Welcome to The Arcadian's Handbook, a handy guide to the finer aspects of Arcadia. Here you'll find a complete list of items, weapons, sub-weapons and Legacy modifiers, along with a few extras.

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A good portion of the items in Gunmetal Arcadia are "stat" items - they simply raise your stats. This is not a bad thing, however, since accumulating a lot of them will greatly enhance your abilities!

(Note: 💖 depicts a full heart and 💗 depicts an empty heart.)

Some of stat items are Quest items - each one belongs to one of the characters, and if you talk to that character in-run after finding their item you'll be given the option of returning the item to that character. If you do, you'll get an achievement (per character), and a Legacy modifier that makes Quest items more common! Quest items are statistically better than non-Quest stat items - all Quest items give two stat boosts, and some non-Quest stat items only affect one stat.

Additionally, if you're playing as a character and you find their quest item, you'll automatically complete the requirements, earning the achievement and the Legacy modifier for your next run. This is the only way to complete Vireo's achievement, since he never appears as an NPC!


And of course, there's the most important "quest" item:

Other notable stat items are the two Faction Sigils - the Vanguard Sigil and the Seeker Sigil. These items can be collected from the leaders of Arcadia's two competing factions, and once collected, will align you with the corresponding faction.

They can be collected multiple times - each faction leader you come across will stock a single sigil. For each sigil you possess, your aligned faction will offer you discounted prices and increased sell value for your items, but beware - your opposing faction will increase shop prices and undervalue your items out of spite!

Collecting multiple sigils also grants you a cumulative stat bonus - get ready to hit really hard as a loyal Vanguard, or soar to the skies as a devout Seeker!

Furthermore, aligning with a faction will grant you a Legacy modifier on your next run that makes that faction appear more frequently. Not aligning with either faction will grant you some bonus starting equipment.

Equippable items equip themselves automatically when acquired, and may be unequipped using the Items menu. Equippable items may also be sold to vendors as long as they are unequipped.

Consumable items grant you a one-time benefit when acquired.

These consumables are always, and exclusively, sold in shops. The amount stocked per shop can be increased by Legacy modifiers.

Ultra-rare items show up extremely rarely.

Weapons determine the type of attack you produce with the attack button. They vary in damage, range and speed. Weapons can be sold back to vendors as long as they are unequipped.

Weapon stats are represented with dots. 0 is terrible, 1 is low, 2 is medium, 3 is good and 4 is exceptional.

Subweapons cost ⭐ to use, and are used with the subweapon button. They can be sold back to vendors as long as they are unequipped. In the Controls menu you'll find binds to rapidly swap between your subweapons - learning to use these is essential for ideal subweapon use.

Attack-type subweapons have grey icons, and are the simplest type - press the subweapon button, and you'll produce a ranged attack of some kind. All attack subweapons cost ⭐1 per use, and scale off your damage stats.

Active-type subweapons are orange in colour, and consume ⭐ at a certain rate in exchange for providing a benefit while active. Pressing the subweapon button with an active subweapon equipped toggles it on and off.

The Beta Blocker item halves the rate at which active subweapons drain your ⭐, so look out for it if you plan on using them.

Converter-type subweapons are blue, and are some of the best in the game - circumstantially they can pull a run out of danger, and with thoughtful use, they can carry a run. All converter subweapons cost a certain number of ⭐ per use, and produce something when used.

Legacy modifiers apply during the run after the run in which you meet their condition. Most modifiers are beneficial, some only signifiy certain accomplishments, and only a couple are sometimes harmful.


These legacy modifiers represent how a run ended.



These modifiers are the result of what happened to the Seed of Unmaking.



These modifiers come from your interactions with the Vanguards and the Seekers.



These modifiers are derived from your shopping trends.



These modifiers represent how violent you were.



These modifiers are earned through exploratory feats.



These modifiers do nothing, but they represent your victory over the strongest of foes.



These modifiers acknowledge the speed at which you complete your mission.



These modifiers increase your odds of finding quest items, and commemmorate your commitment to helping others.

Each of the five characters have their own differences.


Wayfarer is unique in that he has a 1-unit high hitbox instead of a 2-high one like the rest of the cast. He also starts on half a heart (0.5 / 1) and has a more floaty jump arc.

Gems have a chance of dropping in place of coins, and can be sold to shops at a high value. Dromes (mimics) will usually drop at least one gem when killed.

Here's a table of the different colours of coins that drop, along with their values:

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