Families

What a Family is

A Family is a path you choose at the opening of a run. It groups three named base Spells, applies its own modifiers, and activates a Synergy when you own all three members. Their Altar forms still count as members; Advanced Spells cannot substitute for them.

Your selected Character determines the Family you can choose. Cinder starts with Holy Moly. Clearing Chapter I Mortal permanently unlocks Moonwake Dancer and Stay, Strong, Soul. Ashbound Warden and Veil Oracle use character and Family pair ownership; eligible test accounts can have temporary access. The Character guide explains these access rules.

Family catalogue

Family	Member Spells	Synergy	Rite	Paired Character
Holy Moly	Chakra Arrow, Soul Orb, Spirit Aura	Spirit Circuit	Luminous Mark	Cinder
Flame Wrath	Spirit Fire, Soul Flame, Curse Of Hell	Conflagration	Cinder Brand	Ashbound Warden
Stay, Strong, Soul	Death Trail, Lamb Lamp, Witch Shield	Frozen Guard	Last Ward	Moonwake Dancer
Final Judgement	Lightning, Sun Strike, Scream Of Pain	Day of Reckoning	Last Verdict	Veil Oracle

Each Family has one Rite route, requiring its active Synergy and seals on all three member Spells. See Rites and routes for the four routes and their rewards.

Family mastery

After the Family Synergy activates, make 10 further ordinary upgrades to its member Spells to awaken the paired Character’s mastery for that run. Only upgrades within levels 1 through 6 count. Earlier upgrades, acquiring the last missing member, Altar transformations, and restoring saved levels do not add to this counter.

Complete the three-member set early if you want mastery: upgrading one or two members too far before activating the Synergy can leave fewer than 10 ordinary upgrades available. The normal Synergy still works without mastery, and mastery is not a requirement for a Rite.

Character and Family	Mastery	Effect after mastery awakens
Cinder / Holy Moly	Spirit Orbit	A successful Spirit Circuit chain grants 25% movement speed for 2 seconds. Another successful chain refreshes the duration.
Ashbound Warden / Flame Wrath	Ashen Bulwark	After 12 seconds of active combat, a shield absorbs one hit and lasts up to 3 seconds. Blocking a hit releases a fire burst; an unused shield fades without a burst. The next 12-second cycle begins when the shield is spent or expires.
Moonwake Dancer / Stay, Strong, Soul	Moonwake Shadow	Every 20 seconds of active combat, a shadow copies your attacks for 5 seconds.
Veil Oracle / Final Judgement	Oracle’s Tempo	Each delivered Day of Reckoning gift grants 15% faster attacks for 4 seconds of active combat. Another gift refreshes the duration. The bonus does not speed up the gift schedule itself.