Floor 5: Cursed Ruins

The floor

Floor 5 of the descent

Cursed Ruins lies in the ruined city. Below the forest lies a city that forgot how to die: hollow courtiers, bell towers and chain-bound wardens in crumbling halls. The floor timer runs for 10 minutes; then the Endless Swarm begins and does not stop until you leave through the portal.

Every floor down raises the pressure. On Cursed Ruins monsters have 6.0× the health, deal 2.5× the damage and move 1.7× as fast as on the first floor, and elites appear 1.5× as often. A build that felt safe one floor up needs another damage multiplier here.

Roster

Monsters on this floor

You meet Grave Marcher, Bone Bowman, Bell Acolyte, Chain Warden, Reliquary Bearer, Thorn Runner, Bark Guard. Chain Warden, Reliquary Bearer appear here for the first time. The weight says how common each one is in the spawn pool; the minibosses arrive on a fixed clock.

1. From the start
   

   meleeweight 48

   Grave Marcher

   The empty court still expects its morning guard.

2. From the start
   

   specialistweight 10

   Bone Bowman

   Every arrow carries an oath long forgotten.

3. From the start
   

   runnerweight 10

   Thorn Runner

   A splinter of the crown drives each hurried step.

4. From the start
   

   specialistweight 8

   Bell Acolyte

   Its cracked bell tolls for a sovereign who never wakes.

5. From the start
   

   tankweight 6

   Bark Guard

   Old wardens still obey a forgotten command.

6. From 0:45
   

   tankweight 12

   Chain Warden

   The prisoner and the jailer now share one chain.

7. From 1:30
   

   supportweight 6

   Reliquary Bearer

   One stolen oath shelters one companion.

8. At 4:00
   

   Miniboss

   Bell Sentinel

   An ageless bellringer guards a silent city.

9. At 8:00
   

   Miniboss

   Chain Provost

   No oathbreaker was ever released from its care.

Portal boss

The Hollow Confessor seals the portal

Portal boss

The Hollow Confessor

Every stolen oath became another link.

Find the portal, interact with it to summon The Hollow Confessor and defeat it to open the way down. The The Hollow Confessor guide explains its attack and how to dodge it.

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Before and after

Up: Floor 4, Fallen Sanctum. Down: Floor 6, Hollow Citadel. See the whole world and every monster.