How to unlock The Conduit
Clear Shadowed x Alleys
Complete the base game and install Risen Ballbylon to access the DLC biomes. Clear Shadowed x Alleys to unlock the Copper Cottage blueprint.
Gather 5,000 Gold + 700 Crystal
For Copper Cottage, gather 5,000 Gold and 700 Crystal. Crystal is gathered with the Crystal Monolith and Crystal Cavern buildings.
The Conduit unlock requirements Requirement Target Clear biome Shadowed x Alleys Build blueprint Copper Cottage Building cost 5,000 Gold + 700 Crystal Build Copper Cottage at your base
Return to base, construct Copper Cottage, and send harvesters to work on it. The biome clear unlocks the blueprint; completing the building unlocks The Conduit.
What success looks like
The Conduit is available in the character roster after Copper Cottage is completed.
Ability and aiming
Area-of-effect damage is centered on the player.
How to use it
Judge the useful damage area from your character’s position. For an area-damage effect, nearby enemies matter more than the location where you would normally expect that area around the ball.
Limits to plan around
This rule concerns area-of-effect damage; it does not make every ball an automatic damaging aura. A player-centered area has limited reach to distant enemies.
If it does not work
If The Conduit is missing, check that you cleared Shadowed x Alleys, unlocked the Copper Cottage blueprint, supplied 5,000 Gold + 700 Crystal, and completed its construction with harvesters.
If the shot behaves differently
If an area effect is not damaging enemies far up the field, check their distance from the player. The center has moved to your character, not to those distant targets.
Next steps
Sources & scope
For the Risen Ballbylon expansion released November 12, 2026.
- Official Risen Ballbylon details — expansion access and content.
- Dexerto character unlock reference — biome clears, blueprints, building costs and Crystal sources.
- Dexerto character ability reference — character mechanics; aiming advice here follows from those mechanics.
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