Regional clear tiers
| Tier | Requirement | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Traveler | Clear the region on Casual difficulty or higher. | Misty Forest, Bone Desert, Frost Ruins, Sealed Citadel, and Void Depths. |
| Explorer | Clear the region on Normal difficulty or higher. | All five regions. |
| Pioneer | Clear the region on Heroic difficulty. | All five regions. |
| Conqueror | Clear Heroic without a Special Event Character and meet the region’s Infernal Shard level. | Misty Forest 5; Bone Desert 12; Frost Ruins 18; Sealed Citadel 24; Void Depths 24. |
The fifth region, Void Depths, arrived with 1.0 and has the same four named clear tiers. The separate Emberwarder achievement asks for all five regions on Heroic at Infernal Shard Level 24 without an event character.
Notable named achievements
| Achievement | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Final Exam | As Estelle the Astromancer, clear a stage while at least 25 different tower types are on the field. |
| Elementalist | On Normal or higher, use only one tower element for the entire run and clear the boss level. The listed elements are Fire, Ice, Electric, Poison, and Arcane. |
| Lengthen The Corridor! / Labyrinth Designer / World Wonder | Make monsters walk more than 250 / 500 / 1,000 tiles before reaching the Fire Source. |
| Skilled / Proven / Veteran Challenger | Survive through wave 10 / 15 / 20 in a Daily or Weekly Challenge Endless mode. |
| Gift Defender / Frontier Guardian | Survive through wave 20 at Snowridge Outpost / Wyrmfell Bridge. |
| All In | On Heroic, defeat the Void Depths boss before the end of round 8. |
| Mad Genius | Clear Void Depths on Heroic without using talents. |
| Thinking with Portals | Clear Chaos Realm on Heroic using the Void Flame. |
| The Big Five | On Normal or higher, clear a stage with Volcano, Froststorm, Thunder, Starfall, and Cauldron towers all on the field at once. |
| It's Over 9000! | Complete an Enigma Sanctum trial with a score over 9,000. |
The 15 achievements added for 1.0
- Oathkeeper — on Heroic, make a pact with every element at the altar at the same time and complete the pact.
- Gift Defender — survive wave 20 at Snowridge Outpost; Frontier Guardian — survive wave 20 at Wyrmfell Bridge.
- Void Depths Traveler, Explorer, Pioneer, and Conqueror — clear the region on Casual+, Normal+, Heroic, and Heroic at Shard 24 without an event character, respectively.
- All In — defeat the Void Depths boss before round 8 on Heroic; Mad Genius — clear Void Depths Heroic without talents.
- Monster Express — send more than 10,000 monsters through Void Depths portals; Abyssal Foodie — enjoy the full Academy meal during a Void Depths adventure.
- It's Over 9000! — score over 9,000 in an Enigma Sanctum trial; The Big Five — field Volcano, Froststorm, Thunder, Starfall, and Cauldron together on Normal+ and clear the stage.
- Thinking with Portals — clear Chaos Realm on Heroic using Void Flame; Emberwarder — clear all five regions on Heroic at Shard 24 without an event character.
The expandable table below lists all 100 achievement names and conditions. The 1.0 additions use the 17 September update notes to replace descriptions that remain hidden in the third-party list.
Full achievement list (all 100)
The base-game names and conditions are transcribed from the supplied achievement database capture. The 15 1.0 additions are cross-checked against the update notes. Check Steam for the live display if a later patch changes a condition.
Show all 100 achievements and requirements
| Achievement | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Adventure Begins | Complete the training stage. |
| Misty Forest Traveler | Clear the Misty Forest on Casual or higher. |
| Bone Desert Traveler | Clear the Bone Desert on Casual or higher. |
| Frost Ruins Traveler | Clear the Frost Ruins on Casual or higher. |
| Sealed Citadel Traveler | Clear the Sealed Citadel on Casual or higher. |
| Misty Forest Explorer | Clear the Misty Forest on Normal or higher. |
| Bone Desert Explorer | Clear the Bone Desert on Normal or higher. |
| Frost Ruins Explorer | Clear the Frost Ruins on Normal or higher. |
| Sealed Citadel Explorer | Clear the Sealed Citadel on Normal or higher. |
| Misty Forest Pioneer | Clear the Misty Forest on Heroic difficulty. |
| Bone Desert Pioneer | Clear the Bone Desert on Heroic difficulty. |
| Frost Ruins Pioneer | Clear the Frost Ruins on Heroic difficulty. |
| Sealed Citadel Pioneer | Clear the Sealed Citadel on Heroic difficulty. |
| Misty Forest Conqueror | Without using an event character, clear the Misty Forest on Heroic difficulty with Infernal Shard Level 5 or above. |
| Bone Desert Conqueror | Without using an event character, clear the Bone Desert on Heroic difficulty with Infernal Shard Level 12 or above. |
| Frost Ruins Conqueror | Without using an event character, clear the Frost Ruins on Heroic difficulty with Infernal Shard Level 18 or above. |
| Sealed Citadel Conqueror | Without using an event character, clear the Sealed Citadel on Heroic difficulty with Infernal Shard Level 24. |
| Challenge Accepted! | Start a Daily or Weekly Challenge. |
| Skilled Challenger | Survive through wave 10 in any Endless mode Daily or Weekly Challenge. |
| Proven Challenger | Survive through wave 15 in any Endless mode Daily or Weekly Challenge. |
| Veteran Challenger | Survive through wave 20 in any Endless mode Daily or Weekly Challenge. |
| Welcome To My Backyard | On Heroic difficulty, defeat the Inferno Hydra behind the fire source. |
| Back And Forth And Back And Forth | On Heroic difficulty, make the Steelrail Overlord cross between carts 9 times. |
| Pattern Obsession | On Heroic difficulty, in the battle against the Skeleton King, place all blocks only on tiles of the same color and complete the trial. |
| All Your Base Belong To Me | On Heroic difficulty, defeat the Grand Artificer without activating any Weather Simulators and without letting any Ancient Towers activate. |
| Belloc the Pyroguard | Unlock Belloc the Pyroguard. |
| Silas the Merchant | Unlock Silas the Merchant. |
| Tana the Sorcerer | Unlock Tana the Sorcerer. |
| Chunk the Builder | Unlock Chunk the Builder. |
| Tiny the Bot | Unlock Tiny the Bot. |
| Chrono Traveler | Unlock the Chrono Traveler. |
| Astromancer | Unlock Estelle the Astromancer. |
| No Need For This | Clear the Misty Forest on Heroic difficulty without using any talents. |
| Save It For The Sequel | Clear the Bone Desert on Heroic difficulty without using any talents. |
| Skill Issue | Clear the Frost Ruins on Heroic difficulty without using any talents. |
| Naturally Talented | Clear the Sealed Citadel on Heroic difficulty without using any talents. |
| Pumpkin Defender | In the Misty Graveyard, survive through wave 20. |
| That's Not How You Play This Game... | On Normal difficulty or higher, clear a stage without building any blocks. |
| Seriously, That's Not How You Play This Game... | On Normal difficulty or higher, clear a stage without building any towers. |
| ...What Tower? | On Normal difficulty or higher, without using an event character, win a run without spending any gold on building towers. |
| Elementalist | Complete a game on Normal difficulty or higher with only one element of towers (Fire, Ice, Electric, Poison, or Arcane) on the field for the entire run, and clear the boss level. |
| I'll Take Them All! | Buy out every item in the shop in a single visit. |
| First Step | Learn your first talent. |
| Fully Experienced | Learn every talent in the talent tree. |
| Soul Harvester | Grow the Soul Flame to level 30. |
| This Isn't Even My Final Form! | Build a tower that covers 5 or more tiles, with every tile being a buff tile. |
| Flawless Victory | Win a run without taking any damage. |
| Basic Circuitry | Clear a stage while activating more than three Ancient Devices at the same time. |
| Advanced Circuitry | In the boss stage of the Sealed Citadel, link all Ancient Devices on the map before the end of round 1. |
| S.C.R.A.B. Master | Pilot an S.C.R.A.B. that has reached level 35. |
| Solo Leveling | As the Scrap Master, win a run on Normal difficulty or higher while building towers only on an S.C.R.A.B. |
| Block Harvester | As the Joker, win a run on Normal difficulty or higher without spending any gold to build towers. |
| The Floor Is Lava | Have more than 150 tiles of lava on the field at the same time. |
| All You Can Eat | Fully upgrade a Scrap Tank while holding all "Scrap Master" relics. |
| Just Want To Watch The World Burn | Have three Flamethrower Towers with a range of over 17 on the field at the same time. |
| Swift Victory | On Heroic difficulty, defeat a boss with at least half the rounds remaining. |
| The Chosen One | Obtain the ultimate Giant Dice Tower. |
| It's Super Effective! | With a single shot from a Lightning Ball Tower, trigger 15 other Lightning Ball Towers to fire. |
| Mining Time | Collect a total of 2,000 gold from enemies turned into gold. |
| Car Wash Tactics | Build over 15 Poison Towers consecutively on a straight monster path. |
| Tower Apprentice | Build 10 different types of towers. |
| Tower Specialist | Build 30 different types of towers. |
| Tower Master | Build 45 different types of towers. |
| Relic Novice | Use more than 20 different Relics. |
| Relic Explorer | Use more than 40 different Relics. |
| Relic Collector | Use more than 60 different Relics. |
| Companion Block | On Normal difficulty or higher, clear any stage with only 1x1 blocks in your backpack. |
| Professional Mercenary | Successfully complete over 50 quests. |
| Gambler | Use Gambler's Tokens to reroll more than 150 times. |
| Purifier | Clear 100 Corrupted or Anomaly stages. |
| Lengthen The Corridor! | Build a maze that makes monsters walk over 250 tiles before reaching the Fire Source. |
| Labyrinth Designer | Build a maze that makes monsters walk over 500 tiles before reaching the Fire Source. |
| World Wonder | Build a maze that makes monsters walk over 1,000 tiles before reaching the Fire Source. |
| Block Mesa | Make a 13x13 platform with your block cards, then clear the stage. |
| Through The Darkness | Clear 30 Darkness stages. |
| Rolling In The Deep | Have the Rolling Log Trap crush more than 50 enemies at once. |
| Ancient Blessing | Using the Ancient Flame, clear Chaos Realm on Normal difficulty or higher without breaking any tower seals early. |
| Spawn Camping | On Normal difficulty or higher, kill a large monster within 3 seconds of its appearance. |
| The Perfect Toolbox | Clear any boss stage with eight towers in your loadout, each of a unique shape. |
| Chivalry | As Belloc the Pyroguard, complete at least seven quests in a single run and clear the boss stage. |
| Monopoly | As Silas the Merchant, carry 150 gold into the next stage. |
| Wait, That's Illegal | As Tana the Sorcerer, have at least five towers on the field simultaneously with the Overcharge buff. |
| XXXXL | As Chunk the Builder, clear any boss stage while every block in your backpack has a Mega Rune. |
| System Optimization | As Tiny the Bot, build an elemental 3×3 tower, with all buff tiles beneath it providing that same element bonus. |
| Final Exam | As Estelle the Astromancer, clear a stage while having at least 25 different types of towers on the field. |
| Oathkeeper | On Heroic difficulty, make a pact with every element at the altar at the same time and successfully complete the pact. |
| Gift Defender | Survive through wave 20 at Snowridge Outpost. |
| Frontier Guardian | Survive through wave 20 at Wyrmfell Bridge. |
| Void Depths Traveler | Clear Void Depths on Casual difficulty or higher. |
| Void Depths Explorer | Clear Void Depths on Normal difficulty or higher. |
| Void Depths Pioneer | Clear Void Depths on Heroic difficulty. |
| Void Depths Conqueror | Clear Void Depths on Heroic difficulty with Infernal Shard Level 24 without using a Special Event Character. |
| All In | On Heroic difficulty, defeat the Void Depths boss before the end of round 8. |
| Mad Genius | Clear Void Depths on Heroic difficulty without using any talents. |
| Monster Express | Send a total of more than 10,000 monsters through portals in Void Depths. |
| It's Over 9000! | Complete a trial at Enigma Sanctum with a score of over 9000. |
| The Big Five | On Normal difficulty or higher, clear a stage while the Volcano Tower, Froststorm Tower, Thunder Tower, Starfall Tower, and Cauldron Tower are all on the field at the same time. |
| Abyssal Foodie | Enjoy the full Academy meal during an adventure in Void Depths. |
| Thinking with Portals | Clear the Chaos Realm on Heroic difficulty using the Void Flame. |
| Emberwarder | Without using an event character, clear the Misty Forest, Bone Desert, Frost Ruins, Sealed Citadel and Void Depths on Heroic difficulty with Infernal Shard Level 24. |
Unlocking Heroic and shard clears
A Heroic Pioneer clear and a Conqueror clear are different requirements. Reaching Heroic alone does not automatically satisfy an Infernal Shard threshold. If you are planning a clear, check the exact region tier and event-character restriction before starting.
Sources and scope
This is an independent guide, not an official Refic Games page. Source roles and version limits are stated alongside each reference.
- Emberward Steam achievementsLive achievement list; use it for the complete roster.
- Emberward on SteamStore listing reports the current achievement total.
- 1.0 achievement notesLists the 15 additions and exact new conditions; SteamDB mirrors the update notes.
- GameFAQs achievement listFull name list and base-game conditions; 1.0 additions are checked against the update notes.