Wireworks — Community Wiki

Unofficial wiki compiled from the official Steam news/patch notes and the community Discord (#general). Built 2026-08-10.

Wireworks is a base-defense roguelike auto-battler / tower-defense game by developer JJJ (JJJ Games). Its signature mechanic: you don't just place towers — you wire up modules to logic blocks to build weapons that fire, target, and combo automatically. Released March 9, 2026 (Steam app 4206270).

The core loop

• You defend a base against waves of enemies.
• Between waves you buy items/modules from a shop and wire them together on your board(s) to create weapons and synergies.
• Builds broadly split into Mech, Wand (MP/spell-based), Tool (Use-triggered), and Pet archetypes.
• Survive as long as possible; Endless mode scales enemies indefinitely and lets you buy extra boards to expand your build.

Wiki pages

Community & links

• Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4206270/Wireworks
• Steam discussions: https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/
• Community Discord: https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX

Sources: Steam news API (app 4206270) + DiscordChatExporter export of the JJJ Games #general channel.

Mechanics — How Everything Actually Works

Every core system explained in depth. Sources: direct developer (JJJ) answers in Discord, and datamined game internals (IL analysis of Assembly-CSharp.dll, build 24591890, game updated 2026-08-09).

Boards, wiring & networks

• Your build lives on boards (pages) of slots. Items are placed in slots and wired together: an item's outputs feed other items' inputs. A connected group is a network — many buffs (Dog Whistle, Powermace, "per Mech in Network") count network members, not just neighbors.
• "Adjacent" counts only horizontally. Effects that reach vertically always say "above" or "below" explicitly (e.g. Weight buffs the Weapon above it; Hardhat buffs the item below).
• Cross-board triggers are global. A heal or wand cast on Board 1 triggers Monitors/Flames on Board 2 — confirmed by the dev. Extra boards (Endless-only purchase) are one shared trigger space.
• Some items are immovable once placed (Forcefield: "Can't be moved") — position them deliberately.
• The bank (stash) is not inert: Recyclers still reduce reroll cost from the bank, and Chest reads the total value stored there. Parking items in the bank is a real mechanic, not just storage.

The trigger system & frame caps

The game simulates at 60 FPS, and triggers are frame-capped — this is the invisible ceiling on every "infinite" combo:

• Since v1.3, Repeater only repeats Hit and Kill effects — separate items were added to repeat Wand and Tool effects (Ancient Rune: wand casts twice; Blueprint: Tool Uses twice).
• Chain-reaction builds (hit → heal → trigger → hit …) are lag-bound, not rule-bound: the caps keep them legal, but on-screen effects tank FPS long before the caps bind.

Mana (MP) — the Wand economy

• Wands cost MP to cast and store at most 99 MP (capped in Update 1.1; overflow display like "3.1" is just per-frame rounding — 7 MP/s ≈ 0.116 MP per frame).
• Wands deal damage twice: on projectile impact AND when their effect connects. This double-dip is the core reason wand builds are beginner-friendly and strong (vs. Bow/Shuriken, which only get projectile damage).
• MP sources chain: Mana Potion, Flux (5 MP burst), Feedback (returns MP on cast), Phial, Torch (0.75 MP per Use). A Spellbook triggering 3 wands ×3 via repeat effects with Feedback returning 4.5 MP per 5 MP spent = the classic self-sustaining MP loop.
• Cast-priority: the Wizard's starting weapon targets older enemies first (with a random range) since Balance 1.2.

Tools & the "Use" system (v1.3)

Tools do nothing on their own — each has a Use effect that something else must fire. The full driver roster (from the item database):

Use-effects range from damage (Smasher: area damage; Mouse: beam; Cone: knockback) through economy (Pickaxe: 10% for +$1; Crafting Pot: consumes 20 Uses → random small item) to buffs (Hardhat: +1 DMG below for 3s; Magnifier: +10% Size until end of wave). Golf Club creates persistent bouncing balls (max 1000) — the Tool that carries Tinker runs.

Stats: DMG, SPD, AMP, Size

• DMG — flat damage. Buffed by Crown (+2/4), Weight (+4/6 with −50% SPD), Dumbbell (+1 adjacent), kills (Bloodblade-style stacking), and network effects.
• SPD — attack/retrigger and movement speed for Modules and Pets only. It does not change enemy or projectile crossing speed (M/s). Turbo gives SPD to Modules only — not Pets (dev-confirmed); Hourglass gives adjacent Modules +30% SPD; Gear raises the SPD cap (+100%/+200%).
• AMP — effect amplification; Ruler gives adjacent Modules +30% AMP. Distinct stat from DMG (amplifies module effects rather than hits).
• Size — physical footprint of the weapon/effect; Magnifier's buff caps at +500% (base) / +1000% (upgraded).
• Weapon vs. Module: anything with the sword icon is a Weapon — all Pets count as Weapons — while Channeler and Pointer are Modules. Buff wording is literal: "weapon" buffs skip Modules and vice versa.

The shop — datamined internals

From IL analysis of the Shop class:

• Rarity split per slot: 50% common (price ≤ $10) / 50% rare (price > $10). There are no $20+ base prices in the current build (extraction confirms: 35 items at $1–5, 82 at $6–10, 43 at $11–15, 20 at $16–20).
• The first shop never offers items over $10 (dev-confirmed; the cheap pool defines every opener).
• Wave-gated items: Merger, Splitter, Recycler, 3-Merge, 3-Split unlock at wave 10+ (3-Mixer additionally passes an RNG check); Mixer at wave 20+. You cannot reroll into board-topology items before those waves.
• Upgraded items in the shop: chance ≈ 50% + 2.5% per wave, capped at wave 15 (≈87.5% max); upgraded stock is priced with a 0.75^wave-factor multiplier on base price, and upgraded shop items cost +50% since Balance 1.2.
• Ownership gating (pre-Endless): once you own an upgraded copy, that item stops appearing; you can hold at most 1 upgraded or 2 base copies. Workaround: stack base copies, upgrade together. In Endless the shop offers upgraded duplicates freely — this is the wall that keeps infinite builds out of waves 1–30.
• Shop pools are character-weighted since v1.3 (class identity rework), so item frequency differs per character pre-Endless; Endless pools are uniform (rarity aside).

Economy & upgrades

• Reroll cost is static per run but reduced by Recyclers; 3 upgraded Recyclers = $0 rerolls (they work from the bank, unwired).
• Sell-back: upgraded items sell for 100% of purchase price — buy-upgrade-sell cycles are free damage with the right perks (e.g. damage-on-mech-sell).
• Upgrading: combine copies of an item (2 base → upgraded). Upgrade effects are itemized in the Item Database — e.g. Switchblade "+1 Stab per Mech", Golf Club "+1 Ball on Use".
• Honey auto-sells when grabbed ($20); Quick-Sell = hold Ctrl while grabbing (Balance 1.4).

Difficulty, waves & restarts

• 5 difficulty tiers; beat wave 30 to clear a run and unlock the next tier (maxDiffUnlock in save.json).
• Endless starts after wave 30: loops of ~100 waves, enemy HP/DMG/speed scale per wave, extra boards purchasable at increasing cost, skills offered at random intervals.
• Hold R or ` to quick-restart instantly. Save & reload is safe mid-run — and permanent buffs (kill stacks, crafted items, tool-use damage growth) survive a save-reload wave reset.

Sources: developer (JJJ) mechanic answers in Discord #general; IL/bytecode analysis of Assembly-CSharp.dll (Shop, Database, Module classes) from the wireworks-guide datamining project; item texts from the extracted item database (build 24591890, 2026-08-09).

Characters

Wireworks launched with a set of starting characters and added two more in the Major Content Update (v1.3, May 1st 2026). Each character has a starting kit and biases the early shop pool toward a play-style (the shop-pool identity was strengthened in v1.3 so classes feel more distinct).

The wiki lists what's confirmed in patch notes and by the developer. Exact starting stats for every character aren't all documented publicly; contributions welcome.

Launch characters

Goblin

• Starting money buffed to +$10 (total $20) in Balance Update 1.2 (was +$5).
• Community consensus: often considered the strongest character because the extra economy lets you hit two upgraded Recycler (reroll) modules early → effectively free rerolls → snowball into piggy-bank economy and anything else you need. Also compared to *Isaac*'s Eden: a semi-random but choosable start.

Wizard / Mage

• Wand-focused class. Starting weapon targeting was improved in Balance Update 1.2 — now prioritizes older enemies (with some random range).
• Gives a wand damage bonus; strong because wands are versatile (see Items). Popular openers: Phial + Bolt + Waves.
• Trade-off noted by the dev: it's a weaker start with an overall damage buff, so if you don't draw wands early it can feel flat.

(Other launch characters exist — e.g. a melee/knight-style starter. Details TBD from in-game collection menu.)

Unlockable characters (added v1.3)

The Tinker

• Centered on the new Tools item type (Use-triggered items — see Items).
• Unlock: beat the game (clear the standard waves) with any character.
• Signature early pick: Golf Club for Tool builds; players report resetting until they see it on Difficulty 5.

The Hunter

• Pet-focused class — starts with a special companion beast and a pet-scaling ability.
• Unlock: buy 10 Pets across your runs (cumulative).

(If you met these requirements before the v1.3 update, both unlocked automatically.)

Achievements

New Steam achievements were added in v1.3 for winning with the new characters (Tinker/Hunter). Clearing Difficulty 5 with Tinker awards the Tinker achievement, for example.

Sources: Steam patch notes (Balance 1.2, Upcoming Content Preview, Major Content Update v1.3); developer answers and community reports in Discord #general.

Items

Items are the modules you buy in the shop and wire together on your board(s). This page explains the item-type system (which drives every synergy), the wiring/adjacency rules, and a reference of documented items.

⚠️ Balance caveat: exact numbers change between patches. Damage/cost values below reflect the Patch History at time of writing (through Aug 2026) — always trust the in-game tooltip. Item effects that highlight on hover show you exactly what they connect to.

Item types (the core of the game)

The developer confirmed how the type system works — this matters because most buffs target a type, not individual items:

Wiring & adjacency rules

• "Adjacent" counts only horizontally. Items that also count vertically explicitly say "above" or "below".
• Extra boards see each other's triggers. A heal (or wand cast) on Board 1 will trigger a Monitor/Flame on Board 2. Cross-board synergy is intended.
• The game runs at 60 FPS; most triggers are capped at once per frame — except the Repeater effect, and Wands (once per 5 frames).

Weapons (melee & projectile)

Melee/projectile weapons are considered the weakest archetype at high Endless levels (they lack the easy damage-scaling of Mech/Wand/Pet/Tool), but several are strong early:

• Staff — strong early due to its size (covers the board efficiently).
• Bloodblade ("blood sword") — gains damage on kills; with retriggers it climbs fast. A classic scaling melee weapon; can hit 100k+ with the right mods, but swarms overrun it late without knockback/stun.
• Switchblade — a Weapon (so Turbo doesn't speed it); can reach many stabs/sec.
• Cogblade — buffed in Balance 1.4 (4 DMG, 25%/40% trigger).
• Scythe (4 DMG) — summons a ghost. Axe (2 DMG), Bone Club (2 DMG), Golf Club (Tool build staple; 1 DMG but up to 1000 balls).
• Bow / Shuriken — projectile-only (no impact damage), considered weak relative to wands.
• Movement modules vertical / horizontal / circle rotate melee weapons; circle is preferred (community: "sell vertical/horizontal, replace with circle ASAP"), paired with Hourglass and/or Turbo for speed.

Wands

Wands are versatile and strong — they hit twice (impact + effect) and combo through MP economy:

• Spellbook — casts multiple connected wands; cornerstone of MP-loop builds. (Cost raised to $15 in Update 1.1.)
• Discharger — zap weapon; a top low-lag damage option for very high Endless (paired with USB + Spellbook). Rework: "0.5s Zap Stun (10% chance)".
• Frost Orbs — deals damage equal to current damage on cast (3 DMG base after buffs).
• Firestaff / Matchstick — Matchstick "applies" fire to connected weapons; community felt Firestaff was underpowered by comparison.
• Clown wand — high damage but very laggy (many projectiles); often swapped out for performance.
• Lifestaff — healing wand; a low-lag healing source when paired with Mana Potion + Ra.
• Support wand-mods: Mana Potion, Flux (5 MP), Feedback (returns MP), Repeater (see below), Ancient Rune, Torch, Phial, Cogstaff (Tool-triggering wand).
• Other gems/casters: Wind Gem (2 DMG), Earth Gem, Green Gem, Watering Can (3 DMG), Longstaff (2 DMG), Blaster, Soulrod, Necromancy (spawns skeletons — laggy), Grimoire (spawns Imps).

Mechs

Mech builds are widely considered the strongest mid-game engine:

• Green chip → makes connected items count as Mech; red chip → scales all Mechs. Stacking these "goes wild."
• USB, Magetech, Powerhammer (mech-scaling melee), Silicon (does not get mech scaling — often skipped), Inductor, Electrodes, Monitor (explosion; size reduced 20% in Balance 1.2).
• Robot Bug ("Robot") — strong out of the gate even without setup; self-buffs and can be copied/scaled with Dog Whistle. Robot pets get so fast at high SPD they visibly teleport.

Tools (v1.3)

40 new items arrived with the Tools type. Tools have a Use trigger you must drive with another item or skill:

• Golf Club (up to 1000 balls), Rake, Shovel, Paintbrush (trail damage; triggers now shared across all trails), Wrench (Mech buffs), Screwdriver (Module buffs), Key (3s Use), Explosive (reworked to a screen-wide bomb with long cooldown), Dynamite ($10).
• Drive Tools with Cogstaff (same board) or the "use random tools on wand cast" skills (all boards).

Pets

• Dog Whistle — the pet-scaling backbone. It takes damage from all weapons in its network and grants it to every pet (including pets on other boards). Stacks strongly: multiple Dog Whistle+ can push pets into the millions of damage. (Note: it counts a single pet in-network when calculating, so there's no naive infinite loop.)
• Doghouse, Chest (gives adjacent item damage equal to the value stored in your bank/stash — the key to billion-damage pets), Biochamber (copies a cloned pet's current damage — the infamous "bake a Pet Rock to hundreds of millions" exploit).
• Pets: Pet Rock ("pebble"), Raccoon (top DPS pet via Chest transfer), Beehive/Bee, Butterfly (cheap healing/attacks, very low lag), Imp (fireballs, protects center), Fairy, Fish (swims around enemies), Penguin, Skunk (extremely laggy), Beast (bad AI — bunches up, not viable late), Egg, Tortoise.

Economy & support modules

• Recycler ("reroller") — reduces reroll cost; 3 upgraded Recyclers = free ($0) rerolls (infinite item access). Not required if you have a strong money engine. Still gives its effect while sitting in the bank.
• Piggy Bank — with Processors and 3-merge modules forms cash "batteries" (~$378–$400 per board). Midas — % chance for money on kill.
• Armor — HP batteries (~1890 HP per optimized board). Processor, Mainframe (skill: +1 mech per network).
• Weight (+4/6 DMG, −50% SPD — used late to reduce lag), Crown (+2/4 DMG buff), Magnifier (size buff, up to 1000% upgraded), Gear (+100%/200% max SPD).
• Router — doubles secondary effects on weapons.
• Repeater — repeats Hit and Kill effects (post-v1.3 it no longer repeats Wand/Tool effects; separate items were added for those). One of the few effects not frame-capped.
• Honey (auto-sells when grabbed, $20 value), Snowball (grows in size + damage; great with Repeaters).

Healing

• Butterfly (low-lag healing), Medkit (25% heal chance), Bandage (10%), Fang (5% heal), Cross (holy cross — healing/lifelink builds), Vamp teeth, Lifestaff. Recursive-heal builds (Cross + Monitor + Vamp teeth + Medkit) can be strong but are a known lag source.

Sources: Steam patch notes; developer type-system and mechanic clarifications in Discord #general; community build reports. Item roster is not exhaustive — a full list lives in the in-game collection menu.

Item Database

All 180 items extracted directly from the game files (build 24591890, game updated 2026-08-09) — sprites, descriptions, upgrade effects and prices are the game's own data. Base stat numbers (DMG etc.) live in Unity prefabs, not the item database — the DMG chips mark where the in-game tooltip fills in the current value.

Tools (19)

Use-triggered items (v1.3+)

CANDY CANE

$15Tool

Use: Give +2 DMG
and +30% SPD to
this row for 1s

▲ +1 DMG, +15% SPD

CANDY CANE $15

Use: Give +2 DMG
and +30% SPD to
this row for 1s

▲ +1 DMG, +15% SPD

CONE

$10Tool

Use: Knockback nearby area

DMG: DMG

▲ +25% Area

CONE $10

Use: Knockback nearby area

DMG: DMG

▲ +25% Area

CRAFTING POT

$15Tool

20x Use: Create a random small item

COUNT: COUNT

▲ Upgraded Items

CRAFTING POT $15

20x Use: Create a random small item

COUNT: COUNT

▲ Upgraded Items

DRILL

$15ToolMech

Use: Shoot drill dealing 2x DMG

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG

DRILL $15

Use: Shoot drill dealing 2x DMG

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+3

GEAR

$10Tool

Use: Give +10% SPD
to items on board
until End of Wave

SPD: GEAR
MAX: GMAX

▲ +10% SPD
+100% MAX

GEAR $10

Use: Give +10% SPD
to items on board
until End of Wave

SPD: GEAR
MAX: GMAX

▲ +10% SPD
+100% MAX

GOLF CLUB

$10Tool

Use: Create a bouncing golf ball until End of Wave

DMG: DMG
MAX: 1000

▲ +1 Ball on Use

GOLF CLUB $10

Use: Create a bouncing golf ball until End of Wave

DMG: DMG
MAX: 1000

▲ +1 Ball on Use

HARDHAT

$10Tool

Use: Give the item below this +1 DMG for 3 seconds

▲ +1 DMG on Use

HARDHAT $10

Use: Give the item below this +1 DMG for 3 seconds

▲ +1 DMG on Use

MAGNIFIER

$15Tool

Give +25% Size to
connected Weapon
Use: +10% Size
until End of Wave

MAX: MMAX

▲ +500% MAX

MAGNIFIER $15

Give +25% Size to
connected Weapon
Use: +10% Size
until End of Wave

MAX: MMAX

▲ +500% MAX

Upgraded: MAX: MMAX+200%

MOUSE

$10PetMechTool

Use: Beam area

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +20% SPD

MOUSE $10

Use: Beam area

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +20% SPD

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

PAINTBRUSH

$10Tool

Use: Paint a random trail

DMG: DMG

▲ Double Trail

PAINTBRUSH $10

Use: Paint a random trail

DMG: DMG

▲ Double Trail

PICKAXE

$10Tool

Use: 10% chance to gain +$1

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
+5% chance

PICKAXE $10

Use: 10% chance to gain +$1

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
+5% chance

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

RAKE

$10Tool

Use: Create DMG trail for 1s

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
+0.5s Trail

RAKE $10

Use: Create DMG trail for 1s

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
+0.5s Trail

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

SCREWDRIVER

$10Tool

Use: Gives +3 DMG to Modules on Board for 2s

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG on Use

SCREWDRIVER $10

Use: Gives +3 DMG to Modules on Board for 2s

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG on Use

SHOVEL

$10Tool

Use: Dig a
damage area

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +20% Area

SHOVEL $10

Use: Dig a
damage area

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +20% Area

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

SMASHER

$5Tool

Use: Deal damage
in area

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +10% Area

SMASHER $5

Use: Deal damage
in area

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +10% Area

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

SPOON

$10Tool

Use: Shoot 3 random foods

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +1 Food

SPOON $10

Use: Shoot 3 random foods

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +1 Food

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

TASER

$10ToolMech

On Hit: 15% chance to Stun for 1s
Use: Zap area

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +5% Stun

TASER $10

On Hit: 15% chance to Stun for 1s
Use: Zap area

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +5% Stun

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

TORCH

$10ToolWand

SPELL: Flame burst
Use: Give +0.5 MP to Wands this row

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG
+0.25 Use MP

TORCH $10

SPELL: Flame burst
Use: Give +0.5 MP to Wands this row

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG
+0.25 Use MP

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP

WRENCH

$10Tool

Use: Give +3 DMG to adjacent Mechs for 2 seconds

DMG: DMG

▲ Upgrade a random Mech

WRENCH $10

Use: Give +3 DMG to adjacent Mechs for 2 seconds

DMG: DMG

▲ Upgrade a random Mech

Upgraded: DMG: DMG

Wands (24)

MP casters — damage on impact AND effect

BATTERY

$10MechWand

SPELL: Mechs in network Zap area
+1 DMG per Mech

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s

BATTERY $10

SPELL: Mechs in network Zap area
+1 DMG per Mech

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s

Upgraded: DMG: DMG
MP: MP+1

BEAR CLAWS

$15Wand

SPELL: Swipe next hit for 2x DMG
Gains +1 MP/s per Pet on this row

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, Knockback

BEAR CLAWS $15

SPELL: Swipe next hit for 2x DMG
Gains +1 MP/s per Pet on this row

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, Knockback

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP

BLASTER

$10Wand

SPELL: Blast area

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s
+Explosion Size

BLASTER $10

SPELL: Blast area

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s
+Explosion Size

Upgraded: DMG: DMG
MP: MP+1

BOLT

$10Wand

SPELL: Shoot bolt at nearest enemy
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1 MP/s

BOLT $10

SPELL: Shoot bolt at nearest enemy
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1 MP/s

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP+1

CELLPHONE

$10MechWand

SPELL: Trigger a random effect

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG
Boosted Effects

CELLPHONE $10

SPELL: Trigger a random effect

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG
Boosted Effects

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP

CLOWN ROD

$10Wand

SPELL: Create 6 bouncing balls

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +3 Balls

CLOWN ROD $10

SPELL: Create 6 bouncing balls

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +3 Balls

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP

COGSTAFF

$20Wand

SPELL: Use all Tools on board
and gain +1 DMG for 3s per Tool

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +3s Buff Duration

COGSTAFF $20

SPELL: Use all Tools on board
and gain +1 DMG for 3s per Tool

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +3s Buff Duration

COLD ROD

$10Wand

SPELL: Shoot beams at nearby enemies
Slows for 2s

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1s Slow

COLD ROD $10

SPELL: Shoot beams at nearby enemies
Slows for 2s

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1s Slow

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP

DISCHARGER

$10MechWand

SPELL: Zap all enemies on screen

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ 0.5s Zap Stun
(10% chance)

DISCHARGER $10

SPELL: Zap all enemies on screen

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ 0.5s Zap Stun
(10% chance)

FAIRY

$10PetWand

Orbits enemies
SPELL: Blast area
Stuns for 1s

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1 MP/s

FAIRY $10

Orbits enemies
SPELL: Blast area
Stuns for 1s

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1 MP/s

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP+1

FIRESTAFF

$10Wand

SPELL: Create ring of fireballs

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s
+1 Fireball

FIRESTAFF $10

SPELL: Create ring of fireballs

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s
+1 Fireball

Upgraded: DMG: DMG
MP: MP+1

FLAME

$15Wand

Gain +1 MP when other Wands cast
SPELL: Fire large explosive bolt

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +5 DMG

FLAME $15

Gain +1 MP when other Wands cast
SPELL: Fire large explosive bolt

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +5 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+5
MP: MP

FLUX

$10Wand

SPELL: Use random
adjacent Tool
+0.5 MP on kill

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +0.5 MP on Kill

FLUX $10

SPELL: Use random
adjacent Tool
+0.5 MP on kill

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +0.5 MP on Kill

FROST ORBS

$20Wand

Slow on hit
for 1 second
SPELL: Deal DMG to all slowed enemies

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s, +1s Slow

FROST ORBS $20

Slow on hit
for 1 second
SPELL: Deal DMG to all slowed enemies

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s, +1s Slow

Upgraded: DMG: DMG
MP: MP+1

HAIRDRYER

$15MechWand

SPELL: Shoots a knockback blast
+0.5 MP/s per
Mech in Network

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1 MP/s

HAIRDRYER $15

SPELL: Shoots a knockback blast
+0.5 MP/s per
Mech in Network

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1 MP/s

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP+1

LESHY

$15PetWand

SPELL: Give +3 DMG to all Pets for 2s

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +3 DMG
+3 Buff DMG

LESHY $15

SPELL: Give +3 DMG to all Pets for 2s

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +3 DMG
+3 Buff DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+3
MP: MP

LIFESTAFF

$15Wand

SPELL: Heal 3 HP

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +3 Heal

LIFESTAFF $15

SPELL: Heal 3 HP

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +3 Heal

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP

MAGEBLADE

$15Wand

SPELL: Gain +2 DMG for 2 seconds

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +2 DMG, +2 MP DMG

MAGEBLADE $15

SPELL: Gain +2 DMG for 2 seconds

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +2 DMG, +2 MP DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2
MP: MP

MATCHSTICK

$10Wand

SPELL: Give a ring of fireballs to connected Weapon

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 Fireball

MATCHSTICK $10

SPELL: Give a ring of fireballs to connected Weapon

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 Fireball

Upgraded: DMG: DMG
MP: MP

NECROMANCY

$20WandPet

SPELL: Summon a Skeleton ally
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1 MP/s

NECROMANCY $20

SPELL: Summon a Skeleton ally
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1 MP/s

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP+1

SANDSTICK

$10Wand

SPELL: Give items on this row
+50% SPD for 1s

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1s Buff

SANDSTICK $10

SPELL: Give items on this row
+50% SPD for 1s

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +1 DMG, +1s Buff

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MP: MP

SNOWGLOBE

$10Wand

SPELL: Give +2 DMG to adjacent items for 1 second

MP: MP

▲ +1s Duration

SNOWGLOBE $10

SPELL: Give +2 DMG to adjacent items for 1 second

MP: MP

▲ +1s Duration

SPELLBOOK

$15Wand

SPELL: Cast spell of connected Wand

MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s

SPELLBOOK $15

SPELL: Cast spell of connected Wand

MP: MP

▲ +1 MP/s

Upgraded: MP: MP+1

STORM ROD

$15Wand

SPELL: Zap nearby enemies next hit

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +2 MP/s

STORM ROD $15

SPELL: Zap nearby enemies next hit

DMG: DMG
MP: MP

▲ +2 MP/s

Upgraded: DMG: DMG
MP: MP+2

Mechs (28)

Network-scaling machines

BATON

$10Mech

Gains +1 DMG
until End of Wave
whenever a Tool in network is Used

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+1 DMG per Use

BATON $10

Gains +1 DMG
until End of Wave
whenever a Tool in network is Used

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+1 DMG per Use

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

CAPACITOR

$10Mech

Weapon explodes
every 2 seconds
Gains +1 DMG per
Mech in network

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG per Mech

CAPACITOR $10

Weapon explodes
every 2 seconds
Gains +1 DMG per
Mech in network

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG per Mech

COGBLADE

$15Mech

On Kill:
25% chance to Use adjacent Tools

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +15% chance

COGBLADE $15

On Kill:
25% chance to Use adjacent Tools

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +15% chance

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

CRANK

$10Mech

25% chance to Use a random adjacent Tool on kill

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +15% chance

CRANK $10

25% chance to Use a random adjacent Tool on kill

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +15% chance

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

CUTTER

$10Mech

Deals +2 DMG on hit if moving at over 100% SPD

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 SPD Bonus DMG

CUTTER $10

Deals +2 DMG on hit if moving at over 100% SPD

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 SPD Bonus DMG

DRONE

$15MechPet

Fires explosive rockets
Auto-Movement

DMG: DMG

▲ +30% ATK SPD
+30% Area

DRONE $15

Fires explosive rockets
Auto-Movement

DMG: DMG

▲ +30% ATK SPD
+30% Area

ELECTRODES

$15Mech

Create an electric field between all Weapons in Network

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +15% Stun

ELECTRODES $15

Create an electric field between all Weapons in Network

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +15% Stun

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

FLAMETHROWER

$15Mech

Short range fire

DMG: DMG

▲ Range up
+1 DMG

FLAMETHROWER $15

Short range fire

DMG: DMG

▲ Range up
+1 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

FORCEFIELD

$10Mech

On DMG taken:
Zap nearby enemies
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Zap periodically

FORCEFIELD $10

On DMG taken:
Zap nearby enemies
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Zap periodically

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

INDUCTOR

$15Mech

Adjacent Weapons
get Zap on hit
Gains +1 DMG per
Mech in network

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG per Mech

INDUCTOR $15

Adjacent Weapons
get Zap on hit
Gains +1 DMG per
Mech in network

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG per Mech

LASER

$20Mech

Long range Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 Input

LASER $20

Long range Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 Input

MAGNETIZER

$10Mech

Gains DMG equal to
adjacent Mechs'
total DMG

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 Input

MAGNETIZER $10

Gains DMG equal to
adjacent Mechs'
total DMG

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 Input

MICROCHIP

$5Mech

Attached Weapon counts as Mech
and has +1 DMG

▲ +1 DMG to Network

MICROCHIP $5

Attached Weapon counts as Mech
and has +1 DMG

▲ +1 DMG to Network

MONITOR

$20Mech

Fires explosive beams. Triggers on Heal and every 1s
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +50% SPD

MONITOR $20

Fires explosive beams. Triggers on Heal and every 1s
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +50% SPD

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

POINTER

$10Mech

Adjacent Mech Weapons shoot lasers every 1s

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +50% SPD

POINTER $10

Adjacent Mech Weapons shoot lasers every 1s

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +50% SPD

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

POWERMACE

$10Mech

Gains +1 DMG per Mech in network

DMG: DMG
COUNT: COUNT

▲ +1 DMG to all Mechs in network

POWERMACE $10

Gains +1 DMG per Mech in network

DMG: DMG
COUNT: COUNT

▲ +1 DMG to all Mechs in network

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

PROCESSOR

$15Mech

Counts as 3 Mechs in its Network

▲ +2 Mech Count

PROCESSOR $15

Counts as 3 Mechs in its Network

▲ +2 Mech Count

RAZOR

$5Mech

Deals +1 DMG on hit if moving at over 100% SPD

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 SPD Bonus DMG

RAZOR $5

Deals +1 DMG on hit if moving at over 100% SPD

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 SPD Bonus DMG

RED CHIP

$20Mech

Give Mechs in network +1 DMG
for each Mech

COUNT: COUNT

▲ +1 DMG to Network

RED CHIP $20

Give Mechs in network +1 DMG
for each Mech

COUNT: COUNT

▲ +1 DMG to Network

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REMOTE

$20Mech

Use above, below, and adjacent Tools every 8 seconds

▲ +25% SPD

REMOTE $20

Use above, below, and adjacent Tools every 8 seconds

▲ +25% SPD

REPEATER

$20Mech

Connected item triggers hit and kill effects twice

▲ +1 Extra Trigger

REPEATER $20

Connected item triggers hit and kill effects twice

▲ +1 Extra Trigger

ROBOT BUG

$15MechPet

Shoots beams at nearby enemies
Auto-Movement

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +Range

ROBOT BUG $15

Shoots beams at nearby enemies
Auto-Movement

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG, +Range

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

SILICON

$20Mech

+1 DMG for each
connected input

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

SILICON $20

+1 DMG for each
connected input

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

SPARKPLUGS

$10Mech

Adjacent Pets Zap area on kill

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

SPARKPLUGS $10

Adjacent Pets Zap area on kill

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

SWITCHBLADE

$10Mech

Stabs nearby enemies every 1s
+1 Stab fired per
Mech in network

DMG: DMG
COUNT: COUNT

▲ +1 Stab per Mech

SWITCHBLADE $10

Stabs nearby enemies every 1s
+1 Stab fired per
Mech in network

DMG: DMG
COUNT: COUNT

▲ +1 Stab per Mech

Upgraded: DMG: DMG
COUNT: COUNTx2

TURBO BOT

$10Mech

Give adjacent Modules +30% SPD

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+15% SPD buff

TURBO BOT $10

Give adjacent Modules +30% SPD

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+15% SPD buff

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

USB

$10Mech

Give +0.5 MP/s to adjacent Wands per Mech in network

DMG: DMG
COUNT: COUNT

▲ Gives +1 DMG per
Mech in network

USB $10

Give +0.5 MP/s to adjacent Wands per Mech in network

DMG: DMG
COUNT: COUNT

▲ Gives +1 DMG per
Mech in network

VALVE

$15Mech

Use all Tools in network every 4s

DMG: DMG

▲ -2s Use Time

VALVE $15

Use all Tools in network every 4s

DMG: DMG

▲ -2s Use Time

Pets (21)

Companions — count as Weapons

APE

$15Pet

On Kill:
Use a random adjacent Tool

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
+25% Banana Size

APE $15

On Kill:
Use a random adjacent Tool

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
+25% Banana Size

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

BEAST

$20Pet

Moves adjacent Weapons

DMG: DMG

▲ Give adjacent items +8 DMG

BEAST $20

Moves adjacent Weapons

DMG: DMG

▲ Give adjacent items +8 DMG

BEEHIVE

$15Pet

Spawns a Bee
every 0.5 seconds
Every 20 kills:
Create Honey

DMG: DMG
KILLS: COUNT

▲ +50% Spawn Speed
Creates Honey+

BEEHIVE $15

Spawns a Bee
every 0.5 seconds
Every 20 kills:
Create Honey

DMG: DMG
KILLS: COUNT

▲ +50% Spawn Speed
Creates Honey+

BIRD

$10Pet

Create an Egg every 40 kills

DMG: DMG
KILLS: COUNT

▲ +3 DMG
+15% SPD

BIRD $10

Create an Egg every 40 kills

DMG: DMG
KILLS: COUNT

▲ +3 DMG
+15% SPD

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+3
KILLS: COUNT

BUTTERFLY

$5Pet

Heals 1 HP
every 1 second

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+2 Healing

BUTTERFLY $5

Heals 1 HP
every 1 second

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+2 Healing

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

COGGY

$15Pet

Use both adjacent
Tools every 5s

DMG: DMG

▲ +25% SPD

COGGY $15

Use both adjacent
Tools every 5s

DMG: DMG

▲ +25% SPD

DEMON

$15Pet

Shoots waves of fireballs

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

DEMON $15

Shoots waves of fireballs

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

EGG

$5Pet

On Kill:
Transform into
a Pet Bird

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Creates Bird+

EGG $5

On Kill:
Transform into
a Pet Bird

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Creates Bird+

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

FISH

$5Pet

Gains +2 DMG per adjacent Pet

DMG: DMG

▲ +30% SPD per adjacent Pet

FISH $5

Gains +2 DMG per adjacent Pet

DMG: DMG

▲ +30% SPD per adjacent Pet

GHOST

$10Pet

+1 DMG per MP/s
on adjacent Wands

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 MP/s to
adjacent Wands

GHOST $10

+1 DMG per MP/s
on adjacent Wands

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 MP/s to
adjacent Wands

GNOME

$10Pet

???

DMG: GNOME

▲ ???

GNOME $10

???

DMG: GNOME

▲ ???

IMP

$2Pet

Shoots random enemies

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+25% ATK SPD

IMP $2

Shoots random enemies

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+25% ATK SPD

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

LONE WOLF

$15Pet

Gains +3 DMG per adjacent empty item slot

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG per slot

LONE WOLF $15

Gains +3 DMG per adjacent empty item slot

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG per slot

MACAW

$15Pet

Triggers adjacent items' hit and kill effects

DMG: DMG

▲ Give adjacent items +3 DMG

MACAW $15

Triggers adjacent items' hit and kill effects

DMG: DMG

▲ Give adjacent items +3 DMG

PENGUIN

$10Pet

Slides at enemies
Slow for 2s on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
Ice Explosion

PENGUIN $10

Slides at enemies
Slow for 2s on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
Ice Explosion

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

PET ROCK

$5Pet

On Hit:
30% chance to splash pebbles

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+30% chance

PET ROCK $5

On Hit:
30% chance to splash pebbles

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+30% chance

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

PUPPY

$10Pet

Follows Weapon
to the left

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

PUPPY $10

Follows Weapon
to the left

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

RAT

$5Pet

Gains +1 DMG for each other Rat

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Create another Rat

RAT $5

Gains +1 DMG for each other Rat

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Create another Rat

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

SKUNK

$10Pet

Creates Toxic area for 3 seconds
every 10 hits

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
+2s Duration

SKUNK $10

Creates Toxic area for 3 seconds
every 10 hits

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
+2s Duration

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

TORTOISE

$10Pet

-80% SPD

DMG: DMG

▲ +4 DMG, -40% SPD

TORTOISE $10

-80% SPD

DMG: DMG

▲ +4 DMG, -40% SPD

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+4

TRASH EATER

$10Pet

Gain +1 DMG permanently when you sell a Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG per sell

TRASH EATER $10

Gain +1 DMG permanently when you sell a Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG per sell

Weapons, Modules & Support (88)

Everything without a tribe tag

3-MERGE

$8

Merge three inputs
into one output

3-MERGE $8

Merge three inputs
into one output

3-MIXER

$20

Mix three inputs
into three outputs

3-MIXER $20

Mix three inputs
into three outputs

3-SPLIT

$8

Split one input
into three outputs

3-SPLIT $8

Split one input
into three outputs

ALCHEMY

$15

Give +1 MP/s to adjacent Wands

▲ +2 MP/s

ALCHEMY $15

Give +1 MP/s to adjacent Wands

▲ +2 MP/s

ANCIENT RUNE

$20

Connected Wand
casts spell twice

▲ +1 Extra Cast

ANCIENT RUNE $20

Connected Wand
casts spell twice

▲ +1 Extra Cast

ANVIL

$20

Give +2 DMG to
all basic Weapons

▲ Upgrades all
basic Weapons

ANVIL $20

Give +2 DMG to
all basic Weapons

▲ Upgrades all
basic Weapons

ARMOR

$5

+5 Max HP for each item in network

COUNT: COUNT

▲ +5 HP per item

ARMOR $5

+5 Max HP for each item in network

COUNT: COUNT

▲ +5 HP per item

AXE

$10

Splash damage
on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Larger splash

AXE $10

Splash damage
on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Larger splash

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

BALLOON

$5

Move Weapon up and Give 25% chance to explode On Hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+25% chance

BALLOON $5

Move Weapon up and Give 25% chance to explode On Hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+25% chance

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

BANDAGE

$15

Adjacent Weapons
have a 10% chance to heal 1 on kill

▲ +1 Heal on kill

BANDAGE $15

Adjacent Weapons
have a 10% chance to heal 1 on kill

▲ +1 Heal on kill

BELL

$10

On Hit:
10% chance to
Stun area for 1s

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+5% Stun Chance

BELL $10

On Hit:
10% chance to
Stun area for 1s

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+5% Stun Chance

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

BIOCHAMBER

$20

Start of Wave:
Transform into a clone of the Pet
to the right

▲ Give cloned pet
+10 DMG, +50% SPD

BIOCHAMBER $20

Start of Wave:
Transform into a clone of the Pet
to the right

▲ Give cloned pet
+10 DMG, +50% SPD

BLOODBLADE

$15

Gain +1 DMG
every 40 kills

DMG: DMG
KILLS: COUNT

▲ Double kill buff

BLOODBLADE $15

Gain +1 DMG
every 40 kills

DMG: DMG
KILLS: COUNT

▲ Double kill buff

BLUEPRINT

$20

Connected Tool triggers Use twice

▲ +1 Extra Use

BLUEPRINT $20

Connected Tool triggers Use twice

▲ +1 Extra Use

BONE CLUB

$10

Gains +2 DMG per adjacent Pet

DMG: DMG

▲ Gives +2 DMG to adjacent Pets

BONE CLUB $10

Gains +2 DMG per adjacent Pet

DMG: DMG

▲ Gives +2 DMG to adjacent Pets

Upgraded: DMG: DMG

BOW

$10

Ranged Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ Rapid fire

BOW $10

Ranged Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ Rapid fire

BRASS PAW

$15

Give +1 DMG and 20% chance to Stun to adjacent Pets

▲ +2 DMG, +10% Stun

BRASS PAW $15

Give +1 DMG and 20% chance to Stun to adjacent Pets

▲ +2 DMG, +10% Stun

CHANNELLER

$15

Fire a magic wave every 3 seconds
+1 DMG per MP/s
on attached Wands

DMG: DMG

▲ +50% SPD

CHANNELLER $15

Fire a magic wave every 3 seconds
+1 DMG per MP/s
on attached Wands

DMG: DMG

▲ +50% SPD

CHEST

$15

Give adjacent items DMG equal to Weapon DMG in Bank

▲ +2 DMG per Bank Item

CHEST $15

Give adjacent items DMG equal to Weapon DMG in Bank

▲ +2 DMG per Bank Item

CIRCLE

$3

Move Weapon
in a circle

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +20% SPD

CIRCLE $3

Move Weapon
in a circle

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +20% SPD

Upgraded: AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD+20%

COOLANT

$10

Adjacent Mechs apply Slow for
2s on hit

▲ Improve all Slows

COOLANT $10

Adjacent Mechs apply Slow for
2s on hit

▲ Improve all Slows

CROSS

$10

Shoots holy beams
whenever you heal

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+1 Healing HP

CROSS $10

Shoots holy beams
whenever you heal

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+1 Healing HP

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

CROWN

$10

Give the item below this +2 DMG

▲ +2 DMG

CROWN $10

Give the item below this +2 DMG

▲ +2 DMG

CURSE RUNE

$15

Give Wand +2 DMG and +1 MP Cost

▲ +2 DMG, -2 MP/s

CURSE RUNE $15

Give Wand +2 DMG and +1 MP Cost

▲ +2 DMG, -2 MP/s

DIAGONAL

$3

Move Weapon in a diagonal ellipse

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +10% AMP/SPD

DIAGONAL $3

Move Weapon in a diagonal ellipse

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +10% AMP/SPD

Upgraded: ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP+10%
SPD: SPD+10%

DOGHOUSE

$15

Give Pet to the right +1 DMG per Pet owned and +40% SPD

▲ +3 DMG, +15% SPD

DOGHOUSE $15

Give Pet to the right +1 DMG per Pet owned and +40% SPD

▲ +3 DMG, +15% SPD

DOGWHISTLE

$20

Give Pets on this row DMG equal to attached Weapon's

▲ Affects ALL Pets

DOGWHISTLE $20

Give Pets on this row DMG equal to attached Weapon's

▲ Affects ALL Pets

DUMBBELL

$5

Give adjacent items +1 DMG

▲ +1 DMG

DUMBBELL $5

Give adjacent items +1 DMG

▲ +1 DMG

DYNAMITE

$10

Give Weapon
Explode on kill

DMG: DMG

▲ 25% Explode on hit

DYNAMITE $10

Give Weapon
Explode on kill

DMG: DMG

▲ 25% Explode on hit

EARTH GEM

$10

Give +2 DMG to attached item

▲ Gives Knockback

EARTH GEM $10

Give +2 DMG to attached item

▲ Gives Knockback

EXPLOSIVE

$10

Manual controlled
detonation
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG
CD: CD

▲ +10 DMG

EXPLOSIVE $10

Manual controlled
detonation
Can't be moved

DMG: DMG
CD: CD

▲ +10 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+10
CD: CD

FIRE GEM

$10

Give Weapon
Fire Trail

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Longer Trail

FIRE GEM $10

Give Weapon
Fire Trail

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Longer Trail

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

FOOD

$10

Start of Wave:
Give Weapon +1 permanent DMG
Limited Charge

CHARGE: COUNT

▲ +6 CHARGE

FOOD $10

Start of Wave:
Give Weapon +1 permanent DMG
Limited Charge

CHARGE: COUNT

▲ +6 CHARGE

Upgraded: CHARGE: COUNT+6

GLASS

$10

After 30 hits:
Breaks until the end of wave

DMG: DMG
HITS: COUNT

▲ +2 DMG
+20 Max Hits

GLASS $10

After 30 hits:
Breaks until the end of wave

DMG: DMG
HITS: COUNT

▲ +2 DMG
+20 Max Hits

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2
HITS: COUNT

GLOVES

$10

Use a random
adjacent Tool
every 3 seconds

▲ +25% SPD

GLOVES $10

Use a random
adjacent Tool
every 3 seconds

▲ +25% SPD

GOLD ROD

$10

15% chance to get +$1 on kill

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +10% chance

GOLD ROD $10

15% chance to get +$1 on kill

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +10% chance

GRIMOIRE

$15

Start of Wave:
Create a Pet Imp

▲ Gives Imps +2 DMG
Creates Imp+

GRIMOIRE $15

Start of Wave:
Create a Pet Imp

▲ Gives Imps +2 DMG
Creates Imp+

HONEY

$20

Can be sold for
a high price

▲ +100% Sell Value

HONEY $20

Can be sold for
a high price

▲ +100% Sell Value

HORIZONTAL

$3

Move Weapon
left and right

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +10% AMP/SPD

HORIZONTAL $3

Move Weapon
left and right

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +10% AMP/SPD

Upgraded: AMP: AMP+10%
SPD: SPD+10%

HORSESHOE

$10

Give +50% SPD to Pet above this

▲ Gives +2 DMG

HORSESHOE $10

Give +50% SPD to Pet above this

▲ Gives +2 DMG

HOURGLASS

$5

Give adjacent Modules +30% SPD

▲ +15% SPD

HOURGLASS $5

Give adjacent Modules +30% SPD

▲ +15% SPD

ICE GEM

$10

Give Weapon
Slow on hit for 1s

▲ +1s Slow

ICE GEM $10

Give Weapon
Slow on hit for 1s

▲ +1s Slow

JUICE

$10

Give +3 DMG to
Pet below this

▲ Gives +50% SPD

JUICE $10

Give +3 DMG to
Pet below this

▲ Gives +50% SPD

KEY

$5

Use connected
Tool every 3s

▲ +25% SPD

KEY $5

Use connected
Tool every 3s

▲ +25% SPD

LONGSTAFF

$10

Has +2 DMG while at full HP

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+1 Full HP DMG

LONGSTAFF $10

Has +2 DMG while at full HP

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+1 Full HP DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

LONGSWORD

$5

Basic Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

LONGSWORD $5

Basic Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

LUBRICANT

$10

Give Tool a
10% chance to Use
on kill

▲ +5% chance

LUBRICANT $10

Give Tool a
10% chance to Use
on kill

▲ +5% chance

MACE

$10

Knockback on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
25% Stun on hit

MACE $10

Knockback on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
25% Stun on hit

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

MAELSTROM

$20

50% Chance to
Zap on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
100% Zap Chance

MAELSTROM $20

50% Chance to
Zap on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +2 DMG
100% Zap Chance

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+2

MAGNET

$20

Pull Weapon to
nearby enemies

▲ Pulls enemies
to Weapon

MAGNET $20

Pull Weapon to
nearby enemies

▲ Pulls enemies
to Weapon

MANA POT

$5

Give +1 MP/s to attached Wand

▲ +1 MP/s

MANA POT $5

Give +1 MP/s to attached Wand

▲ +1 MP/s

MEDKIT

$10

Give Weapon a
25% chance to
heal 1 on kill

▲ +1 Heal on kill

MEDKIT $10

Give Weapon a
25% chance to
heal 1 on kill

▲ +1 Heal on kill

MERGER

$5

Merge two inputs
into one output

MERGER $5

Merge two inputs
into one output

MIRROR

$15

Create reflection of Weapon to the left of this

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG

MIRROR $15

Create reflection of Weapon to the left of this

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+3

MIXER

$10

Mix two inputs
into two outputs

MIXER $10

Mix two inputs
into two outputs

PHIAL

$5

Adjacent Wands get +0.5 MP on cast

▲ +0.5 MP Gained

PHIAL $5

Adjacent Wands get +0.5 MP on cast

▲ +0.5 MP Gained

PIGGY BANK

$20

End of Wave:
Get +$1 for each
item in network

COUNT: COUNT

▲ +$1 per item

PIGGY BANK $20

End of Wave:
Get +$1 for each
item in network

COUNT: COUNT

▲ +$1 per item

POINT

$3

Move Weapon
to fixed point

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP

▲ Gives +1 DMG

POINT $3

Move Weapon
to fixed point

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP

▲ Gives +1 DMG

QUARTER

$3

Move Weapon in a
Quarter Circle

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +15% SPD
Move Half Circle

QUARTER $3

Move Weapon in a
Quarter Circle

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +15% SPD
Move Half Circle

Upgraded: ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD+15%

RECYCLER

$10

On Shop Reroll:
Give Weapon +2 DMG
until End of Wave

DMG: DMG

▲ -$1 Reroll Cost

RECYCLER $10

On Shop Reroll:
Give Weapon +2 DMG
until End of Wave

DMG: DMG

▲ -$1 Reroll Cost

RULER

$5

Give adjacent Modules +30% AMP

▲ +15% AMP buff

RULER $5

Give adjacent Modules +30% AMP

▲ +15% AMP buff

SCALER

$5

Scale Weapon
up and down

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +50% Size

SCALER $5

Scale Weapon
up and down

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +50% Size

SCYTHE

$15

On Kill:
Summon ally ghost

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 Ghost

SCYTHE $15

On Kill:
Summon ally ghost

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 Ghost

SHIV

$10

On Kill:
50% chance to
Heal 1 HP

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +1 Heal

SHIV $10

On Kill:
50% chance to
Heal 1 HP

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG, +1 Heal

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

SHURIKEN

$10

Triple Projectile

DMG: DMG
ANG: ANG

▲ +1 Projectile

SHURIKEN $10

Triple Projectile

DMG: DMG
ANG: ANG

▲ +1 Projectile

SNOWBALL

$15

On Kill: +1 DMG and +20% size
for 1 second

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+1s Duration

SNOWBALL $15

On Kill: +1 DMG and +20% size
for 1 second

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
+1s Duration

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

SONIC WAVE

$15

Attached Wand fires sonic wave
on casting

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG

SONIC WAVE $15

Attached Wand fires sonic wave
on casting

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+3

SOULRIPPER

$15

On Kill:
Give +2 MP to adjacent Wands

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG, +2 MP Gain

SOULRIPPER $15

On Kill:
Give +2 MP to adjacent Wands

DMG: DMG

▲ +3 DMG, +2 MP Gain

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+3

SOULROD

$10

Give Wand a
10% chance to
cast on kill

▲ +10% chance

SOULROD $10

Give Wand a
10% chance to
cast on kill

▲ +10% chance

SPEAR

$5

Thrust Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ Range up
+1 DMG

SPEAR $5

Thrust Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ Range up
+1 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

SPIRAL

$3

Move Weapon
in a spiral

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +20% AMP

SPIRAL $3

Move Weapon
in a spiral

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +20% AMP

Upgraded: AMP: AMP+20%
SPD: SPD

SPLITTER

$5

Split one input
into two outputs

SPLITTER $5

Split one input
into two outputs

SQUARE

$3

Move Weapon
in a Square

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +20% SPD

SQUARE $3

Move Weapon
in a Square

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +20% SPD

Upgraded: AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD+20%

STAR

$3

Move Weapon in
a star pattern

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +1 Star Point
+15% SPD

STAR $3

Move Weapon in
a star pattern

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +1 Star Point
+15% SPD

Upgraded: ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD+15%

STICK

$5

Give +15% SPD to adjacent Pets

DMG: DMG

▲ +15% SPD

STICK $5

Give +15% SPD to adjacent Pets

DMG: DMG

▲ +15% SPD

SWORD

$5

Basic Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG

SWORD $5

Basic Weapon

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

TOOLBOX

$10

Use both adjacent
Tools every 3s

▲ Upgrade a
random Tool

TOOLBOX $10

Use both adjacent
Tools every 3s

▲ Upgrade a
random Tool

TOXIN

$10

Poison area
on hit

DMG: DMG
CD: CD

▲ Extra duration

TOXIN $10

Poison area
on hit

DMG: DMG
CD: CD

▲ Extra duration

TREAT

$10

Gives +30% SPD to Pets on this row

▲ Gives +2 DMG

TREAT $10

Gives +30% SPD to Pets on this row

▲ Gives +2 DMG

TRIANGLE

$3

Move Weapon
in a triangle

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +20% SPD

TRIANGLE $3

Move Weapon
in a triangle

ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +20% SPD

Upgraded: ANG: ANG
AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD+20%

VAMP FANG

$15

Give Weapon a
5% chance to
heal 1 HP on hit

▲ +1 Healing

VAMP FANG $15

Give Weapon a
5% chance to
heal 1 HP on hit

▲ +1 Healing

VERTICAL

$3

Move Weapon
up and down

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +10% AMP/SPD

VERTICAL $3

Move Weapon
up and down

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +10% AMP/SPD

Upgraded: AMP: AMP+10%
SPD: SPD+10%

VOID GEM

$10

Give -1 DMG to connected Weapon and +40% SPD to all its inputs

▲ -1 DMG, +30% SPD

VOID GEM $10

Give -1 DMG to connected Weapon and +40% SPD to all its inputs

▲ -1 DMG, +30% SPD

VORTEX

$15

Give Wand +1 MP Cost and Stun area on cast for 1s

DMG: DMG

▲ +5 DMG

VORTEX $15

Give Wand +1 MP Cost and Stun area on cast for 1s

DMG: DMG

▲ +5 DMG

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+5

WATER CAN

$15

Grows Explosive Flowers in path

DMG: DMG
MAX: COUNT

▲ +1 DMG
+10 Max Flowers

WATER CAN $15

Grows Explosive Flowers in path

DMG: DMG
MAX: COUNT

▲ +1 DMG
+10 Max Flowers

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1
MAX: COUNT+10

WAVE

$3

Move Weapon
in a wave

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +10% AMP/SPD

WAVE $3

Move Weapon
in a wave

AMP: AMP
SPD: SPD

▲ +10% AMP/SPD

Upgraded: AMP: AMP+10%
SPD: SPD+10%

WEIGHT

$10

Give Weapon above this +4 DMG and
-50% SPD to all of its inputs

▲ +2 DMG, -20% SPD

WEIGHT $10

Give Weapon above this +4 DMG and
-50% SPD to all of its inputs

▲ +2 DMG, -20% SPD

WIND GEM

$10

Give Weapon
30% chance to
Zap on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Extra Bounces

WIND GEM $10

Give Weapon
30% chance to
Zap on hit

DMG: DMG

▲ +1 DMG
Extra Bounces

Upgraded: DMG: DMG+1

Source: IL extraction from Assembly-CSharp.dll + UnityPy sprite export (wireworks-guide datamining pipeline). One item (Remote) has no confidently-matched sprite.

Skills

Skills (also called perks) are run-modifiers you're offered as you progress. 15 new skills were added in the Major Content Update (v1.3) to support the new Tool/Pet mechanics. In Endless, skill offers appear randomly — you don't control when you get a choice of three (you can go ~10 waves with none, or get two in a row).

The full skill list is best read in-game. Below are skills confirmed by the developer or repeatedly discussed by the community, with their high-level Endless implications.

Notable skills

Skill strategy (Endless)

The dominant high-level insight: most skills are optional, and many are actively harmful in late Endless because they add on-screen effects and enemies (lag). A skill-less Difficulty 5 run is entirely possible.

Skills to avoid in late Endless (per experienced players):

• Inspire (pet-speed lag bomb)
• Stun / knockback skills — they keep enemies alive longer and increase on-screen enemy counts (worse in the asteroid/space waves where enemies split), raising lag. Only useful below ~wave 100.
• Slow-wave and bone-shard-on-hit skills — same lag reasoning.

Skills that stay good: Bomber (+explosion area), economy/mech scaling skills, and anything that raises damage without spawning extra visuals.

Sources: Steam patch notes (v1.3 "15 New Skills"); developer clarifications and extensive community strategy in Discord #general.

Game Modes

Standard run (waves 1–30)

A run starts with a basic sword kit and progresses through waves. You beat the base game by clearing wave 30 (in the demo it was only the first 10 waves). Beating wave 30 with a character is what unlocks the next difficulty.

Key constraint confirmed by the dev: in pre-Endless mode you can own at most 1 upgraded item (or 2 un-upgraded) of the same item — the shop stops offering an item once you own an upgraded copy. This deliberately keeps the game-breaking infinite builds confined to Endless. (A known workaround: stack the base copies first, then upgrade them all together.)

The first shop never offers items costing more than $10 — so the cheapest items define your opening.

Endless mode

Reached after clearing the standard waves. Enemies scale indefinitely in loops (each loop of ~100 waves is harder). Endless is where the game truly opens up:

• You can buy extra boards (at an increasing price) to expand your build far beyond the standard board limit.
• The shop offers upgraded duplicates, so the "one upgraded copy" restriction is lifted — this is what enables the infinite-scaling builds.
• Enemy scaling in Endless was sharpened over patches: shorter but harder waves (Gameplay Update 1.1) to reduce dead time.
• Skills in Endless are offered randomly — you don't pick when; some stretches give no skill choice for 10 waves, others offer two back-to-back.

The dev noted that most players spend more time in Endless than in the base game, and treats it as a first-class mode rather than an afterthought.

The real Endless "boss": performance

A recurring community truth — "the true endgame of Wireworks is performance optimization." Past roughly wave 100–150, huge builds with many retriggers, explosions, and pets cause severe FPS drops (down to 1–2 FPS, and occasionally crashes that look like a win). High-level Endless play is largely about maximizing damage-per-frame while minimizing on-screen effects (see Tips & Strategy). Players have reached waves in the 400–1000+ range, often leaving the game running overnight in Auto mode.

Auto mode

Added in Gameplay Update 1.1 for Endless runs — the game plays waves automatically so you can idle/AFK a run. Notes:

• With Auto on, the shop stays locked (Balance Update 1.2), so you can't shop mid-auto.
• Auto can randomly pick skills; players deliberately avoid Auto when a lag-inducing skill (like Inspire) might be auto-selected and tank the framerate.

Difficulty

There are 5 difficulty tiers (0–4 internally, "Difficulty 1–5" colloquially). Each is unlocked by beating the base game (wave 30) on the prior tier. A difficulty indicator UI was added in Update 1.1.

(Advanced note from the dev: unlock progress lives in Wireworks/Wireworks_Data/UserData/{SteamID}/save.json — the maxDiffUnlock variable controls unlocked difficulties. Editing save files is unsupported and at your own risk.)

Quick-restart

You can hold R or ` (backtick) at any time to quick-restart a run — useful for the "reset until you get a viable opening" early-game loop.

Sources: Steam patch notes (Update 1.1, Balance 1.2, Major Content Update); developer answers in Discord #general.

Tips & Strategy

Compiled from community builds and developer clarifications in the Discord #general channel. Two very different games exist here: beating the standard 30 waves (a tight, RNG-sensitive puzzle) and Endless (an incremental damage-vs-lag optimization game). Strategies differ sharply between them.

Early game (waves 1–30, higher difficulties)

• Reset for a viable opening. On Difficulty 2+, a bad shop can be unwinnable. Hold R or ` to quick-restart. Many players reset until they see a key item (e.g. Golf Club for Tinker, or a good wand for Mage).
• The first shop caps items at $10, so plan your opener around cheap items.
• Goblin is a strong pick — the extra starting cash ($20) helps you reach two upgraded Recyclers (free rerolls) fastest, which snowballs everything else.
• Staff is a great early weapon purely because of its board size/coverage.
• Mage opener: Phial + Bolt + Waves. Wands are beginner-friendly because they deal damage on impact and on effect connection.
• Remember: pre-Endless you can only hold 1 upgraded (or 2 base) of an item — don't expect to stack duplicates until Endless.

The economy engine

• Free rerolls: 3× upgraded Recycler = $0 rerolls (they don't need to be wired to anything — even work from the bank). With a strong money engine, Recyclers become optional.
• Cash batteries: Piggy Bank + Processors + 3-merge modules produce ~$378–$400 per board. Add Mainframe for +1 mech per network. Midas adds money on kill.
• Sell-back trick: upgraded items sell for 100% of purchase price — so buying/selling upgraded Mechs (with the "damage on mech sell" perk) is an old infinite-damage grind (tedious, largely superseded by Chest/Biochamber).

Endless scaling — the damage meta

The community converged on a few dominant scaling engines (roughly in order of power/ease):

1. Chest + Raccoon (or Pet Rock): Chest grants adjacent items damage equal to the value stored in your bank. Park high-value pets (e.g. 5 Raccoons farmed to 90k+ each) in the bank; the Chest transfers that damage. You can double-dip by placing a Chest next to a Recycler and feeding the weapon on the other side.
2. Biochamber "baking": Biochamber copies a cloned pet's current damage. Chain several Biochambers across boards to copy a Pet Rock/Pebble or Egg up to ~1.7 billion damage (stay under the integer limit) in just 4–5 waves. Widely called game-breaking — you one-shot everything past wave 1000.
3. Dog Whistle pet networks: Dog Whistle takes damage from all weapons in its network and grants it to every pet (all boards). Stack Dog Whistle+ for millions per pet; Beehive bees then fire like machine guns.
4. Mech/Wand engines: Discharger + USB + Spellbook (mech-scaled zaps), or MP loops (Spellbook + Repeater + Feedback = infinite mana).

⚠️ Several of these are acknowledged exploits the dev may patch. They're documented here as they existed through mid-2026.

The lag war (the real Endless boss)

Past ~wave 100–150, framerate — not enemy HP — is what ends runs. "The true endgame of Wireworks is performance optimization." Principles from players who reached waves 400–1000+:

• Fewer, bigger hits beat many small ones. A single high-damage, area-effect weapon (e.g. Discharger + a huge banked Pebble via Chest) is the least-laggy top build. Pair with Staff/Lifestaff for healing.
• Cut on-screen effects. Explosions, zaps, clown projectiles, skunks, and huge pet swarms are the lag drivers. Builds using effect-free modules (Repeater, Piggy Bank, Armor, Processor) run far better — one player ran 30 Bloodblades + 105 Butterflies at 60 FPS.
• Avoid lag skills: Inspire (pet-speed bomb), stun/knockback/slow, bone-shard-on-hit. A skill-less Difficulty 5 run is viable.
• Take Weight late (+2 DMG, −50% SPD) to deliberately slow the simulation and reduce lag; protect the center with Butterfly/Imp boards during the slow period.
• Thin the herd — sell excess pets between rounds; enemy swarms speed up over loops, and too many pages tank FPS.
• Board roles: experienced players dedicate separate boards — DPS, money, armor/HP, healing (Butterfly), protection (Imp/Butterfly near center).

Quality-of-life notes

• Quick-Sell: hold Ctrl and grab to quick-sell (Balance 1.4). Honey auto-sells when grabbed.
• Knob/dial control: hover a Slider/Dial and use the mouse wheel or WASD/Arrow keys (Left Stick / D-pad on Steam Deck) for precise adjustment.
• Save & reload is safe — you can restart the game mid-run without losing progress. (Some permanent buffs/crafted items persist through a save-reload wave reset.)
• Endless is a grind of clicking reroll; some players use auto-clicker macros for the long overnight climbs (unsupported, but common in the community).

Sources: developer answers and community build discussions in Discord #general; Steam patch notes. Meta shifts with balance patches — verify against current tooltips.

Level 5 Early-Game Cheat Sheet

How to survive and clear waves 1–30 on Difficulty 5 (the hardest tier, internally maxDiff). This is the RNG-tightest part of the game — before Endless removes the item caps, every shop roll matters. Compiled from community D5 runs and developer answers in Discord #general.

The three rules that shape everything

1. The first shop never offers items over $10. Your opener is always built from the cheap pool — plan for it.
2. Pre-Endless you can hold only 1 upgraded (or 2 base) copies of an item. The shop stops offering an item once you own an upgraded version. No duplicate-stacking engines until Endless — the broken infinite builds are deliberately locked out of waves 1–30.
3. Resetting is the strategy, not a failure. On D5 a bad opening shop is often unwinnable. Hold R or ` (backtick) to quick-restart until you see a viable opener. Experienced D5 players openly reset until a key item appears.

Opener by character

A documented D5 line (default Bolt start)

From a player who cleared D5 with the default weapon only (radioactivepest):

• By round 3 you need: Matchstick + Phial + upgrades to Bolt or Mana Potion. That's the checklist — reset if the shop won't give it.
• If Midas appears after round 3: take it, then reroll-scum until you land a Rune — from there the run is "smooth sailing."

Early-board principles

• Staff is a premium early buy purely for its size — it covers the board and buys you time while your engine comes online.
• Melee movement: sell vertical/horizontal movement modules and replace with circle ASAP; add an Hourglass and/or Turbo adjacent for speed. Firetrail and Dynamite are strong in early waves.
• Melee is the weakest D5 archetype overall (too many shop items dilute the rolls you need) — but if you commit to it, it's the easiest to power-scale for the first 30 waves, and Powerhammer is near-mandatory (it gets Mech scaling; Silicon does not — skip it).
• Pet economy board: Honey+ ($20 auto-sell value) + Eggs ($2) feeding a Raccoon — one player hit this by wave 21 on D5 — generates cash while the Raccoon scales.
• Skills are optional. A skill-less Difficulty 5 run is entirely possible — don't hold out for skill offers to fix a bad board.

Small edges

• Save & reload is safe mid-run — and permanent buffs (kill-stacking damage, crafted items, tool-use damage) are kept if you reset the wave by saving and reloading.
• Hover a Slider/Dial and use the mouse wheel or WASD/arrows for precise knob control mid-wave.
• Difficulty unlock progress lives in save.json (maxDiffUnlock) — editing is unsupported, but it's how the dev says demo veterans skipped ahead.

Sources: developer (JJJ) answers and community D5 run reports (radioactivepest, ericbeau, daganisoraan, odinsonnah, yup8016, nigma1337) in Discord #general; Steam patch notes. Current through the 2026-08-07 export.

Best Builds — Late Game (Endless)

The Endless builds that still work as of the 2026-08-07 data export — i.e. after Balance Update 1.4 (May 11), the Localization Update (July 27), and the August 6 hotfix. That hotfix only changed how big damage numbers are displayed (thousands/millions shorthand) — it accommodates these builds rather than nerfing them. The core engines below were being actively discussed and used July 29–30, 2026.

⚠️ Patch-risk caveat: the Biochamber "baking" exploit is acknowledged as game-breaking by its own users ("If JJJ sees this, yeah, he's going to patch something"). Nothing in the patch notes through Aug 6 has touched it — but verify against current in-game tooltips, and re-export #general before trusting this page after a new balance patch.

The frame that matters: the lag war

The real Endless boss is your framerate, not enemy HP. Past ~wave 100–150, retriggers, explosions, and pet swarms drop the game to single-digit FPS; runs end because waves take 10+ minutes, not because you die. Every top build below is shaped by damage-per-frame economics:

• Cut on-screen effects. Effect-free modules (Repeater, Piggy Bank, Armor, Processor) barely cost FPS; explosions, zaps, skeleton/imp spam, and skunks are lag bombs.
• Avoid the lag skills: Inspire (+10% pet SPD per pet — freezes the game with a big pet count), and stun / knockback / slow / bone-shard skills, which keep more enemies alive on screen. They're only worth it below ~wave 100. A skill-less D5 run is viable; the one skill top players still praise is Bomber (+20% explosion area).
• Take Weight late (+DMG, −50% SPD) to deliberately slow the simulation and claw back FPS.

Tier 1 — Chest resonance (the dominant meta)

"Chest resonance makes everything else obsolete."

Chest grants adjacent items damage equal to the value stored in your bank. Everything in the current meta flows from that.

Biochamber baking (the damage printer)

Biochamber copies a cloned pet's current damage (since Update 1.1 — current, not base). Chain ~5 linked Biochambers over two boards on a Pet Rock/Pebble or Egg that's being pumped by Chest + Recycler links, re-bank the fattest copy each wave, and the damage compounds: ~300 million to ~1.7 billion damage in only 4–5 waves. Stay under the integer limit (~2.1B) — one player's 500M pebble is comfortably safe; overflow breaks the weapon.

Discharger delivery (the least-laggy weapon)

Feed the baked pebble's damage to a Discharger via Chest. The Discharger is the community's proven lowest-lag high-wave weapon — screen-wide zaps, few sprites: "wave 400+, discharger 0-tic build is needed." The endgame formulation: "the least laggy AND most powerful build — biochamber a pebble to 300+ million in bank, Discharger for damage, Staff for healing — and the skills you get won't matter."

The endgame skeleton (verified to wave 1137)

The deepest documented run (daganisoraan, D5) used just:

• 1 Discharger board (damage — fed by the banked pebble via Chest)
• 1 healing Staff board (Lifestaff + Mana Potion class of healing — low lag)
• ~6–7 Armor boards (≈9995 HP; each optimized armor board ≈1890 HP)
• Everything else is optional. One-shots everything past wave 1000.

Tier 2 — Chest + Raccoon

Chest + Raccoon transfers the Raccoon's damage-growth perk onto any weapon you want. Double-dip trick: place the Chest next to a Recycler and feed the weapon on the Chest's other side — the same Chest applies twice. Farming the bank (e.g. 5 Raccoons at 90k+ each, built up with buy/sell loops) made each Chest worth ~454,000 damage in a wave-419 no-lag run. Slower than Biochamber baking, but exploit-free and just as legal after every patch to date.

Tier 3 — Dog Whistle pet networks

Dog Whistle takes damage from all weapons in its network and grants it to every pet on every board. Stacked Dog Whistle+ (players ran up to ~19–28 of them) pushes each pet into the millions; Beehive bees then hit for 600k+ per bee "like a machine gun." Strong and fun — but pet swarms are the lag-heaviest archetype, so thin the herd as waves speed up, and never take Inspire.

Supporting infrastructure (all builds)

• Money: Piggy Bank + Processor + 3-merge "batteries" (~$378–400/board); with a real money engine, even Recyclers become optional ($0 rerolls showed up at wave 1111 with none on board).
• Healing: Butterfly+ boards (near-zero lag) or a single Lifestaff + Mana Potion + Ra. Keep one guaranteed heal source.
• Protection: Imp+ boards guard the center in waves ~31–80; Butterflies take over later.
• The reroll grind is real — top players use auto-buy/sell mouse macros for the overnight bake phases (unsupported, but openly discussed).

Sources: community Endless runs and build reports (daganisoraan, ericbeau, rumple4skin420, kingballsacka, micalobia, golem9899, yup8016) and developer patch notes, Discord #general export through 2026-08-07.

FAQ

Answers drawn directly from the developer (JJJ) in the Discord #general channel, plus community consensus.

Mechanics

Q: Does "adjacent" count vertically?

No — adjacent counts only horizontally. Items that also count vertically explicitly say "above" or "below".

Q: Do extra boards interact? Will a wand cast on Board 1 trigger something on Board 2?

Yes. Cross-board triggers work — a heal or wand cast on one board triggers Monitors/Flames/etc. on other boards.

Q: What counts as a "Weapon" vs a "Module"?

A Weapon is anything with the sword icon — and all Pets count as Weapons too. Channeler and Pointer are Modules, not Weapons. Switchblade is a Weapon.

Q: Does SPD affect movement speed / meters-per-second?

No. SPD affects Modules and Pets (attack/retrigger speed, pet speed), not enemy-crossing M/s. Turbo gives SPD to Modules only — not Pets.

Q: How fast can Wands cast?

Wands are capped at once every 5 frames (~0.1s) — the game runs at 60 FPS. Most other triggers are capped at once per frame, except the Repeater effect.

Q: How much MP can a wand store?

Capped at 99 MP (since a spring 2026 update). Overflow you might see (e.g. flashing 3.1) is just per-frame rounding (7 MP/s ≈ 0.116/frame) and isn't a bug.

Q: Why did items stop appearing in the shop / why can't I find duplicates?

Once you own an upgraded version of an item, it stops appearing in the shop. Workaround: stack the base copies first, then upgrade them all together. In Endless, upgraded duplicates are offered again.

Q: Can the first shop give expensive items (like Beehive)?

No — the first store never offers items over $10.

Q: What does the Router do?

It doubles secondary effects on weapons — it won't double a Mech bonus, only secondary weapon effects.

Q: Is the Imp (from Grimoire) / the ghost (from Scythe) an item?

The Imp is an item; Scythe summons a ghost as its effect.

Characters & unlocks

Q: How do I unlock The Tinker and The Hunter?

• Tinker: beat the game with any character.
• Hunter: buy 10 Pets across your runs.

If you met these before the v1.3 update, they unlocked automatically.

Q: How do difficulties unlock?

Beat the base game (clear wave 30) on a difficulty to unlock the next. There are 5 tiers. (The demo only required beating wave 10.)

Progression & saves

Q: Can I carry demo progress into the full game?

Not directly — demo unlocks were based on beating the first 10 waves; the full game requires beating 30. Unlock state lives in Wireworks/Wireworks_Data/UserData/{SteamID}/save.json (the maxDiffUnlock variable). Editing saves is unsupported.

Q: Is there a sandbox / creative mode?

Frequently requested; not a confirmed feature. Late Endless effectively becomes a sandbox once you out-scale enemies.

The game & its future

Q: Is Wireworks getting mod / Workshop support?

Not planned. The dev says it would require a major refactor of the game's code structure. He's floated possibly open-sourcing the game in the future, but made no promises.

Q: Will there be a mobile port?

No plans — the dev has no mobile-porting experience and is focused on the Steam version.

Q: Is there AI-generated content in the game?

No — and the dev stated Wireworks will not use AI-generated content, nor is there any Claude/AI integration.

Q: More languages?

Yes — Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese were added (Localization Update, July 27 2026). More major languages may follow.

Q: Free DLC / a bundle with Dungeons & Jewels?

No bundle (the dev felt Jewels was too old/janky to bundle). Future free content is "wait and see" — the focus has been polishing and expanding the base game.

Q: Any similar games to try?

The dev suggested Rogue Voltage (module-based resource management, simpler RPG-battle style).

Sources: developer (JJJ) answers in Discord #general; Steam patch notes.

Patch History

Full version history, pulled from the official Steam news feed (app 4206270). Newest changes are also summarized on other wiki pages.

Source: Steam app 4206270. 17 posts.

2026-01-08 — Wire up various modules to survive in Wireworks - a base-defense roguelike auto-battler

Wireworks went straight into my wishlist, I couldn't click it fast enough. Love the idea with this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/wire-up-various-modules-to-survive-in-wireworks-a-base-defense-roguelike-auto-battler/

2026-02-05 — Check out the demo for Wireworks, a tower defense where you wire up modules to make weapons dance

Wireworks might be the most unique tower defense game I've ever played, with you building up weapons from modules you wire up to different logic blocks.Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/check-out-the-demo-for-wireworks-a-tower-defense-where-you-wire-up-modules-to-make-weapons-dance/

2026-03-09 — Wireworks is in Tower Defense Fest!

Wireworks is officially participating in the Steam Tower Defense Fest on launch with a 20% sale!

Event lasts from March 9-16th.

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4206270/Wireworks"][/dynamiclink]

2026-03-09 — Wireworks is now available!

Wireworks is officially released!

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4206270/Wireworks"][/dynamiclink]

For feedback and bug reports, you can reach out on on the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/"]Steam Community forums[/url] or our [url="https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX"]community Discord[/url].

Will be reading all feedback/reviews and fixing any issues if they come up.

Thanks for playing and best of luck!

2026-03-11 — Optimization - March 11th

This update includes:

- Big improvements to performance issues in Endless mode.

• Fixed several minor visual/audio bugs.

Thanks again to everyone for the all the support!

More updates will be coming for any issues regarding performance or balance (and maybe even new content in the future!).

You can reach out any time on the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/]steam discussion boards[/url] or our [url=https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX]community discord[/url]. All feedback is appreciated.

2026-03-19 — Gameplay Update 1.1 - March 19th

After reading your feedback over the last week, today's update includes the following new features and changes.

General Changes:

Increased all boss HP.

Enemies now can't be stunned for 1s after a stun expires.

Endless Mode: Builds can now be scaled further by purchasing extra boards with increasing price.

Increased Endless mode enemy scaling.

Added "Auto" mode for Endless runs.

Shop: Can now give upgraded item duplicates in Endless mode.

Can now hold ]R] or ]`] to quick-restart runs at any time.

Added UI indicator for current difficulty.

Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

Item Changes:

All Wands now can only store MP up to 99.

Discharger: Upgrade reworked to "0.5s Zap Stun (10% chance)".

Spellbook: Cost increased. ]$10 -> $15]

Repeater: Cost increased. ]$20 -> $25]

Cross: Cost increased. ]$5 -> $10]

Fang: Chance to heal reduced ]10% -> 5%]

Medkit: Chance to heal reduced ]40% -> 25%]

Bandage: Chance to heal reduced ]25% -> 10%]

Biochamber: Now copies cloned Pet's current damage rather than its base damage.

3-Mixer: Now less common in the shop and has increased cost. ]$15->$20]

Thanks again for all your support and feedback - I have been reading everything and yes:

There will be more updates coming with new content, characters, and more balance changes.

Stay tuned for more news!

As usual, you can reach out any time on the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/"]Steam discussion boards[/url] or our [url="https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX"]community Discord[/url].

All feedback is always greatly appreciated and helps shape the game's future. Good luck and have fun!

2026-03-22 — Hotfix patch notes - March 21st

• Added "Sound in Background" setting.
• Minor performance improvements and bug-fixes.

2026-03-23 — Optimizations - March 23rd

• Various performance improvements and bug-fixes.

Thanks everyone for your feedback and patience as I work towards coming gameplay/content updates.

You can reach out any time on the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/]steam discussion boards[/url] or our [url=https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX]community discord[/url]. All feedback is appreciated.

2026-04-06 — Balance Update 1.2 - April 6th

Today's update addresses some balance issues that were brought up in user feedback, while new content is still in the works.

General Changes:

Goblin: Increased starting money. ]+$5 -> +$10, new total: $20]

Wizard: Improved starting weapon targeting (now prioritizes older enemies, but still has a random range).

Endless Mode: Shop now remains locked when using Auto mode.

Shop: Upgraded shop items now cost 50% more.

Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

Item Changes:

Toxin: Damage increased. ]1 DMG -> 2 DMG]

Scythe: Damage increased. ]2 DMG -> 3 DMG]

Pet Rock: Damage increased. ]1 DMG -> 2 DMG]

Bone Club: Damage increased. ]1 DMG -> 2 DMG]

Fairy: Damage increased. ]1 DMG -> 2 DMG]

Weight: Increased base/upgraded damage buff. ]2/3 DMG -> 4/6 DMG]

Crown: Increased base/upgraded damage buff. ]1/2 DMG -> 2/4 DMG]

Frost Orbs: Damage increased. ]1 DMG -> 3 DMG]

Frost Orbs: Now deals DMG equal to current damage on cast rather than a fixed amount.

Mageblade: Buff duration increased. ]1s -> 2s]

Bear Claws: MP Cost improved. ]4 MP -> 3 MP]

Hairdryer: Knockback reduced. ]-25% knockback]

Monitor: Reduced explosion size. ]-20% size]

Dynamite: Cost increased. ]$5 -> $10]

Restore (Skill): Chance reduced. ]25% -> 10%]

More news to come regarding upcoming content within the next 1-2 weeks. Stay tuned!

Thanks for playing, and as always, you can reach out any time and offer feedback on the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/"]Steam discussion boards[/url] or our [url="https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX"]community Discord[/url].

Good luck!

2026-04-20 — Upcoming Content Preview

Hello everyone! Thanks again for all the support and feedback over the last month.

I've been working on a new content update featuring new items, skills, and characters and today I wanted to share some of that progress.

The update will contain 2 new characters:

The first new character, "The Tinker", will be focused on the entirely new item type: Tools.

These items have special powerful "Use" triggers that must be activated through other items or skills, with various synergies with the preexisting Mech/Wand builds, of course.

Here's a small preview of some of the new items from the Tool item type:

[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45922302/5e8c2c1ddcf800ef143f9a77817ced854d131b52.gif"][/img]

The second new character, "The Hunter", will be a Pet-focused class that starts with a special companion beast and a special pet-scaling ability. More info on that later!

Along with the new content, the update will also include a shop-pool rework to ensure that characters have more defined identities and play-styles.

All in all, It should be releasing around early May.

Stay tuned for more news and as usual, you can reach out any time with feedback or questions on our [url="https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX"]community Discord[/url] or [url="https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/"]Steam discussion board[/url].

Thanks for playing Wireworks!

2026-05-01 — Major Content Update - May 1st

Wireworks v1.3 is a major content update, with new systems and items that introduce more variety and tools to play with.

Major Additions:

40 New Items: Featuring a brand new item type with a unique mechanic, Tools.

[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45922302/5e8c2c1ddcf800ef143f9a77817ced854d131b52.gif"][/img]

2 New Unlockable Characters: Centered around Tools and Pets.

These will be unlocked automatically if their requirements were met before the update.

[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45922302/9f9069d417aa7659f03b5369cc47536d36168fed.png"][/img]

15 New Skills: For new synergies with the new items and mechanics.

Other Changes:

Shop Rebalance: Shop item pools now differ based on character chosen, reducing randomness.

Item changes and Reworks: Some older items were changed or redesigned to be more useful.

New Steam Achievements: For winning with the new characters.

Item Changes:

The following items have been redesigned/Improved:

Fish: Now swims around enemies.

Penguin: Improved base speed and targeting.

Bolt: Now targets nearest enemy to base.

Watering Can: Damage increased. ]2 DMG -> 3 DMG]

Longstaff: Damage increased. ]1 DMG -> 2 DMG]

Wind Gem: Damage increased. ]1 DMG -> 2 DMG]

Explosive: Reworked item into a screen-wide explosive with long CD.

Wrench: Reworked item into a Tool with Mech buffs.

Screwdriver: Reworked item into a Tool with Module buffs.

Repeater: Now only repeats Hit and Kill effects. (Added new items to repeat Wand/Tool effects.)

The next updates for now will be mostly focused on balance and localization.

As always, you can reach out any time and offer feedback on the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/"]Steam discussion boards[/url] or our [url="https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX"]community Discord[/url]. All feedback is greatly appreciated.

Enjoy, and good luck!

2026-05-02 — Hotfix - May 1st

• Gear now has a Max SPD buff of +100% (+200% when upgraded)
• Fixed various small bugs related to new items.

2026-05-04 — Unique module-building tower defense game Wireworks just got much bigger

Wireworks is tower-defense roguelike auto-battler that's incredibly unique and now it's much bigger with a huge free update released.Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/unique-module-building-tower-defense-game-wireworks-just-got-much-bigger/

2026-05-11 — Balance Update 1.4 - May 11th

Today's balance update addresses some of the player feedback received on the latest update.

Item Changes:

Added Quick-Sell when holding the control key.

Honey: Now automatically sells when grabbing the item.

Cogblade: Increased Damage and trigger chance. ]3 DMG, 15% / 20% -> 4 DMG, 25% / 40%]

Crank: Increased trigger chance. ]15% / 20% -> 25% / 40%]

Scythe: Increased Damage. ]3 DMG -> 4 DMG]

Toxin: Increased Damage. ]2 DMG -> 5 DMG]

Axe: Increased Damage. ]1 DMG -> 2 DMG]

Taser: Increased Damage. ]1 DMG -> 2 DMG]

Key: Increased Use time. ]2s -> 3s]

Flux: Increased MP Cost. ]3 MP -> 5 MP]

Paintbrush: Trail damage triggers are now shared between all trails.

Golf Club:

Reduced Damage. ]2 DMG -> 1 DMG]

Now has a max ball count of 1000.

Magnifier:

Now has a max bonus size buff. ]500%]

Upgrade now increases max size. ]500% -> 1000%]

Increased price. ]$10 -> $15]

Mastery (Skill): Increased Use trigger requirement. ]25 -> 30]

Other:

Adjusted Continue menu buttons to avoid accidental run abandons.

Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

As usual, all feedback is welcome on the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/"]Steam discussion boards[/url] or our [url="https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX"]community Discord[/url].

It's always greatly appreciated and helps shape the game's future updates.

Thanks again for playing Wireworks and have fun!

2026-07-27 — Localization Update - July 27th

Added full localization for the following languages:

Simplified Chinese

Korean

Brazilian Portuguese

In addition, this update also includes some bug fixes and performance improvements.

Thanks everyone for all the support.

For all feedback and bug reports, feel free to reach out on the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/app/4206270/discussions/"]Steam discussion boards[/url] or our [url="https://discord.gg/UGcCn5D6XX"]community Discord[/url].

2026-07-29 — Hotfix - July 29th

• Various minor bug fixes.
• Control improvements for Sliders and Dials on Steam Deck.

(Can now be easily adjusted by hovering the module and using Left Stick/D-pad)

2026-08-06 — Hotfix - August 6th

• Fixed issue with DMG reports in Simplified Chinese language causing errors.
• DMG reports now display thousands and millions in shorthand notation.