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The Relic: First Guardian features up to 80 bosses, known as brutals, each carrying its own tragic story. Fifteen have been named through the showcase series, and patch notes have named more since.
Pricing, the permanent August price drop, the paid add-on pack, and the physical and collector editions of The Relic: First Guardian.
Relics drive character growth in The Relic: First Guardian, and Runes are a separate equippable layer alongside them. Each Relic carries one of over 70 unique passive effects.
Overview of The Relic: First Guardian, a dark fantasy action RPG with soulslike combat set in the ruined land of Arsilthus.
Arsilthus is the ruined land where The Relic: First Guardian takes place, an apocalyptic world shaped by the destruction of the great relic.
Named quests, events, and the villagers who give them in The Relic: First Guardian, drawn from the post-launch patch record.
Release dates, platforms, pricing and age ratings for The Relic: First Guardian: out on PC and PlayStation 5, boxed on PlayStation 5 in Europe since 4 September 2026, with Xbox Series X|S due 25 September and Nintendo Switch 2 due 9 October 2026.
Post-launch patch history for The Relic: First Guardian, covering all eighteen updates to 18 September 2026, the developers' statement on the launch, and the August and September platform and pricing news.
A beginner’s orientation to The Relic: First Guardian, covering the systems worth understanding before your first hour.
Common questions about The Relic: First Guardian answered against the current build, as of Patch 18 on 18 September 2026.
Harlan the Elder, Mentor of Looters, a brutal in The Relic: First Guardian: his showcase entry, the Looter wave before his fight, and every patch fix to the encounter.
