Dungeon branches

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The page provides a map of the various dungeon branches and how they interconnect. For tips and tricks on surviving the individual branches, see the walkthrough and the branches's pages. You can bring up an in-game overview of the Dungeon and its various branches and portals by pressing Ctrl-O.

Dungeon Overview

New characters start on level one of the Dungeon, except for Abyssal Knights, who begin in the Abyss.

• The Dungeon (27 levels)
  • Ecumenical Temple (Dungeon Level 4-7, 1 level)
  • Orcish Mines (Dungeon Level 6-11, 4 levels)
    • Elven Halls (Orcish Mines Level 3-4, 3 levels)
  • The Lair (Dungeon Level 8-13, 8 levels)
    • The Swamp (The Lair Level 3-6, 5 levels, rune)
    • The Snake Pit (The Lair Level 3-6, 5 levels, rune)
    • The Shoals (The Lair Level 3-6, may randomly replace the Swamp, 5 levels, rune)
    • The Spider's Nest (The Lair Level 3-6, may randomly replace the Snake Pit, 5 levels, rune)
    • The Slime Pits (The Lair Level 6-8, 6 levels, rune)
  • The Vaults (Dungeon Level 14-19, 8 levels, rune)
    • The Crypt (The Vaults Level 2-4, 5 levels)
      • The Tomb (The Crypt Level 2-3, 3 levels, rune)
    • Hall of Blades (The Vaults Level 4-6, 1 level)
  • Hell (Portals on Dungeon Level >20)
    • The Vestibule of Hell (1 level, Horn of Geryon)
      • Cocytus (7 levels, rune)
      • Gehenna (7 levels, rune)
      • Tartarus (7 levels, rune)
      • The Iron City of Dis (7 levels, rune)
  • The Realm of Zot (Dungeon Level 27, 5 levels, Orb of Zot)
  • Pandemonium (Portals on Dungeon Level >20, infinite non-revisitable levels, of which 4 predefined, multiple runes; 5 unique runes)
  • The Abyss (Portals on Dungeon Level >20, infinite non-revisitable toroidal levels, rune)

There are a total of at least 110 levels in the game (plus two infinite realms).

In addition to the standard dungeon branches, all dungeons will contain a randomly selected variety of vaults with a specific design and theme, and portals to fantastic extra-dimensional realms.

Miscellaneous Portals

Optional portals to fantastic extra-dimensional realms can be randomly found throughout the Dungeon and its branches. While none of these contain runes, they nearly always contain above average loot and useful experience. If you know how to handle each one's theme, they can often be cleared without very much risk. All such portals are single-entry only, and after you exit their realm, they will be gone along with anything you left inside.

Most portals are temporary, and will disappear if not entered within a certain length of time. There are actually two clocks running: a shorter countdown while you're on the level with the portal, and a longer one when you've gone to another level. If you stay on the level, you may receive increasingly-urgent messages as the timer runs out, and the portal's appearance (check with 'v') may indicate how much of the timer has expired. When a portal on your current level expires, you will get a message to the effect of, "The walls and floor of the dungeon suddenly vibrate!" Portals will not start closing until you reach the floor that they are on, so there's no need to rush through early floors in order to access them.

It's possible to create your own portals using the Trowel card from a legendary deck of dungeons.

• Bailey
• Bazaar
• Ice Cave
• Labyrinth
• Ossuary
• The Sewers
• Treasure trove
• Volcano
• Wizard Laboratory
• Ziggurat