The Power and the Promise

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The Power and the Promise
Tome Relic
Requires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge drops Eternal Damnation
Cannot have Inspiration
Cannot recover Resolve
Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 80
This item is destroyed when applied to a Sanctum
Unmodifiable"Building on the fear and hatred that deified him, Innocence threatened an eternity of flames for nonbelievers. The newcomers wailed and threw themselves at his feet in the thousands." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 80
Has a chance to drop from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge in a Sanctum of area level 78+.
Vendor Offer
21x Alteration Shard
Metadata
Item class: Relic

The Power and the Promise is a unique Tome RelicTome RelicUnmodifiablePlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run.

Mechanics

Strategies

  • Fountains and Afflicted Fountains provide no benefits.
  • Prioritize Merchant rooms whenever possible. Minibosses can also be beneficial if using the Relics listed below; the 2nd floor boss (Braom and Uzar) will proc the modifier twice. Accursed Pacts can be beneficial, as Pacts that cause you to Lose #% Maximum Resolve only affect the Maximum Resolve value, so if the player is already missing current Resolve, the impact of these downsides is lessened.
  • Boons: Avoid Boons that modify Inspiration or Resolve recovery as these will have no effect.
    • "Holy Descry" can save a run if your Resolve hits 0, as long as you have Boons to remove.
  • Afflictions: Avoid the following Afflictions early in the run: "Liquid Cowardice", "Spiked Exit".
  • Relics: Use a few large Relics with #% increased Maximum Resolve and/or Gain # Maximum Resolve when you kill a Boss. The latter modifier will add a proportional amount of current Resolve when gaining Maximum Resolve, bypassing the restriction preventing Resolve recovery. Afterwards, use Relics with additional Merchant choices or additional revealed Rooms.

Item acquisition

The Power and the Promise has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced. Has a chance to drop from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge in a Sanctum of area level 78+.

Monster restrictions

This item can be acquired from the following monsters:

Recipes

The Power and the Promise can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
4TemperanceTemperance4Relic
Item Level: 83
Good things come
to those who wait;
but, greatness seeks
those who do not come.
Random item level 83 relicA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Version history

Version Changes
3.22.0
  • Introduced to the game.

References