But dont worry, its pretty straightforward.

Here’s how to unlock the Rogue, Warlock, and Sorcerer in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2.

Theyre heavily intertwined with Shadow Curse, and if youre afflicted with it then this guide will help.

Heroes Of Hammerwatch 2: Burning and non burning pyres within the Courts.

To dive right in, heres a helpful guide to Pyres in Heroes Of Hammerwatch 2.

What Are Pyres?

Pyres are basically a shrine like the potion refill that you interact with to remove Shadow Curse.

The player standing in front of the Sorcerer at the entrance to the Dark Citadel in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2.

When applied,Shadow Curse lowers your armor ratingbased on the amount of Curse Stacks applied by the item.

For example, if you had say200 Armor, but 100 Shadow Curse.

Then your armor rating would be 100.

Heroes Of Hammerwatch 2: An unlit pyre mount in the Courts level.

Cleansing at a Pyre wouldreduce the curse to 50, thus bumping your Armor stat up to 150.

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Heroes Of Hammerwatch 2: The description of Shadow Curse in the stat page.

Unlike other parts of the game such asthe Lightning Bird or Travelling Cook, Pyres are randomly spawning.

So you could go an entire run Shadow Cursed without ever encountering one.

But if youre already visiting those areas, then its worthhunting down the Architect.

An axe-wielding Paladin standing in a half-built Guild Hall in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2.

Thisfriendly NPCcan be paid a small fee at the start of each run toguarantee a Pyrespawning.

To find the Architect youll need tofight all the way to the Crypt.

Should You Always Use Pyres?

Heroes Of Hammerwatch 2: The opening zone of the Courts.

So fun fact about Pyres, you don’t really need to use them on every run.

Whilst Shadow Curse can be a complete bane toclasses that are armour dependant, mainly melee focused ones.

For those that useranged attacksit can be quite beneficial, and even recommended in certain cases.

Heroes Of Hammerwatch 2: The Architects location within the game.

This is because they’re alreadyglass canons by default.

Heroes Of Hammerwatch 2: Being cleansed by a pyre.

Heroes Of Hammerwatch 2: A volley of spells from the Wizard.

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The player standing outside the locked entrance to the Dark Citadel in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2.

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