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Prelude Dark Pain Wiki

Guides, tier lists, hero builds, and tactical combat walkthroughs for Prelude Dark Pain.

Unofficial fan wiki for Prelude Dark Pain — tactical RPG guides, hero tier lists, builds, and Statera walkthroughs for Early Access.

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9
Playable heroes
15+
Hours in Act 1
63
Skills in EA
Jul 2026
Early Access launch
Early Access

What Act 1 includes today and what the full release roadmap promises.

Act 1 is live on Steam with nine heroes, the full Statera world map for the act, Citadel crafting, and roughly fifteen hours of story content. Read our launch roadmap for the one-year Early Access plan and Early Access review before you buy.

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Every hub you need, organised by what players search for most.

Guides

Guides Hub

Prelude Dark Pain guides for Early Access: combat, battle points, flanking, Citadel management, crafting, and all nine Act 1 heroes.

Read guide Heroes

Heroes Hub

All nine Early Access heroes in Prelude Dark Pain — skills, dual builds, squad synergies, and links to tier rankings.

Read guide Tier List

Prelude Dark Pain Tier List Hub

Early Access tier rankings for all nine heroes, best squad compositions, and how class synergies shape Act 1 battles across Statera.

Read guide Controls

Prelude Dark Pain Controls Hub

Keyboard, mouse, and combat UI reference for Prelude Dark Pain—initiative order, battle points, camera, and menus in Early Access Act 1.

Read guide Map

Prelude Dark Pain Map Hub

World map guide to Statera in Act 1—regions, travel, factions, enemy types, and how overworld choices connect to Prelude Dark Pain missions.

Read guide Items

Items Hub

Early Access loot guide for Prelude Dark Pain — equipment slots, settlement crafting, upgrades, and material farming across Statera.

Read guide Builds

Builds Hub

Early Access squad builds for Prelude Dark Pain — tank, DPS, and support setups for Tammais, Soren, Maya, Gala, Tizon, and Sade in Act 1.

Read guide Review

Early Access Review

Prelude Dark Pain Early Access review — worth buying?, 15+ hours of Act 1, polish gaps, and the planned Steam price increase.

Read guide Tools

Tools Hub

Interactive Prelude Dark Pain tools — squad planner with five hero slots, role tags, and composition checks for Early Access Act 1.

Read guide Updates

Updates Hub

Prelude Dark Pain Early Access updates — launch roadmap, patch notes, hero expansions, Blasphemous DLC tease, and Steam price changes.

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Hero roster

All nine Early Access heroes with skills, builds, and squad synergy notes.

Browse every Act 1 recruit with skills, builds, and squad notes. Start with the Heroes hub or jump to a character below.

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Builds

Builds Hub

Early Access squad builds for Prelude Dark Pain — tank, DPS, and support setups for Tammais, Soren, Maya, Gala, Tizon, and Sade in Act 1.

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Prelude Dark Pain Keyboard and Mouse Controls

Default keyboard and mouse bindings for Prelude Dark Pain—world map, camera, unit selection, skills, menus, and combat shortcuts in EA.

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Guides Hub

Prelude Dark Pain guides for Early Access: combat, battle points, flanking, Citadel management, crafting, and all nine Act 1 heroes.

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Getting Started

Begin Prelude Dark Pain Early Access: Soren's opening, first squad, Citadel unlock, world map travel, and essential Act 1 systems.

Read guide Heroes

Heroes Hub

All nine Early Access heroes in Prelude Dark Pain — skills, dual builds, squad synergies, and links to tier rankings.

Read guide Items

Equipment Guide

How Prelude Dark Pain gear works in EA — weapons, clothes, blacksmith upgrades, dismantling, and Act 1 best-in-slot priorities.

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Quick start

New to Statera? Follow this path from first launch to your first world map mission.

  1. 1

    Install and launch Act 1

    Purchase Prelude Dark Pain on Steam and run the tutorial battles. The opening teaches initiative, movement, and basic attacks before the story pulls Soren back into war.

  2. 2

    Learn battle points and flanking

    Read the Combat Basics and Battle Points guides, then practice flanking and height bonuses in the second tutorial fight. Positioning decides most early encounters.

  3. 3

    Recruit your core squad

    Follow the Act 1 story to unlock all nine Early Access heroes. Use the Recruit All Heroes guide so narrative choices do not lock you out of key roster members.

  4. 4

    Upgrade the Citadel

    Return to your settlement between missions. The Citadel guide explains crafting benches, raid deployment, and which upgrades pay off first in Early Access.

  5. 5

    Explore the world map

    Take World Missions and side quests from NPCs across Statera. They fund crafting, reveal lore, and prepare you for Ashen Crusade strongholds.

FAQ

Wiki FAQ

Quick answers to the most common questions.

Is this an official Prelude Dark Pain wiki?

No. This is a fan-made resource. Always confirm patch notes and purchases through the official Steam page or Quickfire Games social channels.

How much content is in Early Access?

Act 1 includes roughly fifteen hours of story, nine heroes with sixty-three skills, the full world map for the act, cutscenes, crafting, and Citadel management.

Is Prelude Dark Pain worth buying in Early Access?

If you enjoy turn-based tactical RPGs with squad building and dark fantasy tone, Act 1 is a strong proof of concept. See our Early Access review for an honest breakdown of polish and value.

Which languages are supported?

This wiki supports: English, Français, Deutsch, Español, 日本語. Configure locales in site.meta.json and run npm run generate:i18n.

Where should beginners start on this wiki?

Start with the Getting Started guide, then browse Hero rankings and Controls before tackling harder world missions.