Codex

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Overview

Codex is the type of Special items that provide stat boosts and special effects to the Hunter's hunting. It includes but is not limited to:

  • Power, Power Bonus, and Luck bonus
  • The addition of certain mouse loot in certain conditions
  • The effect boost for a set bonus

These items just need to be in the Hunter's inventory to have effect.

Codex

These items are shown under Special inventory tab, Codex sub-tab.

Item
Description
Effects
Source
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2024 Lucky Codex
Limited Edition
A sparkling, celebratory codex that provides hunters with +1 Luck to their traps for the entire year of 2024! Stat boost in 2024:
  • 1 Luck
Cinnamon Hill 2023 General Store
Golem Workshop 2023 General Store
Ice Fortress 2023 General Store
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Chrome Codex A book detailing chrome working and maintenance techniques developed over years by Ronza.

The knowledge contained in this codex gives Chrome, Super Chrome, and Extreme Chrome Charms and their Rift counterparts a chance to turn into their next tier counterpart on successful catch!

When using Chrome Charm:

When using Super Chrome Charm:

When using Extreme Chrome Charm:

When using Rift Chrome Charm:

When using Rift Super Chrome Charm:

When using Rift Extreme Chrome Charm:

Ronza's Traveling Shoppe Low-resolution
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Codex of Valour This book once housed a collection of pages with sections ascribed to the factions of the Valour Rift that have since been lost to the tower. Every page was written and imbued by the members of each floor within the tower, lending their power to the pages...

With this codex in your possession, your trap will be enhanced with a 5% Power Bonus while a Rift trap is armed.

Additionally, every page that is recovered will further enhance your trap. It has been quite some time since the Codex of Valour was whole...

Stat boost when using a Rift trap:
  • 5% Power Bonus

Unlocks 8 codex pages in Valour Rift General Store

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Codex of Valour: Puppetry Page This page is full of bright images depicting a story. The images come to life and perform a play in front of your very eyes. Without the use of words, you are able to understand their story.

Adds +5% Power Bonus while a Physical trap is armed.

Stat boost when using a Physical trap:
  • 5% Power Bonus
Valour Rift General Store Low-resolution
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Codex of Valour: Thievery Page Unknown scribbles, symbols and markings fill the page nonsensically. Looks to be a unique language used by thieves and rogues. Even though you can't understand it, you feel that luck is in your favour while holding it.

Adds +1 Luck while a Physical trap is armed.

Stat boost when using a Physical trap:
  • 1 Luck
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Codex of Valour: Melee Page A sense of pride and honour overcomes you as you hold this page. The glorious battles of warriors long passed flood your mind as you learn from their experiences.

Adds +5% Power Bonus while a Tactical trap is armed.

Stat boost when using a Tactical trap:
  • 5% Power Bonus
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Codex of Valour: Bard Page An archaic musical score with an unrecognizable set of lines and notes. Although you can not decipher what is written on the page, holding it invokes a jovial yet calming melody in your mind.

Adds +1 Luck while a Tactical trap is armed.

Stat boost when using a Tactical trap:
  • 1 Luck
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Codex of Valour: Magic Page A seemingly blank page. While holding it, your mind succumbs to visions of grandeur allowing you to see the once hidden mystical runes and understand their power.

Adds +5% Power Bonus while a Shadow trap is armed.

Stat boost when using a Shadow trap:
  • 5% Power Bonus
Valour Rift General Store Low-resolution
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Codex of Valour: Noble Page Scrolling text floats up from the bottom of the page in gold. Entitlement and nobility flood your thoughts as you experience the royal lineage of the ancestors of kings.

Adds +5% Power Bonus while an Arcane trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Arcane trap:
  • 5% Power Bonus
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Codex of Valour: Dusty Page A worn and tattered page that looks like it is about to crumble to dust. When you hold it, it begins to slowly restore itself, although you feel drained followed by a sense of dread while doing so.

Adds +5% Power Bonus while a Hydro trap is armed.

Stat boost when using a Hydro trap:
  • 5% Power Bonus
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Codex of Valour: Eclipse Page Crackling with power and energy, the runes and glyphs that cleave into the page move and shift as you try to focus. Without any ability to understand what lies before you, you still feel a source of magical energy coursing through the page and into your being.

Adds +5% Power Bonus while a Forgotten trap is armed.

Stat boost when using a Forgotten trap:
  • 5% Power Bonus
Valour Rift General Store Low-resolution
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Empyrean Codex This book contains long lost secrets, undecipherable diagrams, and puzzling equations that are perpetually rearranging themselves. The contents settle and become clear when in the proximity of ancient jade and gold.

The magic of this codex creates an alchemical result when using Ancient Charms that provides them with a chance to recombine into a higher tiered version when consumed.

When using Ancient Charm:

When using Super Ancient Charm:

When using Extreme Ancient Charm:

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Folklore Motif-Index: Arcane Luck This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Arcane folktales for improving your luck. Adds +5 Luck while an Arcane trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Arcane trap:
  • 5 Luck
School of Sorcery General Store Low-resolution
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Folklore Motif-Index: Arcane Power This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Arcane folktales for increasing your power. Adds 20% Power Bonus while an Arcane trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Arcane trap:
  • 20% Power
School of Sorcery General Store Low-resolution
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Folklore Motif-Index: Draconic Luck This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Draconic folktales for improving your luck. Adds +5 Luck while a Draconic trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Draconic trap:
  • 5 Luck
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Folklore Motif-Index: Draconic Power This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Draconic folktales for increasing your power. Adds 20% Power Bonus while a Draconic trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Draconic trap:
  • 20% Power
Draconic Depths General Store Low-resolution
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Folklore Motif-Index: Forgotten Luck This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Forgotten folktales for improving your luck. Adds +5 Luck while a Forgotten trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Forgotten trap:
  • 5 Luck
School of Sorcery General Store Low-resolution
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Folklore Motif-Index: Forgotten Power This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Forgotten folktales for increasing your power. Adds 20% Power Bonus while a Forgotten trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Forgotten trap:
  • 20% Power
School of Sorcery General Store Low-resolution
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Folklore Motif-Index: Shadow Luck This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Shadow folktales for improving your luck. Adds +5 Luck while a Shadow trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Shadow trap:
  • 5 Luck
School of Sorcery General Store Low-resolution
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Folklore Motif-Index: Shadow Power This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Shadow folktales for increasing your power. Adds 20% Power Bonus while a Shadow trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Shadow trap:
  • 20% Power
School of Sorcery General Store Low-resolution
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Folklore Motif-Index: Physical Luck This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Physical folktales for improving your luck. Adds +5 Luck while a Physical trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Physical trap:
  • 5 Luck
Draconic Depths General Store Low-resolution
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Folklore Motif-Index: Physical Power This long-lost collection of volumes contains powerful and detailed secrets about the strengths and weaknesses of Gnawnia's most influential characters. Any hunter who arms themselves with this information is bound to achieve great things!

This volume describes techniques derived from Physical folktales for increasing your power. Adds 20% Power Bonus while a Physical trap is armed.

Stat boost when using an Physical trap:
  • 20% Power
Draconic Depths General Store Low-resolution
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Regal Codex A magnificent tome, bound in deep purple leather decorated with intricate gold patterns. At its centre, a large ruby glows warmly, hinting at the mysteries contained within. The edges are gilded in gold, and a purple silk ribbon marks the latest secrets uncovered by its reader.

The knowledge contained in this codex gives Regal, Super Regal, and Extreme Regal Charms a chance to turn into their next tier counterpart on successful catch!

When using Regal Charm:

When using Super Regal Charm:

When using Extreme Regal Charm:

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Riftstalker Codex A mysterious codex that provides complex instructions on how to properly assemble, tune and use Rift equipment. The wisdom contained in this book gives the owner access to the Riftstalker Set bonus, a stronger version of the Riftwalker Set, which provides twice the previous effectiveness!

Provides a 40% Power Bonus when at least two pieces of Rift equipment are armed and a +10 Luck Bonus when three pieces are armed.

Enable Riftstalker Set bonuses Bristle Woods Rift General Store Low-resolution
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Vintage

These items' active conditions can no longer be fulfilled, thus they won't be able to provide any effect.
They are shown under Special inventory tab, Vintage sub-tab.

Item
Description
Effects
Source
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2018 Lucky Codex
Limited Edition
A sparkling, celebratory codex that provides hunters with +1 Luck to their traps for the entire year of 2018! Stat boost in 2018:
  • 1 Luck
Great Winter Hunt 2017 General Store Low-resolution
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2019 Lucky Codex
Limited Edition
A sparkling, celebratory codex that provides hunters with +1 Luck to their traps for the entire year of 2019! Stat boost in 2019:
  • 1 Luck
Great Winter Hunt 2018 General Store Low-resolution
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2020 Lucky Codex
Limited Edition
A sparkling, celebratory codex that provides hunters with +1 Luck to their traps for the entire year of 2020! Stat boost in 2020:
  • 1 Luck
Great Winter Hunt 2019 General Store Low-resolution
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2021 Lucky Codex
Limited Edition
A sparkling, celebratory codex that provides hunters with +1 Luck to their traps for the entire year of 2021! Stat boost in 2021:
  • 1 Luck
Great Winter Hunt 2020 General Store Low-resolution
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2022 Lucky Codex
Limited Edition
A sparkling, celebratory codex that provides hunters with +1 Luck to their traps for the entire year of 2022! Stat boost in 2022:
  • 1 Luck
Great Winter Hunt 2021 General Store Low-resolution
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2023 Lucky Codex
Limited Edition
A sparkling, celebratory codex that provides hunters with +1 Luck to their traps for the entire year of 2023! Stat boost in 2023:
  • 1 Luck
Great Winter Hunt 2022 General Store Low-resolution
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