Cursed Companions Treasure Tier List

Treasures in Cursed Companions fund the Dark Queen's demands — but cursed loot punishes careless speech. This tier list ranks treasures and high-impact equipment by run-winning value minus curse risk, updated for version 1.0 Act III drops. Pair with the full items guide for descriptions.

S Tier — Run Savers

• Spellbook: Shows daily-changing spell phrases for your run — Carrying it may assign an extra curse word
• Healing Wand: Heal teammates with voice healing phrases — Healing phrases change daily
• Plan B: Auto-revive on death by sacrificing itself — Single use per item

Plan B auto-revive and spellbook phrase access define successful extractions. Never skip spellbook economy.

A Tier — Strong Tools

• Spell Torch: Light torches, defeat Mannequins, open Grumble Chests, identify dangerous doors — Attracts sound-sensitive monsters
• Jabber Walkie: Long-range team communication — Forbidden words hurt teammates over walkie range
• Gaslighter: Automatic spell torch without voice commands — Still attracts certain monsters
• Respawn Dice: Roll for a chance to respawn via the Dark Queen — RNG-based, not guaranteed
• Teleport Stone: Teleport to random dungeon location — Random destination
• Curse Remover: Remove curse wounds from yourself or allies — Limited supply per run

Gaslighter reduces voice load. Jabber Walkie helps large maps but propagates curse words. Curse Remover fixes team mistakes.

B Tier — Situational

• Death Wand: Universal kill weapon — Extremely dangerous in co-op
• Ice Wand: Freeze enemies temporarily — Limited charges
• Stink Potion: Repel or distract monsters — May affect teammates nearby

Death Wand drops here for co-op — too much friendly fire. Ice Wand and Stink Potion shine in specific dungeon layouts.

C Tier — High Risk or Novelty

• Dance Scepter: Blast musical hits while dancing — Noise attracts monsters
• Golden Chicken: Temporarily alters your voice when carried — Voice change may affect recognition
• Heavy Dumbbell: Temporarily alters your voice when carried — May interfere with spell casting
• Crown of Curses: Adds one extra forbidden word — +1 forbidden word

Crown of Curses adds gold at conversational cost. Voice-alter items troll friends but sabotage recognition.

Mode-Specific Rankings

Endless Mode elevates Plan B and Curse Remover to S+ priority. Traitor Mode downgrades walkies without curse discipline. Boss runs prioritize healing wands over loot greed. Builds in equipment builds.

Gold vs Risk

Gunther trades treasures for gold toward Dragon's Hoard achievements. Sometimes banking gold beats carrying curse-heavy loot into the Jester fight. Evaluate quota progress before grabbing Crown of Curses on Act III finale days.

This section expands on community-tested patterns from version 1.0 co-op lobbies. Teams that treat voice clarity as a loadout requirement — not an optional setting — extract more treasure, die less to friendly curse triggers, and reach Act III without burning out on repeated Antoinette wipes. Use the linked guides on this wiki as a field manual alongside the in-game H guidebook, which updates dynamically when you encounter new monsters or die to unfamiliar mechanics.

Procedural dungeons mean no two runs share identical layouts, but systems stay consistent: spell phrases rotate each in-game day, forbidden words punish careless speech, shop access is single-player at a time, and the day-end countdown kills anyone who misses quota. Internalize that loop before chasing achievements or Traitor Mode lobbies. Cursed Companions rewards groups who debrief after wipes honestly — mechanical mistakes, communication slips, and technical mic failures need different fixes.

When public Steam matchmaking feels empty, the official Discord remains the healthiest place to find eight-player co-op or sixteen-player Traitor sessions. Pair external text chat with in-game proximity voice so curse officers can spell out forbidden words without speaking them. Streamers should enable speech-to-text captions for VOD clarity and use Enter text-to-speech when room noise makes open mic unreliable.