Arcana come from Rose's tarot-card progression, including powers obtained by defeating bosses. The supported acquisition routes include The Fallen early in the city, The Warrior at the Prison Tower, The Builder in the Clock Tower, and The Occultist at the top of the Library. This page is a partial route index; a verified location for every Arcana is not available here.
Use it to identify the next power you can pursue. It does not provide invented coordinates, a final card total, or a claim that collecting the entries below completes the deck.
Known acquisition and progression routes
| Target | Supported route or acquisition | Main use established here |
|---|---|---|
| The Cursed / Cursed Flame | Present in Rose's starting tarot-card progression | An early spell |
| The Fallen / Holy Cross | Defeat the first boss in the city sewers | Offensive Arcana; the win also unlocks Arcane Whip |
| The Warrior / Holy Light | Defeat the boss at the top of the Prison Tower in Paris Streets | Light-based interaction and a timed defensive counter |
| The Builder | Defeat the boss in the lower Clock Tower progression | Unlock Smash for cracked blocks |
| The Occultist | Reach the Library's Observatory through its globe puzzle and defeat the boss | Unlock Aerial Rush |
| Artist / Masterpiece progression | Complete the Artist route and use the paintbrush at the Main Hall painting | Access to Notre-Dame |
| Double Jump progression | Defeat Death in Notre-Dame, then continue to the Double Jump tutorial | A second airborne jump |
The table separates a card's name from its movement reward when the available route description does not supply a full card entry. Do not count the last row as an additional named Arcana merely because it appears separately.
Begin with the early city bosses
The Fallen unlocks both an offensive spell and the Arcane Whip. That movement ability lets Rose interact with anchors and cross gaps that were not previously reachable. It changes the value of routes you passed before the first boss.
Holy Light follows the Prison Tower boss. Its role differs from Holy Cross: it interacts with certain rocky obstructions and can counter attacks when timed correctly. Having an offensive Arcana does not automatically satisfy a light-based route condition.
Follow the Clock Tower route for The Builder
The Builder's progression leads to Smash. In the Eastern Access Shaft, the large fist and movable platforms are part of the route into the lower section. This is a puzzle to solve before receiving the ability, rather than proof that Smash must already be unlocked.
After winning, revisit obstacles showing the distinctive yellow or golden cracks. Keep that visual condition in mind: Smash is not a universal answer to every locked door, painting, or high ledge.
Use the Library's clues to reach The Occultist
The Occultist is reached through the Library and its Planetarium puzzle. The globes use specific patterns to open the route toward the Observatory. Read the clue found in the area before deciding that the puzzle needs a different Arcana.
The boss win unlocks Aerial Rush, giving Rose a mid-air dash. The paintbrush obtained in this stage is also needed for the Artist-related painting route. Carrying the item and equipping the required Arcana are separate conditions; satisfying only one can leave the entrance unusable.
Treat Notre-Dame as another acquisition route
The painting in the Gallery of Eternal Night opens the route into Notre-Dame when its conditions are met. Inside, musical patterns lead through the organ puzzle toward the later Death encounter. After defeating him, continue to the Double Jump tutorial in the Choir.
This is the later Death progression. The early Catacombs story encounter does not provide a shortcut to this movement upgrade.
Keep acquisition separate from card development
Finding an Arcana does not exhaust its associated tasks. Cards can have Works of Mercy, and completing these grants Blessings. A completed card objective, a newly revealed boss marker, and an unlocked movement action describe different kinds of progress.
For your location notes, record the card or reward you actually acquired and the obstacle it now solves. A revealed marker alone is not proof that the corresponding boss has been defeated. Likewise, a map containing many pins is not proof that the full Arcana catalog has been collected.
Compare Arcana Clues Guide for clue interpretation and Arcana Combinations Guide for the limits on early loadout recommendations.