Prophecies are the main form of progression in Heretical. They offer a variety of challenges that the player must overcome to unlock permanent meta-progression in the form of new unique items, new skills, new mechanics and additional currencies across your future runs.
Meta Prophecies[]
Meta prophecies unlock new functionality, additional skill slots, shortcuts, an increase in currencies such as extra starting gold, rerolls, or increases to your darkness limits.
Name | Quest | Reward | Prerequisites | Guidance |
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Beginning of the End | You will slay the Undying Champion | 1 additional skill slot | ||
Exterminator | You will slay the Rat King | 1 additional skill slot | ||
Forbidden Knowledge | You will slay the Academy Headmaster | 1 additional skill slot | ||
Soldier of Light | You will slay the Blade of Light | 1 additional skill slot | ||
Black Dawn | Kill 50 Enemies | +5 Darkness Curse Limit | ||
Dark Gates | You will enter the College of Sanctora | +5 Darkness Curse Limit | ||
Grim Harvest | You will find 5 Stray Stars | +5 Darkness Curse Limit | ||
Costly Wisdom | You will buy 10 skills in a shop | 15 Starting Coins | ||
Forbidden Goods | You will buy 10 items | 15 Starting Coins | ||
Futile Teachings | You will remove 3 skills in a single run | 30 Starting Coins | ||
Lesson Learned | Get played by Mahler | -1 Starting Coins | ||
Collector | You will have 4 skills from the same skill category | +2 Skill Banishes | ||
Currator | Level up 2 skills to level 5 in a single run | +2 Skill Banishes | ||
Insight | You will level up 50 times | +1 Skill Rerolls | ||
Scholar | You will kill 45 scholars | +1 Skill Rerolls | ||
Lost and Found | You will discard 50 items | +25% Quantity of Items Found | ||
Collector of Hearts | You will slay Undying Champion 3 times | Cleanse Church of the Forlorn | ||
Graduation | You will slay Headmaster 4 times | Pathway between Sanctora College and Estate is forever opened | ||
Old Debts | You will slay Rat King 4 times | College seal is broken forever | ||
Opulence | You will equip 50 different items in a single run | Gain ability to change armor appearance | ||
Threads of Fate | You will win 3 consecutive runs | The world can descend into ruin | ||
Repentance | You will arrive at the end of your journey | Sanctora remains under Abidan's curse... |
Skill Prophecies[]
Skill prophecies unlock new skills when completed, allowing those skills to show on subsequent runs.
Name | Quest | Reward | Prerequisites | Guidance |
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Pied Piper | You will kill 15 Plague Rats with fire damage | Caustic Bomb | ||
Poison the Headmaster | You will kill Academy Headmaster while having Caustic Bomb skill | Caustic Bomb+ Upgrade | ||
Arrow for Hire | You will find Tizian the Lost Ranger | Death's Gamble | ||
Profaned Practice | You will find Ruvius the Elementalist | Ember Trail | ||
Bottled Lightning | You will kill 4 Justiciars | Thundergod's Wrath | ||
Burning Blood | You will endure 250 fire damage | Burning Blood | ||
Chilling Presence | You will reflect 300 frost or physical damage in a single run | Frostbite | ||
Chilling Storm | You will kill 25 chilled enemies with lightning damage while having Tornado skill | Howling Ice | ||
Fortress of Ice | Have total of 80 Armor and 40 Frost Resistance | Frozen Armor | ||
Hundred Men Slayer | You will slay 100 enemies with Fire or Physical damage while using a Two Handed Sword | Berserk | ||
Molten Rock | You will deal 1000 fire damage in a single run | Meteor | ||
Quick as the Wind | You will kill 10 enemies in 60 seconds | Cyclone Strike | ||
Quiver Rampage | You will kill 3 enemies in 5 seconds while using Bow. You will do this 3 times | Ricochet | ||
Raging Winds | You will kill 6 enemies in 20 seconds with lightning damage | Tornado | ||
Sea of Venom | You will deal 1000 decay damage in a single run | Venomous Coating | ||
Stars Below | You will activate a well of stars in a darkened place | Astral Shower | Requires player to break the wall in the gutters, using either Boulder Breaker or Tectonic Strike | |
Ten Thousand Steps | You will travel 10000 meters | Charge | ||
Windfury | You will kill 33 enemies with lightning damage in a single run | Windfury | ||
Crushing Blows | You will destroy 5 Rats Nests in a single run | Trample | ||
Mercy | You will kill Rat King while having Execute skill | Impact | ||
Retribution | You will endure 300 damage in a single run | Retribution | ||
A Way Forward | You will kill 5 Alpha Rats in a single run | Holding Grudges | ||
Arcane Purge | You will kill 25 poisoned enemies with Magic damage | Soul Harvest | ||
Dark Arts | You will find the book of the Forbidden Incantations | Soul Decay | ||
Fate Worse Than Death | You will confront Matron Amara with your findings as Aelar Thorne | Corruption | ||
Whisper of the Dead | You will help Aelar Thorne the Warlock | Necrosis Aura |
Item Prophecies[]
Item prophecies unlock new unique items when completed, allowing those unique items to drop on subsequent runs.
Name | Quest | Reward | Prerequisites | Guidance |
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Seeker of Wisdom | You will help Ipius the Archivist | Firecaller's Gaze | ||
Bane of the Husks | You will slay 66 husks while using a Two Handed Sword | Huskslayer Greatsword | ||
Blinding Rage | Deal 2500 fire damage over time to blinded enemies | Bringer of Fire | Buy as many chance to blind upgrades from the vendor as you can find | |
Boulder Breaker | You will slay an enemy in one hit 15 times, while using a Two Handed Mace | Boulder Breaker | ||
Breaker of Chains | You will kill 21 Inquisitors, Justiciars or Overseers | Stormcaller Blade | ||
Carnage | You will kill 80 enemies with Swirling Carnage skill | Carnage Reaver | ||
Coldborn | You will deal 200 frost damage in 10 seconds | Frostborn Wand | ||
Deadly Poison | You will kill 25 enemies with decay damage in a single run | Snakebite | ||
Eye for an Eye | You will acquire the Gauged Eye of the Beast | Gore Eye | ||
In A Rush | Open 10 chests in 75 seconds | Treads Of Voyage | ||
A Lesson in Manners | You will kill 21 Scholars, Adepts or Elders while they're burning | Heartseeker Bow | ||
Palewind | You will deal 2000 physical attack damage while using a Bow | Palewind | ||
Porcupine | You will kill 12 enemies with Shield Bash skill | Porcupine | ||
Rosetorn | You will kill a Great Enemy while bleeding | Rosethorn | You need to kill a boss while bleeding. Bleeding can be started by interacting with the suspicious rosebush in the Academy. Be warned, this starts a long lasting, and painful bleed. | |
Scorched Earth | Cause 30 enemies to burn within 30 seconds | Cinderstrike | ||
Shadow Ritual | Apply and sustain the Weak status on enemy for 1 minute | Abyssal Shroud | You'll want Soul Decay and a large amount of Cooldown Reduction (Up to 75%). This allows Soul Decay to retrigger before the debuff ends. Sit near an enemy and let Soul Decay keep recasting until this is complete | |
The Culling | You will kill 50 enemies with the Execute skill | The Verdict | ||
Untouchable | Kill 30 enemies in succession without taking damage | Twisted Crow Effigy | ||
Warlord's Lament | You will kill 40 enemies while using a One Handed Sword | Warlord's Lament |