Dopamine Syringe

Break 10 swords in one run.

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

Dopamine Syringe requires you to break 10 swords in one run in ForgeTax. Focus on accumulating shattered swords during a single attempt, rather than reaching a particular sword upgrade level.

Requirements

The objective has two essential conditions:

• Break 10 swords. Successful forging strikes are not themselves the target; you need swords to break.
• Do it in one run. Treat each run as a separate attempt rather than adding together breaks from different runs.

The recorded objective does not specify a sword type, upgrade level, or additional completion condition. There is therefore no supported reason to restrict your attempt to a particular named blade.

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1. Begin a run and track your breaks

Start an attempt with the goal of breaking 10 swords before that run ends. Keep a simple tally of each sword you see shatter so you can distinguish your break count from the number of successful hammer strikes.

Manual tracking is a practical precaution: the supplied sources do not describe an in-game progress counter for this achievement.

2. Heat a blade and bring it to the anvil

Follow the game's documented forging sequence: heat a blade, then bring it to the anvil. Hammer strikes can increase the sword's value, but forging also carries the risk of the blade shattering. That shattering outcome is what you are working toward for Dopamine Syringe. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

3. Continue forging until the sword breaks

Keep working on the blade rather than treating a successful strike as progress toward the break requirement. The official description presents forging as a risk-reward process: another hit can raise the sword's value or turn it into scrap. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

The sources do not give a guaranteed number of strikes before a sword breaks, nor do they provide break probabilities. Do not plan around a fixed hammer count or assume that reaching a particular upgrade level guarantees a shatter.

4. Account for Frenzy's protected window

Forging the same sword 10 times charges Frenzy, which is unleashed on the next hit. Frenzy provides a brief window in which you can hammer without fear of shattering. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

For this objective, that protection matters: strikes during Frenzy's protected window will not produce the break you need. Do not count Frenzy activation as a broken sword; count only an actual shatter. Resume pursuing breaks outside that protected window. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

5. Repeat until 10 swords have broken

After a sword breaks, repeat the forging process with another blade and add each actual break to your tally. Continue until you have broken 10 swords within the same run.

If your attempt ends before you reach 10, begin a fresh tally on your next run. The requirement is not a cumulative total across separate attempts.

Tips and Common Mistakes

• Track swords, not hits. Ten hammer strikes and 10 broken swords are different milestones. Only the latter satisfies this objective.
• Do not confuse Frenzy with break progress. Its documented effect temporarily prevents shattering, so a burst of successful hammering is not evidence of additional breaks. [src-4d2e93b2d8]
• Avoid relying on an exact break threshold. The supplied material confirms that forging can shatter a sword, but does not establish a deterministic method or the fastest setup. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

Completion and Rewards

Dopamine Syringe is listed as a Steam achievement, with the stated requirement to break 10 swords in one run. [src-9a24f3ac8e] The supplied sources do not identify a separate in-game reward, an achievement-specific item, or whether you must finish the run afterward; no additional reward or post-objective step can be confirmed.

Details

objective

Break 10 swords in one run.

evidenceType

official

Sources

• Steam store page — ForgeTax
• Steam achievements page — ForgeTax