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DemonCrawl currently lets you choose between 35 different Masteries (classes).
Unlock
Each Mastery has 3 Tiers which must be unlocked by performing a feat during a Quest. After completing a Mastery's requirement, it becomes available in the Token Shop for 10/20/30 
Tokens. (With the exception of Novice Mastery, costing only 1/2/3.)
Abilities
With a few exceptions, Masteries are structured as follows:
- Tier I- A benefit provided from the start of the quest.
- Tier II - A passive benefit that triggers from time to time.
- Tier III - An activated ultimate ability that must be charged by completing a number of stages.
Masteries
| Image | _pageName | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III |
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| Auramancer Mastery | Each stage has 3 random auras, you are immune to the negative effects of auras and can remove them with right-click. | Whenever an aura is applied or removed, activate an effect based on the aura. | [3 Charges] Permanently increase the number of auras in future stages and the quality of their effects, then activate Auramancer effects of all visible auras. | |
| Banker Mastery | Begin the quest with 15 extra coins. | Chests contain double coins. | [5 Charges] Double your coins. | |
| Barbarian Mastery | If you can't afford a stranger's price, kill him. | Whenever a stranger dies, activate Rotting Head. Whenever a Rotting Head expires, kill all visible monsters. | [3 Charges] Activate Rotting Heads equal to the number of strangers you have killed. | |
| Bookworm Mastery | Gain a Book item whenever you enter a special stage. Change your research subject at will by clicking on a Book item. | Your Book effects will activate even if you're not at full life. | [3 Charges] Gain an item related to your research subject. | |
| Bubbler Mastery | At the end of each stage, bubble all visible loot on 0-value cells. | Whenever you pop a bubble, reveal a number of random nearby cells equal to the value of the cell it was popped in. | [4 Charges] Duplicate your bubbles. | |
| Commander Mastery | Click a flagged cell to recruit a familiar to a nearby empty cell for 3 coins. | Whenever a familiar collects loot, perform a unique action based on the type of loot. | [2 Charges] Convert your familiars into Instant Familiars. | |
| Demolitionist Mastery | Each stage has an additional Barrel. You can throw Barrels. Right click to change the direction of a Barrel. | Increase the radius of all explosion effects. | [4 Charges] Launch 4 Barrels into the stage. These Barrels cannot damage you. | |
| Detective Mastery | Each stage has a guaranteed stranger. Solve a cell whenever you activate a stranger, but there's a 10% chance to get bad intel! | Whenever you fully and correctly chord a cell, reveal all nearby monsters. | [3 Charges] Remove all visible monsters from the board and gain coins equal to their cell values. | |
| Exorcist Mastery | Destroy the first omen you receive. | Whenever you lose an omen, gain souls and defense equal to the number of omens you've lost this run. | [4 Charges] Destroy a random omen. | |
| Firefly Mastery | Burning cells do not hurt you. Each stage has burning cells equal to the minimum power. | Whenever you fully and correctly chord a 2 or greater, burn and reveal a random nearby cell. | [3 Charges] Shoot flares in all directions from visible burning cells. | |
| Ghost Mastery | Whenever you die, activate  Ectodrop. |
Whenever you complete a stage in ghost form, revive with 1 life. | [4 Charges] Activate Ectoplasm and increase the amount of life you revive with. | |
| Guardian Mastery | Begin the quest with 1 defense. | You are immune to life loss outside of damage. | [4 Charges] Gain 3 defense. | |
| Human Mastery | If you are amoral and gain or lose morality, increase the amount by 3 in the same direction. | Whenever you are moral and gain morality, gain a soul. Whenever you are immoral and lose morality, solve all cells near 1s. | [1 Charge] If you are moral, convert visible strangers to strong familiars. If immoral, convert visible monsters into familiars. Pass a number of turns equal to your absolute morality. | |
| Hunter Mastery | Begin the quest with 3 Minions. | Every 60 cells opened without a mistake, gain a Minion. | [2 Charges] Reduce the stage power by your number of Minions. | |
| Hypnotist Mastery | Delay monster damage by 3 turns. | Your last status effect will increase instead of decrease. | [3 Charges] Increase your status effect counters by 10. | |
| Immortal Mastery | Begin the quest with an extra revive and one less max life. | When you are revived, double your lives. | [6 Charges] Gain a revive. | |
| Knight Mastery | Begin the quest wearing Simple Robe. | Your armor cannot break. If you replace an armor, fortify by the durability of the old armor. | [3 Charges] Fortify all of your armor by 5. | |
| Lumberjack Mastery | Begin the quest with a Sawblade. You can toggle Sawblade phasing. | Whenever a Sawblade explodes, gain Broken Sawblade. | [3 Charges] Set the lifespan of your Sawblades to 1 and reveal a random monster for each lifespan lost this way. | |
| Marksman Mastery | The first cell you open each stage does not break your chain. | If the sum of your chain is greater than the max stage power, kill monsters before they can deal damage to you. | [ 2 Charges] Double the length and value of your chain. | |
| Mutant Mastery | Begin the quest with 3 Cankers that have Brainiac mutations. | At the end of each stage, each Canker gains a random mutation. | [2 Charges] Spawn a Canker, then activate your Canker mutations without destroying any Cankers. | |
| Ninja Mastery | When you click a monster, you have a 25% chance to avoid monster damage for each side of its cell that is exposed. | Monster reveal and death effects are negated. | [1 Charge] Activate  Kunai equal to the number of times you have activated your mastery ultimate ability. |
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| Novice Mastery | Reduce your score by half. If you make a mistake on a necessary guess, reduce incoming damage to 1. | If you die with 300 or more points, revive and reduce your score to 0. | [1 Charge] Focus an area where you can make progress. | |
| Poisoner Mastery | Begin the quest with  Poison. Whenever Poison activates, cast  Poison Blade. |
You are immune to life loss from Poison. Toxic cells grant an additional Poison. |
[2 Charges] Consume all of your Poisons, activate an equal number of  Spider Fangs, then gain Poison. |
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| Prophet Mastery | Increase your XP gain by 35%. | You are twice as likely to find items you have never acquired. | [5 Charges] Gain between 1 and 5 Tokens. | |
| Protagonist Mastery | All legendary items are favored. Gain a random legendary item when you enter the final stage. | Whenever you gain a legendary item, gain a mastery charge. Whenever you replace a legendary item, increase the number of legendary items you can hold. | [5 Charges] Convert all visible chests into legendary items. Whenever you would die, this instead discharges automatically to prevent death. | |
| Scholar Mastery | Activate Quest for Quests at the start of the quest. | Whenever a status effect is completed, restore 1 life and solve a cell. | [5 Charges] Complete all of your status effects. | |
| Scout Mastery | Gain 3% pathfinding at the start of the quest. | Increase your pathfinding cap by 10%. Gain 1% pathfinding whenever you earn the Untouchable award. | [5 Charges] Solve a number of cells equal to your pathfinding. | |
| Snowflake Mastery | If there are fewer than 3 frozen cells, click a flagged cell to freeze it. | Increase the limit of the above effect by the number of stage mods. | [3 Charges] Shatter all frozen cells, causing each to explode in a 3x3 area | |
| Spark Mastery | Each stage, one cell with loot gains Electric. Monsters in Electric cells deal half damage. | Whenever you collect loot from an Electric cell, apply Electric to cells of the same value in the same column and row. | [2 Charges] Apply Electric to all cells between Electric cells, then reveal all Electric cells and kill any living objects within. | |
| Spy Mastery | At the start of each stage, glean 10 hidden cells. | Whenever you chord a 4 or greater, glean nearby hidden cells. | [4 Charges] Glean all hidden cells near gleaned hidden cells. | |
| Survivor Mastery | Begin the quest with 1 extra max life. | At the end of each stage, gain max life equal to the minimum power if you are injured. | [3 Charges] Solve a number of cells equal to your missing life, then heal to full. | |
| Undertaker Mastery | Gain Bones whenever you consume an item that isn't Bones. | When using Bones, you can target any visible cell without an aura. | [2 Charges] Reveal all cells near sanctified cells and apply sanctified to any monsters in those cells. | |
| Warlock Mastery | Right click your mastery to cast Blood Magic. | Whenever you cast a magic item, apply Cursed to a random cell, prioritizing cells with objects. | [3 Charges] Spawn random magic items in empty Cursed cells. | |
| Witch Mastery | Reduce incoming damage by your number of omens. | When you enter a stage, remove a stage mod for each of your omens. | [2 Charges] Gain a random omen. | |
| Wizard Mastery | The first Item Shop in the quest only contains magic items. | Whenever you cast a magic item, gain a soul. | [3 Charges] Transform your cheapest magic item into one that's worth more, up to twice the item's original value. |
Mastery Related Items
There are also 
Mastery Dolls that add an extra effect to your ultimate ability. There is one for each mastery.
| Image | _pageName | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery | Fully charge your mastery. |  16 coins |
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| Battery | Fully charge your mastery. | 16 coins |
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| Black Belt | When you enter a stage, gain souls equal to the number of times your mastery's ultimate ability has been activated. | 16 coins |
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| Black Belt | When you enter a stage, gain souls equal to the number of times your mastery's ultimate ability has been activated. | 16 coins |
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| Book of Mastery | Collect hearts at full life to gain a mastery charge. | 50 coins |
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| Book of Mastery | Collect hearts at full life to gain a mastery charge. | 50 coins |
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| Cardboard Box | Lose your mastery, coins, and all of your items. Get them back at the start of the next stage. | 32 coins |
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| Cardboard Box | Lose your mastery, coins, and all of your items. Get them back at the start of the next stage. | 32 coins |
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| Dentures | Elders are more common. You may right click an Elder to charge your mastery instead. | 25 coins |
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| Dentures | Elders are more common. You may right click an Elder to charge your mastery instead. | 25 coins |
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| Detective's Memento | Spawn a Guide when you activate your mastery. | 0 coins |
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| Jack of Clubs | [500 Mana] Replace your mastery with another random mastery. It starts fully charged. | 45 coins |
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| Jack of Clubs | [500 Mana] Replace your mastery with another random mastery. It starts fully charged. | 45 coins |
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| Juice | Gain a mastery charge. If you have activated your ultimate ability before, activate it now for free. | 9 coins |
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| Juice | Gain a mastery charge. If you have activated your ultimate ability before, activate it now for free. | 9 coins |
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| Master's Degree | [400 Mana] Activate your mastery's ultimate ability, then manalock for 100 turns. | 40 coins |
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| Master's Degree | [400 Mana] Activate your mastery's ultimate ability, then manalock for 100 turns. | 40 coins |
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| Rocking Chair | When your mastery's ultimate ability is activated, lose your mastery. | 0 coins |
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| Rocking Chair | When your mastery's ultimate ability is activated, lose your mastery. | 0 coins |
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| Sage | Stages grant an additional mastery charge. | 32 coins |
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| Sage | Stages grant an additional mastery charge. | 32 coins |
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| Trump Card | If you fail a guess, activate your mastery's ultimate ability before taking damage. | 32 coins |
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| Trump Card | If you fail a guess, activate your mastery's ultimate ability before taking damage. | 32 coins |
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| Whittling Knife | Favor all Doll items. Whenever you gain a Doll, gain a mastery charge. | 25 coins |
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| Whittling Knife | Favor all Doll items. Whenever you gain a Doll, gain a mastery charge. | 25 coins |
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| Wisdom Tooth | Gain a mastery charge whenever you consume an item that isn't a consumable item. Automatically consume this item when you enter the final stage. | 22 coins |
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| Wisdom Tooth | Gain a mastery charge whenever you consume an item that isn't a consumable item. Automatically consume this item when you enter the final stage. | 22 coins |
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| Wisdom Tooth | Gain a mastery charge whenever you consume an item that isn't a consumable item. Automatically consume this item when you enter the final stage. | 22 coins |
| Mechanics | |||
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| Character | Stats |  Lives •  Defense •  Coins
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 Revive •  Status Effect
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| Stage | Stages • Special Stages • Stage Power | ||
| Objects |  Stranger •  Landmark •  Familiar •  Monster •  Boss
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| Loot | (  Heart •  Soul •  Coin •  Diamond •  Chest • etc. )
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| Modifiers | Aura • Stage Mods | ||
| Orbs |  Canker •  Sawblade •  Bubble
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| Projectiles | Flare • Blessing • Bubble | ||
| Item | Inventory •  Armor •  Bones •  Minion • Seal
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| Magic | Mana • Manalock • Duplicast | ||
| Keyword | Turn • Mistake • Damage • Chain • Chord • Powerchord • Explode • Glean • Guess • Pathfinding • Morality | ||
| Profile | Level | Score • Prestige | |
| Tokens • Special Chests • Heirloom • Sigil
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