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Spelunky 2

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Learn how to sacrifice to Kali for rewards like the Kapala and how to rob shops in Spelunky 2.

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Learn how to sacrifice to Kali for rewards like the Kapala and how to rob shops in Spelunky 2.

Walkthrough
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    Find Kali's Altar in a level.
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    Sacrifice bodies (Monty, Hired Hand, NPC (non-player character — anyone the game controls, not you), mounts, enemies) or items to earn favor. Dead sacrifices are worth half points.
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    Earn 8 favor points for a piece of equipment you don't have.
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    Earn 16 favor points for removal of Cursed status, or the Kapala if you don't have it.
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    Earn 16 favor points for Royal Jelly if you already have the Kapala.
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    To get the Kapala early, carry bodies to the Altar. Use whip or stomp to carry live bodies without stunning them for too long.
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    Scour levels for Monty, who may be in a backroom or already dead.
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    Consider opening Coffins to sacrifice Hired Hands.
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    Once you have the Kapala (skull cup), walk over blood droplets to fill it.
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    Every eight blood droplets fill the Kapala and earn you +1 HP.
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    Mosquitoes and other enemies drop more blood. Equipping Vlad's Cape doubles blood dropped by enemies.
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    Damage enemies with weaker attacks to yield more blood per enemy. Even Monty and mounts yield blood. Small creatures like snails and butterflies also have blood.
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    Destroying Kali's Altar immediately loses 16 favor points and usually spawns random enemies, potentially including Vampires. This can be an easy way to get a Cape.
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    After destroying one Altar, an NPC named Beg appears at the next Altar with a message about chaos, dropping a Bomb Bag before disappearing.
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    If you become Cursed, Beg reappears at the next Altar and gives you the True Crown, which grants 22 Bombs and teleports you every 22 seconds.
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    After destroying a second Altar, Kali attaches a ball and chain, limiting movement. You can carry the ball, and it can be destroyed by level hazards like lava or crushing attacks.
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    After destroying a third Altar, Kali gives you another ball and chain, Curses you, and summons the Ghost on every subsequent level.
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    Robbing shops is easy. Stand in the same space as the Shopkeeper and hit him with a Rope to stun him long enough to grab his Shotgun and kill him or run.
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    If a shop has a locked room, the Shopkeeper drops a key on top of his Shotgun when stunned. Quickly pick up and put down the key to grab the Shotgun from under it.
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    Alternatively, pick up a Teleporter from a shop and teleport away to trigger the "Stop, thief!" text without being shot.
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    Rearrange shop inventory before acting. Move items like Bomb Bags and backpacks out of the line of fire.
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    Hold a backpack or cape before angering the Shopkeeper to instantly equip it.
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    Position a Mystery Box in the same space as the Shopkeeper to open it with a Rope simultaneously.
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    The Shopkeeper has 10 HP and his Shotgun deals 4 damage. He is not damaged by the whip.
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    Thrown objects damage him but don't normally stun him. Stomping him from above stuns him briefly.
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    The Shopkeeper tries to match your vertical position; he jumps and climbs if you are above him, and runs straight forward if you are below or level.
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    Lure him off ledges or up to ledges to create openings. He can get stuck in spiderwebs.
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    He is limited by his Shotgun's firerate. You can rush past him between shots.
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    He won't fire his Shotgun from greater than 8 tiles away.
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    Killing everyone at the Black Market is easy. Shoot across long corridors from outside their attack range.
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    Shopkeepers will climb ladders to reach you; hanging on a ladder allows them to climb into your feet.
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    Proximity to multiple Shopkeepers will cause them to shoot each other. Draw fights away from explosive items.
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    Once angered, the Shopkeeper remains aggressive in future encounters and ambushes you at level exits.
Tips
  • Carry bodies across levels for sacrifices to Kali to get the Kapala early.
  • Use whip or stomp attacks to carry live bodies without stunning them for too long.
  • Scour levels for Monty, as he is worth 8 favor points.
  • Open Coffins to sacrifice Hired Hands for 6 favor points.
  • Equip Vlad's Cape to double blood dropped by enemies when using the Kapala.
  • Damage enemies with weaker attacks to yield more blood per enemy for the Kapala.
  • Destroying Kali's Altar can be an easy way to get a Cape.
  • If you get the True Crown, internalize the teleport timer and aim yourself in a safe direction before teleporting.
  • If you want to take a pacifist stance, use a Teleporter to rob shops.
  • Position items like Bomb Bags and backpacks out of the line of fire before robbing a shop.
  • Hold a backpack or cape before angering the Shopkeeper to instantly equip it.
  • Position a Mystery Box in the same space as the Shopkeeper to open it with a Rope simultaneously.
  • Use the Shopkeeper's AI to your advantage by luring him off ledges or into spiderwebs.
  • Shoot the Shopkeeper from a distance to kill him easily.
  • Draw fights away from explosive items in the Black Market to avoid destroying items.

Reward: Sacrificing to Kali yields equipment, Cursed status removal, the Kapala, or Royal Jelly. Destroying Kali's Altar can yield a Cape, and the NPC Beg may provide a Bomb Bag or the True Crown. Robbing shops yields shop items.

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