Question 1

Which version of Sephiria does this site cover?

Accepted Answer

Everything here (database pages, planners and guides) is written against game build 1.0. Each guide also states the build it was checked against and the date of that check. That matters more than usual with this game: the 1.0 release reworked weapons, costumes, artifacts and hard mode, so older advice frequently describes something that no longer exists.

Question 2

Do artifacts need to be equipped?

Accepted Answer

No. An artifact works from the moment it is in your bag. The game states that artifact effects trigger when they are in your inventory. Some artifacts add a placement condition, such as working only from the top row or an outermost slot; that condition appears on the artifact's own card.

Question 3

Do items in the Side Bag still work?

Accepted Answer

No. The Side Bag is temporary storage, and the game states it plainly: items in the Side Bag do not function. Use it to park something that is in the way, and treat anything sitting in it as switched off until you move it back into the bag.

Question 4

How large does the bag get?

Accepted Answer

The bag is always six columns wide. A run starts with 24 slots (four full rows), and the ceiling is 42, which fills seven rows. Capacity arrives one slot at a time, so a partly filled last row is normal; the number of rows is the slot count divided by six, rounded up.

Question 5

Do tablets have a level of their own?

Accepted Answer

No. Levels belong to artifacts. A tablet changes the level of the artifacts in the directions its pattern points, and you move and rotate it to aim that pattern. A tablet does not grow stronger by itself; its placement determines what it reaches.

Question 6

What happens to an artifact pushed below level 1?

Accepted Answer

Its effect switches off completely; it is not merely weakened. Tablets that point negative numbers at a slot are the usual cause, and the bag planner marks such a slot as inactive. The tablet effect labelled Disable Artifacts does the same thing directly, and it hits artifacts only: a tablet inside that range keeps applying its own pattern.

Question 7

What does Ignore artifact constraints actually waive?

Accepted Answer

It lifts an artifact's restriction line: the requirement about where the artifact has to sit. It does not grant a level, undo Disable Artifacts or remove a condition written inside the artifact's own effect, such as a bonus that only applies to enemies within a few tiles. A tablet's own placement condition is separate and still applies.

Question 8

Does a higher rarity mean a stronger artifact?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. Rarity is a tier label (Common, Advanced, Rare and Legendary on artifacts, with Eternal appearing only on tablets in this build). An artifact's value depends on its effect, current level and combos. Rarity does decide how much room it takes in the Wishing Fountain: 3, 4, 5 or 6 respectively.

Question 9

Do duplicate artifacts stack?

Accepted Answer

Only when the artifact carries no unique effect. The game states that unique effects do not stack and refuses the second copy outright, and most artifacts in this build carry one. The Wisdom talent rewrites the rule at level 10: every artifact is forced to have a unique effect, and picking up a copy merges it and raises the artifact's level by one.

Question 10

How many weapon branches are there, and how deep do they go?

Accepted Answer

Six branches, one for each starting weapon. Every branch is exactly two upgrades deep (starting weapon, first upgrade, second upgrade), and nothing in the game goes deeper than that. Your first upgrade decides which second upgrades remain reachable.

Question 11

Is there a cap on Defense?

Accepted Answer

The stat itself is uncapped, but its payoff flattens: reduction follows a logarithmic curve, so 40 Defense takes about 31% off a hit, 80 about 49%, 200 about 80%, and 339 reaches 100%. Negative Defense works the other way and increases the damage you take. Evasion is capped at a displayed 100, worth roughly 77% dodge.

Question 12

Can more than one miracle be active at a time?

Accepted Answer

No. The game's own tutorial is explicit: only one miracle can be active at a time, so accepting a new one replaces what you are carrying. Weigh a miracle offer against the miracle you already have rather than treating it as a free extra.

Question 13

How many hard mode points are there, and what does a clear pay?

Accepted Answer

Seventeen modifiers exist, and raising every one to its maximum costs exactly 60 points. Your tier is the total you have spent, and 13 reward thresholds sit at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 35, 40 and 50 points. Those thresholds list 1 talent point through tier 30, then 2, 3 and 5. Clearing a higher threshold does not retroactively grant lower rewards you skipped, so collect all 20 by progressing through the thresholds in order.

Question 14

How many talents are there, and can I move the points later?

Accepted Answer

Eight talents, each capped at level 20, each adding one stat per level plus a larger perk at levels 5, 10 and 20. Five are available from the start and three are unlocked later. The talent panel has a Reset, so an allocation is not permanent. You cannot change it while exploring, so settle it before you go down.

Question 15

Where do talent points come from?

Accepted Answer

Two places. The Destiny Inscription in the village sells them: five nodes, five purchases each, 25 points in total. The hard mode ladder lists the remaining 20 points across its reward thresholds; collect them all by progressing through those thresholds in order.

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