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Desktop Dungeons is a ten-minute roguelike distillate. Use this tag for the newer, for-pay version.

Desktop Dungeons is a ten-minute dungeon crawl adventure that distills the roguelike genre to its most basic components, turning it into a single-screen turn based puzzle adventure.

For questions about the 'free' version of Desktop Dungeons, use .

Game Synopsis

The object of the game is to defeat the level 10 "boss monster" in the dungeon. Each new dungeon is randomly generated. Players start at level 1 and increase levels by killing monsters in the dungeon.

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What is the most effective way to mock someone else's religion?

In the full version of Desktop Dungeons, you can gain piety with your chosen god by desecrating the altar of a different god. But doing so will cause you to suffer the wrath of the god whose altar you desecrated. What are some good ways to take…
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How can I win as a wizard that can't do magic?

Part 5 of the "Complicated Tasks" quest series instructs you to win the Berserker Camp dungeon as a wizard... without using any glyphs. The primary feature of berserkers is that when they are reduced to less than 50% of their health, they start…
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How do I solve the Agbaar's Academy Slowing Pt 1 Puzzle?

I keep running about 3 hit points shy of being able to defeat the boss. Eventually I'll probably end up solving this through trial and error, but what are the steps I need to take to defeat this puzzle?
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How can I find god(s)?

I think I've played through most of the dungeons by now, and I believe I have all the Kingdom buildings. But I still just have three gods whose altars spawn, Taurog, Tikki Tooki, and Glowing Guardian. How do I unlock the other gods (Mystera,…
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How can I defeat The Indomitable?

Of all of the bosses I've encountered in Desktop Dungeons, this guy seems like the most difficult. He only has about 200 hit points, but he has death protection of 50. That means that after I get him down to 1 hit point, I have to hit him 50 more…
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How can I create a Goatperson?

I've got the special edition of Desktop Dungeons, which includes the Goatperson DLC. As I understand it, among other things this includes a new playable Goatperson class. I've been playing Desktop Dungeons for a while now and still haven't seen a…
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How do I beat Dracul puzzle #3: Rivalry?

How can I solve the Desktop Dungeons puzzle Rivalry, the 3rd puzzle of the "Fresh Blood" puzzle pack?
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How do I beat Dracul puzzle #2: Restless Dead?

I'm stuck on the 2nd puzzle of the Fresh Blood puzzle pack (the ones dealing with the god Dracul), titled Restless Dead. I can't seem to get enough damage to kill the dragon and win the puzzle. How do I solve it?
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How do I solve Soko-Trolls 7 puzzle?

I can't get pass this one. Here's a screenshot of it:
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What are the optimal class/race combinations?

In the paid version of Desktop Dungeons, you unlock a variety of classes and races. I tend to just combine them randomly, but then again, I also die a lot in game (there are a lot of other factors at play, there, though). Is there a "best" class…
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In what situations is IMAWAL worth using?

it says 50% bonus xp, so I'd think that petrify a level 5 and kill a level 5 is a net win, since you don't have to fight the other level 5 and still get full xp. Is this right? Can you petrify a level 1 and get double xp for a level 5?
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Do I gain any experience from killing plants?

I can kill plants to get them out of my way but that usually results in me getting either poisoned or mana burned. Those negative effects usually mean I don't super want to kill the plants, because those effects are rather annoying, but if I do…
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What happens to items earned from finishing Explorer Guild puzzles?

What happens to these seemingly unique items after earning them from the puzzles, especially if I don't locker them? I don't want to lose any of these items! Do they appear randomly in the dungeon shops or something now?
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How do I solve the final puzzle of Taurog's Will?

I am finding the third puzzle of the Taurog's Will puzzle back, named RAAAAGE!, quite difficult. I'm having a hard time figuring out which of Taurog's gear to take first, and when I should actually use GETINDARE and then convert it. How can I solve…
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How much extra experience do I get for killing monsters higher level than me?

When the game first explains to you that you get more experience for killing monsters that are higher level than you, it uses an example where you are level 1 and the monster is level 2. It indicates that you get two extra experience for killing the…
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