Sephiria Preset Settings Guide

What presets solve

Sephiria runs start chaotic: random artifact shapes, tablet adjacency puzzles, and six weapon branches with 200+ upgrade paths. Preset Settings let you save and reload a planned loadout — weapon branch choice, costume, artifact layout, tablet positions, and related options — before stepping through the dungeon door or Mysterious Door for co-op.

Presets are not autopilot. Rewards still randomize mid-run. They reduce setup friction in Bunnyville and stop you from rebuilding the same inventory grid from memory every session.

This guide covers save/load workflow, hotfix history that touched presets, and verification habits after Patch 1.0.24 (2026-08-07).

Sephiria 1.0 advanced tips — grid and tablet discipline

Opening Preset Settings

Preset UI lives in Sephiria’s options / town menus (exact label: Preset Settings in English clients). Patch 1.0.24 added a remappable Preset Settings key — open Options and bind a key that does not conflict with combat inputs from Controls.

Typical workflow:

1. Build a grid you trust on a completed or training run.
2. Open Preset Settings and save to an open slot.
3. Name or remember the slot by purpose — “Hard Mode burst,” “Co-op support Staff,” etc.
4. Before the next run, load the preset and verify every active cell with Q/E preview.
5. Adapt when rewards offer strictly better adjacency — presets are starting points, not religion.

What presets store versus what they cannot

Presets capture planned equipment and layout states. They do not replace:

• Destiny Inscription — permanent Sapphire nodes apply regardless of preset.
• Run RNG — drops after loading still require grid edits.
• Side Bag inactive storage rules — bag pieces stay inactive until swapped onto the main grid.
• Co-op lobby sync — each player loads their own preset; host migration does not exist.

Treat presets like templates aligned with Recommended Builds archetypes, then iterate when Combo Effects come online mid-chapter.

Patch history that touched presets

Patch	Preset-related change
1.0.21	Fixed Save/Load Preset not functioning correctly; ultrawide hover bug selecting Side Bag instead of Reroll
1.0.23	Costume/Talent starting items kept after Side Bag placement and costume swap — preset identity fixes
1.0.23	Preset Esc window lock briefly after apply; unlock status display in Preset Settings UI
1.0.24	Remappable Preset Settings key; preset unlock status reflection fixes

If a saved layout “feels wrong” after updating Steam, assume client fixes changed behavior — reload, verify, and re-save on 1.0.24 before blaming loot RNG.

Verification checklist after every load

1. Costume — confirm the intended starting stat package from Costumes; 1.0.21 fixed costume revert after dungeon round-trips.
2. Weapon branch — matches inscription and Weapon Types plan.
3. Tablet lines — Q/E preview shows active crosses or lines; dead cells mean the preset aged poorly.
4. Side Bag — inactive pieces listed; swap boss kits before finales per Side Bag guide.
5. Miracles / Potions — consumables and actives match the game mode (Hard Mode needs cleanses).
6. Co-op — party agrees on roles from Companion Build before anyone loads a selfish DPS preset.

Skipping verification is how players enter Askard with a grid that worked three patches ago but lost a tablet adjacency rule when UI fixes landed.

Presets versus Side Bag

Side Bag stores spares mid-run; presets store whole starting configurations between sessions. Use both:

• Save preset = default exploration kit.
• Side Bag = boss swap pieces you toggle before chapter doors.

Patch 1.0.23 fixed Alchemy Combo triggers when tablets enter Side Bag — if your preset relied on old buggy behavior, rebuild it.

Co-op preset etiquette

Up to four players online with no host migration. Agree before load:

• Who frontlines with Sword & Shield presets.
• Who carries cleanse Miracles.
• Who kites with Crossbow layouts.

Patch 1.0.24 fixed cross-chapter invite mismatches and Chapter 5 progression after joining Chapter 6 lobbies — update before trusting old co-op preset rituals.

When to rebuild a preset

• Major patch notes mention artifact, tablet, or weapon renames.
• You respec Destiny Inscription into a new branch.
• Advanced Tips discipline exposes dead cells you normalized away.
• Costume appearance variants from 1.0.24 change your visual plan but not stats — optional rebuild for clarity only.

Common mistakes

1. Loading preset without Q/E pass — silent dead cells.
2. Saving mid-run greed grid — encodes bad habits.
3. One preset for solo and Hard Mode — elemental answers differ.
4. Ignoring remapped key after 1.0.24 — opening preset menu mid-fight.
5. Assuming preset fixes duplicate Weapon Upgrades — permanent blacksmith nodes still apply separately.

Related pages

• Side Bag — mid-run swaps versus between-run templates.
• Inventory Grid — placement rules presets encode.
• Costumes — starting stats presets should match.
• Patch 1.0.21 — first preset save/load fix.
• Patch 1.0.24 — remappable key and UI unlock fixes.
• Advanced Tips — post-clear efficiency habits.

Presets turn Sephiria’s build puzzle into a reusable blueprint. Save intentional grids, verify after every patch, and edit when rewards offer strictly better geometry — the tower rewards planners, not memory athletes.