7 January 2026

All Crusade Map Icons in Cult of the Lamb

By newsgame

Crusades in Cult of the Lamb consist of a series of randomly generated areas, and players have opportunities to pick the type of areas that they visit through the crusade map screen. That said, an area’s type only manifests as a symbol on the map screen, and there is no in-game key that clarifies exactly what those symbols mean. This guide will address that issue by providing details on every crusade map icon in Cult of the Lamb, and it will help players target the areas that are of interest.

This guide is divided into three sections. The first section focuses on the large diamond symbols that appear on the crusade map. The second and third sections focus on the small icons that can appear beneath those symbols.

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All Crusade Map Symbols in Cult of the Lamb

Here are the symbols that can appear on the crusade map and details on the areas that they represent:

Symbol	Area Type	Description
	Combat	Combat areas consist of a series of rooms that players must fight through. A banner with an icon may appear beneath the combat area symbol, and the meanings of those icons are detailed in the Combat Area Modifier section below.
	Shop	Players can purchase or obtain various items from shop areas. The types of items that are available in the area are represented by the icon beneath the shop area symbol, and the meanings of those icons are detailed in the Shop Area Modifier section below.
	Cotton	An area filled with Cotton.
	Food	An area filled with Food items, such as Berries and Pumpkins.
	Grape	An area filled with Grapes.
	Hops	An area filled with Hops.
	Lumber	An area filled with Lumber.
	Stone	An area filled with Stone.
	Hearts	These areas provide opportunities to refill Red Hearts and earn Blue Hearts.
	Follower	Players can gain a Follower in this area.
	Tarot	Players can pick a tarot card in this area.
	Random Event	This area features random events, which can lead to buffs, debuffs, gold and resource rewards, and even the opportunity to increase a Follower’s loyalty.
	Red Shrine	This area is home to a red shrine, and players can pray at it to prevent the loss of items if they happen to die during the crusade.
	Boss	Players will encounter the crusade’s boss at the end of this area. This symbol will transform into a Bishop symbol when one is available.

Combat Area Modifiers in Cult of the Lamb

As previously noted, a banner with an icon will occasionally appear beneath the combat area symbol on the crusade map. Here are details about what those icons indicate:

Icon	Description
	Chests award additional gold.
	Chests drop food instead of gold.
	Double gold, but enemies drop poison.
	Enemies have half health, but you take double damage.
	Lose one Red Heart, and gain Diseased Hearts.
	Lose one Red Heart, and gain a tarot card.

Shop Area Modifiers in Cult of the Lamb

As previously noted, the items that are available in shops are indicated by the icon beneath their symbol. Here are details about what those icons mean:

Icon	Description
	This shop has one free Food item or seed.
	This shop sells a Follower, or provides one for free.
	Players can get a free Decoration blueprint, Follower form, or Gift/Commandment Stone Fragment in this shop. It also sells the Ambrosia tarot card, which increases Curse damage, for 50 Gold.
	This shop has a free Relic.
	This shop sells a random Robe blueprint for five Gold Bars.