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Calamities Guide

Calamities are pressure events. Read them by what they threaten: falling hazards, dens, direct mountain effects, gem/gold events, or special scripted rewards.

Stage Plan

Stage	Before it gets dangerous	During the event
Early	Buy enough runner speed, dodge, and stun protection that falling rocks do not stop hauling completely.	Pause greedy damage buys if ore starts piling up or runners are stunned.
Mid-game	Add den damage and anti-rock support before calamities start creating repeated dens, boulders, and falling hazards.	Clear spawned dens only if they do not derail the main mountain or timed check.
Reward events	Have hauling capacity ready before gem, gold, or keg-style events shower the field with pickups.	Collect the reward quickly; uncollected value can still become a logistics problem.
Late	Use shields, machine support, artillery/anti-rock tools, and enough Maw/runner throughput for hazard-heavy screens.	Treat heavy calamities as a survival window first and a damage race second.

How To Prepare

Threat	What Helps
Falling rocks and boulders	Runner dodge, stun resistance, shields, anti-rock turrets, cannonball rock collision, and any effect that clears falling hazards.
Dens from calamities	Den damage, lower den HP, artifact/den prestige, and burst tools that can clear dens before they stall the run.
Fireballs and molten hazards	More damage uptime and hazard clearing so workers are not repeatedly stunned.
Reward-style calamities	Gem rain, golden events, mithril events, and keg rain are opportunities if your hauling capacity can keep up.

Selection	Early levels mostly throw basic rock pressure and den events at you. Higher mountain/calamity progress opens heavier hazards, so build safety before the screen is already full of falling objects.
Trigger	A calamity starts a short pressure window. During that window, pause greed buys and watch whether workers are getting stunned, dens are appearing, or reward drops need hauling.
Falling Rocks	Falling rocks get nastier as calamity strength rises. Runner dodge, shields, anti-rock tools, and hazard-clearing attacks are the practical counters.

Calamity	Tier	Min Level	Weight	What Happens
Boulderfall	Event	Event trigger	Event-based	Rockfall-style pressure event. Prepare with falling-rock defense, runner safety, and enough hauling to clean up after the burst.
Boulder Trap	2	5	44	Drops a Boulder hazard from above or beside the mountain.
Dance of Boulders	2	5	42	Drops 4-7 Boulder Small hazards from above or beside the mountain.
Earthquake	2	12	28	Starts an earthquake lasting 7-11 seconds; it ticks every 0.5-1.0 seconds and uses 35-65 base damage before calamity modifiers.
Falling Star	3	12	23	Drops a Falling Star hazard from above or beside the mountain.
Flight of Rockets	Event	Event trigger	Event-based	Rocket/artillery-style event. Treat it as burst damage support and keep workers protected while rockets are active.
Goblin Caverns	1	0	75	Spawns 1-2 Goblin Dens on the mountain.
Goblin Invasion	2	5	30	Spawns 3-4 Goblin Dens on the mountain.
Golden Geyser	2	6	33	Starts a golden geyser away from the stash/mountain for 7-9 seconds.
Golden Star	3	12	18	Drops a Golden Star hazard from above or beside the mountain.
Gush	2	4	45	Starts a 3-second ground gush in a random 48-124 pixel wide section, avoiding the stash and mountain when possible.
Meteor Shower	3	12	27	Drops 6-13 Falling Fireball hazards from above or beside the mountain.
Minor Rockfall	1	0	90	Drops 3-8 falling rocks from above the mountain.
Mithril Motherload	Event	Event trigger	Event-based	Mithril reward event. Make sure hauling is strong enough to collect the payout before normal damage greed.
Molten Blob	2	4	55	Drops 1-2 Molten Blob hazards from above or beside the mountain.
Molten Shower	3	6	36	Drops 3-5 Molten Blob hazards from above or beside the mountain.
Rain of Frogs	Event	Event trigger	Event-based	Reward-style rain event. Use it as a bonus, but keep collection and worker safety ahead of extra damage.
Rain of Gems	2	7	22	Starts gem rain for 8-10 seconds.
Rain of Greyglitter	Event	Event trigger	Event-based	Mithril-themed rain event. Prioritize hauling and mithril follow-up upgrades while the reward is active.
Rain of Kegs	Event	Event trigger	Event-based	Keg rain tied to Meadhall or Brewmaster-style effects. Treat it as a temporary reward window that still needs collection.
Rain Of Stones	2	2	55	Drops 12-19 falling rocks from above the mountain.
Rock Geyser	2	4	44	Starts a rock geyser away from the stash/mountain for 6-12 seconds.
Rock Storm	2	5	57	Starts a rock storm for 7-13 seconds.
Rockfall	1	0	90	Drops 5-11 falling rocks from above the mountain.
Rockslide	2	2	75	Drops 8-14 falling rocks from above the mountain.
Sky Torn Asunder	2	10	27	Drops 5-9 small fireballs and 7-12 falling rocks from above the mountain.
Troll Invasion	3	12	26	Spawns 3-4 Troll Caves on the mountain.
Troll Lair	2	5	50	Spawns 1-2 Troll Caves on the mountain.
Volcanic Eruption	Event	Event trigger	Event-based	High-pressure fire hazard event. Use damage uptime, shields, and hazard clearing so workers are not repeatedly stunned.
Wrath Of Rocks	Event	Event trigger	Event-based	High-impact rock event. Prepare like a severe falling-rock wave: dodge, shields, anti-rock tools, and quick cleanup.