Item Dream

An Item Dream is a mystery dungeon the player can access by consuming  at the Dreamcaster in Riverstone Grove.

Item Dreams allow the player to upgrade their equipment. When a player enters an Item Dream, they forfeit an item of their choice and an orb, then must navigate to the final floor of the instance and inevitably defeat the Memory King, rewarding them with the newly upgraded item. An item can be upgraded this way several times.
The first three times an equipment piece is upgraded through a dream it will receive a "+" suffix (up to "+++") and have its stats increase (each equipment type upgrades differently, see equipment pages).

Occasionally, when reaching the topmost floor of an Item Dream, a player will receive a notification indicating an alternative option of defeating a Nightmare Prince. Defeating either one of the bosses will cause the other to disappear.

Item Dreams floors are dotted with several types of Dream Crystals, emitting 3-range auras. These auras have different effects take place while the player or monsters are within their borders, ranging from extra gold granted for monster kills, to monsters exploding when dying. Generally, "beneficial" auras have a green tint, while "bad" auras are red.

Item Dreams offer a variety of consumables lying on the ground. These are special, *Dream-* prefixed consumables which disappear after leaving the dream. Remember to use them before leaving!

Using the town portal in Item Dreams will create red portal in Riverstone Grove, allowing the player to return to the dream when desired. This will *NOT* happen if the upgraded item has been already retrieved. While in town, you may use The Dreamcaster to retrieve your item (without upgrades), closing the dream portal.

## Floor Modifiers

Item Dream floors often have global modifiers changing the appearance and behavior of monsters:

*Goldfrog Floor!* — This floor is inhabited only by , yielding massive amounts of gold.
*Fountain Floor!* — This floor contains a large amount of fountains to replenish flask charges.
*Food Buffet!* — This floor contains a large amount of food consumables lying on the ground.
*Big Mode!* — All monsters in this floor, including your pets, are magnified significantly. This is only a visual effect.
*Let's Spin!* — Moving in this floor is done by performing cartwheels every step, similar to how  moves.
*Costume Party!* — Every monster in this floor (excluding your corral pet) wears a costume, looking like a different monster altogether!
*Monster Brawl!* — Some monsters are *Greedy* and will fight other monsters over items.
*Berserk Monsters!* — Enemies may attack each other.
## Memory King

Whenever an item dream is created using a , an  or a , a Memory King will spawn in the uppermost floor. Defeating the King always yields loot, alongside the item forfeited to enter the dream.

## Nightmare Prince

Choosing to confront the Prince instead of the Memory King will reap potentially more powerful rewards. The item you forfeited when you entered will be returned without upgrades along with the orb used.

Nightmare Princes in regular item dreams always drop a , used to create . Princes in *item nightmares*, however, do not.

## Nightmare Queen

Whenever a  is used at The Dreamcaster, the player will be drawn into an *item nightmare* instead of a regular item dream. These nightmares all share a similar pattern — they are comprised of three spiral-shaped floors. The Queen spawns next to the player at the start, following and attacking every turn. She is initially invulnerable to damage, forcing the player to advance forward.

Each floor contains a Nightmare Crystal. Destroying all three of these crystals will transport the player to the center of the third floor, where they have a chance to defeat the Queen, who will be accompanied by two Nightmare Princes. Shadow Turrets may also spawn. Defeating the Queen yields loot with nightmare affixes, alongside the item forfeited to enter the nightmare.

## Trivia

* Item Dreams floors may occasionally be littered with Deadly Void
* Item Dreams may span over desert floors, tundras and even space!
* Item Nightmares and the Nightmare Prince floors span cave-like mazes, dotted with glowing runic pillars.