May 22 Boss Forced Prestige Removal
Released May 22, 2026. SteamDB build: 23369243.
What Changed
Section titled “What Changed”| Area | Change | Wiki pages |
|---|---|---|
| Boss failures | Dragon’s Peak and Balrogg’s Pit no longer force prestige on failure. The run continues, like the Goblin King and Golem checks. | Bosses and Special Mountains, Dragon’s Peak, Balrogg’s Pit |
| Artillery | Buffs Great Duke Cannon, artillery scaling, Air Strike, and Nuclear Research synergy. | Artillery Hall, Great Duke Cannon |
| Laboratory | Buffs Power Overwhelming by adding more damage per tier. | Power Overwhelming, Scientists Guide |
| Miner prestige | Buffs C.L.U.S.T.E.R.P.I.C.K. and adds more tiers to that route. | C.L.U.S.T.E.R.P.I.C.K., Best Prestige |
| Megapick | Buffs Megapick base damage and miner scaling. | Megapick, Best Builds |
| Fixes | Fixes Key Master den-drop behavior, Triune Prism Stonecaller counting, Laser Cannon cooldown rounding, ritual warnings, and some reload cost bugs. | Key Master, Laser Cannon |
Player Takeaway
Section titled “Player Takeaway”The boss change is the most important part for routing. Failing Dragon’s Peak or Balrogg’s Pit is no longer an automatic reset point; continue the run, strengthen the build, then return for the artifact.