How to Play the Watcher and Actually Win (Slay the Spire Guide)

[@Baalorlord]

How did you get your first win with Watcher? Comment below!

[@qb4428]

Inner peace, tantrum, rushdown, and mental fortress off a pandora's box start. Instant infinite. XD

[@AvangionQ]

Custom Cursed Run ... Courier as the first relic drop ... bought Wax Seal, Molten Egg & colorless cards until 3x Mind Blasts ... HP over 9,000 and the Mind Blasts instakilled Wax Seal is from Replay the Spire mod ... right click at a store to get 100 gold and an IOU curse added to your deck ... this was before Wax Seal got nerfed to 3/shop PS, I *only* play modded ... and at the time, I preferred custom runs to standard starts ... felt like a meme run from the jump and it got me into the game

[@republicanhaircutman]

The first win I remember well relied entirely on Omniscience and Alpha for my damage. It was rough :)

[@macnolds4145]

We talkin' my first A20 Heart kill? That was a loooong time ago. If I recall correctly, it was very hard at first, because...well, because it's a hard game and it was my first time getting to A20 with Watcher. Lol. I had to do the hard work of really calculating my damage, as there was no equivalent to Silent's Catalyst cheese (for example). Anyway, Deva Form was the MVP. I had infinite energy and could fully take advantage of the Heart's attack patterns. *Shrugs*.

[@marktaylor3290]

Still haven't. Not sure how to win the battle of attrition. Hopefully this video will help me.

[@gramplegust5115]

I love how this dude has his own Idle animation when he talks

[@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia]

HAHA

[@tubbstubbs.5311]

S w a y

[@OldmanNix]

Lmao

[@blockirb1221]

bro 💀

[@rvelazquez1986]

Lol

[@stcamm7572]

Act 1: wish is dead weight Act 3: MONEY!!!

[@daimonos418]

I've played enough Spire to have taken the other three to act 4. This was the most delicious recital of the rules, guidelines, conventions, deep wisdoms and fun that I've seen yet. Much respect that was great throughout.

[@eclipticpeak8452]

I'll never forget getting 3 omniscience and having 1 of then bottled lightning for first turn. Then running an alpha. I'd select one of my omniscience from the bottled one so it plays twice. Then select an alpha. Then I'd select my other omniscience for the 2nd pick. Then the 3rd I'd pick the beta, and my 4 I'd get omega played twice. End of turn 1, 100 damage. Every turn.

[@nathanoleson3344]

I had been keeping my watcher deck size low already but it made so much more sense after you explained it as deck cycles.

[@MartinKuek]

Thank you. I’ve always liked watcher, but not been very successful with her. After seeing only the first hour of your run, I was inspired to begin a new run, and immediately got a heart kill applying the insights I learned from your video. Was super OP. Traded the starter relic for the one where you don’t discard and never looked back.

[@4ltruizer]

One you don't discard? You mean, Runic Pyramid? I am a fan of it, but hand management can sometimes be your downfall.

[@MartinKuek]

@@4ltruizer Yes. Runic pyramid. Can be very powerful. Pick up lots of zero cost cards to help manage hand size.

[@CyprustheWaruhi]

I was struggling with the watcher. This video definitely helped me understand why I kept failing. Not that the run i beat it with wasn't a struggle at times. So thank you it helped a lot.

[@Deode-d4h]

Holy cow, as a frequent Albino watcher, the Defect is what he mostly plays. And I thought the powerful combos such as Dead Branch Corruption on Ironclad or Defect with artifact echo form biased cognition with glacier and inserter/runic capacitor was overpowered. The 3rd act powerspike in this video blows those out of the water in terms of setup time to lethal damage.

[@krabbekage2124]

Super helpful guide! Really shows the importance of getting some early damage, and not being afraid of investing in "bad" cards.

[@SuperYtc1]

Idk why but I love this guy's voice and presentation style. I started watching him about 3 years ago, then I stopped playing Slay The Spire while they were still adding things to the game. I came back recently to the game and am addicted again. Glad to see this guy is still uploading.

[@setcamper]

New to StS- I was desperately stuck on Watcher compared to the other 3 heroes. Some great tips here Acts 1-2, but then you kind of popped off and broke the game in Act 3- probably not helping newbies navigate a typical run at that point but entertaining. Definitely excited to watch more of your walkthroughs.

[@Ironsuaba]

One of the most consistently succesful Watcher strats to beat the heart is going infinite turn 1 off of Rushdown with stance dancing and help from Scrawl and Vault. She is that broken. That is to say Baalor breaking the game in act 3 is also a widely applicaple learning moment.

[@MattykVT]

@@Ironsuaba do you mind going into more detail? Like card names and such? Sorry just starting out with Watcher and her dynamic is wayyyy different than everyone else.

[@Ironsuaba]

@@MattykVT Watcher is the hyperaggressive character. She wants to remive defends over strikes early on, since Wrath gives her enough offensive power to decimate most early enemies before they can attack her. But strikes are usually not enough damage for chonkier enemies like Lagavulin, Nob and the act 1 boss. Very good cards for that are Reach Heaven, Carve Reality, Sands of Time and Wheel Kick - they do a lot of damage by themselves, as a single card. Which is good, since you don't want to add many cards that would bloat your deck and prevent you from potentially going infinite - while Watcher struggles to remove or exhaust enough cards to pull that off sometimes, she has the tools to quickly set up the infinites. Scrawl and Vault are huge examples of that, Scrawl draws a shit ton of cards which both gets all the deck into your hand and Vault gives you more time to set up. Rushdown both makes the usual infinite and helps set it up, since if you take a couple of Tranquilities or Crescendos you can use them to trigger Rushdown more times, generate energy and overall manipilate your current stance easier. You also want some kind of way to consistently block, since Time Eater and Heart won't let you just punch them to death turn 1, and one turn kills are often not a feasible thing to do. Talk to the Hand and Mental Fortress are particurarly good and consistent block sources, though Talk might want you to doec into more debuffs to remove the artofact charges on the enemies since it's also a debuff. If you're infinite, the shop relic Abacus can solve your block issues once you're set up. The strategy I gravitate towards is to try and find one or two good, beefy damage cards, and if I succeed I aggressively kill elites to find good rares, gold and relics that may help. In events and shops I prioritize removing basics and trying to go below 8 permanent, as in not exhausting or power-type, cards - that's the amount you need to be infinite vs Heart.

[@Hyperfoxeye]

13:35 i think this is a case where i look at the map. The 3 rooms of 1hp can be amazing if you find a decent route that chains via shops and ?s to an elite. Usually one is pretty common but ive rarely gotten two elites killed on 1hp which can jumpstart your game to play more aggressively

[@panshidong8467]

Very helpful video for playing the new character! Also, personally I find your videos are excellent for English learners lol. I feel your pronunciation is super clear, no weird accent(I’m studying and living in Australia😅) , and the speaking speed is just right. Thanks for the great videos~

[@McNoodle28]

Thanks mate. I learnt a ton from this video. Even just seeing the way you consider things let alone the mechanics and stuff I wasn’t aware of has been very helpful.

[@ZeriocTheTank]

Out of all of the StS content creators you are the one I can actually watch without going crazy, or feeling like it's a waste of time but still walk away with more knowledge of the game. Too many of them ramble too much about abstract things while claiming they're not abstract, talk to chat WAY too much to the point that a run is well over 3 hours long or say constantly obnoxious things the entire time (although there is one guy that at least does this in an entertaining way). Thank you for the great content. I'll definitely be checking out more.....after my watcher run.

[@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo]

Frost Prime?

[@RMGamer31O]

Him: 2:07:00 Me: That’s quitter talk. Great vid, btw. It was a super good listen while welding.

[@thefridgefreezer]

This is an great resource for anyone new to the game. Marvelous!

[@SuperYtc1]

1:32:30 I love the outburst, and the insulting of the enemy. "34 combined damage from these nerds." LOL.

[@girurerumu]

Don’t think I’ve ever seen such a good guide for any game in my life. The way you link every piece of information into tangible actions and real-game examples is sublime. I also don’t remember the last time I’ve ever seen such a long video on KZbin. Well done!

[@somewony]

I was getting really frustrated with the watcher. I could pretty reliably scrape through to act 4, but would always lose a ton of health to the guardians, and then die to the heart. Thanks to this guide (and the tiniest bit of savescumming in the final fight) I was finally able to beat the game with her. Thank you!

[@hippieh0p]

I'm a new player and learned a lot from watching your Defect tier list and some runs. The other day the daily climb was a Defect with Watcher cards so now I'm trying to learn this deck too. Right after I watched this vid, I had a run where I also got the Omniscience + Wish combo, never would have thought of that if I hadn't seen this. I also got a Deva Form which was insane with Omniscience (maybe overkill tbh) and a second Wish. Then I picked up a Snecko Eye + Prismatic Shard leading to a Corruption and Enlightenment which was completely ridiculous. Such a fun run, also had the Shovel and got a ton of artifacts. This was my first A1 win.

[@TomMRickert]

Thank you! I was looking for a watcher over explained for a very long time.

[@NarfiRef]

My first Watcher win was actually my second win total. I won it in a similar as the first one (Defect) too. I had Mummified Hand, Bird-Faced Urn, and a crap ton of powers. I had multiple Rushdowns, so I had plenty of card draw, and multiple Devotions, so I was frequently going into Divinity. It was fun.

[@ar_1966]

Ayo, same here! I also won first as Defect and then as Watcher. I just had a Deva Form for bosses, and like 6 follow ups and an establishment with two battle hymns, with scrawls and cut through fates for card draw, and 2 Like Waters for defence. It was pure carnage when i got the right cards into my hands. Fun times.

[@JambalayaDrKelso]

The depth of this video is insane. Thank you so much!

[@N495illithian]

I watched this video and few others from frostprime, kept playing a bit more and went from losing 4 runs in a row to having won 3 in a row. Watcher is such a cool class, it plays super naturally and smoothly. Rushdown I think is very impactful to watcher build success although there are alternative speed options they don't feel great. I haven't gotten mantra to do much for me yet.

[@Ryusuta]

So, I found out that the reason Blasphemy isn't removed by Orange Pellets (or other debuff removal) is because the game technically considers it a BUFF, not a debuff. That's kind of a clever way of making it so it can't be so easily removed.

[@charlesabju907]

However if you're intangible you won't die

[@noatrope]

@@charlesabju907Spooky ghost form is more powerful than the gods

[@Lancer78x]

Bro, give you sub and like for this video. I was hesitant to watch such a long format video. But the sheer amount of knowledge I learned from this is great. Just wanted to say thank you. I've only been able to do few levels of ascension on Watcher and this has helped a ton. You could do voiceover work, your voice is clear, concise and I enjoyed how you explained your thought process, which I guess is why it took so long, but it was very insightful.

[@tunnagan]

I used to do the hip swing thing you are doing haha. I found out it was something to do with ADHD and has lessen over time with medication. Awesome information, thank you for the breakdown. The watcher is my favortie, but I struggle. Hopefully I can start winning some runs with this information.

[@CuriousTrotter]

Watched the whole thing, that was a smart and beautiful run, learned a ton!

[@MichaelNerman]

First win? I'm embarrassed to say I used to remove eruption and highly value Like Water, giving me time for a scaling strategy like Alpha or Deva Form. It can work at low ascension.

[@josephhawkins7974]

I did this once or twice too, and also did at least one pressure points/like water run successfully. No shame about it, either, lol!

[@icemans1matedude339]

I actually tended to upgrade eruption immediately if i hit a rest stop since that one energy cosr less kills so many hallway fights in 2 turns

[@MichaelNerman]

That's generally a good move, but I didn't know what I was doing.

[@nickb8126]

Thank you soo much for this! After a bunch of effort, I just beat the heart for the first time ever, with the watcher. Made sure my densities were right, and sure enough I beat the heart with ease.

[@josephdolph8474]

Great video! I really like the manner in which you explain things this helped me greatly!

[@reboot3332]

I picked this game up on steam summer sale and never played a deck builder before, though I am heavy into action rogues. First time I played it, I did ok but got killed pretty easily. Came back to the game about a week ago and played as the Silent for poison heaven. Haven't been able to put the game down since. Getting insane builds like the one on this video is so satisfying.

[@jackblk4]

I'm new to STS, winning with other 3 characters was OK, it was challenging but it was fun. However, Watcher is the only character that I constantly lose, sometimes at even Act 1. I tried to find some guides but to be honest, most of the STS guides/videos are long af lol. I was not able to win, even after trying for a few days, so I just decided to watch your video. This helped me a lot, I was better at skipping cards and more aware of what deck I'm trying to build. I won Act 4 with the Watcher, even without Rundown, which was a bit hard. Cheers and thanks!

[@aremamarang]

This video is very helpful and it was more entertaining than I thought it would be. I do think the video's length is justified, but it definitely put me off from watching it until now. I would like a summary section, but it's not a big deal.

[@chrisg6654]

My second watcher run was a fast cycling, high energy, pressure point and bomb deck. That run made pressure points one of my favorite cards. I just wish that there was a power that let mark activate via a different condition

[@tylerbowman4397]

1:08:40 the "50?" "FIFETY!!!" LOL

[@daywalka]

watched this run, played watcher, destroyed ascension 8 no prob first try. watcher is my worst... all the math... and the long term deck building makes me a little confused, but i'm starting to understand. thanks!

[@takingiteasy17]

Its funny to me how excited Baalor was for the meat relic, considering he just about never drops below 50% health except maybe Boss fights 😂

[@codegeek98]

0:29:43 lol that's crazy blasphemy isn't a Judgement-type kill, God just says "oh, you're a ghost today-I'll let you off with a slap on the wrist"

[@tannerlambson6588]

I absolutely hated playing the watcher for a little bit because she is so antithetical to how I’m used to playing the other characters, but this guide and a few others have me warming up to her a bit.

[@braves4life25]

Do you remember what the others were?

[@Nicolas-go2zq]

The Watcher feels so OP. Brilliant run anyway, thanks you for the video !

[@kobarsos82]

Madness. You literally broke the game in terms of luck after that 999 gold, bottled apotheosis, amazing shops in a row, and even pulling 4 wishes in 1 turn with that combo making essentially almost infinite gold at that point. Pure madness. xD Still nice work, and appreciate the feedback on card pick evaluations mostly, those picks on the 1st and 2nd act are actually what make a successful run, not the madness that happened in the third. ^^ Cheers.

[@Innercynic]

I would like to see more videos of how to win with an average deck haha. Great video man!

[@CaptainRed1000]

The only times I go for the "Get as many early ? rooms, as I can" strategy, is when I'm taking that Relic that puts the next three combat encounters at 1 hp, so I can kill the first elite without any trouble.

[@adriankinoko1813]

Thank you for this guide Baalorlord!

[@pitiflauticus]

What an amazingly broken run, but well deserved because of all of the accumulative great choices you make all along the way

[@Boomer2k6]

I used to get on runs with Watcher and then just mess up the stance dance and die because I locked myself in Wrath Now that I've started paying more attention and I'm aware of things like the Watcher infinites it's probably my most successful character. That said I am playing on Ascension 1 currently but each play to enjoy First ever win was I think with some 3-4x Mental Fortress deck as I over-valued defense on the Watch but I always had 100 block every turn so didn't matter and was able to squeeze past the heart

[@tuckerhazelton7435]

Super insightful video. Thank you for taking the time. I wish you had more likes!

[@ThatTommyGirl]

I recently got back into this game and I'm happy I found your channel. I've been using your commentary to get one heart card per character before I learn the next and I'm up to the watcher. Wish me luck. I'm nowhere near A20 but killing the heart feels good nonetheless.

[@ben-j]

Haven't watched the video yet, but the format seems interesting. Do you aim at doing the same for other characters as well ?

[@FiscalFiasco]

But the other characters are actually difficult to win with on A20 :P

[@carterthaxton]

@bruhskyy ssbu I see how Watcher’s power isn’t necessarily packaged up in a single card, like Wraith Form, but this run clearly demonstrated how broken some Watcher runs can get.

[@marktaylor3290]

Whats the point if this comment other than to be sneaky and elitists? You're not representing the STS community very well at all. Especially someone like me who is having difficulty with this class. You make me feel bad. I know you're just a 16 year old kid, but it's time to grow up and be a mature adult.

[@varsityathlete9927]

@@marktaylor3290 nothing says fully mature adult like coping over a comment on youtube.

[@tskproductions2410]

Time to crack open a notebook and pop some popcorn, this is gonna be a good one

[@Celestial-yq6hz]

I’ve done a run with Ironclad, Silent and Defect, and am adamant on doing one with Watcher Also this might be a rookie thing, I’ve always taken cards and never skipped, I’d get around 30+ cards in my deck, and it worked, kinda 😅

[@Tom-vx7qh]

2:00:35 I think it would've been worth mentioning bottled scrawl, which can be really good if you don't have bag of preparation

[@synopsisguy9123]

Great video, I learned a lot. Subscribed

[@michaell3105]

great video. enjoyed it a lot

[@jmbrentnall]

Great video. I found it extremely useful. It's a shame some other commenters felt the need to be so negative.

[@bobspalding2477]

I love your videos man

[@GhGh-gq8oo]

I like how when coffee dripper is one of the relics I can just spam the “skip 10 seconds” button until I see it in his relic bar and fast forward him talking up the other relics that he never picks for 2 mins.

[@DagarCoH]

Thank you so much for this discussion! I had asked you to do a video about decision making in StS, and boy have you delivered! Can you deliberate on why you do not take the card that gives you insights into your deck? For the early game, it seems a great way to get your stance switches into hand when you need them. I get why you would not take it after the starting relic upgrade, but I'd have taken that early.

[@daywalka]

later game insights are good since you have more sources of energy for draw but early they drag you through the mud and slow you down too much in a1 where bosses scale against you too fast

[@penetrator1369]

That has to be the luckiest run I have ever seen.

[@Lumy12]

Great guide, thank you! I've had this game a little over a month and only beat the heart with the Silent so far, thanks to an upgraded catalyst (and plenty of luck I'm sure) -- this was only on A2, mind you. My mind is a little blown watching A20 runs that are so much harder than where I'm at, yet are so much more successful. OK so I think my main 2 problems playing this character are 1) going by feel instead of doing the math, and 2) over-prioritizing block. Oh and 3) adding cards at every opportunity (although that applies to all classes! I just can't resist!). Uhhh and 4) always having to rest so I lose the opportunity to smith (again, applies to all classes). I'm scared not to do that cuz usually if I can't take a few huge chunks of damage, I die. Yet you make it look so easy, dude. Guess I need to watch more of your vids :D

[@kobarsos82]

yup the hardest part in the game is basically when to take cards and when to skip. what cards to take. choices on improving deck is literally everything as is greatly demonstrated in this video.

[@bbuny10]

@28:32 I would have liked more of an explanation on how you rated these cards I’m assuming pray doesn’t do damage and mantra isn’t a priority but you should elaborate a bit more on why you’re thinking what you’re thinking

[@jeremiahbuck2450]

this is by far the hardest character ive played with so far. Im getting better after watching the video, but still havent beat with this character yet

[@MichaelNerman]

When do you take a mantra card? The first one always seems like a liability.

[@jakubturlinski7159]

If I were you I'd consider adding mantra cards if: 1. I'm looking for an energy source usually circa Act 2 or 3 2. I've been bestowed with a card/relic that synergise with mantra (Brilliance and Damaru are reasonable choices IMO, if you come across Mantra cards as a result of a transform you could also consider adding a card) 3. I'm thinking of Act 3 defensive and/or damage scaling plan. Note that entering and leaving Divinity triggers Mental Fortress effect That's just a few examples

[@macnolds4145]

If you are offered Worship, it's often a great idea to take it. (After all, playing Worship on the first turn and then again 2-3 turns later is absolutely fine, and is very similar to how one prepares Wrath form anyway). Once I have just a single copy of Worship in my deck, the other Mantra cards become a whole lot better. .

[@Sidnv]

I only like mantra if I transform into it. Pandora's box or Astrolabe providing mantra is a great reason to push it further. You can also adopt mantra into one of watcher's infinites. Empty mind + prostrate can combine into an infinite with Sundial (which is also block positive enough to deal with time eater if you have abacus or mental fortress).

[@Hedning1390]

The attacks are very strong. x2x2x1.5 is x6 damage. I struggled at a0 and a1, but a2 and a3 went fine. It helps to have an idea what is coming up in terms of cards. I hear she is the strongest character, so I am expecting an even faster climb than Ironclad.

[@aSAMr-exe]

I got my first win with Water through pure luck, I had no idea what I was doing but BOY was I winning 😂

[@themayorbear87]

RE: Reptomancer. Laughs in Body Slam build.

[@thomasoliver2119]

My first watcher win, I believe was with conjure blade and blasphemy. Today though, I fiinally got my first win with a rushdown infinite. I used enlightenment+ to make vigilance cost 1. Killed time eater with it even.

[@HazzM]

Great vid, very informative. What's with the video skipping at the start of the elite fight around 1:32:00? Cheers

[@legby]

Way too much negativity in the comments, awesome video! I'm new to STS, only been playing for a week (already 30+ hours though). Have mad multiple act 3, no ascension wins but none with The Watcher (died on 50). Learnt a lot from watching this video, I can hardly believe I made it to the final room with a train wreck of deck! Thanks so much, will be watching more from you, hope similarly detailed explanations are available for your other runs.

[@eibel3650]

What's up with the continuous dancing? Imagine someone doing this in a vis-a-vis conversation 😅 Thanks for the informative and insightful tips though

[@QuebecSouverain]

Thanks for the tips, I've beaten the game with every character except for the Watcher which I seem to have a really hard time with. I think my main problem is that I try to end fights as quickly as possible even if it means taking damage and I also have a hard time skipping card rewards, so my deck becomes a pile of junk by the end...

[@laurenzwegler7141]

1:30:05 Watcher always has lethal. Watcher always has lethal. Everybody say it with me now! *WATCHER ALWAYS HAS LETHAAAAAALLL* XDD

[@AvangionQ]

1:09:26 Brilliance has such high base damage that it's worth taking even without any Mantra cards in your deck ... and it's incentive to add Mantra cards later 🔆 1:56:02 I've never skipped Hand of Greed from the Tesseract pretty much ever, unless a vastly superior card was offered ... ie, Apotheosis or Master of Strategy 🧊 1:58:25 ROFL!! What a store!! Apotheosis and Bottled Lightning ... man, I nearly fell out of my chair ... Tantrum and a card removal are good too ... time to pop off 🍾

[@Sidnv]

Tesseract is pretty late for Hand of Greed to be particularly good. 2 energy for 25 damage isn't particularly good at that stage and the money isn't that relevant.

[@AvangionQ]

@@Sidnv Considering the very NEXT floor gave 999 gold with Mind Bloom, yeah ... but at the time, didn't know that. 🤯 My comments are always divergence regarding what I would have done at the moment ... and a heavy hitter like Hand of Greed is still good 👊

[@brofst]

@@AvangionQ it really isn't, 25 damage for 2 mana is not great at that point. Also, you're unlikely to get a lot of greed kills by act 3 so it wasn't going to be a ton of gold either way.

[@comradewilson9459]

Very informative video. Only suggestion would be that since you only unlock the Watcher after you've beaten the game at least 3 times, maybe reduce how much basic info you throw at the viewer as the video is already quite long. By basic I mean stuff like explaining what shops are, how to get cards, what icons mean, etc. This video is fantastic so don't take this as me saying any otherwise, just my opinion.

[@Hawaiian_Brian]

31:40 great catch 👍

[@mrbungle2618]

Watcher is by far the most complicated hero. The only one I play where I contemplate smashing my head into the computer screen after 5 minutes of play.

[@frogimmortal]

Thought I hadn't seen this before, but the "wish for money, wish for money, wish for money, and wish for money" is hard to forget. Kina curious if you use a treadmill or just a standing desk. Cool stuff either way

[@braves4life25]

When you were talking about block density.. you said if it’s too low you won’t draw any block cards and if too high you won’t deal enough damage.. what percentage are you aiming for ??

[@KryeRulez]

the concept to stay in calm until its wrath time was strangly easy but so fkin effective! thanks! *edit* finally beat the act 3 boss with the tipps mentioned !!! :D

[@sergio17326]

Me after rubbing the lamp: 2:09:57

[@tylink99]

999 gold and then virtually upgrading all cards perma in the next event was crazy bro

[@SuperArystoteles]

8:15 Event room runs are for those that seek the second wind of luck. :)

[@RVJunke1]

Does the community vote for this character to be best for accession 20 as a joke? This character just seems so hard….Baalorlord you make this look so easy!

[@stormwarrior5362]

Who else is here after a terrible loss-streak with the Watcher? Mine is currently 15 and I hope this video helps.

[@OldmanNix]

That "block 124" was karma

[@ardynizunia9709]

My first win was basically just tantrum, empty fist, empty body and a couple flurry of blows in-between each stance change. Kill before getting killed.

[@LaurentLaborde]

about the video itself : while a reminder of the map isn't bad in any case, if we got the watcher we pretty much know what there is to know about it.

[@noname76787]

thanks for the video, very informative for a new player like me (never tried the watcher). btw if u need to leak, u might want to do so before recording the video. lol

[@mpc2846]

Just bought this game and this is a very informative video. One question tho, how did you reduce his attack to half at 1:39:15?

[@yokoonoatyoutube4899]

Watcher’s wrath form doubles all damage she deals and takes. By using a card that changes her to her calm stance, the double damage debuff wears off.

[@mpc2846]

@@yokoonoatyoutube4899 Yeah thank you! But actually I just figured out myself and forgot to edit my comment lol.

[@macnolds4145]

Watcher is actually a bit overpowered, as Wrath mode alone presents a solution (well, at least a partial solution) to beating most enemies. The catch is that you gotta calculate carefully with her, as a lazy/reckless player will leave themselves open to taking double damage. With Silent, for comparison, doing sufficient damage (and scaling damage that was sufficient earlier in a run) is a huuuuuge challenge. Furthermore, Watcher has great Block cards, and they often have great extra effects like Scry, stance-switching, or draw power. With Silent, blocking is often a big challenge too!

[@josephhawkins7974]

Experienced watcher players certainly are able to get more wins with her than with most other characters, however inexperienced players are much more likely to die to mistakes like staying in wrath or not taking the moment to go into wrath at the right moment because they were prioritizing survival over actually ending the fights. Silent is probably my second favorite character, just after Defect, and you're 100% correct that she can struggle with that balance for scaling on damage and block!!

[@hypnogri5457]

Why does lifecoach for example almost always boss swap at the beginning if it is not the best option

[@Jessie_Helms]

I’ve beaten Act 3 on all classes multiple times _except_ The Watcher. I’ve never been able to beat Act 3 with her, hoping this guide helps. I don’t give a damn what people say, it’s the worst class in the game.

[@danbrewer2149]

does anyone know why hes swinging side to side. is he on a standing desk with a treadmill or something? looks comfortable actually

[@applescruff909]

I know I'm in the minority here, but I love Pressure Points. The best Watcher run I ever had involved a small deck with 3 Pressure Points. It felt like I was cheating!

[@dirkthewrench]

This character is crazy, you can get 30+ energy and get a ridiculously op expunger, and still lose lol

[@yunakitty2]

Bottled Apotheosis 😍

[@goodpesar1744]

Just lost the final boss he only had 40 hp left and would deal 50 damage sadly i hadn't enough block

[@Shelbichu]

I felt like I was learning up until you had the Wishx2 and Omnisciencex2 where the game kinda broke and you breezed through the rest of the game with the broken strat haha