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Books are locations you enter during a run. In any run you can visit 2 books and must fight Guardians in their end to progress further.

Currently there are six Books in total:

All Books have the same structure. The only differences in Books are the enemies you face and NPCs you may encounter. Book structure is different for quick dives than deep dives:

Area Player Choice
The Sea of Ink
1
  • Cabinet of Trinkets
  • Aspect Apparatus
  • Choice of 3 Books
Book 1
1
2 Random selection of 3 of the following:
3
  • Easy Combat (Tarnished Vault x2 or Tarnished Vault and Kwilling Cage)
  • Two Hard Combats, with the following possible rewards:
    • Tarnished Vault and Uncommon Augment
    • Tarnished Vault and Superior Vault
    • Tarnished Vault and Big Kwilling Cage
    • Tarnished Vault and Glyph Globe
  • All combats have a 50% chance for a Treasure Pot on Wave 1
4 Random selection of 3 of the following:
5
  • Easy Combat (Tarnished Vault x2 or Tarnished Vault and Kwilling Cage)
  • Two Hard Combats, with the following possible rewards:
    • Tarnished Vault and Superior Vault
    • Tarnished Vault and Uncommon Augment
    • Tarnished Vault and Big Kwilling Cage
    • Tarnished Vault and Glyph Globe
  • Combat will always contain a Treasure Pot on Wave 1 unless there was a Treasure Pot in the previous combat
6 Always has Vestigial Shrine OR Carver's Refuge. The other two nodes are randomly selected from:
7
  • Vestigial Shrine OR Carver's Refuge, whichever was not offered on the previous location.
8
  • Guardian (Boss Battle)
  • Always rewards 100% HP Restore, Binding Tuner, and Epic Augment
The Sea of Ink
1
  • Nib & Bin
  • Vestige Harvester
  • Choice of 3 Books
Book 2
1
  • Easy Combat with the following possible rewards:
    • Uncommon Augment and Kwilling Cage
    • Uncommon Augment and Superior Vault
    • Superior Vault and Kwilling Cage
  • Two Hard Combats, with the following possible rewards:
    • Uncommon Augment and Rare Augment
    • Uncommon Augment and Big Kwilling Cage
    • Uncommon Augment and Glyph Globe
    • Superior Vault and Rare Augment
    • Superior Vault and Glyph Globe
2 Random selection of 3 of the following:
3
  • Easy Combat with the following possible rewards:
    • Uncommon Augment and Superior Vault
    • Uncommon Augment and Kwilling Cache
    • Superior Vault x2
  • Two Hard Combats, with the following possible rewards:
    • Superior Vault and Heroic Vault
    • Superior Vault and Big Kwilling Cage
    • Superior Vault and Glyph Globe
    • Uncommon Augment and Heroic Vault
    • Uncommon Augment and Rare Augment
  • All combats have a 50% chance for a Treasure Pot on Wave 1
  • All combats also reward a Binding Tuner
4 Random selection of 3 of the following:
5
  • Easy Combat with one of the following possible rewards:
    • Superior Vault x2
    • Uncommon Augment x2
    • Uncommon Augment and Kwilling Cache
  • Two Hard Combats, each with the following possible rewards:
    • Uncommon Augment and Heroic Vault
    • Uncommon Augment and Big Kwilling Cache
    • Uncommon Augment and Glyph Globe
    • Superior Vault and Rare Augment
    • Superior Vault and Heroic Vault
    • Superior Vault and Big Kwilling Cache
  • Combat will always contain a Treasure Pot on Wave 1 unless there was a Treasure Pot in the previous combat
6 Always has Vestigial Shrine OR Carver's Refuge. The other two nodes are randomly selected from:
7
  • Vestigial Shrine OR Carver's Refuge, whichever was not offered on the previous location.
8
  • Guardian (Boss Battle)
  • Always rewards 100% HP Restore, Binding Tuner, and Epic Augment
Villain's Lair
1
  • Vestige Harvester
2
  • Hard Combat (Heroic Vault, Ancient Vault, and Epic Augment)
3
  • Carver's Refuge
4
  • Villain (Final Boss)

Derelict Starship

Book Combat Difficulty Contains
1 First Easy
1 First Easy
1 First Hard
1 Second Easy
1 Second Hard
1 Second Hard
1 Third Easy
1 Third Easy
1 Third Hard
1 Third Hard
Book 2
2 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Ghostquill x2, Slimpe Egg x2
  • Wave 2: Ghostquill x3
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Inkblaster, Slimpe Egg x2
  • Wave 2: Inkblaster, Slimpe x4
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Inkzooka, Chompy x2
  • Wave 2: Inkzooka, Chompy x2
  • Wave 3: Chompy x3
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling, Chompy x3
  • Wave 2: Armored Rhinkling, Chompy x2
  • Wave 3: Chompy x2, Inkstain x3
2 Second Easy
  • Wave 1: Quillion, Shield Spindlecaster
  • Wave 2: Slimpe Egg x2
2 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Thantaloupe, Ghostquill x2
  • Wave 2: Slimpe Egg x2
  • Wave 3: Splinter Blotter, Chompy x2
2 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Ghostquill x2, Chompy x3
  • Wave 2: Ghostquill, Chompy x2
  • Wave 3: Ghostquill x2, Chompy
2 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Quillion x2, Slimpe Egg x2
  • Wave 2: Inkzooka
  • Wave 3: Inkstain x3
2 Third Easy
  • Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling x2, Rooting Blotter, Inkstain x2
  • Wave 2: Armored Rhinkling, Rooting Blotter, Inkstain x2
2 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Thantaloupe, Quillion x2
  • Wave 2: Chompy x3
  • Wave 3: Chompy x3
2 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Razorshade, Ghostquill x2
  • Wave 2: Chompy x3
  • Wave 3: Ghostquill x2, Chompy x2

Garden's Edge

Book Combat Difficulty Contains
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Rhinkling, Supportive Spindlecaster, Inkling Jabber x2
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Supportive Spindlecaster, Needle x3
1 Second Easy
  • Wave 1: Figment x2, Bit x3
  • Wave 2: Bit x2
1 Second Easy
  • Wave 1: Supportive Spindlecaster, Figment
  • Wave 2: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber
1 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Figment Earthshaker, Needle x3
  • Wave 2: Figment Earthshaker
  • Wave 3: Needle x4
1 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Figment, Needle, Bit x3
  • Wave 2: Needle, Bit x3
  • Wave 3: Needle x2, Bit x3
1 Third Easy
1 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Rhinkling x2, Supportive Spindlecaster, Needle x2
  • Wave 2: Supportive Spindlecaster, Needle
  • Wave 3: Rhinkling, Needle x2
1 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Figment Earthshaker x2, Supportive Spindlecaster
  • Wave 2: Inkling Slasher x2
  • Wave 3: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber x2
Book 2
2 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling, Supportive Spindlecaster
  • Wave 2: Ghostquill x2, Inkstain x2
2 First Hard
2 Second Easy
2 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Supportive Spindlecaster, Ghostquill x3
  • Wave 2: Shield Spindlecaster, Ghostquill x2
  • Wave 3: Supportive Spindlecaster, Chompy x3
2 Second Hard
2 Third Easy
2 Third Easy
2 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Razorshade, Ghostquill x2
  • Wave 2: Chompy x3
  • Wave 3: Ghostquill x2, Chompy x2
2 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Razorshade, Figment Earthshaker
  • Wave 2: Supportive Spindlecaster, Ghostquill x2
  • Wave 3: Inkstain x3

Proving Ground

Book Combat Difficulty Contains
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Sparring Dummy x2, Inkling Slasher x2
1 First Easy
1 Second Easy
  • Wave 1: Sparring Dummy, Needle, Inkling Slasher
  • Wave 2: Sparring Dummy, Needle x2
1 Second Easy
  • Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Figment x2
  • Wave 2: Inkling Slasher, Inkling Jabber x2
1 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Sparring Dummy x2, Inkling Jabber x3
  • Wave 2: Sparring Dummy, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 3: Sparring Dummy x2, Inkling Jabber x2
1 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Rhinkling x2
  • Wave 2: Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 3: Bastion Blotter, Rhinkling, Inkling Jabber x2
1 Third Easy
  • Wave 1: Figment x2, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 2: Figment, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 3: Figment, Inkling Jabber x3
1 Third Easy
  • Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Figment, Sparring Dummy
  • Wave 2: Figment, Sparring Dummy
1 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Sparring Dummy x2, Figment, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 2: Figment, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 3: Sparring Dummy, Figment, Inkling Jabber x2
1 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Figment, Needle x3
  • Wave 2: Figment, Needle
  • Wave 3: Bastion Blotter, Figment, Needle x2
Book 2
2 First Easy
2 First Easy
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Sparring Dummy x2, Chompy x2
  • Wave 2: Bastion Blotter, Chompy x2
  • Wave 3:
2 Second Easy
2 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Splinter Blotter, Armored Rhinkling, Sparring Dummy x2
  • Wave 2: Armored Rhinkling, Sparring Dummy
  • Wave 3: Splinter Blotter, Armored Rhinkling, Sparring Dummy
2 Second Hard
2 Second Hard
2 Third Easy
2 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Razorshade, Ghostquill x3
  • Wave 2: Bastion Blotter, Chompy x3
  • Wave 3: Ghostquill x4
2 Third Hard

Radiant Market

Book Combat Difficulty Contains
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Inkling Jabber x2, Ink Pen x2
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Inkpot, Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Needle x2, Inkling Slasher x2
1 Second Easy
  • Wave 1: Inkling Jabber x2, Ink Pen x2
  • Wave 2: Inkling Slasher x3
1 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Inkpot x2, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 2: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber
  • Wave 3: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber
1 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Figment x2, Ink Pen x2
  • Wave 2: Figment, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 3: ink Pen, Inkling Jabber x2
1 Third Easy
  • Wave 1: Inkpot, Figment, Ink Pen
  • Wave 2: Inkpot, Ink Pen
  • Wave 3:
1 Third Easy
  • Wave 1: Figment x2, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 2: Figment, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 3: Figment, Inkling Jabber x3
1 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Inkpot x2, Ink Pen x2
  • Wave 2: Ink Pen, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 3: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber x2
1 Third Hard
Book 2
2 First Easy
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Inkzooka, Inkpot, Inkstain x2
  • Wave 2: Chompy x3
  • Wave 3: Chompy x3
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling x2, Chompy x3
  • Wave 2: Chompy x3
  • Wave 3: Chompy x2, Inkstain x3
2 Second Easy
2 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Razorshade, Shield Spindlecaster, Ink Pen x2
  • Wave 2: Razorshade, Ink Pen
  • Wave 3: Shield Spindlecaster, Ink Pen
2 Second Hard
2 Third Easy
  • Wave 1: Rooting Blotter, Armored Rhinkling x2, Inkstain x2
  • Wave 2: Rooting Blotter, Armored Rhinkling, Inkstain x2
  • Wave 3:
2 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Razorshade, Ghostquill x2
  • Wave 2: Chompy x3
  • Wave 3: Ghostquill x2, Chompy x2
2 Third Hard

Silent Promenade

Book Combat Difficulty Contains
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Inkling Slasher x2, Bit x4
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Needle x2, Bombbit x2
1 Second Easy
1 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Burrower, Bombbit x2, Bit x2
  • Wave 2: Figment, Bombbit, Bit x2
  • Wave 3: Figment, Bombbit x2
1 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Figment x2, Bombbit x2, Bit x2
  • Wave 2: Figment, Bombbit, Bit
  • Wave 3: Figment x2, Bombbit x2
1 Third Easy
1 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Burrower, Rhinkling, Inkling Jabber x2
  • Wave 2: Rhinkling, Inkling Slasher x2
  • Wave 3: Rhinkling, Inkling Jabber x3
1 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Burrower, Figment x2
  • Wave 2: Burrower, Figment
  • Wave 3: Bombbit x4
Book 2
2 First Easy
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Bombbit x3, Rooting Blotter x2
  • Wave 2: Bombbit x3, Rooting Blotter
2 Second Easy
2 Second Hard
2 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Inkstain x4, Burrower
  • Wave 2: Inkstain x4, Burrower
  • Wave 3: Inkstain x5
2 Third Easy
2 Third Hard
2 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Chompy x2, Ghostquill x2, Razorshade, Treasure Pot
  • Wave 2: Chompy x3, Razorshade
  • Wave 3: Chompy x3, Ghostquill x2

The Vengewood‎

Book Combat Difficulty Contains
1 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Cynder Cultist, Inkling Slasher x3
1 First Easy
1 First Easy
1 Second Easy
1 Second Easy
1 Second Easy
1 Third Easy
1 Third Easy
1 Third Hard
1 Third Hard
Book 2
2 First Easy
  • Wave 1: Tangled Kwill, Chompy x2
  • Wave 2: Chompy x2, Inkstain x2
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling, Chompy x3
  • Wave 2: Armored Rhinkling, Chompy x2
  • Wave 3: Chompy x2, Inkstain x3
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Inkzooka, Chompy x2
  • Wave 2: Inkzooka, Chompy x2
  • Wave 3: Chompy x3
2 Second Easy
2 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Tangled Kwill, Rooting Blotter, Chompy x2
  • Wave 2: Tangled Kwill, Chompy x3
  • Wave 3: Rooting Blotter, Chompy x2
2 Second Hard
  • Wave 1: Splinter Blotter, Supportive Spindlecaster, Chompy x2
  • Wave 2: Supportive Spindlecaster, Chompy x2
  • Wave 3: Splinter Blotter, Chompy x2
2 Third Easy
2 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Tangled Kwill, Razorshade
  • Wave 2: Cynder Cultist, Inkstain x2
  • Wave 3: Tangled Kwill, Inkstain x2
2 Third Hard
  • Wave 1: Tangled Kwill x2, Inkstain x4
  • Wave 2: Tangled Kwill, Cynder Cultist
  • Wave 3: Cynder Cultist, Inkstain x4

Villain's Lair

Area Combat Difficulty Contains
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Ink-in-a-Box, Shadowquill, Barbed Banshee
  • Wave 2: Tuhning Guardian, Barbed Banshee
  • Wave 3: Shadowquill, Barbed Banshee x3
2 First Hard
  • Wave 1: Ink-in-a-Box, Shadowquill, Barbed Banshee
  • Wave 2: Shadowquill, Barbed Banshee
  • Wave 3: Barbed Banshee x4