Curse of Greed
Curse of Greed! is a perk that triples the amount of gold that is dropped from enemies, but periodically turns most solids or liquids around you into Greed-Cursed Rock and Greed-Cursed Liquid, respectively, which damage you on contact. The curse will follow the path you have taken, rather than activating at your location each time. This means you can outrun it, but much of the world will still be converted behind you, making traversal through biomes difficult.
Location
You receive this perk when picking up the Eternal Wealth in the Giant Tree.
Details
Certain terrain formations made out of Greed-Cursed Rock are not as dangerous. Standing on some slopes, halfway off of a ledge, or on some small bumps will not damage you.
Slime does not get turned into Greed-Cursed Liquid, and is therefore safe to traverse through.
- Materials tagged with [solid] will be turned into Greed-Cursed Rock.
- Materials tagged with [liquid], [sand_ground], or [sand_other] will be turned into Greed-Cursed Liquid.
Having this perk replaces Chaos Dice that would spawn in future areas with Greed Dice, as well as replacing Shiny Orbs with Cruel Orbs.
Having this perk changes spawn rate for Great Treasure Chests from 1/1000 to 1/50, but only for guaranteed chest spawn locations in the Mines.
While you have this perk, a Greed-Cursed Crystal will spawn inside of unvisited Holy Mountains which, when broken, removes the curse completely. Materials that have already been cursed will not revert to their original state. Holy Mountains visited prior to acquiring the perk will not spawn them. SPOILER: Entering the Laboratory will not pause the curse nor spawn a crystal. Breaking the crystal also prevents additional Homunculi from spawning from currently-held Homunculus perks.
Makes it possible to dig through materials such as Extremely Dense Rock and Cursed Rock with a wider range of spells, as Greed-Cursed Rock has a lower durability.
Has some synergy with Lukki Mutation / Leggy Mutation as the unlimited flight means you may come into contact with Greed-Cursed substances less often.
SPOILER: In the Laboratory, the curse can be used to solidify lava above the ceiling, preventing lava from flowing down when the Sampo is picked up. If attempting this conversion, care must be taken not to accidentally take damage from the ceiling turning into cursed rock at an inopportune time.