Handstand Style

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Handstand Style
Type Style
Effect No upgrades; 30% shop discount; guaranteed shop per level
Unlock 30,000 total gems collected
First appearance Downwell (2015)

Handstand Style is the final style to unlock, at 30,000 lifetime gems. Welltaro descends on his hands and gains no upgrades at all — the end-of-level upgrade choice is skipped entirely. In exchange, every item in the Shop is 30% off, and if a level's side rooms haven't produced a shop yet, the last one is guaranteed to be one.

Strategy

With upgrades gone, shops are your only source of power: cheap Curry and Apples for max hp, batteries for charges. Chase 15- and 25-kill combos for the free charge and hp rewards, and spend everything — gems buy nothing after you die.