Cult of the Deep is the current running campaign even in Stream Raiders. Started on October 26th, 2022 at 2pm EST, it’s going to run for 34 days, ending on November 29th, 2022 at 2pm EST.
Event Specifics
The Insanity Mechanic is a new mechanic that applies a new overhead “Insanity” state.
Treated as a debuff, this status can be seen on units while in combat. Units will gain strong buffs for the first two states of Insanity, but will suffer greatly at the final stage of Insanity.
Certain maps are very lenient on the Insanity status, while others punish the players. For more information, check out the maps and strategies section.
Tentacle chests are a new addition to this event as well. Scattered around each map you will see these treasure chests, and within each are the event currencies; Talismans.
Opening a Tentacle Chest will grant the player that opens it Talismans, but also induce several possible effects, including applying Insanity to everyone around the chest, Paralyzing all units nearby, and spawning Tentacle monsters.
Battlepass
BP Free Track
BP Paid Track
Worth?
- 700 Gold
- 35 Common Scrolls
- 20 Uncommon Scrolls
- 45 Rare Scrolls
- 2 Soul Vessels (Level 30 Battle Pass and Bonus+)
- 20 Templar Scrolls
- 10 Necromancer Scrolls
- 10 Mage Scrolls
- Everything in the Free Battlepass plus everything below
- Additional Captain Slot until the next Event
- 860 Gold
- 25 Meat
- 100 Common Scrolls
- 80 Uncommon Scrolls
- 95 Rare Scrolls
- 20 Mage Scrolls
- 10 Templar Scrolls
- 10 Necromancer Scrolls
- A total of 7 skins, three for archer, vampire, rogue, berserker, and barbarian epic skin. Click here to see the skins.
The Battlepass paid track offers a wealth of resources that a new player would love, such as more scrolls, gold, and meat.
For veteran players, the skins included in the battlepass look pretty high quality, so if soley based on skins, the Battlepass is worth it for them alone.
The true prize from the paid track for newbies and veterans however is the fourth captain slot, which will remain available for the duration of the entire event and until the next event’s beginning. For newbies and vets alike, this is a massive gain in progression.
All in all, this battlepass is worth getting the paid track.
Talismans
Talismans can be used to buy Talisman Chests, Event skins, and a Soul Vessel.
Players have the choice of buying the skins outright, or use the Talismans to possibly get them, along with scrolls, gold, and event tokens. The chances of getting the skins from the chests are pretty high, so if you are near the beginning of the event it would be wiser to use your Talismans on the chest. Conversely, if the event is nearing its end within a few days and you want a specific skin, it would be wise to buy it outright than to rely on luck.
The Soul Vessel is a must for veteran players and newbies alike, however it is a lower priority for new players who can’t immediately make use of it. New players should wait until near the end of the event to pick up the Soul Vessel to maximize their gains throughout the event, and then pick it up when the event is ending, or they can use the Souls feature.
Talisman Acquisition
For Newer Players
the easiest way to get Talismans is through the Talisman Chests that are scattered throughout the map. There will be competition for each of the chests, so choose which chest to snipe carefully.
For Veteran Players
Specific monsters in this event drops 25 currency per kill. The monsters include:
- Big Shapeshifter
- Cultist Librarian
- Drowned Sailor
- Killer Adept
Bosses that drop currencies include:
- Dunwich Horror
- Dunwich Mayor
- Lady Dunwich
- Shantak
- C’thulu
While it is easy to snipe chests for vets, the absolute best way to gind Talismans is to wait for specific maps where there are many of the bigger monsters and save your epic potions for them to get the maximum amount of kills.
