Rank and ability upgrades are separate
The 1.1.0 announcement describes enemy kills raising minion rank, capped at 10. Ability improvements use materials. Treat these as separate progression systems when reading the minion panel.
Equipment and inheritance need unlocks
The update adds minion equipment and an inherited ability from another minion. Both features require unlocking. The announcement does not provide a full unlock-cost table, so we do not publish one here.
Plan around your own panel
Our suggested checklist: identify the minion you want to use, inspect its rank, then read the next ability upgrade and any locked slot descriptions. Record the displayed requirements before spending resources. A price or requirement from another version may be outdated.
Do not carry an old ranking forward
The same update revises existing minion bonuses. Recheck your chosen minion rather than assuming a launch-era ranking still applies. This page explains the announced systems; it does not rank companions or claim an optimal upgrade order.
Sources & scope
Version source: official Deskrawl announcements. Game description: official Steam store. General file verification: Steam Support. We have not independently play-tested this guide. No specific fix, performance result or progression outcome is guaranteed.