Artifacts

Artifacts are permanent. Mutations are drafted inside a run and lost when it ends; artifacts are bought once with ♣ clubs and apply to every run after. Each has ranks, and later ranks cost more — so no single artifact can be the whole hoard.6 artifacts · ♣1135 for every rank

You bank ♣2 per duel you clear, plus♣8 for finishing a run at all — win or lose. Neither rate is hand-picked: together they are derived so a new player reaches their first artifact (♣40) in about 4 runs. ⚠️ The per-run half exists because the per-clear half alone was measured at ~27 runs for a beginner: it was derived from an experienced player's clear rate, and the upgrades that help a beginner most were the ones a beginner could not reach.