Your first hour in Deskrawl

Build a loop you can leave running

Choose the class whose attacks you enjoy watching. All four classes have several skill and rune-set paths; there is no sourced universal winner for every stage of the game. Begin in a zone where you can defeat several packs without constant intervention.

Open Abilities with S and Combat with C. Equip the skills available at your level, watch their mana use, and set up automatic potion use. Spend a few minutes watching a run before treating it as an unattended farm.

Make town visits count

• Collect loot with Space and open your inventory with I. Lock an item you intend to keep with L while hovering it.
• Use the blacksmith and alchemist to improve your next run. Repeated deaths usually cost more progress than an extra town visit.
• Use storage for pieces that contribute to a planned set. Sell or clear unneeded items before a long session.
• Return to town to collect offline expedition rewards once you have unlocked the Expedition Camp.

Unlock your first companion

A rein is an unlock item for its corresponding minion. Using the rein permanently adds that companion to your collection. Open the minion panel with J, then summon your active companion in town or at the training grounds.

Only one minion can be active. Choose a useful effect for the problem you face: health or healing for survival, mana support for a stalled rotation, or a damage bonus that matches your build.

Measure progress before pushing farther

A higher-level zone is not automatically a better farm. Compare time spent, XP gained, gold gained and deaths over similar sessions. Change one piece of the setup at a time so you can tell what helped.