This should stay no matter what. As a Common card, it can be found as a reward after combats. only take wild strike if you already have evolve and are planning on building perfected strikes. Members Online Text under CC-BY-SA licenseperfected strike decks are some of the easiest most consistent runs I have had. This one is particularly satisfying when it all comes together. My opinion: I actually really like this card, it does a. ::CA-1. Effect: At the start of each combat, add a random Power card to your hand. Its literally a once in a million seed, to find that amount of pommel strikes/perfected strikes and being able to upgrade them too thanks to the early egg. [Give 85 Gold] Requires 85 Gold. Details File Size: 1724KB Duration: 4. (4) Defend: A 1-cost skill that gains you 5 Block. And as many other cards with strike in the name too. While it may not be the best pick when nearing the end of a run, it shines early on and can still carry itself decently once Upgraded. As for how good the relic is, I've only taken it a couple of times, but have been. r. Apply 3 Weak. There was a period a few weeks ago where I saw a lot of posts/comments saying that Perfected Strike becomes much less viable at higher ascensions…Slay the Spire Indie game Roguelike Gaming Role-playing video game comments sorted by. 177K subscribers in the slaythespire community. Even better starting with Ascension 10, since Ascender's Bane always exhausts. 167K subscribers in the slaythespire community. Innate. It's up to you which you prefer, though we do. Magic Flower Rare (Ironclad only) Relic. Also barricade and blur are simply stronger ways to carry over, albeit less consistent. If Slay the Spire had a tutorial mode, it would involve picking Perfected Strike. #9. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Might not be the best if you are targetting a path with an early elite. Literally unplayable. Data. Basic Cards: Thunder Strike, Electrodynamics, Ball Lightning, Static Discharge, Storm. Thanks for the advice! a) b) As the title says, it's primarily for very beginners who barely knows what card to pick for a specific combo. Blade dance is silents best offensive common. [[Blood for Blood]] in the first cycle I will play Clash more often than this card. By itself, it's already strong because it gives you more card draw and consistency. (like Mind Blast+ or Perfected Strike). Deal 14 damage. #4. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. More Fandoms. I am a bot response, but I am using my creator's account. Upon upgrade, damage is increased by 5. It deals 12 damage, then adds a Wound to the draw pile. The odds of getting the relic in the first five attempts is about 19 in 20. Call me with up to 10 [[ name ]], where name is a card, relic, event, or potion. And I love that it worked this well. Content: 75 Cards. Once the concentration of Strikes in your deck is diminished somewhat, Double Tap becomes a much better proposition. It’s garbage. Deals an additional 2 (3) damage for ALL of your cards containing "Strike". Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games…Tends to be quite good in the sorts of Ironclad decks that would pick a card that just read "[Skill] (1): Exaust," otherwise limited in application and even the upgraded version tends to only be actively good in its own right in those scant Ironclad decks that are really hurting for more hand manipulation beyond just drawing tons and tons of busted Ironclad cardsPerfected Strike 2 Energy cost Common Deal 6 damage. I have created a guide that will help you create powerful decks in Slay the Spire. Yeah, the perfected strikes were definitely nowhere near as strong as the 2nd fnp it. Type: Relic. Wrath makes everyone deal double damage and takes you out of Calm. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. My recent perfected strike deck I won with I believe was approx 4-5 perfected strikes, a few pommel strikes, a wild strike, and twin strike. Worst case scenario, you get a card. Any character can get it, so Defect has All for One synergy and Ironclad has Perfected Strike. . That's like saying "Wow, Sheild Slam must be the best performing card for Ironclad since the only viable deck is a block deck. Every Card, Character, Relic, Curse, Event, Enemy and Potion in Alphabetical Order. It deals 12 damage, and applies Weak for 2 turns. 171K subscribers in the slaythespire community. Iron Wave is a very efficient card, effectively a Strike and Defend rolled into one. there is no will i/wont I get them. It grants 8 Block, then adds 1 card to the hand. 0% confident you mentioned Perfected Strike in your post. AFAIK the only time "strike" ever means anything other than the starter card Strike is on Perfected Strike, which doesn't even use that keyword and tooltip. My hot take is that this is among the worst cards in Slay the Spire. Pixel Peeper Jan 10, 2018 @ 7:18pm. Per page: 15 30 50. It can get bricked by so many enemies, namely 2/3rds of the elites after act 1: Act 1: Acid Slime, Hexaghost, 3 Sentries Elite. Giving the player the OPTION to dump one or two cards when going up a floor would be nice, but do not do it automatically without player input. r/slaythespire. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Double Tap+ means 2 of them will deal 108 damage. This works similarly to other aggressive decks that want to reuse their strongest attacks with Headbutt or copy them with Double Tap like the aforementioned Perfected Strike, Clash, or Rampage decks. 75 terms. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (449/696): Philosopher's Stone. As a 'strike' card, it contributes to Perfected Strike's damage. If you are relying on Perfected Strike for damage then you want remove Strikes and replace them with additional copies of Perfected Strike, Pommel Strike, and sometimes Twin Strike. That means your Bash is now. -Perfected Strike is complicated. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Collective 3 (4). Ok I just tried it and it works for me. I am 100. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. 0: Farewell Early Access Swift Strike's VFX is now a blunt VFX rather than slice VFX. Your opponents won’t bother you if they’re dead. 179K subscribers in the slaythespire community. 162K subscribers in the slaythespire community. 676 votes, 60 comments. The Bag of Marbles is a common relic that applies 1 Vulnerable to all enemies at the start of each combat. I don't pick this card up too often, but it has its uses. In addition to the starting strike cards, this relic affects: Perfected Strike (Ironclad) Pommel Strike (Ironclad) Twin Strike (Ironclad) Wild Strike (Ironclad) Sneaky Strike (Silent) Thunder Strike (Defect) Meteor Strike (Defect) Windmill Strike (Watcher) Swift Strike (Neutral) "This is a misconception that I’ve seen a lot, that Slay the Spire turns into Katamari Damacy when you draft a Perfected Strike and you are obliged to hoard “Strike” cards for the rest of the run. Exhaust. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews. And here’s the thing: Perfected Strike is one of the single best cards for making things dead in the game. Ball Lightning Defect Common Attack. It's one of the most obvious synergies in the game. Obviously if you are doing a Perfected Strike build or need a slim inoffensive deck, it's probably not worth it. Amethyst - Beat the game with the Watcher. Feed Ironclad Rare Attack 1 Energy | Deal 10(12) damage. ago. My problem with perfect strike is it encourages big deck archtypes which have counter synergy with itself. It draws three cards for free, but inflicts No Draw for one turn, making it the last draw effect capable of being played. It should say "all cards containing Strike in your hand". . Daily Discussion/Debate #93: Body Slam. Upon upgrade, it upgrades EVERY card in your hand instead of just one. #1. Questions?Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (248/696): Fire Breathing. Swift Strike is like Slice but it's uncommon and colorless. You're just as likely to get Demon Form as you are to get Perfected Strike. Each Perfected Strike+ deals 16*3+6 = 54 damage. Card draw in slay the spire is not nearly as good as it is in most other card games. Everyone create your idea for a super Gimmicky card that will either be OP or complete trash upvotes. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. At the 3rd level you'll be able to deal about 70 damage per perfect strike. Perfected ending up doing 40+ damage, sweetness. Ironclad also has surprisingly little draw, there's a reason shrug and pommel are so highly rated despite their simplicity. With mitigation, the card can become a 0 cost. Pick up an early cleave for some AOE, and look for a whirlwind or immolate for better AOE. Grab some damage whereever you can get it, and it's always nice to have a source of block that's safe to play on Gremlin Nob, even if only a little. As a Common card, it can be found as a reward after combats. This saves you a lot of hp, and makes you win fights. Upon pickup, Transforms all Strikes and Defends. Dual wield+ is a great skill to supplement the deck since it's +6 damage per play and if you can copy Perfected Strike for the deck even better. Upon Upgrade, it gains 13 Block per play instead. Try something like: RNGSEED123. Replay the Spire fits perfectly naturally into the base game, as do a lot of the modded expansions. If this kills a non-minion enemy, gain 3(4) permanent Max HP. Visit their channels for more information on different aspects of the game, or if you want to see them playing Slay the Spire live:. Catalyst Silent Uncommon Skill 1 Energy | Double(Triple) an enemy's Poison. The energy you get from Calm to Wrath lets you refund the energy you spent going into wrath, making for bigger damage. Took one to see how I got on and it was really goodThe Downfall Discord has an FAQ answer for this: A: Effectively none! They are the same build, but the Steam version does not support other mods nor does it have the advanced configuration options. The main source of information comes from Slay the Spire tier list ranks made by Baalorlord, Frost Prime, Panacea108. Dr. Cards like Sword Boomerang, Twin Strike, and Heavy Blade receive the damage boost 2-5 more times than other attacks, and Limit Break can be used to rapidly increase your strength even further. But in exchange, it has a streamlined launcher that doesn't require launching the Mod loader. 676 votes, 60 comments. Call me with up to 10 [[ name ]], where name is a card, relic, event, or potion. (Whenever you draw a Status card, draw 2 cards. 0 coins. Call me with up to 10 [[ name ]], where name is a card, relic, event, or potion. Winning: Corruption + Dead Branch + Dark Embrace + Feel No Pain. Lightning Build. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Deals an additional 2(3) damage for ALL of your cards containing "Strike". ) Fire Breathing Ironclad Uncommon Power. Did you mean: Strike (Ironclad) Strike (Silent) Strike (Defect) Strike (Watcher) I find that Ironclad has a lot of powerful draw engines (Pommel Strike, Shrug it Off, Battle Trance) and cards that cost 2+ energy (Uppercut, Flame Barrier, Perfected Strike, Whirlwind, Immolate) that makes it less risky, but that's definitely a fair point. At the moment of writing there are a total of 44 achievements to obtain, where 14 of them are hidden. This tier list is questionable at best : ( The easiest way to tell is when the OP decides one archetype is good (poison) while another (discard) is bad. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Swallow_536 Eternal One + Heartbreaker •. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. By: lacker. r/slaythespire. The main straregy of the deck is to kill the enemies as quickly as possible with cards that dissapear when you use them. At its absolute best - after you've jumped through a million hoops to get it to cost 0, drawn a card that procs it, discard another third card that's likely better than Sneaky Strike - it's a poor man's concentrate that deals 8. Innate. Slay the Spire. Just take all "strike" cards you can with some defence and energy. kaosmark2 Eternal One + Heartbreaker • 32 min. 162K subscribers in the slaythespire community. Damage increased from 6 -> 7. Prioritize copying key cards as quickly as possible, as having more copies makes it more likely to draw that card and Dual Wield again on future turns. Best case sneaky strike is 12 damage for 0 energy, not 1. Flooding your deck with all sort of strikes to buff Perfected Strike will make it good enough for elites, but won't win the final fight against the strongest boss, the. The 3 thunderclaps + bag of marbles means the opponent always has Vulnerable. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Ruby - Beat the game with the Ironclad. Inspired by the other recent post on perfected strike I decided I would take one and see how I get on. Slay the Spire Indie game Roguelike Gaming Role-playing video game comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. But you’ve also spent 2/3 of your energy, 1/2 with an energy relic. This card has that in spades. Upon upgrade, it gains 2 damage and 1 more turn of Weak. Let's talk about Stances. spirescan-bot. Weekly. Slay The Spire - Perfected Strike Build Explanation -Ironclad Archetype Builds Guide Ep. This strategy should lead you to victory on most runs. It deals 6 damage + 2 for every "strike" card in your deck meaning that if you have 4 cards with "strike" in the name it deals 14, 5 "strikes" it deals 16 and so on. It deals 5 damage twice. Metallicize is a Power card for the Ironclad. 2 Energy | Deal 6 damage. Now to what I would change: 1) It should hit ALL enemies. It full-blocks slime boss’ big attack on any ascension unless you were dumb or unlucky enough to get stuck in wrath. Exhaust. It should say "all cards containing Strike in your hand". Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (446/696): Perfected Strike. One (upgraded) Perfected Strike is already really powerful, but having 2 or even 3 is turning you into a monster. " It's simple, and can be effective enough at low ascension. Ideally you wanna double tap either: super chunky attacks like immolate or bludgeon, or scaling attacks like reaper. Any cards that were already strike cards get one extra damage. There was enough card draw that it was useful. Ancient writing is arguably one of the strongest events in the game and in a pool full of bad ones, so it's a major gamble and not a valid comparison imo. Perfected Strike Ironclad Common Attack 2 Energy | Deal 6 damage. Is it affected by "Double Strike"?Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (67/696): Bonfire Spirits. ago. For which you need big attacks and/or a dmg potion. 1 Energy | Deal 7 (10) damage. Worst case balde dance is still better than best case sneaky strike (both are 12 damage for 1 mana but blade dance can be spread out). Not my favorite card, but it works in some decks (Snecko Eye, Anger, Dead Branch). Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. For it to be better than a strike you have to play 2 attacks that turn. See "strike," take "strike. Also has synergy with Evolve, as the wounds will give you extra draw in the future Can be used to fuel Fiend Fire. Pixel Peeper Jan 10, 2018 @ 7:18pm. It's hard to think of an A20 deck that would prefer Skip to the first Battle Trance - maybe a one in a million crazy. I have played roguelites just as long and was a total idiot coming in to Slay the Spire trying to use the old principles. This card is the smaller brother of [ [Fiend Fire]] and similar to [ [Second Wind]]. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (446/696): Perfected Strike. It doesnt buff the damage of your other basic strike cards. It can also work well on scripted fights when you know you won't get hit the turn after (e. Defragment is the most impactful, most notably with frost orb, which provide the consistent defense The Defect desperately needs in hallway fights. Clothesline is an Attack card for the Ironclad. Rarity:Event. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (455/696): Pommel StrikeDedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. You say it's a good investment and that's true in long battles against bosses and such, but late game you want to do like 2/3 of the enemy's life in turn 1 through some crazy broken combo. chris_eagle. Let me look up what those do. I don't think there's any scenario in which I'm excited to take this card, though I might pick it up in some random cases. If you have drafted a good deck, and have useful relics, you should be able to outblock them and deal damage with body slams. Consider running Headbutts to pull it back as many times as possible. Reading the card explains the card. Reaper was available to compensate and I utilized seeing red, battle trance, and offering to great effect for reliably strong front load damage (battle trance was. Title: Pleading Vagrant. 38 votes, 18 comments. Silent: Rapid Strike - 2 energy. More Fandoms. Watcher Cards. Your opponents won’t bother you if they’re dead. You need frontloaded damage (if it's AoE better) to kill the 2 minions first. 161K subscribers in the slaythespire community. ago The best comparison for it is Carnage. As a base, it is 18 damage for 2 energy which is about average value. They are godawful draws later on in the. ago. Defect's Strikes now use the impact VFX and SFX instead of Slicing effects. And here’s the thing: Perfected Strike is one of the single. It also counts as a Strike for Perfected Strike on Ironclad, which is a nice, if silly, bonus :PThis is the Ironclad's Strike card. Then attenuate the curses with stuff like magic flower/coffee dripper/etc. It blocks a significant portion of bronze automaton’s laser. Fiend fire is a burst card less so than an exhaust one specifically. ago. Way too many strike cards that molten egg did a hell of a job. E_102_Gamma • Eternal One • 4 yr. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Every line of that those texts is important. Now this is the unga bunga Ironclad deck this subreddit deserves to see in all its glory! Even with the draw, the 40 card count hurts my soul. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. You can find jorbs shirts and hoodies at: you want to buy the games we've been playing check out: out our Slay the Spire Ironclad guide!. normal Strike, Double Strike, Pommel strike, etc. Reply. Chronometrics • Additional comment actions. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games…Floor 1 card reward gave me my first Perfected Strike, ended up with 3 before the first boss with no removals and a [[Pommel Strike]] or two as well. Fantasy. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Yes, without exception you want to remove Strikes. Empty body just gives block, and given talk to the hand, wave of the hand, halt, and the fact that watcher’s big damage means most enemies do less damage due to being dead, means that this is kinda useless. Bronze automaton is not different. Spire Growth being a regular Act 3 enemy that does not put statuses in your deck!). Join. Mechalibur • Additional comment actions. Patch V2. Deals an additional 2(3) damage for ALL of your cards containing "Strike". Best deck I’ve ever had was Juggernaut as the kill condition with Corruption, Feel No Pain and dead branch. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games…Card draw, on the watcher, is a godsent blessing. I do NOT want that to happen; it'd mess with my Perfected Strike Ironclad-build. Slay the Spire Indie game Roguelike Gaming Role-playing video game comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. Wallop is better as well. I also had 3x Offerings, and 4x Strike the Blood in my deck, with a Mind Blast to top it all off. Did you mean: Strike (Ironclad) Strike (Silent) Strike (Defect) Strike (Watcher)Some of the strike cards are great (pommel strike), but you don’t really want wild strike for example. 1 Energy | Gain 7 (9) Block. Corruption is a Rare Power card for the Ironclad. It absolutely should require massive amounts of energy, and it costing more than you can have in a usual game is just about perfect. If playing a perfected strike deck, you should take all other perfected strikes that are offered as well. 169K subscribers in the slaythespire community. They are godawful draws later on in the game without exception, and if. But you have to get through act 1 first to get to later on, and Cold Snap. I'd like to see this upgrade changed from 3 -> 5 to upgrading the 3 cards you get. Look for Reaper for in-combat sustain, and get headbutt to control your card draws. The character mods have many excellent additions too like the construct. At the start of your turn, apply 2. Force Field Defect Uncommon Skill. Bowling Bash • Consecrate • Crush Joints • Cut Through Fate • Empty Fist • Flurry of Blows • Flying Sleeves • Follow-Up • Just Lucky • Sash Whip. It's pretty much a curse. Data accurate as. Add 1, 2, or 3 colorless cards to your deck. As a Common card, it can be found as a reward after combats. This is. Deals an additional 2 (3) damage for ALL of your cards containing "Strike". possible paths, current state of the deck, upcoming boss and elites, etc. Both, play it by ear. Deals an additional 2(3) damage for ALL of your cards containing "Strike". attack Pommel Strike 1 C- Deal 9 damage. Otherwise you just want to remove Strikes. I imagine it's what many people new to the game go for though. Deal 9(10) damage. For faster startup, go to your local Slay the Spire files and open up the preferencesSTSPlayer file. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (446/696): Perfected Strike. • 4 yr. perfected strike, wild strike, and pommel strike are all common. the nicest thing i can say about it is that it's better than strike. 0 Energy | Apply 1 (2) Weak to ALL enemies. I'm wondering what people think of this card, would you consider it good, bad, maybe it could be useful in certain situations or maybe it will always be a waste of a draw. I kinda think rookies could try the very “rigid” strats and then begin to understand it's not possible to get such decks every game, and will improve by mixing them up. Cold Snap Defect Common Attack. In your situation, I wouldve taken the runic pyramide or snecko eye (snecko eye is really good with card draw, even in a low cost deck) not when it turns all of your prepares and escape plans into 3 costs. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire… As such, there are plenty of early damage cards I'd rather take over it (Pommel Strike, Body Slam, Heavy Blade, Headbutt). 26 votes, 18 comments. Yeah with this plus some strength boosts and a multi-attack or three you can alpha strike a lot of elites. 0: The Watcher Fixed Armaments card not updating descriptions of upgraded cards. Slay the Spire. but has a lot of depth to it. I also found out that if the seed is too long you'll get a random seed. I'm wondering what people think of this card, would you consider it good, bad, maybe it could be useful in certain situations or maybe it will always be a waste of a draw. Rip and Tear Defect Uncommon Attack. 13 terms. It's kind of like removing 2 cards, with upside of card selection, and hand size for cards like [ [Fiend Fire]] and downside of turning off [ [Pommel Strike]] etc, and Time Eater/Beat of Death/Hex. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. If you are running a Perfected Strike deck, consider avoiding removing all Strikes with this event as it will reduce the damage of Perfected Strike. Perfected strike kinda falls into the first category, but theres an exhume or offering on display here, both of which do far more in getting you to and through the act 3 (and heart if ur going for it) Ascension 15 is a weird beast too. It's decent in the early game though. I. Patch V2. Perfected Strike Ironclad Common Attack 2 Energy | Deal 6 damage. Showing 1 - 15 of 26 comments. when upgraded). This time we will talk about the Perfected Strike build for the Ironclad c. 2 Energy | Deal 20 (25) damage. It's an OK early pick if there's nothing else available, but there are lots of better cards both for Strength and for Perfected Strike approaches. Slay the Spire. By itself, it's already strong because it gives you more card draw and consistency. The only really bad act 1 event is imo serpent. Every Card, Character, Relic, Curse, Event, Enemy and Potion in Alphabetical Order. Otherwise you just want to remove Strikes. It's not a great card, but it's hardly unusable. Perfected strike kinda falls into the first category, but theres an exhume or offering on display here, both of which do far more in getting you to and through the act 3 (and heart if ur going for it)Slay the Spire Indie game Roguelike Gaming Role-playing video game comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment [deleted] • Additional comment actions [removed] Reply. Shining light is in a much better pool and imo pretty often fairly decent. Upon upgrade, it blocks 3 more damage. Deals an additional 2(3) damage for ALL of your cards containing "Strike". My dude, it’s a damage Common. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (446/696): Perfected Strike. Draw 3 cards. Whenever this card is Retain ed, increase its damage by 5. pommel strike: By far the best out of these, an absolutely phenomonal card that lets you go +1 while dealing damage, and is a pretty decent synergy with perfected strike. I think im seeing double, 4 demon forms??You can find jorbs shirts and hoodies at: you want to buy the games we've been play. Wild Strike is an Attack card for the Ironclad. This has "IRONCLAD_SPIRITS": "1" which signifies you're eligible for the starting gift. So I am trying the common sense achievement and was forced to pick a lot of cards I normally don't need. Damage increased from 9 -> 10. Choosing 2 loses 5 HP, choosing 3 loses 10 HP. attack Twin Strike 1 C+ Deal 5 damage twice. Seven times out of eight, you'll get the relic within four attempts. Slay the Spire Indie game Roguelike Gaming Role-playing video game comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment UseOnlyLurk • Additional comment actions. here is my loss - held back by only having 1 clash and only 1 iron wave, and not having clothesline or uppercut for weak, and not getting an energy relic off first boss. Everyone create your idea for a super Gimmicky card that will either be OP or complete trash upvotes. He wanted it smaller too. Burning pact is card draw exhaust, kill a strike and draw more cards. This one's obvious. If Slay the Spire had a tutorial mode, it would involve picking Perfected Strike. Each one of them in your deck boosts the damage of perfected strike by 2 (3 when you upgrade it) it allows you to open fights with a hit of 30+ damage, and instantly take out smaller monsters instead of wasting turns blocking them. You also need a way to block the big hit at the start of phase 2 and the multi attack phase 2. Exhaust archetype is a pretty strong archetype in Ironclad, a character who have significant synergies with exhaust and can often create curse cards like [ [Power Through]] or [ [Reckless Swing]]. Defect's Strikes now use the impact VFX and SFX instead of Slicing effects. " Perfected Strike is obviously better with a bigger deck because you can have more cards that empower it, but also because the larger the deck is, the less important it is to remove Strikes. Perfected Strike Ironclad Common Attack 2 Energy | Deal 6 damage. To achieve that, what you need is front load damages to kill both birds fast and then a way to consistently block. That's 324 damage in round one just from Double Tap+ and 2 Perfected Strike, and 81 more for each Perfected Strike they manage to play on top of that. Posted by u/[Deleted Account] - 3 votes and 19 comments Deck summary: An exhaust deck is made out of mostly exhaust powers and attacks, and a couple of exhaust-based relics. Slay the Spire Indie game Roguelike Gaming Role-playing video game comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. slay. Sapphire - Beat the game with the Defect.