You should know:
Bolt/Beam refresh your gem combination and upgrade cooldowns, exploiting this with careful use of the pause (space bar) and pulling multiple waves is the key to Chasing Shadows.
If your Gem is about to be stolen by a Purple Specter you can pause the game, place the gem in your inventory or another tower and let the Specter steal a level 1 gem instead.
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