pair Rope & Grapnel with the White Dwarf passive, maximize the weapon and open an eligible boss chest to gain Ghost of Rhea. This is a gift evolution: Ghost of Rhea adds its spectral attack while Rope & Grapnel stays equipped.
Unlock Lyssa on The Great Parch
Rescue Lyssa Revenya during a run on The Great Parch, then choose her for the attempt in which you want to try this pairing. She begins with Rope & Grapnel, so choosing her gives you the base weapon immediately. This makes the companion passive and the weapon's upgrades your next priorities.
Lyssa belongs to the October demo's additions. Progress from the earlier demo does not carry into this build, and demo progress does not transfer to the full release. Follow this as an October demo route rather than treating an older save as the starting point.
Items for Lyssa's Evolution Route
| Item | Effect or Role | How to Get It |
|---|---|---|
| Rope & Grapnel | Hooks enter from the screen edges, damage enemies and drag survivors away. This is the base attack retained by the gift evolution. | Rescue Lyssa Revenya on The Great Parch, then start a run as her. |
| White Dwarf | Increases experience gain and supplies the passive pairing for Ghost of Rhea. | Select White Dwarf when it is offered as a passive during the run, then carry it alongside Rope & Grapnel. |
| Ghost of Rhea | A screaming spirit crosses the battlefield and bursts into damaging ghostly fog. Rope & Grapnel remains in use. | Maximize Rope & Grapnel, carry White Dwarf and open an eligible boss chest in the October demo. |
| Warscroll | Opens the corresponding Armoury, where evolution recipes are logged. | Find the Warscroll while exploring; use the Armoury it opens to inspect your discovered recipes. |
Build Toward the Gift Evolution
- Start your evolution attempt as Lyssa Revenya after rescuing her. Rope & Grapnel is her starting weapon, so you can focus the run on developing that attack from the beginning. Keep Ghost of Rhea as the goal when choosing which upgrades to prioritize.
- Take White Dwarf when the passive is offered. Carrying the named companion alongside Rope & Grapnel supplies the pairing needed for this October demo route. Selecting an unrelated passive will not complete this particular recipe.
- Upgrade Rope & Grapnel to its maximum of level 8 in the October demo. Prioritize reaching that weapon threshold while keeping White Dwarf in your loadout. Simply having the starting weapon and its companion is only part of the evolution sequence.
- Open an eligible boss chest once the weapon and passive are ready. On The Great Parch, boss chests offer evolution prizes from minute 7 onward in the demo. Use that chest window as your target after finishing the weapon upgrades.
- Check your attacks after receiving Ghost of Rhea. The spirit's attack joins the loadout while the original Rope & Grapnel remains equipped. You can continue using the hook attack's space-making behavior alongside the new damaging fog.
How Lyssa's Hooks Control Space
Rope & Grapnel sends hooks inward from random edges of the screen toward points on the battlefield. The hooks damage enemies and drag away those that survive, while the demo description also highlights restraint and instant kills against weaker foes. Think of it as a tool for opening space around Lyssa while she moves through the arena.
Weapons attack automatically, leaving movement and positioning to you. Give yourself room to react to incoming enemies while the hooks work, and collect experience when it is safe so you can keep choosing upgrades. Avoid taking a dangerous route just to stay close to the latest hook impact.
What Ghost of Rhea Adds
When the evolution activates, Lyssa calls on Rhea's spirit. The screaming banshee travels across the battlefield and explodes into a cloud of damaging spectral fog. Because the gift evolution retains Rope & Grapnel, the resulting loadout combines the original dragging hooks with that additional ghostly attack.
Lyssa starts with +10% Range and +25% Sustain, alongside -10% Tithe. Range controls attack size, Sustain controls how long attacks last, and Tithe affects coins. These are her starting bonuses and trade-off, separate from the requirement to carry White Dwarf for Ghost of Rhea.
Check the Pair, Weapon Level and Chest
If Ghost of Rhea has not appeared, check that the current run holds both Rope & Grapnel and White Dwarf. Next, inspect the base weapon's upgrade state and continue to its maximum before pursuing the eligible boss chest. Acquiring the companion prepares the recipe; the chest is the later step in this demo route.
If you are still working toward White Dwarf, keep the passive choice and the weapon upgrade as separate goals. Level-ups offer weapons or passive upgrades, so read each choice carefully while developing Rope & Grapnel. Once you have found the Warscroll, the Armoury gives you a place to revisit discovered recipes between attempts.