Depth Spelunking Best Starter Items — How to Choose
Pick Depth Spelunking starter items using v0.7.0b patch facts: Purity vs Damocles, Halo safety tax, Mystery Gift economy, and who each unlock fits.
FAQ
What is the safest starter item in Depth Spelunking after the Recode?
How do you unlock Sword of Damocles?
Did Mystery Gift change in 0.7.0b?
Why does Halo lower priority in 0.7.0a?
Verified against v0.7.0b. Starter items shape how you learn, not leaderboard skill. This page expresses our tradeoff advice from cited effects and unlock rules — not an official ranking. Pair it with the beginner guide, patch notes 0.7, and entity pages like Warden / Lurker to see why priority and noise matter.
Which Starter Item Should You Pick First?
Use this flow before you buy vanity passives:
| If you… | Lean toward… | Because… |
|---|---|---|
| Die to one mistake while learning tasks | Purity | Blessings block one big hit (>10% max HP) by spending all blessings (wiki). $170 lobby price. |
| Farm info/money in Daily and accept risk | Sword of Damocles | +100% money, ×2 consumable pickups, +100% buff power; damage starts hidden death timer (wiki). Needs Marathon! badge (5 Daily losses, no win). |
| Want one passive for many floors | Halo | +10 HP, +15 battery/stamina, walk/run multipliers, fear tuning; -1 priority (0.7.0a). |
| Need consumable variety to learn events | Mystery Gift | Grants 3 consumables per proc after 0.7.0b (DevForum; was 2 in 0.7.0a). |
| Plan stealth / hearing floors | Heart Locket or skip Halo | Heart Locket: -5 priority, -25% fear mod, spot speed — wiki; better for Warden drafts. |
| Fear spikes overwhelm you | Coffee consumable (in-run) | 0.7.0b: disables fear drain while active (DevForum). Not a starter passive but cheap habit. |
Purity vs Sword of Damocles (0.7.0a Spoilers)
Purity — forgiveness windows
Wiki-sourced basics:
- Start with 2 blessings; first blessing rolls haste/luck/priority; +1 blessing per floor (cap 6).
- A single hit >10% max HP can be negated by wiping blessings (self-damage rules exempt).
- Lobby price $170.
Choose Purity when you still mis-time task alarms, panic sprint near Lurker idle zones, or duo with rookies who trigger Sloth freeloader queues.
Sword of Damocles — economy accelerator
Wiki-sourced basics:
- +100% money, ×2 consumable pickups, +100% buff intensity.
- After damage, a hidden timer starts; bell means death.
- Unlock: Marathon! badge via five Daily losses without a win.
Choose Damocles when you already read daily mode, track timers calmly, and pair defensive tools wiki mentions (e.g., Purity pairing in their Damocles page — still our suggestion, not official loadout law).
Reliable “Second Slot” Passives (Patch-Aware)
These are not starters for hour zero, but they answer common fears after you own one core passive:
| Item | Sourced effect | 0.7.0b note |
|---|---|---|
| Medkit | Big heal charge; one use per floor (0.7.0a) | Teaches floor pacing |
| Running Shoes | Run speed layers; only affects run-speed buffs (0.7.0a) | Chasing distance, not Warden silence |
| Providence | Slow trait; stamina regen caps 40% max, threshold 15% (0.7.0b) | Task routing aid cited for Sloth tasks |
| Phantom’s Cloak | 35 battery, 60s CD (0.7.0b) | Does not fool Warden — hearing still applies |
| Magic Scarf | Luck ↔ buff power loop; quality down + rework (0.7.0b) | Late-game build enabler — see /items/magic-scarf/ |
| Mystery Gift | Floor consumable bundles scale with upgrades | Quality tier goals at 60 opens etc. (wiki) |
Consumables Worth Learning Early (Not Passives)
Official 0.7.0b consumable tweaks worth inventory space:
- Chocolate → 20 stamina (DevForum).
- Coffee → fear drain off for the buff duration.
- Rice Cakes → speed buff no longer stacks (0.7.0b).
We do not recommend chasing 7-Leaf Clover — DevForum pulled it from shops for rework in 0.7.0a.
What Not to Do
- Copying tier list videos pre-0.7 — passive numbers moved; use patch notes 0.7 first.
- Running Halo on hearing-heavy custom lobbies without knowing the -1 priority tax.
- Buying Damocles before you can survive Daily — timer deaths waste badge effort.
- Treating Phantom’s Cloak as Warden tech — wiki trivia: hearing ignores invisibility.
- Stacking speed buff items expecting Rice Cakes/Spelunkola style multipliers — 0.7.0a block stacking on haste buffs.
Solo vs Co-op Starter Bias
| Mode | Suggested first buy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Solo classic | Purity or Halo | Forgiveness vs stat padding when no medic teammate |
| Co-op teaching | Mystery Gift | Shares consumable learning across events |
| Daily grind | Damocles (post-badge) | Money multiplier for repeated attempts — read daily mode |
| Hard Mode prep | Heart Locket | Fear/priority smoothing before hard mode guide |
Trauma management still matters after Recode damage — see traumas explained and how to revive before you invest Robux.
Sources: DevForum 0.7.0a/b item sections, wiki item pages (facts only, rephrased). Missing numeric details stay in-game. Official hub: Depth Spelunking on Roblox and the DevForum information thread.
Browse more gear decisions on /items/ and entity counters on /entities/.
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