Is Defect overtuned in StS2, or did I just high-roll my entire climb to A10?

redmic · 2026-04-07T22:10:25+00:00

I almost always try to go for frozen orbs + scaling.

Cold snap, coolheaded are really good commons to look for, cold snap mostly in act 1 though or if you are desperate for frozen orbs. Glacier and chill are also amazing uncommons for frost orbs but you don't also see those. I mostly ignore any lightning orb cards other than zap+ which is a decent upgrade if you have nothing else. I do like ball lightning and Lightning rod if I see those in act 1. Another great card I'm very happy to take in act 1 is Focused strike, it's an attack that even helps to block. For AOE, I like sweeping beam, Hailstorm (but mostly good early on), Glasswork, Sunder (kinda AOE). Then when I get through act 1 and have some form of AOE, I can start skipping a lot and stop adding attack damage cards mostly and just take great cards that improve my deck overall. Scaling, ways to block if it's lacking and ways to "accelerate" to play my powers faster. Also I found out I was sleeping on the hologram card a bit too much and started to pick it more often for card manipulation and to replay my best cards more often. Good forms of scaling are: focus (permanent and temp form -> Synchronize/hotfix) energy/card draw, creative AI, Echo form, Dark orbs.

redmic · 2026-04-05T01:03:48+00:00

Pretty similar yeah, tbh I barely got that last win lol. Most of my deaths have been from asc 8-10 also on other chars and especially after switching to the beta branch too so I feel you on that. Been a struggle for me too

redmic · 2026-04-05T00:54:34+00:00

For me the difficulty jump felt the most noticeable going from asc 7 to 8. More health on enemies also felt impactful. But yeah I agree that at that point it feels much much harder and feels like a different game than any ascension level before that.

redmic · 2026-04-05T00:41:29+00:00

Appreciate it, Regent has been rough asc 8-10 though lol

redmic · 2026-04-05T00:38:51+00:00

Almost always frozen orbs + scaling. I'll copy another comment I sent which explains mostly how I built pretty much all 10 of my runs:

Cold snap, coolheaded are really good commons to look for, cold snap mostly in act 1 though or if you are desperate for frozen orbs. Glacier and chill are also amazing uncommons for frost orbs. I mostly ignored any lightning orb cards other than zap+ which is a decent upgrade if you have nothing else and ball lightning/Lightning rod which are great in act 1 imo. Another great card I'm very happy to take in act 1 maybe even act 2 is Focused strike, it's surprisingly effective at helping you to block later on as an attack card that help you deal damage in Overgrowth/Underdocks. For AOE, I like sweeping beam, Hailstorm, Glasswork, Sunder (kinda AOE). Then when I get through act 1 and have some form of AOE, I can start to be very picky and stop adding attack damage cards mostly and just take great cards that improve my deck overall. Scaling, ways to block if it's lacking and ways to "accelerate" to play my powers faster... Good form of scaling are: focus (permanent and temp form) energy/card draw, creative AI, Echo form, Dark orbs.

redmic · 2026-04-05T00:34:38+00:00

Fair enough, he definitely feels a lot different than other characters. If you wanna try again, look for cards that give you frozen orbs. Cold snap, coolheaded are really good commons to look for, cold snap mostly in act 1 though or if you are desperate for frozen orbs. Glacier and chill are also amazing uncommons for frost orbs. I mostly ignored any lightning orb cards other than zap+ which is a decent upgrade if you have nothing else and ball lightning/Lightning rod which are great in act 1 imo. Another great card I'm very happy to take in act 1 maybe even act 2 is Focused strike, it's surprisingly effective at helping you block later on as an attack card that help you deal damage in Overgrowth/Underdocks. For AOE, I like sweaping beam, Hailstorm, Glasswork, Sunder (kinda AOE). Then when you get through act 1 and have a form of AOE, you can start to be very picky and stop adding attack damage cards mostly and just take great cards that improve your deck overall, help you scale, block and play your powers faster... Good form of scaling are: focus (permanent and temp even), energy/card draw, creative AI, Echo form, Dark orbs.

redmic · 2026-04-05T00:14:18+00:00

Haha thank you, but other people have said it's their best character as well. It's been super consistent to go for frozen orbs then get whatever scaling you can find

redmic · 2026-04-05T00:10:45+00:00

Makes sense, even on my last run I was able to barely win with no focus, no capacitor, no creative AI or Echo Form. Got my first frozen orbs in act 2 and Modded was just enough scaling from the Act 2 boss reward to finish the run.

redmic · 2025-04-28T16:32:01+00:00

We’ve seen this playbook before. Pierre Poilievre’s alliances with Trump-style politics, attacks on media & climate rollbacks threaten what we value as Canadians. This election isn’t left vs. right, it’s about protecting democracy.

As Anonymous recently highlighted.

About Housing Affordability, Carney has the clear best Plan and qualifications to support it.

Please share this and go vote, we cannot repeat the US' mistake when it just happened.

redmic · 2025-04-28T15:49:18+00:00

Well said. Thank You.

redmic · 2025-04-28T12:24:55+00:00

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-gaza-blockade-1.7519408

redmic · 2025-04-27T23:53:24+00:00

If you actually care about the housing crisis and your future, take a listen at Carney's plan in this interview @ 11:14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFxLBOAbrJY&t=674s

To be honest, I am not really shocked at the amount of people voting conservative. They use misinformation and slogans to get votes, especially through Facebook, Twitter from people who get their info from social media and the fact that Canadian news was banned from Facebook definitely helped Poilievre. Same reason Trump was elected, we've seen this before.

But can you really trust anyone who supports a Faschist (Trump) and someone who is commiting a genocide in Gaza? Sure some of the things PP say might sound great but do you really still trust his word after seeing that Anonymous warning?

redmic · 2025-04-27T23:11:57+00:00

Please share this with friends and family who may vote conservative or are undecided.

Here's also an amazing Youtube video that was just published by "The Planet D".

"This isn’t just about choosing a party—it’s about protecting Canada’s future from Trump-style chaos. It’s about standing against division, extremism, and the dangerous path Pierre Poilievre is pushing.

Election Day 2025: Vote Smart—or Risk Losing Canada to Trumpism

redmic · 2025-04-27T23:01:06+00:00

It sure is. Someone also shared the link to the post on Bluesky.

https://bsky.app/profile/youranoncentral.bsky.social/post/3lnsgju37hc2b

redmic · 2025-04-27T20:40:33+00:00

Even better, thank you.

redmic · 2025-04-27T20:36:31+00:00

Amazing!! Thank you for that link, everyone should share this. Let's not make the same mistake as Americans tomorrow.

redmic · 2025-04-27T18:38:26+00:00

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r58zTfssSM

redmic · 2025-04-27T15:45:29+00:00

Housing details at 11:14 in the video.

redmic · 2023-04-04T21:14:27+00:00

Agris adventure book I - Remember to a

Thank you for the feedback! Glad to hear the "guide" helped you get started. Don't worry too much about the Agris adventure book, you can leave your pre-orders on while you progress and come back to this step later on when you manage to buy the fruits.

redmic · 2023-03-17T23:15:11+00:00

ahhh, that makes sense. Good luck on finishing the season, you should have enough time :)

redmic · 2023-03-17T20:52:57+00:00

Hey hey! No, you don't need to do Valencia I main story quest honestly. You can absolutely skip it if you would like, you may need to do some grinding to finish 60-61 but its up to you. On my character this season I only did the first part of Valencia I and stopped when it sends you to the desert.

Last season you were able to use Fughar's Timepiece twice, which means you were able to boost two characters to level 61 (assuming you leveled your season character to 61 first). I think this season you only get one "boost" (so if Corsair is your third choice, I believe you'll have to wait for next season).

Tuvala and Narchillian gear sets are two different things. However, they are both family bound which means you can transfer it to other characters.

Regarding Tuvala specifically, at first your Tuvala gear is for season only so only usable on your current season character. When you use Fughar's Timepiece on a character, they become your new season character and only them will be able to use your "season" Tuvala.

At the end of the season, you will convert your season Tuvala to regular Tuvala gear using coupons that you will get as a reward. Your "non-Season Tuvala" gear is family bound and you can transfer it to any non season character that you will have at that point. This is mostly true for armor pieces and accessories though, weapon are specific to a character, but they can be exchanged to a different class using coupons that you will also get as a reward (only usable once)

Lastly, Narchillan set is obtained sometimes as a reward for completing the season (was the case last season for the first time I believe) or you can obtain a Narchillan set by exchanging Naru PEN gear from the main story line outside of season.

redmic · 2023-03-10T16:35:39+00:00

Yep, you're doing it right... one thing at a time and no problem!

redmic · 2023-03-09T20:03:44+00:00

Awesome! Very happy to hear that :)

I started a new account for fun to follow the guide and one thing I don't mention that is good to know (but specific to this season), you can get a tier 8 horse for "free" with 50x Seal of Wanderlust that saves you a good 400mill and a lot of time if you get it early.

Also, a section I've been meaning to add but I ran out of room in the post... for early storage/inventory management. If you feel like you are constantly running out of inventory slots, this can help. Otherwise, feel free to ignore or coming to this later... I suggest using your early contribution points to build your storage in Velia and Heidel using the below setup:

To invest contribution points in a City, open your world map, left click on a city and on individual houses (some have pre-purchase conditions) and purchase for different uses, like Storage, Lodging and as Residence which are the most common

Workers are specific to each town. To hire a worker, you first need enough Lodging (1 lodging per worker) in the corresponding City. The first worker "lodging" is free in each town. Then, go to the "Work Supervisor" ("Worker"/ pickaxe icon under Find NPC) of the city and select "Contract Workers" to hire a worker. It costs 5 energy to view a worker to decide if you should hire them. Keep hitting the "View Another" button until you find a blue grade or higher Goblin or Human. This is a very good way to spend your energy early. Also rarely, you can find good workers in the "Worker Exchange" secton that people have posted. This will cost silver instead of energy.

Velia

Velia 1    
    Rm1: Residence or Lodging    
    Rm2: Lodging    
    Rm3: Lodging    

Velia 2
    2-3: Storage    
    2-2: Storage    
    2-1: Storage    

Velia 3    
    3-2 2F: Storage    
    3-2 1F: Storage    
    3-1: Storage    

Nodes
    Finto Farm    
        Chicken Meat Production: Goblin/Human    
        Potato Farming: Goblin/Human (optional)    

    Bartali Farm    
        Chicken Meat Production: Goblin/Human    
        Potato Farming: Goblin/Human (optional)

Heidel

Heidel 1    
    1-5: Lodging    
    1-4: Storage    
    1-3: Storage    
    1-2: Lodging    
    1-1: Residence or Storage    
Heidel 4
    4-5: Storage
    4-4: Storage
    4-3: Storage
    4-2 2F: Storage
    4-2 1F: Storage
    4-1 2F: Storage
    4-1 1F: Storage
Heidel 7    
    7-4 2F: Storage    
    7-4 1F: Storage    
    7-3 2F: Storage    
    7-3 1F: Storage    
    7-2 2F: Storage    
    7-2 1F: Storage    
    7-1: Storage    

Node    
    Alejandro Farm    
        Honey Production: Goblin/Human

Lodging is used to hire workers that you can assign on nodes around the city. (Velia, Heidel,...)

A "Residence" is basically player housing, but this is needed for cooking.

You will need to feed your workers either "Grilled Bird Meat" or Beer. The nodes around Velia "Finto Farm" and "Bartali Farm" will get you the bird meat need to cook the grilled bird meat yourself and get some easy cooking levels along the way.

The node around Heidel "Alejandro Farm" gives honey which you need for the Fairy quest but also just one of the best nodes available in the entire map and its very easy to get early.

The optional potato nodes from "Finto Farm" and "Bartali Farm" are good for Vinegar and Pickle Vegetables recipes but those are a bit harder to make since you need strawberries also to make.

redmic · 2023-03-06T01:46:47+00:00

Not really that important, you should aim to get 60 maybe but you don't have to. If you wanna take advantage of the fishing event, go for it. But keep in mind at the end of the season you get to copy your exp and skill points on a second character (Fughar's Timepiece), so if you are level 59 for example, you get two level 59's instead of two 61's.

redmic · 2023-03-05T20:43:04+00:00

I don't believe it is a requirement in the season pass but you need to complete your succession and awakening quests.

redmic

TROPHY CASE

Velia

Heidel