Nice skill deck, fag.
>>729587290I personally find him not as bad as Lagavulin, especially as a20 silent. Lagavulin imposes on you to have your damage engine 80% assembled or you instantly die. A difficult task given how often I get triple non damage skill choices as Silent.
Thanks>inflame>limitbreak>limitbreak>dupepot>limit breakNow you can buff and then it's my turn again
>>729587290
>>729587290Will he return for the second game?
Bumperino
>>729587290>Nice skill dec-ACK!Quiet, pup.
>>729587290Just wanted to say I got this game on sale a few days ago and I’ve dumped 12 hrs into it so far, which is a lot for me. I’m unironically having a blast. I’ll shill any game that’s fun and costed me like 3 bucks.
>>729587290Nob is truly the great filter of StSJust pick damage cards early lul
>>729587290>Skills?>*casts a sixth power for the turn*
>>729592959>10 powers later>I can finally start doing damage!>and it only cost 50 health
>>729587290>I'm sure to win because my skills are superior!
>>729595232>>729588436
>>729595232>first card choice; acrobatics, distraction, escape plan>second card choice; concentrate, leg sweep, accuracy>third card choice; deadly poison, piercing howl, backflipHaha wow I'm ready to take on an elite guys!
>>729588436uhh, whats going on here?
i want to nob his nobs
>>729598041he has an impressive big bone
>>729598041Silent played a few skills and now she's vulnerable.
>>729587290Thanks nob, have another catalyst.
>Kill the 1st boss>dome, fusion hammer, tiny houseYeah nah this looks like a reset angle
I wish deck builders/battlers had cards that were actually interesting instead of "inflict x damage" and "gain x buff/debuff"
>>729598547Fusion Hammer
Alright 3 claws in the first 3 card rewards. Sometimes you just gotta do it. It's the cLAW.Will report momentarily if slimeboss raped my ass.
>>729598724"If".
>>729598724What a joke card>you need to have either 15x loop+ and some focus>or take prismatic meme and find 2x after image>or you die to the final boss before it even starts its turn lmfao
We're still in it but I'm not liking these boss relics.
>>729599051Why not? Potions are OP
>>729587949there is no way in hell you are getting that act 1
>>729599051You intend to shop: Tree Bark, double potion effects can be pretty strongYou don't intend to shop: Jewish Goo, the extra energy is always handy
>you HAVE to play X or Y way to win Shit game from a shit genre. Same garbage as Darkest Dungeon.
>>729593126
>>729599051>defectnot like you're gonna spam shit. go collar
>>729599285whats wrong with Darkest Dungeon?
>>729599285That's very funny because it's the opposite: You can't force a build because card and relic RNG won't let you.You make a deck out of what you need.
>>729598041https://files.catbox.moe/1obwfz.png
>>729599286The ultimate death machine powered by a sloppy handjob
>>729598961'claw' decks are more about cycling a variety of 0 mana cards that defect has, which includes block cards.
>>729599687A shame it gets raped by the snail, and the game will ALWAYS put you up against the snail if you put a 3rd 0 cost card in your deck.
>>729592959I fucking love Defect so god damn much
>>729598547Fusion Hammer is OK if you have certain crucial cards already upgraded. Tiny House, Sacred Bark, and Chastity Cage (outside of meme sub A10 runs where I try for an infinite) are real bummers.
>>729599286I haven't gotten one in my last 20 or so defect runs. Sometimes I feel like this single relic is the glue holding this character together.
Decided to go with bark because white beast but this is another weird one. Def would've liked to to see some energy. Black star just seems like an invitation for repto rape and deck is full of 0 costs so it ain't snecko. Also where the fuck are the all for ones.
Didn't beat the heart but it was a pretty good run.
You did build AOE, right?
>>729595781>take acrobatics>take leg sweep>take deadly poison>upgrade deadly poison>elite is lagavulin>win easilySo what's the problem here?
>>729600046I hate the fun eater so much.>dude just play 12 cards a turn I had a silent shiv deck with accuracy, kunai, and shuriken, and I even beat act 2 with kunai as my only scaling (I had like 48 dex barely keeping me alive against an increasingly angry Champ). I had a bunch of card draw and block, but even with that my options for every single turn were play 8-10 cards to actually deal damage OR play 3 block cards, eat shit through the lack of scaling, while not progressing the fight. Every single turn, except one where I had the option to play 12 then eat shit from the posted triple attack because I didn't draw enough block that turn (both copies of piercing wail sat at the bottom of my deck). Hate that fucking boss so much.
>>729600587>Sometimes I feel like this single relic is the glue holding this character together.you likely pick too many power cards then
>>729600924I think people usually overstate how hard Time Eater is but with a kunai for block scaling I can empathize.
>>729600604Rip I had no chance in act 3
>>729600859>win easilyIn what world is a single poison card going to do jack shit alongside your base deck damage options? A0? He's going to get you at -4/-4 by the time you get him below half.
>>729588436why she looks like the lil kid from genshit?!?
>>729601112That's where I pull out my three fire potions.
>only game i was hyped for in 2025 was sts2>delayed to 2026fuak my chud retarded lyfe
>>729601098have you considered drawing top-tier cards and not drawing bottom tier cards?
>>729600924I feel you, that faggot almost ruins the while game for me. If you don't have a few sources of intangible or the defect power that prevents damage, you're simply fucked, and there have been many, many times I've gotten to snailfucker without seeing any
Why do I keep seeing STS stuff everywhere?
>>729600924I've come to accept that in StS, everytime I fight a boss, the game will put all my good cards and any mean to draw them at the bottom of the deck.
>>729601313Damn sounds like you essentially got a free frozen heart. OP
>>729600065Based low ascension noob
>>729601235It's the rare popular indie that isn't trash. Also the new game is supposed to release next year so people picked it up again, me personally I'm not touching StS2 until it's fully balanced.
>doesn't use minions>doesn't use some ultimate gimmick>spend the fight mocking you and pushing you around>when you mean business he just stop fucking around>remove poison in his bloodstream through sheer will
>>729601597probably gonna miss out on a lot of fun broken shit that way
>>729601871That's the plan. I still strongly disagree with some StS balance changes, so I'd rather just play the final game.
>>729601776
>>729601776>still loses his belt somehowwrestlers cout at 5
>>729600985I usually don't actually. I'll pick up a buffer or biased cog when I see it but I unless I get Mummified Hand I see no reason to take glorified slime cards that require taking balls to the face the turn I play them (thanks echo form and your 3 cost) or need like 3 other synergy components to be worthwhile. I have a hard time getting defect off the ground without mummified Hand soothing over the energy cost, especially when the act 1 boss gives me a choice between 2 run bricking energy relics or a tiny house going into act 2.
I wanted to post my absolute cinema of a winning move on my latest run. Thanks for listening.
>>729602216I still remember nearly losing an A20 heart run with Watcher only for Lesson Learned to unexpectedly come out and deal the finishing blow.
>>729602216>snecko finaleWell you don't see that every day.
>>729602431Ah, that's nice. Need to play some watcher again, I've just been spamming ironCHUD and silent for the past two weeks.
>>729602606The grand finale was generated by the dead branch and it was really funny because I didn't even run exhaust cards and it was the only wortwhile thing it produced the whole run. And it's really fitting because my previous run (that I lost) was an actual infinte combo grand finale deck that one turn killed everything but I got the snail as the second boss and he shat on me. I desperately tried to fish for helpful relics or potions or cards on act 3 but I died a horrible death.The snecko I snap picked it on act 2 over some other good relics because I had a really strong discard core with calculated gamble and drawing 9 cards on the first turn, 7 cards a turn is absolutely fucking insane enabling wild degenerancy. It was so crazy I even had my revenge on the snail despite playing a combo deck.Very, very fun to draft and pilot the whole way through.
Anyone have any good seeds for switch? Particularly something like silent shiv with all goodies ie Fan, Kunai, Shuriken, Pen nib
>>729601393Source on these?
>>729601098>he boughted the star
>>729603247Those seeds play themselves, why would you want one?
>>729601973id pick a run bricking energy relic over a tiny house any time of the day
This Ironclad Status deck sounds like the perfect opportunity to take this Runic Pyramid :)
>>729601098In the meanwhile, a new claw deck is emerging...
>>729601776chaddest boss in the game honestly
>>729604446>claw deck >look inside>it's orbsI'm onto you. Anyway godspeed.
>>729604674What am I supposed to do, block with claws?The dark is just there, took it in act one and played it to make hand space.
>>729601948>i'm sure to win because of my double dam-ACK
>>729602216>Dead BranchYou didn't beat the game.
WILL IT BE GOOD
>>729600645>A1>took mask from the face changer>took empty cage in his pile o' good stuff deck>playing early access version when the real version is 90% off on steamcmon bro
>>729605514No Defect, no buy.
>>729598547very easy fusion hammer pick, stop making excuses for bad decks/plays
>>729604446Well, shit my fuck.
*throws a potion at you*
when the fuck should you EVER take Snecko eye?
>>729605743He's confirmed to be in.
>what if i just kept punching the monster until it fell over
>>729606583if you have multiple powerful 2+ cost cards (Meteor Strike, Bludgeon, Wraithform etc) or you have Corruption
>>729606739StS has fun as fuck cards like this that are exceptionally dogshit 99% of the time because if you ever, EVER see that cards its when youA. have no or few 0 cost cardsB. it shows up early, you pick it figuring you can build around it, only for the game's algorithm to see you got a payoff card BEFORE the enablers so you will never ever see another 0 cost card for the rest of the game
>>729606583alwaysand if it doesnt work with your deck youre playing the game wrong
>>729606583very frequently
>>729606739>what if I hit the monster, REALLY HARD
>>729606963it's pretty good with sneckogot a few infinites with it and hologram randomly.
>>729606583>ill roll a 0 cost hand THIS time for sure!
>>7296074682x 0 cost hologram is so fun even if rare
>>729606583Whenever you have a lot of expensive cards. So unless you're doing a 0-cost build, there's often an opportunity to take it.
I love this game dearly but I still haven’t even made it past the third floorAny tips?
>>729603778Because I like having an OP run sometimes.
>>729607512the added draw makes it worth it
jesus fucking christ i forgot how broken the watcher iswho approved this
>>729606464I think we got this anyway.
>>729607468>Draw extra 2 cards every turn for free
>>729608872>half your deck now permanently costs 3
>>729608869Play that 3rd creative AI
>>729607418>objectively just worse Boomerang Sword
>>729608847She's high risk high reward>>729608938That's what Clockwork Souvenir is for.
>>729608997Oh shit I confused it with pellets.But doesn't souvenir activate after snecko?
>>729599051>>729599150>>729599215>>729599395Small moments like these are why StS is so good. Only a few of the options are obvious gimmes, and there's a valid justification and use case for each one despite the opportunity cost.
so what's the optimal strategy for 15+ ascension, go for all the possible elites or try to avoid half of them? I feel like I am too low on HP on act 2 and inevitably die even with a good deck
>>729610060You go for as many elites as your health pool can accommodate. Think of health as a resource that you allocate to progress your character.
>>729610060>so what's the optimal strategy for 15+ ascensionThere is no "optimal strategy". It's one of extremely few games that are so well balanced, your decision making entirely depends on your particular situation.
>>729605514Dunno, we'll see. Art is worse, some of the cards I've read sound like the exact kind of obtuse TCG autism the first game avoided and was better for it, and reek of class mods influence.
Don't mind me, just adding this floor 0 Apotheosis to my deck.
>>729599285>you HAVE to play X or Y way to winyou could say the same about zelda or mario kart
>>729610997You know that Hand of Greed is better.
>>729601235Probably because it's on sale for 2.50 right now. I actually just got it so I'm gonna try it out soon.
>>729611069Debatable but also fuck no andNo way fag
>>729588436>>729599450
I don't understand how people are pushing difficulty. Is it just autists willing to win 1/200 games?Its like the game is designed for you to only play the first third. I only need to gen 15 block in the beginning but the first room after the first boss I suddenly need 45 block every turn oh and also a minimum of 30 damage at the same time. Unless you get one-in-a-million draws in literally every room you might as well start over at the second act. It's awful.
>another all star run that dies to time eater as boss 2
What I love the most about spire is that I always feel like I can't possibly win the upcoming fights but then you get there and manage to get through.Don't get that feeling with other games.
>>729612395I like how a potion, especially early game, can magically bridge the gap between crushing defeat and a successful heart run.
>>729601313relatable
>>729588436kino
>>729612561>weakness found>burns
>>729611069hand of greed is one of the least fun cards in the entire game and it's only not number one because magnetism exists
>>729612395desu try Cross Blitz. Like everything else it's not Slay The Spire tier, but it's got that vibe to it where a lot of decks have scaling elements and you have to race the opponent, who is playing by the same rules you are with their own decks of cards. Very much hearthstone mixed with Inscryption gameplay in the best way possible. Just turn on Hard Mode after winning a few runs in the roguelike mode, it's pretty piss easy on Normal Mode. The story modes are good too but feels more like a tutorial for the roguelike gameplay-wise because it's pretty easy as well.
INTRODUCINGDouble Orb "You really thought this was going to be an easy fight but now your run is lost!" Walker
>>729613816They are usually a free rare relic.
Boss relic swap shouldn't be an option, it's too imbalanced.If you get a shitroll the run is over in a few minutes so big whoop. But if you luck into a god roll, you have a disgustingly strong advantage, definitely more than Neow's blessing.I'm an A19 retard but this is the conclusion I came to.
>>729613810>finally fucking left Early AccessI will now try your game.
>>729614248yeah they ended up dragging their heels in EA for a while doing shit like giving all 20 characters a 2nd ultimate move you can swap to, which took several patches to fill out and really could have been saved until after EA. Probably just because they needed almost a year between the 4th and final story campaigns and didn't want to go a year without updates so they had to do those filler patches.
>put around 300 hours into this>beaten it a lot, beaten a few ascension as well>have NEVER EVER been able to beat the slaver elite encounter>I think it's some kind of silly troll fight because no matter what I almost always die the very first turn so figure it's some kind of dumb luck based thing >finally decide to Google it >turns out my game is fucking bugged. On my original save file the slaver and his minions would start turn one readying attacks that do 38x8 damage, 21x6 and 25×4 >search all over Internet, find nothing about this >start new save file>they are normal now on both the new save and my old saveAny ideas wtf was this about?
>>729613816>save & exitHeh, nothing personnel.
>>729614576did you pirate the game? it's not unheard of for persistent "bugs" like that to be anti-cheat methods to piss pirates off.
>>729614576No clue but im always intrested in glitches that happen to YOU but no one else. When neir automata first came out I put like 7 hours straight (give or take) into it and got to the side quest/mini game with that little police robot you have to race. After beating him, saving and quitting I started the game back up and now everytime my save loaded me and the racer robot would both be spawned outside the big spaceship your HQ is located at (can't remember it's name) which is weird because the race takes place on earth, everytime you both spawn outside the shop 2B will just fall off into space infinitely. My save file was borked and everytime I loaded it or created a new one this would happen. Had to reinstall the game and playthrough the intial 7 hours again. Can't find anyone talking about this glitch online
>>729614660Nope it was the steam copy and as far as im aware STS has no anti piracy methods. On top of that, it only affected the slavers. I was still able to enjoy the rest of the game.
I also want to report a bug. IT'S TURN 2 AND THIS NIGGA DOING A 100 YO WTF
>>729614576what a silly glitch.the game is known for having spaghetti code so something stupid happened on your save, that sucks.
>>729614576If you still have that profile, you could send a bug report to the devs. Make them work for that $5 you paid.
>>729615062Silly chud you should have killed all 4 of them instantly and block for 40 damage
>>729615062That's a thicc defect.
>>729615062Stupid sexy snake wizard ending half my runs
Fuck this fight
this motherfucker is piss easy
>>729600924Just get Tori and Rod and Chemical X and Skewer and Wraith Form and
>>729615062>>729615062>he couldn't do relic elite on act 2it was over from before it even began
>>729615631A V O C A D O
What’s your least favorite fight? Hard mode: No bosses or mini bosses
>>729615062Chillin'
>>729616041Floor 4 Gremlin Gang doing 30 damage turn one
>>729611069lol no
>>729615631
>>729616041Snake vine is a serious piece of shit
>>729601579Defect is the only character I have beaten ascension 20 with.
>>729616192Floor 4 gremlin gang doing 35 damage turn 3 while shielded and you're frail and weak.
>>729616041Book of Stabbing. t. defect enjoyer
>>729606583the only time you should not take snecko eye is if you are more likely to win without it. this seems obvious but actually consider what your deck looks like and ask yourself if you can beat the heart right now, and if not take snecko.
>>729606583that shit bricked more runs than evernot worth it if your deck runs around cards that are cheap
>>729613816?this is an easier floor than most hallway fights, even setting aside that it gives you a free relic
>>729616041Birds when I pick philosopher's stone
>>729613816i can only kill these fucks on a20 with the watcher
>>729616041I dislike the birds. As designed youre more likely to just set up birds to kill over 1.5 turns than ever have the 4 hit knockdown happen on most characters, and the fight basically boils down to picking a random bird to burst down first and then, uhh, dont get unlucky and roll 30 damage turn 2 on the two surviving birds.
>>729615935how can you tell
>>729618593because you were doing it on act 3
I feel like I'm about to do some henious things.
>>729618762Nice 3 cost tantrum dood
>>729616041Snakeplant most of the time.
I've only played for about 20 hours but it sure seems like I win whenever I get apotheosis. Is this card broken?
>>729619416It's rare to run into it and not always a good pick.
>>729619416it's situational. if you're running a slim deck of cards that are already upgraded it is useless. it leans to feeling broken for worse players playing worse decks.
>>729619416The earlier you get it the better it is, but you also want to find a tornado in a bottle to get max value. I'd say it's a fine pickup in Act 1, and can be nice to find in Act 2, but I rarely if ever find value in it by Act 3
>>729587290I enjoy playing the game straight most of the time, but sometimes I also enjoy just curbstomping the game with some stupid modded memeshit.
Usually whenever I see someone complaining about anything in this game the responses are "you didn't (predict what was going to happen/choose the correct cards earlier/pivot and remake your deck and got all the right cards for it)? you're shit, game is 100% winnable every time, git gud."
>>729588436Based 4chad gooner
What was the lore behind the huntress?
>that one breast expansion mod>mechanics actively punish you for expanding your breasts too muchWhat were they thinking
>>729615631>>729616041This fight. Fucking hate it every time I see him.
>>729587290I have rogelite fatigue
>>729622245i have fatigue fatigue
Do you think the sequel will be good
>>729622379i know a guy and he says its good
>>729613816gamer tip: if your deck takes 28 turns to kill a hallway fight, you can click the bottom option to skip this encounter
>people do the heart on ascension 20How?
I'm fucking horrible at Ironclad. I can't beat Act 3 with him.Any tips?
>>729625016EXHAUST
>>729625016Get lucky
>>729625016RUMORS
>>729624112dupe pot Wraith Form+ on turn one, then Burst Catalyst to 200+ poison and hit end turn 4 times
>>729587290I wish this game had more varied areas and enemies. It gets boring fighting the same guys in the same areas over and over.
>>729625016Train yourself, become an Ironclad in real life.
>>729624112by knowing the fight and what tools they need to draft to overcome it, then pathing through acts 2 and 3 to give themselves the best possible chances at finding these tools/cards
>>729588436>demon>size difference>corruptionah yeah, it’s gaming time
>>729625512Check out Wild Frost
I will never be good at this game and that's okay. I got my 15 hours worth a year ago after only spending $5
>>729625512install mod the spire and then get downfall for like 8 new characters (and the Hermit which is as well-designed as the base 4) and an entire separate campaignthere's also Spire Biomes https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3142318909
>>729625512That's what mods are for retard
>>729625512Wait for the sequel.
>>729625016Sometimes defense is the best offense.
>>729625613very easily top 3 games I've ever played in my lifetime>t. 37 y/o
>>729598547Tiny House is my favorite item
>>729625690this is actually exactly how you deal with Writhing Massjust ping it until it does an attack you can blockpeople fuck up and try to go too fast
>>729616041very easy mode: champfuck that triple nigger
>>729606583when you want to draw +2 cards every turn
>>729625770No one thinks this, even as a meme.
>>729588436>non white silentfake
>>729627381silent is a black queen, chud.
>>729613810art looks like it's by a furfag. I won't touch it.
>>729627381You are we wuzing me
>had never beaten act 3>decide to try daily climb for the first time>doing 150 damage a turn with 10+ mana and near infinite card drawi have tasted power, i am surprised blue and green synergized so well
>>729625625Worth noting a new character literally just came out a few days ago for Downfall too(Awakened One). Fun character, though may need a few tweaks.
>>729627784>>729628740she isn't black lmaoindian coded (not street shitters, skull scalpers) at best
>>729630086>non whiteWhat do you think this implies? Dumb jeet
>>729630309that she is like the 90% of the real life planet's population that aren't white?
>>729630309shartyfags should be banned on sight
>>729630402>>729630524You dumb retard gorilla niggers. He is implying she is white, she is not.
>>7296250162 Upgraded Armaments, some form of strength stacking. Never give up your starting relic + look for other methods of healing.
>>729629393I have been summonednext patch makes it so that entering phase 2 upgrades already conjured spells in your hand and lowers the cost of aphotic fount to 1 energy and 1(2) platedI'll still pay attention as I start to actually get serious about donu and deca but I'm mostly happy with how things turned out, a character that wants buffs is better than one that wants nerfs
>>729601579is there something past asc20 ori assumed everyone has 100%'d the game by now
Silent is anime brown, she has green eyes so she can't be actual Earth race brown.
Fuck this cunt
>>729625694second most addictive roguelike for me after Isaac
>>729608847I stopped playing the game because I hate her.
>>729635206smash
>>729627784>black queenno such thing> chud.You're the only chud here
Is pic related any good or is juggling four card systems alone(No friends) and fucking with Paradox's DLC schemes not worth it?
>>729608997More like no risk excessively high reward
>>729630086>>729630309>>729630402>>729634940my fucking god hope She SEES THIS BRO
>>729615062Defect is like fucking Regigigas.
>>729620567>Based 4chad goonerThis has nothing to do with being a Gooner.
>>729635835I played it on a free weekend and it's not very good sadly, still waiting for any of the millions of indie roguelike deckbuilders to even approach the quality of StS. Inscryption or Balatro are the best we can do for now.
>>729637638 Only if Regigigas hit like a truck once it got going and could loop orbs for infinite damage. Early game is slow, sure, but once you get that turbo deck online with Echo Form + Loop + Defragment, you're basically an unstable nuclear reactor clearing Hallway Fights like they're slimes on floor 1.
>>729615062That's how that elite works, she'll usually try to summon if all 4 slots aren't taken and otherwise will use one of her two massive attacks (although it's not guaranteed she'll always summon).Meanwhile the floating knoives will make a weak attack first then proceed to kamikaze the following turn for a ton of damage.
>>729616041I'm having a hard time to choose between Snakeplant and Avocado, as both do 24 damage turn 1.I'd say Avocado because that cunt will also come with the fucking rat, and turn that 24 into a 36.
>>729604674>implyingMy nigga Claw is uniustly maligned. You are all WEAK.>but artif-PICKED IT UP IN ACT 3 FOR TIME BREEDERDIDN'T EVEN PLAY IT
>>729624112I just took the highest risk/reward paths possible until eventually getting wins with all 4 classes. Silent was the funniest one, only took me like 3 or 4 attempts until I had a run that could stack 1000+ poison
>The /v/irgin>Starts with 99 of every debuffs because the game is too easy>only uses neutral cards because specialized cards are a crutch>lose health everytime you play a card because "playing???"
>get both Doubt and Regret early on>figure I'll get rid of Regret first because it'll chew through my health quickly>it's Doubt that fucks me
>>729640124I guess you Regret it, huh.
>>729640348I think it's very funny that you can die of regret in this game>"Man I really wanted a donut.">dies
>>729640307https://kemono.cr/patreon/user/11883947/post/94770814https://kemono.cr/patreon/user/11883947/post/98586781https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3598900044
