What can you do in the Dungeon Quest Reborn lobby?

Start a dungeon from the board, inspect and sell inventory at the vendor, upgrade gear at the upgrade NPC, spend skill points on Physical, Spell or Stamina, and open a trade with another player. Every one of those happens in the lobby, not inside a dungeon.

Where do you upgrade gear in Dungeon Quest Reborn?

At the upgrade NPC in the lobby. It raises Physical, Spell and Health on the piece you bring, and the upgrade rank stays visible on the item card. Because upgrades are permanent on that item, commit to a strong roll before spending gold.

Is there a daily reward in Dungeon Quest Reborn?

Yes — creator gameplay in the current Reborn build shows logging in pays two or three free items. Collect it each session; if your lobby does not surface it, the reward may vary by build, so confirm it in your own client.

Can you reset skill points in Dungeon Quest Reborn?

Training dummies are confirmed in the current Reborn build, but a dedicated skill-point reset NPC is not yet confirmed. Verify the reset flow and any cost in your own client before spending currency on a respec.

Lobby & NPCs

You don’t jump map-to-map from a pause menu in Dungeon Quest Reborn — you come back to the lobby. Every function there, tagged by how well it is actually verified.

ByDungeon Quest Reborn Team

Last updated:September 4, 2026

The lobby is the hub you return to between runs. Dungeon Quest Reborn does not let you jump map-to-map from a pause menu mid-combat — you come back to the lobby to start the next run, manage gear, spend points and trade.

Dungeon board

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Where you pick the next map. Choose a dungeon you can actually finish rather than the highest one the board shows you.

Vendor / Sell

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Turns clutter into upgrade gold. Sell the drops you are not keeping, then spend the gold on the piece you are.

Upgrade NPC

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Raises the Physical, Spell and Health values on a piece of gear. The upgrade rank persists on the item card, and endgame gear runs to very high ranks.

Skill points

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Spent on the Physical, Spell or Stamina axis. Pick one damage axis and commit — splitting is the single most common early-game mistake.

Trade window

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Recorded footage shows a two-sided mutual trade window opened from the lobby player list. Another community source reports no confirmed trading system. Check the live client before assuming either is true for your build.

Daily reward booth

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Confirmed in the current Reborn build by creator gameplay: logging in pays two or three free items. Collect it before each session; it is a real early-game gear source, not a rumour.

Training dummies

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Confirmed in the current Reborn build by creator gameplay: the town has dummies you can hit to read your live damage. Use them to confirm a roll before you commit gold or a respec.

Skill reset

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Training dummies are confirmed, but a dedicated skill-point reset NPC is not yet confirmed in the current Reborn build. Verify the reset flow (and any cost) in-game before spending currency on a respec.

Blacksmith Upgrades & Gold Economics

How the between-runs loop works, and how to avoid squandering gold on temporary gear.

Gold Preservation Strategy

The Blacksmith upgrade loop is the primary gold sink in Dungeon Quest Reborn. Gear upgrades permanently enhance the Physical, Spell, and Health stats on an item card, but wasting gold on temporary gear is the fastest way to starve your progression.

The 4-Step Between-Runs Loop

STEP 01

Clear a dungeon run and inspect all item drops in your inventory.

STEP 02

Equip any piece that directly matches your primary damage axis (Physical or Spell) and upgrades your core stat or stops a wipe.

STEP 03

Sell unwanted weapons and armor at the Vendor NPC to amass gold.

STEP 04

Upgrade only the keeper piece at the Blacksmith — typically your weapon or an elusive armor slot that hasn't dropped in tiers.

Three Golden Rules: When NOT to Upgrade

Approaching Next Dungeon Level Gate

Never dump gold into upgrading a weapon when you are within 2-3 levels of the next dungeon tier. Base drops from the next tier (e.g. Winter Outpost -> Pirate Island) almost always outclass a heavily upgraded previous tier item for free.

Stat Axis Mismatch

Do not upgrade an item simply because it rolled a high rarity tier (e.g., Legendary or Epic) if its primary stat opposes your build. A Legendary item rolled with Physical Power is worthless gold spent for a Spell Mage.

Mechanics Wipe vs. Stat Check

If you wipe to a boss because of failed telegraph dodging or arena hazard positioning, an upgrade will not save you. Master encounter mechanics first before burning gold on survival stats.

Transparency Warning on Upgrade Formulas: Original Dungeon Quest research described upgrade scaling as fixed percentage multipliers of base stats. In Dungeon Quest Reborn Early Access, official coefficients have not been published. Always rely on the in-game Blacksmith preview screen before spending gold, rather than trusting third-party spreadsheet calculators.

Lobby features confirmed in the current build

Creator gameplay recorded in the live Reborn build confirms the daily reward booth (logging in pays two or three free items) and the town training dummies for reading your live damage. Both are now tagged corroborated above. The only lobby function we still could not confirm is a dedicated skill-point reset — verify that flow in your own client before spending currency on a respec.