Tier List
Complete rankings for all Crawlers, weapon cards, power ups, and Arcana. Based on community consensus and high-level play data for Patch 1.0.
Crawler Characters (21 total)
| TIER | CRAWLER | STARTING WEAPON | UNLOCK CONDITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Christine | Pentagram | Unlock, find, and use Pentagram |
| S | Pugnala Provola | Phiera / Eight | Find hidden coffin in Berserk Wood |
| S | Poppea | Song of Mana | Find coffin in Milk Factory |
| S | Lama | Axe | Complete a dungeon with 10%+ Curse |
| A | Arca | Fire Wand | Play 100 Fire Wand cards |
| A | Suor Clerici | Santa Water | Recover 1,000 HP total |
| A | Porta | Lightning Ring | Play 100 Lightning Ring cards |
| A | Bianca Ramba | Carrello | Defeat Milk Elemental in Dairy Plant |
| A | Mortaccio | Bone | Defeat 444 skeletons in Mad Forest |
| A | O'Sole | Celestial Dusting | Defeat 50 Dragon Shrimps in Gallo Tower |
| B | Poe | Garlic | Play 25 Garlic cards |
| B | Antonio Belpaese | Whip | Starting character |
| B | Imelda Belpaese | Magic Wand | Starting character |
| B | Gennaro Belpaese | Knife | Defeat Mantichana in Mad Forest |
| B | Dommario | King Bible | Collect 5,000 gold |
| B | Concetta | Shadow Pinion | Find coffin in Gallo Tower |
| B | Krochi | Cross | Defeat 6,666 enemies total |
| C | Pasqualina Belpaese | Runetracer | Reach level 20 in Inlaid Library with Imelda |
| C | Yatta Cavallo | Cherry Bomb | Defeat 250 Lion Heads in Inlaid Library |
| C | Giovanna Grana | Gatti Amari | Find coffin in Library Sanctum |
| C | Gallo | Clock Lancet | Defeat Gallo in Gallo Tower |
Weapon Cards
| TIER | WEAPON | COST | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Bone | 0 | Best 0-cost weapon. Mortaccio starter. |
| S | Unholy Vespers | 2 | Evolution: King Bible + Spellbinder |
| S | Bloody Tear | 2 | Evolution: Whip + Hollow Heart |
| S | Hellfire | 3 | Evolution: Fire Wand + Spinach |
| S | Thunder Loop | 4+ | Evolution: Lightning Ring + Duplicator. Extra turn-end hit. |
| S | Phieraggi | 4+ | Union evolution. 350 damage per proc. |
| S | Gorgeous Moon | — | Evolution: Pentagram + Crown |
| A | King Bible | 1 | Evolves into Unholy Vespers. Top 1-cost. |
| A | Whip | 0 | Evolves into Bloody Tear. Antonio starter. |
| A | Lightning Ring | 2 | Best non-evolution 2-cost weapon. |
| A | Peachone | 3 | Vandalier union material. |
| A | Vandalier | 4+ | Union: Peachone + Ebony Wings. 500 damage. |
| A | Thousand Edge | — | Evolution: Knife + Bracer |
| A | Soul Eater | — | Evolution: Garlic + Pummarola |
| B | Knife | 0 | Evolves into Thousand Edge. Solid 0-cost. |
| B | Fire Wand | 1 | Evolves into Hellfire. |
| B | Cross | — | Evolves into Heaven Sword. |
| B | Magic Wand | — | Evolves into Holy Wand. |
| B | Axe | — | Evolves into Death Spiral. |
| B | Santa Water | — | Evolves into La Borra. |
| C | Runetracer | — | Evolves into NO FUTURE. Underwhelming base. |
| C | Garlic | — | Evolves into Soul Eater. Weak early game. |
| C | Gatti Amari | — | Evolves into Vicious Hunger. Unreliable. |
Power Ups (Village Upgrades)
| TIER | POWER UP | EFFECT |
|---|---|---|
| S | Crawler Slot | Each rank adds an additional Crawler slot |
| S | Greed | +25% gold per rank. First upgrade to prioritize. |
| S | Might | Global weapon damage bonus. Best combat upgrade. |
| S | Cooldown | +1 mana per rank. Fuels longer combo chains. |
| A | Recovery | +1 HP recovered after each battle |
| A | Amount | +1 projectile per rank |
| A | Armor | +2 armor per rank |
| A | Growth | Increased XP gain rate |
| A | Revival | Revive on lethal hit |
| B | Luck | Improved gem drops and rare card rates |
| B | Reroll | Extra rerolls in dungeon |
| B | Area | +10% splash damage per rank |
| B | Max Health | Increased max HP |
| C | Duration | Extended Crawler activation duration |
| C | Skip | Skip upgrade for XP refund |
| C | Curse | Harder enemies for better rewards |
Arcana (Pre-Run Modifiers)
| TIER | ARCANA | EFFECT | UNLOCK |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Chain Link | Combo chain does NOT reset at turn end | Achieve 12-chain in a single turn |
| S | Your Shield My Liege | Remaining armor persists between turns | Accumulate 2,000 total armor |
| S | Sharp Mind | Keep up to 5 mana between turns | Play 100 purple cards |
| A | Shield Bash | Deal armor value as damage after using armor card | Initially unlocked |
| A | Mana Syphon | Permanently +1 mana every 100 cards played | Gain 15 mana in one turn |
| A | Over The Top | Crawler returns to deck top after activation | Play 100 Crawler cards |
| B | Experimental Medicine | All healing effects doubled | Initially unlocked |
| B | Make a Scene | Free Crawler trigger at turn start | Trigger Crawler ability 1,500 times |
| B | Wild Buff | Cards from light sources gain combo multiplier | Play 200 light source cards |
| C | Jester's Hat | Add a Wild card to deck each floor | Play 150 Wild cards |
| C | And Another | Repeated cards become free | Play 500 free cards |
| C | Swollen Fist | Damage based on deck size at turn end | Reach 40-card deck |
$ tierlist.meta
S-Tier Crawlers: Christine > Pugnala > Poppea > Lama
Best beginner pick: Suor Clerici (built-in sustain)
First upgrade: Greed → Might → Crawler Slot
meta updated