Builds · updated September 1, 2026
Garden of Witches 1.0 Build Reset: What Replaced the Old Systems
Start a current build with Scissors, Spells, Imprints, and Relics instead of outdated Early Access advice.
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Independent Garden of Witches 1.0 build notes, progression guides, and patch-aware system explanations.
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Last updatedSeptember 2, 2026
START WITH YOUR CURRENT VERSION
Builds · updated September 1, 2026
Start a current build with Scissors, Spells, Imprints, and Relics instead of outdated Early Access advice.
Start · updated September 1, 2026
Start with current Scissors and Spell behaviors before layering Imprints and Relics.
Builds · updated September 2, 2026
Choose Scissors by crit rule and play pattern: combo finishers, Sharpness maintenance, charged piercing shots, or the later Singing identity.
Builds · updated September 2, 2026
Pick one spell for the build's win condition and one for safety or coverage; stop treating two icons as independent damage buttons.
Builds · updated September 2, 2026
An Imprint is a fork in how a skill works, not a checklist of upgrades; choose the path that completes the build sentence.
Builds · updated September 2, 2026
Take Relics that speak to the same trigger as the Scissors, Spells, and Imprints; a strong isolated percentage can still split the build.
Tools · updated September 2, 2026
Complete four fields: Scissors, two Spells, one Imprint direction, and Relics that reinforce the same win condition while preserving a reachable dash.
Builds · updated September 2, 2026
Generate Sharpness with attacks or Ambush, preserve the bar through dangerous patterns, then spend it through a finisher or dump spell.
Builds · updated September 2, 2026
Use Rush or a current thread-generating path, then choose Imprints and coverage for waves instead of waiting for old synergy tags to create threads automatically.
Builds · updated September 2, 2026
Pick Butterfly Walk and its Imprint path when flowers are the identity, then add cooldown and area support instead of hoping flowers appear from unrelated actions.
Builds · updated September 2, 2026
Build crows through Shadow Surge or the current named generator, then decide whether they provide damage, coverage, or on-hit triggers.
Walkthrough · updated September 2, 2026
Enter with a dash available, identify the floor telegraph, and spend damage only during recovery windows.
Walkthrough · updated September 2, 2026
Clear Chapters 1–5, then follow Epilogues 1–3 before treating Challenge Mode as the next step.
Walkthrough · updated September 2, 2026
Treat all three epilogues as the 1.0 ending path and preserve the exact completion state before entering optional Challenge Mode.
Challenge · updated September 2, 2026
Finish Epilogue 3, choose one complete Armory identity, read every modifier, and change one slot after a failed run.
Controls · updated September 1, 2026
Set up the new default control scheme and keep the older keyboard-only option distinct.
Completion · updated September 2, 2026
Use the current platform achievement list and in-game state, then tie each unlock to a story, build, collection, or Challenge action.
Versions · updated September 1, 2026
Read official launch and hotfix notes as a dependency map for guides, saves, achievements, and builds.