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'''''All is Dust''''' is the {{EEC|Heretic}} gold [[Class Challenges|challenge]]. In this grueling run, you must take down the champions of the pantheon.

== Preparations ==
No preparations.

== Resources Available ==
This dungeon has the standard assortment of resources, but the only altar on the main floor is {{g|The Pactmaker}}. There are eight subdungeons, which hold the other altars as well as the first eight bosses.

==Special Rules==

The map starts partially explored. You have to defeat the eight subdungeon bosses to reveal the final boss.

==Monsters==

All common enemies except {{m|Bandit}} are guaranteed to appear.

Monster difficulty is 100%.

==Bosses==

'''Champion Ascendant''': {{m|Golem}} icon, 999 attack, 159 health, {{t|Magic Immune}}, {{t|First Strike}}

'''Archmage Ascendant''': {{m|Dragon Spawn}} icon, 75 attack, 477 health, {{t|Physical Immune}}, {{t|Magical Attack}}

'''Trickster Ascendant''': {{m|Bandit}} icon, 999 attack, 318 health, {{t|Blinks}}, {{t|Retaliate: Fireball}}

'''Deathmage Ascendant''': {{m|Zombie}} icon, 37 attack, 954 health, {{t|Undead}}, {{t|Magical Attack}}

'''Foreman Ascendant''': {{m|Goblin}} icon, 225 attack, 318 health, {{t|Magic Immune}}

'''Naturalist Ascendant''': {{m|Warlock}} icon, 75 attack, 159 health, {{t|Physical Immune}}, {{t|Retaliate: Fireball}}

'''Heirophant Ascendant''': {{m|Serpent}} icon, 75 attack, 636 health, {{t|Poisonous}}, {{t|Mana Burn}}, {{t|Curse Bearer}}

'''Madman Ascendant''': {{m|Goat}} icon, 75 attack, 477 health, 20% resists, {{t|Corrosive}}: 1, {{t|Weakening}}

'''Faithful Ascendant''': {{GnCr}} icon, 77 attack, 7777 health, 50% resists, {{t|Berserks}} at 50%.

== Strategy ==
This run is LONG and you will spend most of it at level 10, so {{r|Human}} is the best choice here. You'll need careful planning to take down the first eight ascendants with enough resources left for the Faithful Ascendant.

Fortunately, you have access to all the gods essentially right off the bat, and the monsters in this dungeon are quite weak, so the only threat here is the Ascendants.

You can start by making a plan to take on all the ascendants. The '''Deathmage''' is easy - he has such low damage that a Human Heretic should be able to regen fight him with no problem.

Try to leave all piety sparkles on the floor until you need them.

You'll want to make sure that both {{g|The Earthmother}} and {{g|Binlor Ironshield}} are easily available. Start in {{g|The Earthmother}} - you don't want much from her besides {{s|IMAWAL}}, but you can take {{boon|Entanglement}} and {{boon|Vine Form}} on the first floor to get a bit of health, DR, and XP. As you work towards reaching level 2, if you end up with extra piety you can get more vine form.

Once you reach level 2, worship {{g|Binlor Ironshield}}. Use {{s|PISORF}} to farm up tons of piety, which you can use to get {{boon|Stone Form}}, {{boon|Stone Fist}}, and optionally {{boon|Stone Soup}}. It's good to prioritize {{boon|Stone Fist}}, since then you can use health to farm piety faster. Then, you can start using {{s|IMAWAL}} to convert excess piety to bonus damage. It's up to you how much you want to do this - it's a tradeoff of blackspace for damage.

After this, a good god for level 3 is {{g|Taurog}}. You can convert glyphs you don't want (probably everything worth CP except {{g|BURNDAYRAZ}} and maybe {{g|CYDSTEPP}} if it spawned, you can probably ditch {{g|IMAWAL}} too if needed) and kill low level magic damage enemies to get 45 piety for the sword and the armor.

Then you can start levelling and fighting the '''Deathmage Ascendant'''. At some point, probably around level 7, you can worship {{g|Jehora Jeheyu}} and grab a health boost and mana boost.

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 == Resources Available ==
-This dungeon has the standard assortment of resources, but the only altar on the main floor is {{g|The Pactmaker}}.  There are eight subdungeons, which hold the other altars as well as the first eight bosses.
+This dungeon has the standard assortment of resources, but the only altar on the main floor is {{g|The Pactmaker}} and there are no shops.  There are eight subdungeons, which hold the other altars as well as the first eight bosses.
 ==Special Rules==

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-[[File:Heretic_Gold.PNG|right|600px]]
+[[File:Heretic_Gold.PNG|right|510px]]
-'''''All is Dust''''' is the {{EEC|Heretic}} gold [[Class Challenges|challenge]].  In this grueling run, you must take down the champions of the pantheon.
+'''''All is Dust''''' is the {{EEC|Heretic}} gold [[Class Challenges|challenge]].  In this grueling run, you must take down the champions of the entire pantheon.
 == Preparations ==
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 ==Special Rules==
-The map starts partially explored.  You have to defeat the eight subdungeon bosses to reveal the final boss.
+The map starts partially explored.  You have to defeat the eight subdungeon bosses to reveal the final boss (the Faithful Ascendant).
 ==Monsters==
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 You'll want to make sure that both {{g|The Earthmother}} and {{g|Binlor Ironshield}} are easily available.  Start in {{g|The Earthmother}} - you don't want much from her besides {{s|IMAWAL}}, but you can take {{boon|Entanglement}} and {{boon|Vine Form}} on the first floor to get a bit of health, DR, and XP.  As you work towards reaching level 2, if you end up with extra piety you can get more vine form.
-Once you reach level 2, worship {{g|Binlor Ironshield}}.  Use {{s|PISORF}} to farm up tons of piety, which you can use to get {{boon|Stone Form}}, {{boon|Stone Fist}}, and optionally {{boon|Stone Soup}}.  It's good to prioritize {{boon|Stone Fist}}, since then you can use health to farm piety faster.  Then, you can start using {{s|IMAWAL}} to convert excess piety to bonus damage.  It's up to you how much you want to do this - it's a tradeoff of blackspace for damage.
+Once you reach level 2, worship {{g|Binlor Ironshield}}.  Use {{s|PISORF}} to farm up tons of piety, which you can use to get {{boon|Stone Form}}, {{boon|Stone Fist}}, and optionally {{boon|Stone Soup}}.  It's good to prioritize {{boon|Stone Fist}}, since then you can use health to farm piety faster.  Then, you can start using {{s|IMAWAL}} to convert excess piety to bonus damage.  It's up to you how much you want to do this - it's a tradeoff of blackspace for damage.  Using the main floor blackspace to farm damage (but saving the very edges where you can since you know it is just walls) and saving all the subdungeon blackspace is a good option - it ensures you will have massive damage for the rest of the run and you will have found all the items and boosters on floor 1, but you'll still have some blackspace to recover between ascendants.
-After this, a good god for level 3 is {{g|Taurog}}.  You can convert glyphs you don't want (probably everything worth CP except {{g|BURNDAYRAZ}} and maybe {{g|CYDSTEPP}} if it spawned, you can probably ditch {{g|IMAWAL}} too if needed) and kill low level magic damage enemies to get 45 piety for the sword and the armor.
+After this, a good god for level 3 is {{g|Taurog}}.  You can convert glyphs you don't want (probably everything worth CP except {{g|BURNDAYRAZ}} and maybe {{g|CYDSTEPP}} if it spawned, you can probably ditch {{s|IMAWAL}} too if needed) and kill low level magic damage enemies to get 45 piety for the sword and the armor.  You may need to leave them on the ground for now - you will need a lot of glyphs ({{s|PISORF}}, {{s|ENDISWAL}}, {{s|PISORF}}, {{s|WEYTWUT}}) later.  If you have room, the sword can definitely be helpful though.
-Then you can start levelling and fighting the '''Deathmage Ascendant'''.  At some point, probably around level 7, you can worship {{g|Jehora Jeheyu}} and grab a health boost and mana boost.
+Then you can start levelling and fighting the '''Deathmage Ascendant'''.  During the levelling process, you can worship {{g|Mystera Annur}} at some point, probably around level 6.  She is the least important god here - you can take {{boon|Magic}} a few times for some extra max mana, but otherwise she doesn't do much for you.  Alternatively, you can slot her in later and take {{boon|Refreshment}} to help with the {{t|Magic Immune}} bosses, but then you risk locking yourself out of worshipping every god if you aren't careful with XP.
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