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How to Get Heart of a Heretic

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How to Get Heart of a Heretic

Defeat All Four Bishops

Anura

You can get four Hearts once you defeat all four Bishops, who are the major bosses in Darkwood, Anura, Anchordeep, and Silk Cradle, in the base game.

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Defeat Marchosias

Marchosias Heart of a Heretic

You can also get another Heart of a Heretic once you defeat Marchosias in the Woolhaven DLC. This boss fight is available near the end of the DLC's story.

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How to Use Heart of a Heretic

Get Crown Upgrades

Crown Upgrades

The Heart of a Heretic is used to get crown upgrades in your tent. These upgrades are a permanent boost to your abilities and is useful as you encounter tougher runs as you progress the story.

List of Crown Upgrades

Crown Upgrade Effect
Resurrection When killed on a Crusade run for the first time, sacrifice a Follower to be resurrected.
The Hunger Once per Crusade, eat a meal to receive a heart that will vary depending on what is eaten.
Omnipresence Focus whilst on a Crusade run to instantly return to the base.
Darkness Within Receive a Diseased Heart at the beginning of each Crusade run.
Winter's Touch Enable or disable winter from Yngya's shrine in Woolhaven. Woolhaven DLC only.

Heart of a Heretic Details

Heart of a HereticHeart of a Heretic
Type Currency
Usage Upgrade Material
Effect Unholy hearts that can unlock new Crown Abilities from the Altar in your Temple.
"A heart cast in vile, irnpermeable, unrelenting terror."

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Stone Blocks IconStone Blocks Bone IconBone Shell IconShell
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Holy Talisman IconHoly Talisman Eye of the Witness IconEye of the Witness Rotten Eye of the Witness IconRotten Eye of the Witness
God Tear IconGod Tear Sin IconSin Charged Shard IconCharged Shard
Rotburn IconRotburn Rotgrit IconRotgrit Cursed Yewbark IconCursed Yewbark
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Wool of the Shrewd IconWool of the Shrewd Wool of the Resolute IconWool of the Resolute Wool of the Warrior IconWool of the Warrior
Wool of the Harbinger IconWool of the Harbinger Wool of the Pretender IconWool of the Pretender Wool of the Innocent IconWool of the Innocent
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