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Black star is a Boss Relic. It causes elites to drop two relics instead of only one. Black Star has no effect in events, even though e.g. Preserved Insect triggers in Dead Adventurer and The Colosseum.

Strategy[]

Has great synergy with the "elite killer relics": Preserved Insect, Sling of Courage (can only be found in shops) and Slaver's Collar (boss relic).

Trivia[]

Black Star's flavor text references the song of the same name by David Bowie. The song includes the lyric "In the villa of Ormen, stands a solitary candle." Ormen means serpent in Norwegian, and it is the name of a village in Norway.

Update History[]

  • Weekly Patch 51: Recursion
    • Fixed issue where Black Star relic was always returning two relics of the same rarity.
  • Weekly Patch 48: Creative AI
    • Grammar: Aside -> Beside for Black Star's flavor text.
  • Weekly Patch 25: Building Blocks
    • Black Star relic wording update to be more consistent with other relics.
  • Weekly Patch 3: Balance Balance Balance
    • New boss relic: Black Star.
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