Transforming the Broken Relic to a Cursed Relic to a Divine Relic walkthrough guide in Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (DLC). This is a relatively confusing process and not explained in-game, so here's a modified summary from the Cuphead Wiki:
Broken Relic: Bought from Porkrind's Emporium. Equipping the Broken Relic has no effect on the player. Instead, the player just has to buy it to access the Angel and Demon boss fight in the Graveyard. After defeating this boss, the Broken Relic will turn into the Cursed Relic.
Cursed Relic: The Cursed Relic provides the player with a variety of ailments and abilities, most noticeably reducing you to 1 HP at the beginning of every level. Player equipped shots are ignored, opting to instead randomize the player's weapon every time they begin shooting. The shots can be any weapon, whether they have been bought or not. Using an EX attack does not change the currently equipped weapon, so it is possible to choose the EX attack to fire, although it may take a while to get the desired weapon.
With the Cursed Relic equipped, defeat bosses on Regular or Expert Mode and the Cursed Relic becomes the Divine Relic and changes the overworld music everywhere to Joyous Promenade. Each boss can only contribute points once.
Cumulatively, 16 points is need to activate Divine Relic. Here is a list of points given by each boss:
Inkwell Isle 1 - 2 Points
Inkwell Isle 2 - 2.5 Points
Inkwell Isle 3 - 3 Points
Inkwell Isle 4 - 3 Ponts
Kind Dice and Minions - 1 Point
The Devil and Chef Saltbaker - 4 Points
Depending on how many bosses have been defeated whilst having the Cursed Relic equipped, the positive abilities received from the relic will become stronger, and the purple aura will change, with the smoke particles slowly being replaced by circles that expand and then disappear. In the final phase of the cursed relic, the smoke particles are completely replaced by the circles. Each icon represents the different phases of the relic.
Eye Icon Lv.1: 0 Points needed, 0% Super Meter's charge rate, Smoke Bomb activation Every 8th Dash, Whetstone activations Every 8th Parry, Parry needed to Regenerate 1 HP is 3, 3, 4 and 10 total.
Eye Icon Lv.2: 4 Points needed, 1.3% Super Meter's charge rate, Smoke Bomb activation Every 5th Dash, Whetstone activations Every 5th Parry, Parry needed to Regenerate 1 HP is 2, 3, 4 and 9 total.
Eye Icon Lv.3: 8 Points needed, 2.6% Super Meter's charge rate, Smoke Bomb activation Every 3rd Dash, Whetstone activations Every 3rd Parry, Parry needed to Regenerate 1 HP is 1, 3, 4 and 8 total.
Eye Icon Lv.4: 12 Points needed, 3.9% Super Meter's charge rate, Smoke Bomb activation Every 2nd Dash, Whetstone activations Every 2nd Parry, Parry needed to Regenerate 1 HP is 1, 2, 4 and 7 total.
Divine Relic: Unlike the Cursed Relic, the Divine Relic does not reduce your starting HP, leaving you with the normal 3 HP. However, the relic still randomizes your weapons every time you begin shooting, and with it you receive the full benefits of Smoke Bomb, Whetstone, and Heart Ring, as well as charging 5.2% of the player's Super Meter every second (Opposed to Coffee's 4%). In addition, rather than the purple particle effects created by the Cursed Relic, the Divine Relic applies cyan after-images to the player, visualizing the enhanced power of the Divine Relic.
00:00 - Broken Relic obtained, transformed to Cursed Relic after defeating Secret Boss Angel and Demon
00:04 - Equipping Cursed Relic Lv.1 (0 Points)
00:13 - Cursed Relic OST "An Ominous Stroll"
00:15 - The Root Pack in "Botanic Panic" (2 Points) - 2/16 Total Points
02:23 - Moonshine Mob in "Bootlegger Boogie" (3 Points) - 5/16 Total Points
00:04 - Equipping Cursed Relic Lv.2 (4 Points)
06:37 - Ribby and Croaks in "Clip Joint Calamity" (2 Points) - 7/16 Total Points
09:15 - Goopy Le Grande in "Ruse of an Ooze" (2 Points) - 9/16 Total Points
11:24 - Equipping Cursed Relic Lv.3 (8 Points)
11:29 - Cagney Carnation in "Floral Fury" (2 Points) - 11/16 Total Points
13:49 - Beppi the Clown in "Carnival Kerfuffle" (2.5 Points) - 13.5/16 Total Points
16:58 - Equipping Cursed Relic Lv.4 (12 Points) [Not Shown]
17:02 - Baroness Von Bon Bon in "Sugarland Shimmy" (2.5 Points) - 16/16 Total Points
19:42 - Equipping Divine Relic (16 Points)
19:48 - Divine Relic OST "Joyous Promenade"
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Game: Cuphead
Developer: Studio MDHR
Publisher: Studio MDHR
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Release Date: September 29, 2017
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