Main Weapons

Main weapons are the starting weapons in Glyphica and play a central role in gameplay. When you type a word displayed above an enemy, the main weapon locks onto that enemy as its target. Each main weapon has unique effects and mechanics, requiring different strategies to use effectively.

While some main weapons emphasize typing speed (WPM), others demand a more tactical approach. Like other weapons in the game, main weapons can be upgraded and evolved, enhancing their abilities and effectiveness as you progress.

List of Main Weapons

RepeaterHeat RayBarrageSplatter ShotOvermindWildcard

Repeater

Tags: Kinetic, Main
Devastating weapon that fires a number of bullets in short bursts.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Frost Fang	Effects: Cold Damage: +10 Freeze Chance: 3% Affects base damage and affected by Cold damage modifiers.
Frost Fang II	Effects: Cold Damage: +20 Kinetic Damage: -10 Affects base damage.
Ricochet	Effects: Projectile Chain: 3 Repeater projectiles ricochet to random nearby targets, dealing 50% damage on hits after the first one.
Ricochet II	Effects: Projectile Chain: +2
Shotgun	Effects: Projectile Count: +5 Projectile Spread: +400% Kinetic Damage: -10 Repeater now fires a cluster of weaker projectiles with a large spread. Damage modifier affects base damage.
Shotgun II	Effects: Projectile Count: +5 Projectile Spread: +100%
Exploding Bullets	Effects: Explosive Damage: +10 Kinetic Damage: -10 Affects base damage. Repeater now uses explosive munitions that deal explosive damage in a small radius.
Exploding Bullets II	Effects: Explosive Damage: +15 Kinetic Damage: -10 The base explosion range for Repeater bullets is slightly increased.

Upgrades

Name	Description
Amplified Learning	Evolution: +10 Kills
Battle Data	Evolution: +20 Kills
Adept Tutelage	Evolution: +30 Kills
Full Metal Jacket	Damage: +10%
Armor-Piercing Upgrade	Damage: +20%
Penetrator Enhancement	Damage: +30%
Advanced Targeting	Crit Chance: +1% Crit Damage: +50%
Precision Guidance System	Crit Chance: +2% Crit Damage: +100%
Eagle Eye Integration	Crit Chance: +3% Crit Damage: +200%
Payload Increase	Range: +25%

Heat Ray

Tags: Heat, Main, D.O.T.
Fires a constant beam of incredibly accurate concentrated light that does damage over time.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Ice Beam	Effects: Heat Damage: -15 Cold Damage: +15 Freeze Chance: 8% Affects base damage. Heat Ray damage type will become Cold and have a increased chance to inflict Freeze.
Ice Beam II	Effects: Cold Damage: +10 Affects base damage.
Reflection	Heat Ray now passes through enemies and reflects 2x off screen edge.
Reflection II	Heat Ray now reflects 4x off screen edge.
Double-Bladed	Another beam fires in the opposite direction. All evolutions and upgrades apply to both beams.
Blaster	Effects: Rate of Fire: +500% Heat Ray now fires an independent, multi-hit laser projectile instead of a constant beam, that still counts as a D.O.T. weapon.
Blaster II	Effects: Projectile Length: +100% Damage: +40%
Solar Tap	Global Effect: All Heat Effects/Weapons: Status Effect Chance: +20%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Fusion Core	Evolution: +10 Kills
Primordial Flame	Evolution: +20 Kills
Apocalyptic Inferno	Evolution: +30 Kills
Ferocious Flame	Damage: +10%
Intense Heat	Damage: +20%
Cataclysmic Burst	Damage: +30%
Convergence	Beam Thickness: +20% (Range)
Radiance	Beam Thickness: +40% (Range)
Beamforge	Beam Thickness: +60% (Range)
Rapid Ignition	Rate of Fire: +10%
Blazing Speed	Rate of Fire: +20%
Infernal Surge	Rate of Fire: +30%

Barrage

Tags: Explosive, Main
Fires a volley of explosive rockets at a target and its surroundings. Recharges over time.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Rocket Array	Barrage will now fire 3 - 6 missiles per ammo bar instead of 2 - 5.
Rocket Array II	Barrage will now fire 4 - 7 missiles per ammo bar instead of 3 - 6.
Seismic Munition	Missiles embed themselves into the ground instead of detonating and generate explosive pulses for the next few seconds.
Seismic Munition II	Seismic Munition Pulses: Range: +25% Duration: +25%
Resupply	Supply pickups will now spawn. Activating these pickups will fully reload your main weapon and give a 30% damage boost to the next shot.
Resupply II	Supply pickups now also award 30% explosion range boost to the next shot.
Total Saturation	Global Effect: All Explosive Effects/Weapons: Damage: +15%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Supreme Barrage	Evolution: +10
Ultimate Siege	Evolution: +20
Apocalyptic Volley	Evolution: +30
Impact Burst	Damage: +10%
Devastation Strike	Damage: +20%
Cataclysmic Blast	Damage: +30%
Extended Reach	Range: +10%
Long-Range Payload	Range: +20%
Wide-Angle Assault	Range: +30%
Swift Reload	Reload Speed: +10% (Rate of Fire)
Rapid Resupply	Reload Speed: +20% (Rate of Fire)
Quick Recharge	Reload Speed: +30% (Rate of Fire)

Splatter Shot

Tags: Chemical, Main, D.O.T.
Fire globs of goo at your opponents to cripple and damage them.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Slime Bubble	Slime Bubble pickups spawn within Splatter Zones. When activated, Slime Bubbles burst, dealing damage in a small radius and creating additional Splatter Zones.
Slime Bubble II	Increased occurence of Slime Bubbles. Slime bubbles have a 50% chance of automatically bursting when it expires.
Infestation	Splatter Shot Effects: Status Effect Chance: +5% Global Effects: Status Effect Damage: +30%
Infestation II	Enemies killed by Status Effects explode into Splatter Zones.
Lava	Effects: Chemical Damage: -100% Heat Damage: +40 Affects base damage. Splatter Shot damage type will become Heat.
Lava II	Effects: Heat Damage: +20 Affects base damage.
Virulence	Splatter Zone Effects: Duration: -50% Splatter Zones slowly grow larger over time.
Chemical Catalyst	Global Effect: All Chemical Effects/Weapons: Duration: +50%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Toxic Efficiency	Evolution: +10
Hazard Mastery	Evolution: +20
Plaguebringer	Evolution: +30
Toxic Splash	Damage: +10%
Venom Burst	Damage: +20%
Doom Cloud	Damage: +30%
Lingering Vapors	Range: 10%
Neurotoxin Drift	Range: 20%
Stratosphere Leak	Range: 30%
Slow Dissipation	Duration: 10%
Extended Half-Life	Duration: 20%
Endless Fallout	Duration: 30%

Overmind

Tags: Electric, Drone, Main
Command an assortment of drones to rain devastation on your foes.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Syncronize	Every kill with Overmind has a 30% chance to add +1 kill to a random Drone Weapon's Evolution progress.
Syncronize II	Chance to add +1 kill to a random Drone Weapon's Evolution progress increased to 50%.
Shock Spire	Every 3 enemies targeted simultaneously spawns a Shock Spire between them. Shock Spires emit periodic electrical pulses that traverses the entire screen and deal Electric damage.
Shock Spire II	Effects: Shock Spires: Damage: +30% Duration: +30%
Burning Ones	Typing words charges up a meter that spawns explosive Drones when full. Drones home in on enemies and explode on contact, dealing Explosive damage in a small radius.
Burning Ones II	Effects: Burning Ones: 5 Explosive Damage: 5 Explosion Range: +20
Null Field	Enemies targeted by Overmind are slowed and take 50% damage from other Electric effects and weapons.
Null Field II	Enemies targeted by Overmind are also affected by Static while targeted.

Upgrades

Name	Description
Overcharge	Damage: +10%
Shock Spines	Damage: +20%
Stormcall	Damage: +30%
Skitterstep	Speed: +10%
Haste Matrix	Speed: +20%
Blitzform	Speed: +30%
Overbrood	Drone Count: +1
Progenation	Drone Count: +2
Farad Field	Range: +10%
Hyperarc	Range: +20%
Stormchain	Range: +30%
Twitchfire	Rate of Fire: +10%
Jolt Nest	Rate of Fire: +20%
Sparkstorm	Rate of Fire: +30%

Wildcard

Tags: Kinetic, Heat, Cold, Electric, Main
Your next shot is randomly selected from four possible weapons, so fire carefully.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Winter	Wildcard will no longer fire Heat projectiles. Global Effect: All Cold Effects/Weapons: Damage: +30%
Winter II	Global Effect: All Cold Effects/Weapons: Damage: +50%
Warmth	Wildcard will no longer fire Cold projectiles. Global Effect: All Heat Effects/Weapons: Damage: +30%
Warmth II	Global Effect: All Heat Effects/Weapons: Damage: +50%
Repulsor	Wildcard will no longer fire Kinetic projectiles. Global Effect: All Electric Effects/Weapons: Damage: +30%
Repulsor II	Global Effect: All Electric Effects/Weapons: Damage: +50%
Diamond	Wildcard will no longer fire Electric projectiles. Global Effect: All Kinetic Effects/Weapons: Damage: +30%
Diamond II	Global Effect: All Kinetic Effects/Weapons: Damage: +50%
Fragmentation	When Kinetic projectiles hit Heat Orbs, trigger Heat explosions. When Kinetic projectiles hit enemies Frozen by Cold projectiles, trigger Cold explosions.
Fragmentation II	When Kinetic projectiles hit enemies, trigger Kinetic explosions.
Conduit	Within range of Electric projectiles, Heat Orbs and enemies Frozen by Cold projectiles will deal Electric damage to enemies near them.
Conduit II	Heat Orbs and enemies Frozen by Cold projectiles will always deal Electric damage to enemies near them.
Pestilence	Wildcard: All Status Effects: Chance: +5%
Pestilence	Global Effect: All Status Effects: Damage: +50%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Adaptive Cycle	Evolution: +10
State Advance	Evolution: +20
Overtier	Evolution: +30
Wild Output	Damage: +10%
Chaos Amplifier	Damage: +20%
Entropy	Damage: +30%
Fluxfire	Rate of Fire: +10%
Chaos Cascade	Rate of Fire: +20%
Instability	Rate of Fire: +30%
Scatterline	Range: +10%
Path Divergence	Range: +20%
Stochastic Trajectory	Range: +30%

Level-Up Weapons

Level-up weapons are obtained during a run as you level up. Once selected, the weapon is added to your arsenal. Each weapon has a unique activation method, but most can be triggered through typing and targeting with the main weapon.

A maximum of four weapons can be obtained this way. Once a weapon is added to your arsenal, its upgrades become available in the level-up upgrade pool, allowing you to enhance its abilities as you progress.

List of Level-Up Weapons

SpectreSentryTesla MineOscillatorMeteorHunterChopperMinefieldBlade TrapOrbiterGuardian

Spectre

Tags: Kinetic, Drone
Completing words containing the glyphs a, e, o spawns fast melee drones equivalent to number of the above matched.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Supercharged	Every 20th Spectre spawned is a SUPER Spectre. Super Spectres: +100% Damage +50% Duration +50% Speed
Self Destruct	Effects: Explosive Damage: +50 When Spectre expires, it self-destructs, dealing Explosive Damage. Affects base damage and affected by Explosive damage modifiers.
Self Destruct II	Effects: Explosive Damage: +50 Range: +30% Affects base damage.
Volatile Fuel	Effects: Speed: +50%
Volatile Fuel II	Effects: Speed: 50% Duration: -25%
Stalking Algorithms	Global Effect: All Drone Effects/Weapons: Speed: +35%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Ghostly Learnings	Evolution: +10 Kills
Spectral Expertise	Evolution: +20 Kills
Phantasmagoria	Evolution: +30 Kills
Swarm Tactics	Damage: +10%
Coordinated Assault	Damage: +20%
Hive Mind Strategy	Damage: +30%
Ricodium Batteries	Duration: +10%
Energized Cells	Duration: +20%
Power Core Overcharge	Duration: +30%
Self-Assembly	Completing a word above 7 glyphs in length spawns an additional Spectre.

Sentry

Tags: Heat, Turret
Deploy an automated turret that fires at any enemy that comes within range.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Defense Grid	Effects: Turret: +1
Solid Core	Effects: Kinetic Damage: +30 Heat Damage: -30 Sentry now inflicts Kinetic Damage instead of Heat Damage and is considered a Kinetic Weapon.
Solid Core II	Effects: Kinetic Damage: +20 Global Effect: All Kinetic Effects/Weapons: Damage: +20%
Watcher Supreme	Global Effect: All Turret Effects/Weapons: Range: +50%
Emergency Protocol	Whenever a Shield Powerup is destroyed, Sentry will enter Emergency Protocol mode for 10 seconds. During Emergency Protocol: Range: +50% Rate of Fire: +100%
Emergency Protocol II	During Emergency Protocol: Damage: +50% Rotation Speed: +50%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Keen Observer	Evolution: +10 Kills
Vigilant Sentinel	Evolution: +20 Kills
Eternal Overwatch	Evolution: +30 Kills
Hair Trigger	Rate of Fire: +10%
Rapid Fire Accelerator	Rate of Fire: +20%
Blitz Protocol	Rate of Fire: +30%
Armor Piercing Rounds	Damage: +10%
Tactical Armor Shredders	Damage: +20%
Exo-Penetrating Munitions	Damage: +30%
Magnified Optics	Range: +10%
Enhanced Scopes	Range: +20%
Precision Sight Systems	Range: +30%

Tesla Mine

Tags: Electric, Turret, D.O.T.
Completing words starting with glyphs b, c, d, e deploys an electrical turret that deals damage over time.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Abundant Coils	will also spawn a Tesla Mine in addition to existing glyphs.
Electrical Burn	Effect: Heat Damage: +12 Electric Damage: -12 Tesla Mine now inflicts Heat Damage instead of Electric Damage and is considered a Heat Weapon.
Electrical Burn II	Effects: Heat Damage: +6 Global Effect: All Heat Effects/Weapons: Damage: +20%
Restricted Area	Enemies in Tesla Mine range have 20% increased chance to get Static status from Electric damage sources.
Restricted Area II	Static damage is increased by 5 and range is increased by 30%. This applies to Static inflicted by all sources and affects base damage.
Storm Sovereign	Global Effect: All Turret Effects/Weapons: Rate of Fire: +25%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Conductive Mastery	Evolution: +10 Kills
Voltage Expertise	Evolution: +20 Kills
Amplificatorium	Evolution: +30 Kills
Reinforced Coils	Duration: +10%
Resilient Conductors	Duration: +20%
Hypercharged Induction	Duration: +30%
Overcharge	Damage: +10%
Voltage Surge	Damage: +20%
Tempest Amplification	Damage: +30%
Amplified Field	Range: +10%
Horizon Reach	Range: +20%
Infinitum	Range: +30%
Static Surge	Static Chance: +1%
Dark Conduction	Static Chance: +3%
Voltaic Overload	Static Chance: +5%

Oscillator

Tags: Heat, Remote
Fire an oscillating stream of particles in the direction of your most recent target.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Twin-Headed	An additional stream of Oscillator projectiles fires in the opposite direction.
Ball Lightning	Effect: Electric Damage: +10 Heat Damage: -10 Oscillator now inflicts Electric Damage instead of Heat Damage and is considered an Electric Weapon.
Ball Lightning II	Effects: Electric Damage: +6 Global Effect: All Electric Effects/Weapons: Damage: +20%
Stabilized Plasma	Oscillator projectiles now penetrate enemies. Enemies hit after the first take 50% damage.
Stabilized Plasma II	Ignite damage is increased by 5. This applies to Ignite inflicted by all sources and affects base damage.
Prime Resonance	Global Effect: All Remote Effects/Weapons: Damage: +15%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Precision Harmonics	Evolution: +10 Kills
Adaptive Resonator	Evolution: +20 Kills
Waveforma	Evolution: +30 Kills
Plasma Ignition	Damage: +10%
Quantum Discharge	Damage: +20%
Nova Eruption	Damage: +30%
Carpet Bombing	Spread: +10%
Orbic Reach	Spread: +20%
Quantum Expansion	Spread: +30%
Critical Focus	Crit Chance: +1% Crit Mult: +50%
Precision Wave	Crit Chance: +2% Crit Mult: +100%
Quantum Surge	Crit Chance: +3% Crit Mult: +200%

Meteor

Tags: Explosive, Remote
Periodically spawns target markers in random locations that can be activated to start an orbital bombardment.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Surveillance	Meteor now gets two target options instead of one.
Surveillance II	Meteor gets three target options instead of two.
Ice Rain	Effect: Cold Damage: +80 Explosive Damage: -80 Meteor now inflicts Cold Damage instead of Explosive Damage and is considered a Cold Weapon.
Ice Rain II	Effects: Cold Damage: +20 Global Effect: All Cold Effects/Weapons: Damage: +20%
Relentless	Effects: Range: -50% Rate of Fire: -50% Meteors now fire continuously, moving towards the location of your last target.
Relentless II	Effects: Speed: +50% Crit Chance: +10%
Sky Spotter	Global Effect: All Remote Effects/Weapons: Range: +50%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Eager Crew	Evolution: +10 Kills
Orbital Insight	Evolution: +20 Kills
Veteran Sightfinder	Evolution: +30 Kills
Precision Bombardment	Damage: +10%
Impact Enhancer	Damage: +20%
Apocalypse	Damage: +30%
Relay Accelerator	Spawn Rate: +10%
Launch Sequencer	Spawn Rate: +20%
Rain of Death	Spawn Rate: +30%
Longshot Module	Range: +10%
Amplification Array	Range: +20%
Cataclysmic Reach	Range: +30%

Hunter

Tags: Electric, Drone, D.O.T.
Completing words containing the glyphs i, o, u spawns electrical beam firing drones equivalent to number of the above matched.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Hunter Elite	Every 12th Hunter spawned is a Hunter Elite. Hunter Elites: +100% Damage +50% Duration +50% Speed +50% Range
Electrified Bolts	Effect: Kinetic Damage: +10 Electric Damage: -10 Hunters now fire projectiles instead of electrical streams and is considered a Kinetic Weapon.
Electrified Bolts II	Effects: Kinetic Damage: +5 Global Effect: All Kinetic Effects/Weapons: Damage: +20%
Chain Lightning	Hunter attacks now chain to 1 additional nearby enemy.
Chain Lightning II	Hunter attacks now chain to 2 additional nearby enemies.
Predator Strain	Global Effect: All Drone Effects/Weapons: Duration: +35%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Sharpened Focus	Evolution: +10 Kills
Shock Precision	Evolution: +20 Kills
Predator	Evolution: +30 Kills
Electric Surge	Damage: +10%
Squall Intensifier	Damage: +20%
Quantum Overcharge	Damage: +30%
Focused Beam	Range: +10%
Directed Discharge	Range: +20%
Lightning Cascade	Range: +30%
Energy-Efficiency	Duration: +10%
Optimized Destruction	Duration: +20%
Perpetual Matrix	Duration: +30%

Chopper

Tags: Kinetic, Remote
Spawns a massive spinning blade on main weapon fire that travels to the screen edge, damaging all enemies in its path.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Dual Wield	Effect: +1 Chopper
Flaming Blades	Effect: Kinetic Damage: -24 Heat Damage: +24 Chopper now inflicts Heat Damage instead of Kinetic Damage and is considered a Heat Weapon.
Flaming Blades II	Effects: Heat Damage: +10 Global Effect: All Heat Effects/Weapons: Damage: +20%
Boomerang	Chopper now travels back to the Main Weapon after reaching the screen edge.
Boomerang II	Effects: Speed: +75% Rate of Fire: +50%
Bloodbath	Effects: Damage to Bleeding Enemies: +10% Bleeding enemies killed by the Chopper have 10% chance to activate Double Damage.
Bloodbath II	Effects: Damage to Bleeding Enemies: +25% Increased chance for Double Damage to 25%.
Saw Launcher	Effects: Bleeding Chance: +7% Bleeding Damage: +25% Repeater Bleeding Chance: +7% Chopper is replaced with two smaller sawblades with high attack speed, fired in a cone pattern.
Saw Launcher II	Effects: Bleeding Chance: +12% Bleeding Damage: +50% Repeater Bleeding Chance: +12% Increase the number of sawblades fired by 2.

Upgrades

Name	Description
Sharpener	Evolution: +10 Kills
Incision Expertise	Evolution: +20 Kills
Guillotine	Evolution: +30 Kills
Sharpened Edges	Damage: +10%
Tempered Blade	Damage: +20%
Razor's Edge	Damage: +30%
Rotor Enhancements	Spin Rate: +10%
Turbo Rotation	Spin Rate: +20%
Hyperdrive Rotors	Spin Rate: +30%
Lengthened Blades	Range: +10%
Extended Reach	Range: +20%
Longreach Masters	Range: +30%
Razor-Edged	Bleeding Chance: +1%
Bloodletter	Bleeding Chance: +3%
Seration	Bleeding Chance: +5%

Minefield

Tags: Explosive, Drone
Completing words starting with glyphs f, g, h, i spawns slow-moving mines that explode on contact with enemies.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Minelayer	will also spawn Mines in addition to existing glyphs.
Infusion	Effect: Chemical Damage: +150 Explosive Damage: -150 Minefield now inflicts Chemical Damage instead of Explosive Damage and is considered a Chemical Weapon.
Infusion II	Effects: Chemical Damage: +50 Blight Chance: +10% Global Effect: All Chemical Effects/Weapons: Damage: +20%
Hunter Seeker	Effects: Speed: +200% Range: -50% Mines gain homing movement towards random targets.
Hunter Seeker II	Effects: Mines Spawned: +1 Speed: +100%
Dirty Bomb	Effects: Chemical Damage: +5 Splattergun Damage: +10% Mines release 3 puddles of goo when they explode.
Dirty Bomb II	Effects: Chemical Damage: +5 Splattergun Damage: +10% While moving, mines periodically shoot a puddle of goo.
Recursive Mines	The Main Turret periodically spawns an amount of mines based on half of Minefield's mine count, rounded down. The spawn rate is determined by Minefield's Rate of Fire stat.
Recursive Mines II	Recursive Mines spawns 30% faster and spawns one additional mine.

Upgrades

Name	Description
AI Detonator	Evolution: +10 Kills
Precision Ballistics	Evolution: +20 Kills
Devastator	Evolution: +30 Kills
Payload Booster	Damage: +10%
Heavy Ordnance	Damage: +20%
Warhead Amplification	Damage: +30%
Reach Expansion	Range: +10%
Battlefield Coverage	Range: +20%
Boundless Radius	Range: +30%
Rapid Fabricator	+1 Mine Spawned
Feedback Loop	Recursive Mines: Spawn Rate: +20% (Rate of Fire)
Cascade Protocol	Recursive Mines: Spawn Rate: +30% (Rate of Fire)

Blade Trap

Tags: Kinetic, Turret
Completing words starting with glyphs j, k, l, m deploys a spinning four-spoked blade trap.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Blade Repository	will also spawn a Blade Trap in addition to existing glyphs.
Poison Coating	Effects: Chemical Damage: +5 Blight Chance: 10% Affects base damage and affected by Chemical damage modifiers.
Poison Coating II	Effects: Chemical Damage: +5 Blight Chance: +5% Affects base damage.
Sawtooth Blades	Blade Traps add their Crit Chance to their chance of inflicting Bleeding.
Sawtooth Blades II	Bleeding Damage is increased by 5. This applies to Bleeding inflicted by all sources and affects base damage.
Cutting Edge	Global Effect: All Turret Effects/Weapons: Crit Chance: +10%

Upgrades

Name	Description
Refined Snare	Evolution: +10 Kills
Reactive Vortex	Evolution: +20 Kills
Lacerator	Evolution: +30 Kills
Hardened Cutters	Damage: +10%
Titanium Cutters	Damage: +20%
Diamond Cutters	Damage: +30%
Lubricated Gears	Spin Rate: +10%
Precision Gears	Spin Rate: +20%
Quantum Gearbox	Spin Rate: +30%
Improved Clockwork	Duration: +10%
Faultless Clockwork	Duration: +20%
Ricodium Chargers	Duration: +30%

Orbiter

Tags: Chemical, Remote
Completing words starting with glyphs n, o, p, q deploys an orb that orbits the Main Weapon, damaging everything in its path.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Continuum	will also deploy Orbiters in addition to existing glyphs.
Storm Ring	Effects: Chemical Damage: -70 Electric Damage: +70 Affects base damage and affected by Electric damage modifiers.
Storm Ring II	Effects: Electric Damage: +20 Static Effect Chance: +5% Affects base damage.
Doppelganger	Spawn an additional Orbiter going in the opposite direction.
Tether	Orbiters now have a solid tether to the Main Weapon that does 30% of Orbiter's damage to enemies it touches.
Tether II	Tethers now deal 50% of Orbiter's damage to enemies it touches.

Upgrades

Name	Description
Spiral Ascendancy	Evolution: +10
Cyclic Wisdom	Evolution: +20
Mindloop	Evolution: +30
Torque Spiker	Damage: +10%
Momentum Core	Damage: +20%
Perihelion	Damage: +30%
Vector Ring	Range: +10%
Orbit Extender	Range: +20%
Radialix	Range: +30%
Spin Stabilizer	Duration: +10%
Tempo Anchor	Duration: +20%
Continuance	Duration: +30%
Pulse Engine	Speed: +10%
Gyro Drive	Speed: +20%
Whirlwinder	Speed: +30%

Guardian

Tags: Heat, Drone
Instantly deploy a Drone that fires lasers at enemies. Activate Fuel pickups to refuel Guardian, which will consume fuel and deactivate when empty.

Evolutions

Name	Description
Toxic Ward	Effects: Heat Damage: -20 Chemical Damage: +20 Affects base damage. Guardian damage type will become Chemical.
Toxic Ward II	Effects: Chemical Damage: +15 Affects base damage.
Experimental Fuel	Special Fuel pickups will spawn that gives Guardian temporary bonuses. Only one of these bonuses can be active at all times.
Experimental Fuel II	All special Fuel pickups bonuses +50% and boost duration +50%.
Guardian Team	Effects: Damage: -25% Drones: +1 Guardian is now two drones instead of one.
Guardian Team II	Effects: Damage: -25% Drones: +1 Guardian is now three drones instead of two.

Upgrades

Name	Description
Eternal Sentinel	Evolution: +10
Supreme Protector	Evolution: +20
Ascendant Aegis	Evolution: +30
Vanguard Impact	Damage: +10%
Defender's Wrath	Damage: +20%
Sentinel’s Fury	Damage: +30%
Sharpshooter Lens	Range: +10%
Longshot Enhancer	Range: +20%
Watcher's Precision	Range: +30%
Unyielding Presence	Duration: +10%
Timeless Ember	Duration: +20%
Eternal Flame	Duration: +30%
Lightning Reflexes	Speed: +10%
Swift Guardian	Speed: +20%
Rapid Vigilance	Speed: +30%

Enemies

Enemies in Glyphica are procedurally spawned based on an internal metric called threat, which increases as the run progresses. In Trial Mode, the threat is multiplied by the current Trial Level, making each level progressively harder. In Endless Mode, the threat is compared to an adaptive scaling system based on the player's level, with the higher value determining the spawn difficulty.

Enemies are also categorized into specials and elites, each with its own class cap that limits their spawn rate within the overall threat level.

List of Enemies

DroneShield DroneStalkerShooterSplitterWarderSwarmer

Drone

Drones are enemies that relentlessly move toward your main weapon. They can occasionally appear in two enhanced forms:
Enlarged: Triples their health, making them harder to defeat.
Hastened: Doubles their movement speed, increasing the urgency to eliminate them.

List of Variants

Image	Description
	Health: 240 Damage: 40
	Health: 200 Damage: 60
	Health: 500 Damage: 90
	Health: 1000 Damage: 120
	Health: 1800 Damage: 150
	Health: 3200 Damage: 180
	Health: 5800 Damage: 210

Shield Drone

The Shield Drone is a variant of the Drone enemy that features a regenerating shield. It has two health bars: the top one represents the shield, which begins to regenerate if it does not take damage for a certain period.

List of Variants

Image	Description
	Health: 100 Shield: 200 Damage: 50
	Health: 200 Shield: 400 Damage: 100
	Health: 400 Shield: 800 Damage: 150
	Health: 800 Shield: 1600 Damage: 200
	Health: 2400 Shield: 4800 Damage: 250

Stalker

The Stalker is a variant of the Drone enemy that initially appears with most of its word hidden. As you type, the word gradually reveals itself, requiring careful attention and quick typing to eliminate.

List of Variants

Image	Description
	Health: 400 Damage: 80
	Health: 2400 Damage: 120
	Health: 1600 Damage: 160
	Health: 4800 Damage: 200

Shooter

The Shooter is an enemy that halts at the edge of the level and continuously fires durable projectiles toward your main weapon until it is destroyed.

List of Variants

Image	Description
	Health: 300 Damage: 25
	Health: 600 Damage: 25
	Health: 1200 Damage: 25
	Health: 2400 Damage: 25
	Health: 7200 Damage: 25

Splitter

The Splitter initially appears as a single enemy but is actually composed of multiple parts. When one part is destroyed, the Splitter loses its integrity, causing its components to break apart and become individual enemies.

List of Variants

Image	Description
	Shard Count: 4 Shard Health: 350 Shard Damage: 40
	Shard Count: 5 Shard Health: 500 Shard Damage: 40
	Shard Count: 6 Shard Health: 650 Shard Damage: 40

Warder

The Warder is an elite enemy that appears in the late game. It features a revolving shield that blocks damage from the direction the shield is currently facing. Additionally, while the Warder is alive, it provides a protective aura to nearby enemies, making them invulnerable until the Warder is defeated.

List of Variants

Image	Description
	Health: 300

Swarmer

The Swarmer is an elite enemy that periodically launches groups of smaller enemies toward the main weapon. It continues to do so until it is destroyed.

List of Variants

Image	Description
	Health: 2000

Loot Items

Loot items are obtained during a run by activating a treasure chest pickup. A randomized selection of loot items will be displayed, and choosing one grants a passive bonus that remains active for the rest of the run.

Loot items are categorized as common, uncommon, and rare, which determine their likelihood of appearing in loot selections. Defeating a boss in Trial Mode rewards a treasure chest containing only rare items.

List of Rare Loot

Name	Description
Seer	If you have 0 Re-rolls upon entering a level-up, evolution or loot screen, you will have 1 Re-roll instead.
Makeshift	All Drone Weapons: Chance for additional drone: 35%
Plunder	+1 Loot Option
Multi-Targeting	All Remote Weapons get +1% Crit Chance for each Weapon you own.
Giant Magnet	You have a 50% chance of automatically collecting Pickups when they expire.
Frostbite	Enemies take damage over time when Frozen.
Necrobomb	On destroying an enemy with Explosive Crit damage, trigger a series of explosions around the position of the fallen enemy.
Prize	On destroying an enemy with Crit damage, 30% chance of spawning Re-roll, Shield or Health pickups.
Aftershock	Crit damage will always inflict status effect.
Vampirism	Gain health equal to 5% of Kinetic Crit damage.
Wisdom	On picking up Shield, gain 10 Kills to all weapon Evolutions.
Jester	On picking up Re-roll, deal a random amount of damage between 0 and 100 to all enemies on screen.
Last Stand	On Shield destroyed, gain Double Damage.
Triple Damage	All Double Damage pickups are now Triple Damage instead.
Fracture	All damage to Frozen enemies are increased by 50%. Modifier is multiplicative.
Ascetic	When exiting Loot screen, gain +10% damage for every unused Re-roll for 20 seconds.
Harmonizer	All equipped weapons get one Evolution level.
Immortality	If your Main Weapon is about to be destroyed, it will be reduced to 1 health instead. This ability can only be used once every 2 minutes.
Enlightenment	On destroying an enemy with Crit damage, gain +1 kills to all weapons Evolutions.
Closer	Completing an enemy's word after it's destroyed gives +10% damage for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.
Murderous	All Drone Weapons: +50% Damage
Executioner	All Turret Weapons: +50% Damage
Degeneration	All Remote Weapons: +50% Damage

List of Uncommon Loot

Name	Description
Tsunami	All Explosive Weapons: Range: +25%
Shockwave	All Explosive Weapons: Damage: +25%
Annihilation	All Explosive Weapons: Crit Mult: +100%
Descent	All Explosive Weapons: Double Damage Pickup: Drop Chance: +2%
Shattershot	All Kinetic Weapons: Damage: +25%
Eruption	All Kinetic Weapons: Rate of Fire: +25%
Piercer	All Kinetic Weapons: Crit Chance: +2%
Harbinger	All Kinetic Weapons: Bleed Effect Chance: +4%
Inferno	All Heat Weapons: Damage: +25%
Plasmator	All Heat Weapons: Range: +25%
Phoenix	All Heat Weapons: Re-roll Chance: +5%
Pyroclysm	All Heat Weapons: Ignite Effect Chance: +4%
Cryostasis	All Cold Weapons: Damage: +25%
Glacier	All Cold Weapons: Freeze Effect Chance: +4%
Repulsor	All Cold Weapons: Shield Chance: +5%
Cryogen	All Cold Weapons: Duration: +25%
Overload	All Electric Weapons: Static Effect Chance: +4%
Megastorm	All Electric Weapons: Damage: +25%
Amplifier	All Electric Weapons: Rate of Fire: +25%
Singularity	All Electric Weapons: Duration: +25%
Contagion	All Chemical Weapons: Blight Effect Chance: +4%
Sepsis	All Chemical Weapons: Damage: +25%
Convulse	All Chemical Weapons: Rate of Fire: +25%
Decay	All Chemical Weapons: Duration: +25%
Infinity	All Drone Weapons: Duration: +25%
Hyperjets	All Drone Weapons: Speed: +25%
Overmind	All Drone Weapons: Damage: +25%
Frostbane	All Drone Weapons: Freeze Drop Chance: +2%
Omniboost	All Remote Weapons: Range: +25%
Instalink	All Remote Weapons: Speed: +25%
Command	All Remote Weapons: Damage: +25%
Energizer	All Turret Weapons: Duration: +25%
Hellstorm	All Turret Weapons: Rate of Fire: +25%
Exactitude	All Turret Weapons: Damage: +25%
Onslaught	All Status Effects: Damage: +25%
Torment	All Status Effects: Duration: +25%
Jackpot	All Loot Effects: Damage: +25%
Mystery	All Loot Weapons: Crit Chance: +2%
Rampage	All Augment Effects: Damage: +25%
Beyond	All Augment Effects: Range: +25%
Arsenal	All Weapons: Damage: +12.5%
Lifesaver	All Weapons: Duration: +12.5%
Starview	All Weapons: Range: +12.5%
Point Blank	Enemies hit close to Main Weapon receive +20% damage.
Aggravation	All Weapons: Status Chance: +2%
Cryotechnics	Freeze Pickups: Drop Chance: +2%
Warlike	Double Damage Pickups: Drop Chance: +4%
Pinata	Global Effect: Loot Frequency: +20%
Glass Cannon	All Weapons: Damage: +30% Main Weapon: Max Health: -50%
Regeneration	You heal 5% of max health when you activate a Loot, Freeze, Double Damage, Re-roll or Shield pickup.
Erosion	D.O.T. weapons can Crit.
Shatter	All Kinetic Weapons gain +5% Crit Chance against Frozen enemies.
Resilience	Activating Shield pickups increases your global Duration by 10% for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.
Gambler	Adds 1 Re-roll and increase Max Re-roll, to a total of 6.
Protector	Adds 1 Shield and increase Max Shields, to a total of 4.
Flawless	Every x17 Perfect Input also increases your global Rate of Fire by 5%.
Release	On mistype, deal 20 Explosive damage to all enemies for every x17 Perfect Input.
Wasting	All D.O.T. Weapons: +35% Rate of Fire
Wither	All Status Effects: +35% Rate of Fire

List of Common Loot

Name	Description
Blast	All Explosive Weapons: Range: +2%
Detonation	All Explosive Weapons: Damage: +2%
Crush	All Kinetic Weapons: Damage: +2%
Volley	All Kinetic Weapons: Rate of Fire: +2%
Scorch	All Heat Weapons: Damage: +2%
Embers	All Heat Weapons: Range: +2%
Permafrost	All Cold Weapons: Damage: +2%
Chill	All Cold Weapons: Duration: +2%
Shock	All Electric Weapons: Damage: +2%
Surge	All Electric Weapons: Rate of Fire: +2%
Uplink	All Drone Weapons: Duration: +2%
Sting	All Drone Weapons: Damage: +2%
Reach	All Remote Weapons: Range: +2%
Strike	All Remote Weapons: Damage: +2%
Fortify	All Turret Weapons: Duration: +2%
Bastion	All Turret Weapons: Damage: +2%
Malady	All Status Effects: Damage: +2%
Resonance	All Status Effects: Duration: +2%
Dominance	All Weapons: Damage: +1%
Endurance	All Weapons: Duration: +1%
Projection	All Weapons: Range: +1%
Splash	All Explosive Weapons: Range: +15%
Impact	All Explosive Weapons: Damage: +15%
Vaporize	All Explosive Weapons: Crit Mult: +75%
Dead Drop	All Explosive Weapons: Dbl. Damage Pickup: Drop Chance: +1%
Hollow-Point	All Kinetic Weapons: Damage: +15%
Burst	All Kinetic Weapons: Rate of Fire: +15%
Penetration	All Kinetic Weapons: Crit Chance: +1%
Reaper	All Kinetic Weapons: Bleed Effect Chance: +2%
Sear	All Heat Weapons: Damage: +15%
Radiator	All Heat Weapons: Range: +15%
Rebirth	All Heat Weapons: Re-roll Chance: +2%
Flamable	All Heat Weapons: Ignite Effect Chance: +2%
Hypothermia	All Cold Weapons: Damage: +15%
Subzero	All Cold Weapons: Freeze Effect Chance: +2%
Deflection	All Cold Weapons: Shield Chance: +2%
Coolant	All Cold Weapons: Duration: +15%
Latent Charge	All Electric Weapons: Static Effect Chance: +2%
Capacitor	All Electric Weapons: Damage: +15%
Modulator	All Electric Weapons: Rate of Fire: +15%
Concentrate	All Electric Weapons: Duration: +15%
Taint	All Chemical Weapons: Blight Effect Chance: +2%
Toxin	All Chemical Weapons: Damage: +15%
Throb	All Chemical Weapons: Rate of Fire: +15%
Linger	All Chemical Weapons: Duration: +15%
Extender	All Drone Weapons: Duration: +15%
Thrusters	All Drone Weapons: Speed: +15%
Automata	All Drone Weapons: Damage: +15%
Cold Hearts	All Drone Weapons: Freeze Drop Chance: +1%
Signal Boost	All Remote Weapons: Range: +15%
Zero Delay	All Remote Weapons: Speed: +15%
Controls	All Remote Weapons: Damage: +15%
Sustainer	All Turret Weapons: Duration: +15%
Auto-Cannon	All Turret Weapons: Rate of Fire: +15%
Calibration	All Turret Weapons: Damage: +15%
Attrition	All Status Effects: Damage: +15%
Suffering	All Status Effects: Duration: +15%
Windfall	All Loot Effects: Damage: +15%
Secret	All Loot Effects: Crit Chance: +1%
Overdrive	All Augment Effects: Damage: +15%
Rangefinder	All Augment Effects: Range: +15%
Armaments	All Weapons: Damage: +5%
Survival Kit	All Weapons: Duration: +5%
Telescope	All Weapons: Range: +5%
Medpack	Adds 3 Medpacks to your inventory. Medpacks heal up to 30% of Main Turret's max health.
Warhead	Adds 2 Warheads to your inventory. Warheads unleashes a series of powerful explosions that radiate outward from the main weapon.
Serum	Adds 2 Serums to your inventory. Serums give 25% Crit Chance for 10 seconds.
Cryocore	Adds 2 Cryocores to your inventory. Cryocores trigger Freeze global effect.
Kill Pill	Adds 2 Kill Pills to your inventory. Kill Pills trigger Double Damage global effect.
Flame Wave	Adds 2 Flame Waves to your inventory. Flame Waves ignites all visible enemies at the cost of 10% of Main Turret's current health.
Pocket Turret	Adds 1 Pocket Turret to your inventory. Pocket Turret spawns an automatic turret near groups of enemies.
Epicenter	Heat Weapons do +20% damage when target is close to Main Weapon.
Refrigerant	Freeze Pickups: Duration: +20% Drop Chance: +1%
Vulnerability	Double Damage Pickups: Duration: +20% Drop Chance: +1%
Precision	All Weapons: Crit Chance: +1% Crit Mult: +50%
Medkit	Restore 100 Health. Current Health: 300 / 300
Shield	Add 1 Shield. Current Shields: 0 / 3
Re-Roll	Add 1 Re-Roll. Current Re-Rolls: 3 / 5
Afflictor	Each Afflictor increases D.O.T. Damage by +4%. This bonus is doubled when close to Main Turret.

Augments

Augments are permanent upgrades that can be unlocked using Coins (§), a currency earned during a run. At the start of each run, players have a limited number of slots to equip unlocked augments, with the number of available slots varying based on the selected Omen level.

Each augment usually has specific conditions that determine its benefits. To get the most out of your augments, consider the synergies between them and align them with your preferred strategy.

Codex: Main Weapon

Name	Cost	Description
Armored	50 §, 200 §	Main Weapon: Health: +50%
Eager	50 §	At the start of each Trial or Endless game, gain a level. For every 4 minutes survived in Endless Mode, gain a level.
Gambler	50 §	Every Re-roll you use gives your Main Weapon +20% damage for 20 seconds.
Immaculate	100 §	Perfect Input gives +1.5% Crit Chance per stack instead.
Haze	200 §, 500 §	If you have less than 50% health, gain +50% global Rate of Fire bonus.
Devotion	200 §	Main Weapon gets +25% damage for each blank weapon slot.

Codex: Drone

Name	Cost	Description
Armada	200 §	20% chance to spawn an additional drone, whenever one is spawned.
Diversity	50 §	For every non-Drone Weapon equipped, increase all Drone duration by 20%.
Blitzkrieg	50 §	Drone speed upgrades also apply to Drone damage.
Retribution	300 §	Whenever a Shield is destroyed, all existing Drones self-destruct dealing explosive damage.
Scapegoat	100 §	Mistypes randomly destroy an existing Drone rather than counting as a mistype.
Spoils	200 §	Drones can drop pickups on expiry.

Codex: Turret

Name	Cost	Description
Fortress	100 §, 400 §	Every Turret Evolution also grants +50 Main Weapon max health.
Networked	50 §	Each other Turret grants +10% Rate of Fire to all Turrets, up to a maximum of +50%.
Field Intel	50 §	Activating a pickup grants +30% Range to all existing Turrets. This effect does not stack.
Dark Relay	500 §	A projectile bounces between existing Turrets randomly, dealing electrical damage.
Observer	100 §	If you've not attacked for 3 seconds, gain +30% Turret Damage until your next attack.
Weakness	200 §	Enemies within a Turret's Range take 30% more damage from other sources.

Codex: D.O.T.

Name	Cost	Description
Corrosion	500 §	D.O.T. Damage can now crit.
Lamprey	200 §	D.O.T. Damage dealt close to Main Weapon heals the Main Weapon by 1 Health.
Tenacity	100 §, 300 §	Increase duration of all D.O.T. weapons by 35%.
Afflictors	50 §	Add Afflictors to Loot pool. Each gives +4% D.O.T. Damage. Double effect near Main Weapon.
Conviction	100 §	D.O.T. weapons get +40% Rate of Fire as long as you have max Re-rolls.
Infector	300 §, 500 §	D.O.T. weapons have +3% status effect chance.

Codex: Remote

Name	Cost	Description
Close Combat	100 §	All Remote Damage is considered close to Main Weapon.
Caltrops	200 §	On a critical hit by remote weapons, spawn 12 Caltrops that damage passing enemies, with increased bleed chance based on their damage.
Caustic Ammo	500 §	Chance to drop Caustic Ammo - adds 10 base Chemical Damage to Remote Weapons for 20 seconds.
Piracy	50 §	For every Loot Effect equipped, increase all Remote Damage by 15%.
Deliverance	100 §	All Remote weapons get +40% Range as long as you have max Shields.
Sniper	200 §	Remote Range upgrades also apply to Remote Damage.

Codex: Electric

Name	Cost	Description
Voltaic Burst	200 §	Electric Duration upgrades also apply 25% of their value to Electric Static Chance.
Storm Battery	500 §	Main Turret deals Electrical damage to nearby enemies. Each Electric Weapon equipped raises base damage.
Sparks	300 §	On a critical hit by Electric weapons, release 6 Lightning Sparks that scale their damage with Crit Chance and Crit Multiplier.
Efficient Grid	100 §	For every non-Electric Weapon equipped, increase all Electric duration by 10%.
Violent Discharge	300 §	Static deals more damage and has greater range. Enemies killed by Static have a 50% chance to spread Static to nearby enemies.
Electrified Turret	100 §	Main Weapon gains +5 Base Electric Damage and increases all Electric weapon damage by 10%.

Codex: Heat

Name	Cost	Description
Pyromancy	200 §	Increase Heat Damage by 2% for every Ignited enemy. Applying Ignite deals bonus Heat damage based on Ignite duration and damage.
Cauterization	200 §	Range bonuses also apply to damage dealt close to Main Weapon by Heat Weapons/Effects.
Furnace Core	100 §	Main Turret gains +5 base Heat Damage. All Heat damage increased by 10%.
Fireball	500 §	Firing the Main Weapon releases a slow-moving Fireball that deals Heat damage to enemies in its path. Max 1 Fireball active.
Flame Wave	250 §	Adds Flame Wave consumable to starting inventory and loot pool. Ignites all visible enemies and consumes 10% of Main Turret's current health.
Blazing Glory	50 §	Enemies close to Main Weapon take +25% Heat Damage and have additional 12% chance of being Ignited from Heat Damage.

Codex: Kinetic

Name	Cost	Description
Gunslinger	500 §	Raise Max Word Rush by 5. Each rank of Word Rush gives +2.5% kinetic damage.
Bloodlust	200 §	Increase Kinetic Rate of Fire by 2% and Range by 1% for every Bleeding enemy.
Infused Ammo	300 §	Crits with Kinetic Damage have 40% chance to apply a random Status on the enemy.
Shrapnel	500 §	Chance to drop Shrapnels - adds 10 base Kinetic Damage to Kinetic Weapons for 20 seconds.
Combined Arms	100 §	For every non-Kinetic Weapon equipped, increase all Kinetic damage by 10%.
Pocket Turret	200 §	Adds Pocket Turret consumable to inventory and loot pool. Pocket Turret spawns a turret and can be picked up on expiry.

Glyphica Official Wiki

Welcome Typist

Welcome to the official wiki for Glyphica: Typing Survival! Test your typing skills in this horde survival game where speed and accuracy are your ultimate weapons. Equip powerful tools that transform your typing prowess into devastating attacks against relentless foes. Discover more and grab the game on Steam: Glyphica: Typing Survival.

This wiki serves as a comprehensive guide to the features, mechanics, and content available in the Early Access version of Glyphica. Our goal is to keep the information up-to-date as we progress toward the full release, version 1.0. The wiki is organized into sections listed in the table of contents and will be updated regularly as the game evolves.

Table of Contents

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