Guide
Destroying base guardians will strengthen your troopers of the coresponding lane
Press 1, 2, 3, or 4 to use your hero's abilities.
Hold mouse 2 to zoom in with your weapon.
Press space to jump.
Hold space when near a ledge to mantle up.
Press Q to use your melee attack up close.
Press mouse 1 to shoot. Gun damage falls off at longer ranges.
Hold space to get on the line. You can jump off by pressing space.
Press Q to make a quick attack. Hold Q to deliver a powerful charging attack.
There are many neutral creatures lurking around the map. Defeat them to earn souls. Sometimes, a powerful creature will appear at the center of the map… defeating it will offer your team great power.
Spend ability points to upgrade your abilities. Abilities have three upgrade tiers, and you upgrade them in order.
As you collect souls, you'll also be granted ability points. You can spend these points to upgrade your abilities by holding tab.
Get souls by killing troopers and players. You can also get souls by killing neutrals, located throughout the map. Souls are shared among allies nearby.
Items can modify a variety of things, like ammo count, melee damage, or health regeneration. Items that increase Spirit Power improve the effectiveness of your abilities. There is a suggested items tab with hand-picked recommendations for each hero.
When you land a killing blow, extra souls appear. You can secure these souls by shooting the green orb containing them or letting them float away.
When you land a killing blow, extra souls appear. You can secure these souls by shooting the Blue orb containing them or letting them float away
When you have souls to spend, go back to base to heal and buy powerful items that increase your stats and grant additional abilities. There's also a shop next to each Guardian, available until the Guardian is destroyed.
Enemy soul orbs are orange, and enemies will get them if they float away or if they shoot them. You can shoot these orange orbs first to steal them.
While airborne, Dash to perform an air dash.
While moving, press left shift to dash.
Combine a dash and a well-timed jump to perform a dash jump.
Press space at the top of a jump to double jump. Special moves like double jump use your stamina bar, located next to your reticle.
Press F to parry an enemy hero's melee attack. They'll be stunned and will receive increased melee damage.
Hold left control to slide while moving down a ramp or moving at high speed.
Your goal is to seige the enemy base, and destroy their defenses to reveal their team's Patron. Destroy the patron, and victory is yours.
Guardians are the first line of defense in each lane. Their attacks are very powerful, so it's best to push into them with your troopers.
There are three lanes, each with a transit line that players can ride to move quickly.
Troopers periodically spawn in the base and then run down a lane, fighting any enemies they encounter.
Walkers lie deeper in the lanes and have an arsenal of defensive moves.
Welcome to the Cursed Apple. If your team wants to emerge victorious, you'll need to wield both guns and supernatural powers to lay siege to the enemy base.
Welcome to The Cursed Apple. If your team wants to emerge victorious, you’ll need to wield both guns and supernatural power to lay siege to the enemy base.
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