Blade Rising is a pixel-art incremental RPG where every tap sharpens your Dachshund Knight for the next run. This guide walks you through the opening hours so you stop dying on Floor 12 and start pushing seriously.
The Core Loop
Every run is: fight, collect Gold, upgrade, defeat the floor boss, move on. When you hit a wall, Ascend, spend Prestige, and come back stronger.
Short, fast runs teach more than one stalled long one.
Your First Upgrades
Prioritise attack damage over health for the first 20 floors. Dead enemies can't hit you.
Once damage stalls, buy one tier of crit chance and one tier of attack speed before returning to raw damage.
Common Mistakes
Hoarding Gold: spend it. Unspent Gold is wasted damage.
Delaying Prestige: the first Ascension is by far the biggest jump you will ever make. Do it.