I’ve been sinking way too many hours into Slay the Spire 2 lately, and I’ll be honest — the new Regent character might be one of the most polarizing designs I’ve ever played in a deckbuilder. On stream, I kept calling the Sovereign Blade build “the run killer or run winner,” because there’s almost no…
I’ve been grinding roguelike deckbuilders on stream for years, and I can confidently say this: every once in a while a mechanic shows up that completely divides a community. In Slay the Spire 2, that mechanic is Doom on the Necrobinder. When I first picked her up on launch stream, I honestly thought it was…
I’ve been putting a ridiculous amount of hours into Slay the Spire 2 lately, and I can confidently say the Regent is one of the most interesting characters I’ve touched in a long time. This isn’t the usual “play cards, block damage, win eventually” kind of experience. The first few runs honestly felt weird —…
As someone who streams roguelike deckbuilders regularly, I thought I had seen everything this genre could throw at me. Broken infinite combos, unfair bosses, absurd relic synergies — nothing really surprises me anymore. But then I reached the end of Act 3 in Slay the Spire 2 and encountered something that completely shifted how my…
I’ve been streaming roguelikes for years, and one thing I’ve learned is that whenever a sequel drops and a controversial overpowered character suddenly disappears, the community reaction gets intense. That’s exactly what happened with the Watcher in Slay the Spire 2. As someone who spent countless hours breaking the original game live on stream, I…
