just did another run where i used scrolls and scrolls become ranged damage, and then excess mana becomes damage, and then non weapon non companions do more damage, and i destroyed all the enemies
while doing this i used some extra mana to level up 2 swords in my deck and got them to like level 31
it was funny seeing "you will be remembered as a master blacksmith" when the swords were just chilling as the scrolls killed everyone round one