hold ticket

A ticket the narrator reports gaining during the forging run.

Evidence: 2 community-reported · Last verified: 2026-11-14 · Sources: 1

A hold ticket is a resource reported gained during a ForgeTax forging run while the player was accumulating permanent tickets. The available footage also shows hold-focused relic combinations, making it useful to distinguish the ticket itself from the additional effects a particular build attaches to a hold.

How to Obtain Hold Tickets

The confirmed acquisition evidence is an observed gain, not a complete farming recipe. The narrator explicitly reports receiving a hold ticket while pursuing permanent tickets, but the excerpt does not establish the exact action or requirement that awarded it.

Use the following sequence to interpret that example without treating it as a guaranteed method:

1. Identify the ticket-building strategy. In the recorded run, the player commits to collecting as many permanent tickets as possible rather than immediately pursuing a different relic combination. [src-549a19b879]
2. Check which ticket was actually gained. The narrator specifically announces a hold ticket, then reports having gained five permanent tickets overall. That does not establish that all five were hold tickets. [src-549a19b879]
3. Separate acquisition from the next decision. After reporting those gains, the player chooses to turn in the sword. The excerpt does not establish that turning in the sword caused the earlier hold-ticket gain. [src-549a19b879]

There is not enough evidence here to give a guaranteed drop rate, a repeatable acquisition loop, or a precise unlock requirement.

Build Around Hold Effects

The clearest practical example is a combination of effects that rewards repeated holds. In one run, the narrator describes a setup with three starting hold tickets, three great tickets on the strike after each hold, an extra level added by each hold, and 180 gold value per hold. These are effects reported for that setup—not universal benefits of owning a hold ticket. [src-daea965b2b]

To evaluate a similar setup:

1. Look for a hold-ticket bonus. The footage includes a modifier described as “hold tickets plus three.” Treat that as the stated bonus of the featured setup, not the default number of tickets every sword receives. [src-daea965b2b]
2. Check for a follow-up strike benefit. The demonstrated combination grants three great tickets on the next strike after each hold. This is a separate effect that makes holds support a subsequent strike. [src-daea965b2b]
3. Check for level and value benefits. The same build includes an extra-level effect associated with holds and a reported 180 gold value per hold. Confirm those effects are present before expecting the same results. [src-daea965b2b]
4. Assess the whole combination. The narrator explicitly pairs the hold-ticket increase with other hold-triggered effects when choosing relics. The example supports evaluating those effects together rather than judging the ticket bonus alone. [src-daea965b2b]

Check Risk Before Continuing

A hold-focused setup is not demonstrated as a safe forging strategy. When testing the featured combination, the narrator reports a 30% hold chance alongside a 26.2% break chance, then reports a break. Those percentages belong to that particular moment, not to hold tickets generally. [src-daea965b2b]

Before continuing a comparable run, check the displayed break chance separately from the hold-related benefits. More potential value from holds does not, by itself, establish that the next strike is worth risking.

Another Hold-Ticket Option

A later shop excerpt describes Eternal Seed as providing six hold tickets and increasing sword base value by four on each hold. The narrator considers its relevance to a hold-ticket strategy but prioritizes other purchases instead, so the excerpt supplies an option to evaluate—not a demonstrated build result. [src-549a19b879]

The supported takeaway is to distinguish hold-ticket gains, hold-triggered bonuses, and current break risk. The footage shows these appearing together, but it does not establish a universally best hold-ticket build.

Community-Reported Details

These facts come from community guides, videos or wikis. They are not official statements; verify in-game before relying on them.

observed_gain

The narrator explicitly reports gaining a hold ticket while accumulating permanent tickets for the run.

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community

Sources

• I Combined Two HOLY Relics to Forge a +99 MONSTER | Forgetax
• I GAMBLED With My LIFE on One Sword in this INSANE Forging Roguelike! - ForgeTax