Progression · Updated September 7, 2026

Moonlighter 2 Town Investment: Buy and Use the Onsen Room

Inspect the Arcanism upgrade, pay its displayed cost and use the healing room before The Herald.

Quick answer

In town, open Arcanism and select Onsen Room. In the observed save it costs 4,000 gold and four units of the pictured material. Hold Craft and check that the node changes to Max. On the next Kalina run, enter the pool before continuing to the boss.

Inspect the available Arcanism node

The town station opens a tree labelled Arcanism. Select Onsen Room and read its effect and both cost icons before spending. The described effect adds a healing onsen before the boss room. This recorded account already has neighboring nodes; it does not show the full prerequisite unlock chain from a new save.

Arcanism Onsen Room selected with a 4,000 gold and 4 material cost
The selected Onsen Room costs 4,000 gold and 4 of the pictured material in this save. The material name is not shown. · Image sourceOpen full-size image ↗

Check what the purchase leaves you

The wallet shows 4,031 gold and 31 material before purchase. Paying the displayed cost leaves 31 gold and 27 material. That is a useful budget check if you also want a weapon upgrade: this particular purchase nearly empties the gold balance. The subtraction describes this transaction, not a claim that the onsen always outranks equipment.

ResourceBeforeCostAfter
Gold4,0314,00031
Pictured material31427

Hold Craft and verify the purchased state

Use the Craft (Hold) prompt while the node is selected. After the payment animation, Onsen Room reads Max and its route connection is lit. Wait for the wallet animation to settle before checking the totals; intermediate rolling numbers are not additional charges.

  1. Select Onsen Room in Arcanism.
  2. Check the cost against both available balances.
  3. Hold the displayed Craft control.
  4. Confirm Max and the settled balances before leaving.
Purchased Onsen Room marked Max with 31 gold and 27 material remaining
At 72:16, the completed node and settled balances confirm the purchase. · Image sourceOpen full-size image ↗

Use the pool before the boss

In the subsequent Kalina run, Will reaches a blue pool between two stairways before entering The Herald arena. Move into the pool and watch the health display. The recorded health rises from 6 before entry to 36 while inside; Will then leaves the pool and continues upstairs. This demonstrates 30 health restored in that visit. It does not establish an unlimited refill, a fixed percentage or restoration to full health.

Will inside the blue onsen with 36 health after entering with 6
The observed visit raises health 6→36. The bar remains below full. · Image sourceOpen full-size image ↗

Judge the outcome separately from the price

The same run later defeats The Herald, but the player finishes with 5 health. The footage establishes purchase, use and a successful later encounter; it does not isolate the onsen as the sole reason for winning. Compare the room’s recovery benefit with your own available weapon or armor choices rather than treating this one run as a universal investment order.

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