Decisions and interactions
The ArchitectThe Lantern Key belongs to the Repy event chain; it is not a hidden requirement for defeating this ending scene.
The Lantern KeyKeeping it requires a fight against the Mysterious Knight and adds Lantern Key to the deck.
Event choices: health costs, Curses and delayed rewardsCompare an event with your next encounters and shops; a permanent reward can have an immediate lethal cost.
Merchant removal, Curses and shop prioritiesThe Lantern Key event's 100 Gold return option, for example, can fund the first removal under Inflation.
Why a strong deck can lose on its first drawLantern adds energy at combat start.