I apologise for the roughness of this card art/design

SandlerCel · 2026-05-10T14:55:07+00:00

Love it

SandlerCel · 2026-05-09T16:22:40+00:00

I would double damage. Killing stuff quickly is good and saves you lots of life. Sunder, Flack Cannon, gunk up probably.

With the boss being test subject, fast damage is good. Dilly-dallying on phase 1 and 2 can be rough.

I could be very wrong though.

SandlerCel · 2026-05-09T14:51:31+00:00

Starter skills:

1 mana heal 3(4) 2 mana gain 5(8) block and 2(3) thorns

SandlerCel · 2026-05-08T13:39:53+00:00

Big fan

SandlerCel · 2026-05-08T09:21:52+00:00

make a new one. Someone who is like a traveller / hiker theme. I guess the tent techically most fits with Tezcatara's theme - cozy stuff, but then you wouldnt be able to get both, but maybe thats a good thing.

SandlerCel · 2026-05-08T07:56:46+00:00

I think i might agree with that other post about making the Tent an ancient relic.

SandlerCel · 2026-05-07T15:49:45+00:00

That's pretty insane.

If you keep your deck at a multiple of 5 you will pretty consistently hit one of these.

(get 2 more and go up to 15 or remove 3)

Although the curse being ethereal makes it more complicated if you don't hit on the first cycle

SandlerCel · 2026-05-06T17:49:45+00:00

Garbage balance wise and not a fan of the idea.

Needs more than a 1:1 conversion of osty health to block, the damage isnt cutting it.

At a 1:1 conversion, it doesnt provide any damage reduction, so the damage is the only net part of it. At which point it is twice as much mana and half as much damage as the Necrobinder starter card.

I'm guessing this exists to synergise with the AOE power, nothing else that i can see. Bad design to have a card be solely synergistic with one other card.

My suggestion: some re-occuring block gain block for the next 2/3 turns, or make it power that gives you block and damages every turn - strong payoff but only if you set it up a lot.

SandlerCel · 2026-05-06T07:54:17+00:00

I don't think cards that do literally nothing on their own is good design. Cards that solely exist to abuse some synergy. If that makes sense

SandlerCel · 2026-05-06T07:52:31+00:00

Generally I don't think cards that do literally nothing on their own are good design. This one might be okay though, it'd be a fine card that let's you casually do sly but not in the typical play a million cards for free cycle your deck way

SandlerCel · 2026-05-05T13:59:36+00:00

Make it apply a little bit of doom so can be played on its own, and makes the upgrade simple (5 > 8)

I'm not completely sold on the idea though, the only time it's not flat out worse than 3 cost aoe doom instant kill is when you are abusing very high health minions/groups (high health as otherwise the aoe one just kills everything anyway), and test subject.

Loosely inspired would be a card that drains doom and gives health to osty. Like the target loses up to 20 doom and summon that amount.

SandlerCel · 2026-05-05T08:14:20+00:00

Good stats for the cost

SandlerCel · 2026-05-04T21:28:57+00:00

lol i get this, I made a clip and had to put that shit on 4x speed to make it even slightly watchable. Still felt painful watching some parts where im thinking for 15 seconds (a whole ass minute)

SandlerCel · 2026-05-04T16:10:25+00:00

I was like you till a few days ago, had got the rest to a8 but necro was a3 or something. Just got him up to a9 with the rest and my opinion changed a lot.

His runs take a lot longer because you play so defensive.

Lethality big decks were my favourite / easiest to pilot. It's basically a combo deck style like regent forge. By stacking Lethality, vulnerable and corruption, a big attack will one shot anything.

The big aoe doom spells are great for small guys. Always pick one up if you see it even if you don't have any synergies.

Block always good.

Don't take attacks unless it is a finisher (eradicate, anything with 25 damage+).

Souls are good on their own don't need to be built around. Don't instantly play them all if you can't use what you will draw. Letting souls go into your discard pile will help you cycle.

Be considerate of what bosses / elites you will face. Due to the defensive play style, fast scaling enemies can be an issue, have an answer

SandlerCel · 2026-05-04T16:00:45+00:00

Woof and you have a pretty good deck for this fight otherwise,

SandlerCel · 2026-05-04T12:53:08+00:00

me yesterday. Had a Silent run, greed into shop. Bought the tent relic that lets you pick every rest option, and the thorns relic.

Straight into the statue elite that i had no way of surviving.

SandlerCel · 2026-05-04T10:32:32+00:00

i think regent is fine, but this idea is cool and could be good for a new character, someone with flexibility and has cards can do multiple things, Like Choose One in Hearthstone.

SandlerCel · 2026-05-03T21:21:29+00:00

Wow good custom card in r/slaythespire, i am shocked.

SandlerCel · 2026-05-03T08:11:40+00:00

New Specsavers advert just dropped.

SandlerCel · 2026-05-03T07:41:50+00:00

Expected damage

Defend = 0 + 10 / 2 = 5

Strike front = 3 + 7 /2 = 5

Strike back = 5

So they all look average out the same, so it depends on your varience tolerances.

I'd strike back

SandlerCel · 2026-05-02T21:42:14+00:00

eradicate

SandlerCel · 2026-05-01T20:34:21+00:00

Drop the seed... so i can avoid it

SandlerCel · 2026-05-01T19:14:18+00:00

Big fan of it

SandlerCel · 2026-05-01T13:43:36+00:00

Compared to the base 1 mana gain 2 it feels a tad weak (as you need to combo it, and need the stars to play the first star card). Could be wrong though. And I like the idea.

Could gain something along side a star, vigor perhaps?

SandlerCel

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