The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu patron saints: ship carpenter carving, Token costs, rain control, weapon buffs, regen, madness resistance — 9 saints, July 2026.
Ship carpenter carving, Token costs, and expedition blessings — rain control, weapon buffs, and sanity edges.
Patron Saints are The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu's unique between-run progression layer — carved devotional figures that become one-use expedition tokens with battlefield blessings. This is not a crafting bench, rune socket, or class skill tree; it is a deliberate Tempestad ritual tied to Tokens and squad planning.
1–4 player co-op extraction horror in a Lovecraftian jungle — sanity, noise, contracts, and ox-wagon extraction. Saints sit alongside weapon upgrades, contract tier picks, and loadout roles as the main way experienced squads tailor a run before the landing boat departs.
This page covers ACE Team's co-op extraction FPS (Steam App 2569760) — not H.P. Lovecraft's prose short story "The Mound." Saints are game mechanics aboard Tempestad, not literary canon.
Every expedition follows Tempestad → contract → jungle → ox-wagon → extract → sell and upgrade. After your first clean extract, budget Tokens for either the weapon anvil or a Patron Saint token — rain-heavy routes often favor a saint over another firearm upgrade.
The Patron Saint loop is simple on paper and costly in practice: find devotional figures in the jungle, return them to Tempestad, pay Tokens at the ship carpenter to carve a figure into a token, then bring exactly one carved token into your next expedition where its blessing activates when conditions are met.
| Step | Where | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Find figure | Jungle loot / contracts | Devotional figure enters shared expedition pool |
| 2 · Return to ship | Tempestad hub | Bank treasure converts to Tokens and XP by total value |
| 3 · Carve | Ship carpenter station | Spend Tokens; pick which saint blessing to bind |
| 4 · Equip token | Pre-drop loadout | One carved token rides into the expedition |
| 5 · Activate | In-run trigger | Blessing fires once — rain stop, buff window, regen pulse, etc. |
Raw devotional figures are expedition loot — they do nothing in your six-slot pack until carved. The ship carpenter transforms a figure plus Token payment into a finished token with a specific blessing. You cannot stockpile infinite active blessings; plan one saint per run unless future patches change caps — confirm on updates after balance passes.
Tokens also feed the weapon upgrade anvil, ration upgrades on lower decks, and Tempestad shop buys (crucifix, map, torch). Greedy carving every run can delay firearm progression. Most squads alternate: anvil week for DPS, saint week before a known-rain contract or deep fort logbook push.
Treat carved tokens like single-run insurance — not permanent passives. A rain-blessing saint saves a matchlock-heavy loadout once; a madness-resistance saint helps one long sanity flank toward a tent logbook. Failed extracts still consume the token if you brought it — another reason to extract early once objectives clear.
The ship carpenter works alongside Tempestad's cook, musicians, and ship dog — a narrative anchor that doubles as your Patron Saint carving station. After rank-one extracts, walk the hub until you find the carver's bench near other preparation stations (contract board, shop, anvil).
You need (a) a banked devotional figure from a prior expedition, (b) enough Tokens after selling loot, and (c) the saint slot unlocked through rank or discovery progress. Exact Token costs vary by saint tier — community wikis will pin numbers after launch-week data stabilizes; this hub tracks categories, not fabricated price tables.
The carpenter UI lists available saints (~9 at full roster). Each entry shows its blessing type — rain, weapon affinity, regeneration, madness shield, or hybrid utility. Pick based on contract objective and **squad loadout**, not raw icon flavor. Fort logbook hunts favor sanity-stable picks; loot-rush contracts favor weapon buffs.
ACE Team and Nacon ship no general crafting bench for saints — carving is the sole blessing pipeline. Do not expect ore smelting, rune fusion, or pet-fed buffs. Progression stays gear + rank + Tokens + saints.
Community coverage and preview hands-on agree on four major Patron Saint blessing families. Individual saints map to one primary family; some may blend secondary effects — verify after patches.
| Blessing family | What it does | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Rain / weather | Stop or mitigate rain so firearms stay usable | Matchlock squads on storm contracts |
| Weapon buff | Temporary boost to a weapon class (firearms, bows, melee) | Boss pressure or fort clears |
| Regeneration | Sustain healing during long routes | Low-medical contracts, solo-adjacent flanks |
| Madness resistance | Slow or shield sanity pressure | Logbook tents, bioluminescent caves, solo sanity risk |
Rain disables matchlock and flintlock firearms — the most cited saint benefit is stopping rain long enough to fire or reposition. This is not a permanent weather rewrite; it is a window your squad must exploit. Call "saint active" over voice so teammates swap off crossbows only after the sky clears.
Weapon blessings align with The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu's 16th-century arsenal: arquebus bursts, pistol follow-ups, crossbow bolts, machete cleaves. They do not create new weapons — they amplify what your contract pool already issued. Coordinate so two players do not carve redundant buffs.
Regen saints help when reviving salt is scarce or when a solo player with AI companions cannot rely on human medic callouts. They do not replace ration upgrades on lower decks — bank those Tokens for passive between-run healing first if you wipe often.
Sanity hallucinations are per-player — a madness-resistance blessing does not stop doppelgängers for the whole squad, but it can widen the window before distortion peaks during isolated map routes. Still use voice verification; saints are not a substitute for sanity guide protocols.
The shipped game includes approximately nine Patron Saints. Below is a category roster for planning — individual saint names remain TBA until confirmed in-game or via official patch notes. Slot numbers follow community wiki ordering; reordering may occur after data mining stabilizes.
| Slot | Saint name | Primary blessing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Archangel Saint Michael | Hybrid / combat (verify) | Carved figure — check blessing text on Tempestad |
| 2 |  Archangel Saint Raphael | Hybrid / utility (verify) | Carved figure — check blessing text on Tempestad |
| 3 |  Saint Barbara | Weather / storm edges (reports) | Often paired with firearm loadouts — verify rain text |
| 4 |  Saint Benedict | Protection / madness resist (reports) | Useful on fort logbook pushes |
| 5 |  Saint Dymphna | Madness / sanity support (reports) | Pairs with sanity voice protocols |
| 6 |  Saint Eulalia | Hybrid utility (verify) | Read full blessing before spending Tokens |
| 7 |  Saint George | Weapon / combat buff (reports) | Match to weapons role |
| 8 |  Saint Sebastian | Hybrid utility (verify) | Confirm unlock rank in-game |
| 9 | TBA (9th figure) | TBA | Community lists show ~9; confirm ninth unlock in patch notes |
Completionists treat the full saint roster like logbooks — a long-tail goal across rank ~30 progression. Some figures may require higher contract tiers or specific map regions before devotional loot appears in pools.
Meta "S-tier saint" posts will appear immediately at launch. Until data settles, prioritize rain on firearm teams, madness resistance on logbook squads, and quiet weapon buffs on stealth noise routes. See tier list for weapon bands — saint tiers will mirror utility, not DPS spreadsheets.
Saints amplify team role choices — scout, cart defender, navigator — without adding fixed classes. Build around contract weather, noise budget, and extract timing on the ox-wagon.
| Squad profile | Suggested saint family | Gear reminder |
|---|---|---|
| Firearm DPS | Rain control or firearm buff | Still pack crossbow backup — saints expire |
| Stealth scout | Quiet weapon buff | Crouch routes per noise guide |
| Cart defender | Regeneration or melee buff | Stay oriented to white extract line |
| Logbook hunter | Madness resistance | Voice checks mandatory in fort tents |
When the contract board telegraphs storms, carve rain even if your personal weapon is a crossbow — teammates on matchlocks will otherwise become dead weight. Conversely, on guaranteed-clear Basic tiers, spend Tokens on the anvil instead.
Carved tokens occupy planning headspace, not necessarily a loot slot — but devotional figures compete with treasure until carved. Do not hoard raw figures through multiple failed extracts; bank and carve on Tempestad between attempts.
Patron Saints reward pre-drop conversation on Discord or ship voice chat. Assign one player to announce saint activation; avoid duplicate categories unless running two independent flanks with split objectives.
In four-player squads, one carved token per player is possible — coordinate so all four are not rain saints on a clear-weather contract. In duo or solo runs, one well-chosen saint beats two mismatched picks.
Rescue contracts favor regen and melee when tight spaces forbid loud firearms. Loot-quota contracts favor weapon buffs for faster camp clears. Logbook recovery on maps with fort connections favors madness resistance for tent isolation.
Day-one and week-one patches often retune blessing duration or Token costs. Bookmark updates and re-read this hub after each Steam news post from ACE Team.
Patron Saints are carved devotional figures turned into one-use expedition tokens aboard Tempestad. They grant blessings like rain control, weapon buffs, regeneration, and madness resistance — not runes or class skills.
Launch roster: approximately nine. Individual names are TBA on this wiki until verified in-game; blessing categories above are confirmed from multi-source coverage.
At the ship carpenter station on Tempestad — the same hub where you pick contracts, upgrade weapons, and buy maps before drop.
No — rain blessings provide a temporary window so matchlock and flintlock firearms work. Plan crossbow or melee backups regardless; see weapons hub.
No. The shipped game has no rune system and no generic crafting bench for blessings. Saints are the dedicated carve-and-token pipeline.
On storm-prone Basic contracts, a rain-control saint (slot 1, name TBA) prevents firearm wipes. For first logbook hunts, consider madness resistance instead.
Yes — solo explorers with AI companions still carve tokens. Regen and madness saints compensate for missing human medic callouts, but permadeath rules still apply.
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