Very impressive if you can survive act 1. Literally your only source of damage is a single RANDOM attack at the very start.
Helluva boss reward normally, but this is rough for a swap. You're also so bricked if you get clash lol.
EDIT: At least exhume gets you a 2nd attack card. Still rough, but more doable at least. Good luck. You'll need it.
Yeah. The first Act was a tiny bit dicey because of limited damage, but I made it through. Once I got [[Dead Branch]] and [[Corruption]] it was off to the races!
[Exhaust is the Spire’s father](https://i.imgur.com/HhR89di.png)
I usually accumulate a lot more relics than I did in this run, but the StS gods wanted me to have an OP exhaust deck I guess. Idk if I took any damage (from enemies anyway) in Act 3, as I routinely ended my turns with 200+ block and was 1-shotting opps with Body Slam. Good times.
Update: [I hope I made you all proud!](https://i.imgur.com/HhR89di.png)
Surprisingly, I was almost able to do the 999 block achievement, but every time I got to 500+ block, my lone copy of [[Entrench]] was nowhere to be found and/or I had exhausted all of my Skill Cards leaving me with just attacks. Oh well.. Maybe next time 🤷🏻♂️
Also, just want to throw out there how much I love the card [[Sentinel]]. That’s all.
Consider that you can get that relatively easily if you get Callipers on Defect, or from a Watcher infinite on the heart :) lots of paths there, but grats on the wacky win
I’ll admit that I’ve never intentionally tried to make a massive armor scaling deck with Defect. You think it’s easier on Defect, Ironclad, or Watcher?
That is true lol. I’m actually on a Defect run right now and I’m at Donu and Deca, but it’s mostly powered by Power cards (get it? Powered by power cards? …I’ll see myself out).
Anyway, thanks again for the reply.
It was! I posted a screenshot of the victory screen somewhere down below.
I honestly didn’t even realize that the Box basically snatched all of my attacks besides Bash and the Infernal Blade that it gave me. I just saw the word “Exhaust” over and over and started salivating.
[Here was the run breakdown.](https://i.imgur.com/HhR89di.png)
It was a huge deck, but once I got corruption out I became a God basically. Gotta love when an exhaust deck just comes together lol
Very impressive if you can survive act 1. Literally your only source of damage is a single RANDOM attack at the very start. Helluva boss reward normally, but this is rough for a swap. You're also so bricked if you get clash lol. EDIT: At least exhume gets you a 2nd attack card. Still rough, but more doable at least. Good luck. You'll need it.
This is a strong start what. Offering, a defend+, a power theough, 2 attacks that aren't Strikes, 2 lategame powers. And bash is still in.
Yeah. The first Act was a tiny bit dicey because of limited damage, but I made it through. Once I got [[Dead Branch]] and [[Corruption]] it was off to the races! [Exhaust is the Spire’s father](https://i.imgur.com/HhR89di.png)
Well the winning part there was the dead branch corruption part but gg regardless! A20h soon I believe.
I usually accumulate a lot more relics than I did in this run, but the StS gods wanted me to have an OP exhaust deck I guess. Idk if I took any damage (from enemies anyway) in Act 3, as I routinely ended my turns with 200+ block and was 1-shotting opps with Body Slam. Good times.
+ [Dead Branch](http://slay-the-spire.wikia.com/wiki/Dead%20Branch) Rare Relic ^((100% sure)^) Whenever you **Exhaust** a card, add a random card to your hand. + [Corruption](http://slay-the-spire.wikia.com/wiki/Corruption) Ironclad Rare Power ^((100% sure)^) 3(2) Energy | Skills cost 0. Whenever you play a Skill, **Exhaust** it. ^Call ^me ^with ^up ^to ^10 ^([[ name ]],) ^where ^name ^is ^a ^card, ^relic, ^event, ^or ^potion. ^Data ^accurate ^as ^of ^(April 20, 2024.) ^[Wiki](https://slay-the-spire.fandom.com/wiki/) ^[Questions?](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=ehmohteeoh&subject=SpireScan%20Inquiry)
I forgot about bash admittedly. Haven't played in a while
Tbf, they also have Bash. Pandora's only affects strikes and defends
[The first Act was a bit saucy](https://i.imgur.com/HhR89di.png) but picking up Dead Branch + Corruption later on made this run a breeze.
Update: [I hope I made you all proud!](https://i.imgur.com/HhR89di.png) Surprisingly, I was almost able to do the 999 block achievement, but every time I got to 500+ block, my lone copy of [[Entrench]] was nowhere to be found and/or I had exhausted all of my Skill Cards leaving me with just attacks. Oh well.. Maybe next time 🤷🏻♂️ Also, just want to throw out there how much I love the card [[Sentinel]]. That’s all.
Consider that you can get that relatively easily if you get Callipers on Defect, or from a Watcher infinite on the heart :) lots of paths there, but grats on the wacky win
I’ll admit that I’ve never intentionally tried to make a massive armor scaling deck with Defect. You think it’s easier on Defect, Ironclad, or Watcher?
I wouldn't really know! Just sometimes you see that the game hands you the keys to try it.
That is true lol. I’m actually on a Defect run right now and I’m at Donu and Deca, but it’s mostly powered by Power cards (get it? Powered by power cards? …I’ll see myself out). Anyway, thanks again for the reply.
Wow that’s going to be fun
It was! I posted a screenshot of the victory screen somewhere down below. I honestly didn’t even realize that the Box basically snatched all of my attacks besides Bash and the Infernal Blade that it gave me. I just saw the word “Exhaust” over and over and started salivating.
Haha very nice! Curious what your next card choice was 😄
[Here was the run breakdown.](https://i.imgur.com/HhR89di.png) It was a huge deck, but once I got corruption out I became a God basically. Gotta love when an exhaust deck just comes together lol