Shovel Knight is getting a free DLC pack known as Plague of Shadows, which will help extend the life of Shovel Knight and has you playing as one of the bad guys. One of the more unknown features of the DLC is the Alchemy System, which has you crafting bombs which is exclusive to the Plague of Shadows DLC for the Plague Knight. Jason visited Yacht Club Studios and got to see some exclusive footage of the Alchemy System in use and how it will effect Plague Knight.

The system has three main components including the fuse, the casing and the powder type. The fuse component lets you pick how long your bombs will take before they detonate while different casings will allow the bombs to have different sorts of bounce to them. Yacht Club Games didn’t go into much detail regarding the different types of powders but it seems that each one will result in different types of attacks, much like Shovel Knight’s relics.

Check out the video below to see the game in action. Remember, this is alpha footage, but the game is coming along very nicely. Let us know what you think of the video in the comments below.