In The Rogue Prince of Persia, players must upgrade Medallions to use them to their fullest potential. I’m going to teach you how to upgrade Medallions to help you survive your next run of Rogue Prince of Persia.
Rogue Prince of Persia Medallion upgrade guide
In the Rogue Prince of Persia, upgrading Medallions involves upgrading the Medallion slits using Medallions rather than upgrading the Medallions themselves. A player will have four Medallion slots in each run. Each slot will have three stars below it, representing the number of upgrades the Medallion placed in that slot will have. At the start of each run, both the Medallion slots and their stars will be colorless and empty.
Players will naturally find Medallions during their runs. When looking at Medallion, there are two things related to upgrades that you’ll want to look into.
- The circles below the name, indicated by the white arrow, show which Medallion slot the Medallion will update. For the Spartan, the first circle is empty, while the circle on the right has two green arrows. This means that placing the Spartan Medallion in one slot will upgrade the slot directly to the right.
- The bullet points, indicated by the yellow arrow, show the capabilities of the Medallion. The symbol to the left of the abilities shows what level the Medallion must be upgraded to in order to use that ability.
- Single Point – The Medallion can always use this ability.
- 1 Star – The Medallion must be upgraded once.
- 2 Stars – The Medallion must be upgraded twice.
- 3 Stars – The Medallion must be upgraded three times.
After picking up a Medallion, you will be directed to the Medallion slots screen. The Medallion will float above the currently selected slot. The slots it would update in that position will be outlined in green and have two green arrows on their right side.
Once the Medallion is placed, a star will be added to the slot to symbolize how many times it has been upgraded. One star means it has been updated once, two stars means twice, and three stars means three times.
Repeat this process filling the remaining slots with Medallions. When each slot is filled with an appropriately placed Medallion, they will all be upgraded to some extent. Be sure to focus on upgrading the slots with Medallions that require higher upgrades, such as Vampiric Demise.
Medallion Upgrade restrictions
There are a few limitations to keep in mind when leveling Medallions. The first involves placing Medallions in certain slots, while the other involves removing an old Medallion for a new one.
Medallion slot position
The most important limitation to remember is that each Medallion will only be useful in certain slots. If you put a Medallion in a slot that doesn’t use its upgrades, you’re setting yourself up for failure later on. For example, let’s look at the Bloody Spoils Medallion. Its best placement is in the third or fourth slot so its upgrades will be given to two other Medallions.
However, players putting it in the first slot will not use these two upgrades. They will still have the Medallion, but it will do nothing to improve the Medallions around it. The second crack is slightly better, but you’re still missing out on a pivotal update.
There are circumstances where this will not be a bad placement, such as having Medallions that cannot be upgraded. Although, in general, you want to make sure you get the most out of every Medallion you pick up.
Replace Medallions
Any Medallion can be replaced with another one you find during your run. However, replacing a Medallion removes the upgrades it gave to the Medallion slots around it. Depending on the updates provided by the new Medallion, a few things can happen:
- A Medallion can have an upgrade taken away, symbolized by a red outline around the Medallion’s slot. There will also be two red arrows on the right side of the lowered Medallion.
- If the new and old Medallions had overlapping upgrades, the affected Medallions may retain the same upgrade level. This is shown by a “=” symbol on the right side of the slot of the affected Medallion.
- A new Medallion may receive an update. This is shown by a green outline and upward-facing arrows on the slot of the upgraded Medallion.
Any combination of the three can occur. Medallions that are not affected will look as they always do.
When you replace these Medallions, the star representing the affected upgrade level will be outlined, indicating whether it has increased or decreased. Stars in red will be removed, while stars in green will be added. Stars that are affected but will not change will be outlined in yellow.
After replacing it, the star will change to reflect the change. This will help you keep track of all your current Medallion updates.
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