Northernlion Rates Every Ironclad Card in Slay the Spire!

[@Aztrosist]

Okay, the thumbnail is magnificent

[@kople5563]

The fuck why are you here

[@darciheadswillroll]

? Egg dad and meme dad??

[@igorurbanowicz1587]

Wow the boy is hear

[@alternateending4841]

Why the fuck do you watch egg?

[@aidendevere6693]

Oh hey hope you have a good strim

[@19Bruno96]

Now rate every Isaac item

[@jorma8567]

@Mr Judas Not every current Isaac item. We need more rating videos for these EPIC thumbnails.

[@ITxWASxAxFISH111]

My heart can only handle so much

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

ang nssuy look up northernlion top 10 isaac items

[@joebohobo8018]

I would pay to see that

[@MastatmastaT]

He wouldn't know half of them

[@FatControllerOfficial]

Highest POSSIBLE tier of thumbnail imaginable.

[@davidhong1934]

Not enough meme eyes and cats

[@josemarques2304]

I hope he changes the color to green and blue for the Silent and Defect videos.

[@marekkowalski1996]

@@josemarques2304 lets be real its NL he wont

[@kuro13wolf]

​@@josemarques2304 This being NL there have to be a minimum of 200 episodes to warrant a thumbnail change.

[@munkoo6636]

What does it reference? I've been out of the loop

[@Luxordus]

Skipped cleave and heavy blade, what a misplay.

[@tiagopassarela]

classic egg

[@kentheg7368]

He went back for cleave, and I think he skipped thunderclap

[@GattoSamurai]

@@kentheg7368 Nah, he rated thunderclap. It's around 21:54.

[@prompt000]

StS tinted rock

[@patricktan7120]

Review every single block in mine craft please

[@davidhong1934]

Dirt: basic Cobblestone: very basic

[@carnivorouscube4142]

he did that:o

[@paulovictorsilvaferreira7824]

He actually did it. The absolue madman

[@paulovictorsilvaferreira7824]

10 minutes in, he already skipped a card. gg egg

[@gokunorris5351]

Now all he has to do is explain the entire deep lore behind everything binding of issac

[@AetherIsEmpty]

@@gokunorris5351 if egg keeps this up he is going to become a meme channel.

[@ganymede5604]

He didn't do it, he missed a punch of cards.

[@JigglePhysics3000]

HE TYPED THE WORD WRONG!!!1!!2!!!!1!!!

[@zeekzerinth3025]

Hello fellow Eggheads! If you're interested here's each card that Big Daddy Egglord rated, listed in chronological order along with the time of appearance, for convenience. Enjoy. Bash- 2:15 Defend- 3:04 Strike- 3:33 Anger- 4:12 Armaments- 5:34 Body Slam- 6:06 Clash- 7:39 Clothesline- 9:13 Flex- 10:40 Havoc- 12:14 Headbutt- 14:41 Iron Wave-15:55 Perfected Strike- 16:50 Pommel Strike- 18:37 Shrug It Off- 19:34 Sword Boomerang- 20:51 Thunderclap- 21:54 True Grit- 22:38 Twin Strike- 23:48 Warcry- 24:13 Wild Strike- 25:40 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Battle Trance- 26:52 Blood For Blood- 28:30 Bloodletting- 30:13 Carnage- 31:42 Combust- 32:32 Corruption- 33:14 Disarm- 34:50 Dropkick- 36:01 Dual Wield- 36:28 Entrench- 38:04 Evolve- 39:41 Feel No Pain- 40:48 Fire Breathing- 41:37 Flame Barrier- 43:09 Ghostly Armor- 43:51 Hemokinesis- 44:21 Infernal Blade- 45:07 Inflame- 46:19 Intimidate- 46:39 Metallicize- 47:14 Power Through- 48:38 Pummel- 49:14 Rage- 50:12 Rampage- 51:13 Reckless Charge- 51:58 Rupture- 52:10 Searing Blow- 53:05 Second Wind- 54:07 Seeing Red- 54:48 Sentinel- 55:38 Sever Soul- 56:09 Shockwave- 56:28 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Cleave- 57:31 Spot Weakness- 57:52 Uppercut- 58:26 Whirlwind- 59:24 Barricade- 1:00:07 Berserk- 1:00:40 Bludgeon- 1:01:29 Brutality- 1:02:03 Dark Embrace- 1:02:19 Demon Form- 1:02:30 Double Tap- 1:03:17 Exhume- 1:03:47 Feed- 1:04:36 Fiend Fire- 1:04:44 Immolate- 1:05:06 Impervious- 1:06:05 Juggernaut- 1:06:34 Limit Break- 1:07:18 Offering- 1:08:07 Reaper- 1:08:45 And that's all folks! Hope this makes things a bit easier! Special Thanks to Northernlion for making this vid. Being a Slayer myself, I like hearing opinions on cards, so this was a pleasant surprise. As my favorite internet personality, I hope you continue to provide us with such quality entertainment. You maintain a genuine sense of humility and self-awareness with humor, wit and honesty; All the while keeping fluid, engaging conversation that very few have managed to accomplish to the extent I expect from having listened to your ramblings over the years. I guess the bottom line is: Thanks Northernlion, you've made a difference in my life, kept me sane through hard times... I can't even quantify how much I appreciate the loyalty you show towards the community that has amassed, even through the many unique (and unorthodox) methods of showing their acknowledgement. As far as I'm concerned, you're an invaluable asset to your respective communities, and you stand as the purest example I have found of a person with the proverbial "Gift of gab". Truly, the only egg of his kind. The Egglord. Cheers, mate.

[@davidhong1934]

Thank you

[@phantomtollbooth]

This is highly useful, thank you!!

[@SyndicateProjectFan1]

I gotta be honest, I didn’t expect to see this video in my feed

[@wilddogspam]

I saw it in my recommended and came to the channel to confirm it wasn't someone impersonating him.

[@JigglePhysics3000]

@@Sabamika1 A fearful Ryab is a cautious Ryab is a secure Ryab. He will be scolded for this video. Although I do agree with him, mostly.

[@antiMatterDynamit]

skipping cleave was great

[@jensai895]

Was looking for this comment lmao

[@IkEisawesome7]

Anti Matter Dynamite Except he did review cleave. XD!

[@alphapolimeris]

It's litteraly a better strike !

[@michaelbesser5348]

@@alphapolimeris Well, to be fair, that doesn't say much. Strike and Defend are pretty awful cards.

[@EnigmeStudios]

While we love to meme on you, Ryan, all the damage done to your self-esteem is a little harrowing to see. Be more confident. We love your content. Even if you fail, the courage it takes to post your failure is leagues above my courage to watch. Keep going dude. Happy new year.

[@ezrablock3218]

He's had to deal with years of people criticizing his Isaac play, I don't think there's any going back now.

[@iami3rian394]

At the same time, he's fucking terrible at StS though.

[@Mwarrior1991]

@@iami3rian394 really? come on man...

[@henaresadlier]

@@Mwarrior1991 it's his cross to bear...

[@Mwarrior1991]

@Iohn Los god the internet is full of terrible people.

[@xgnwildfire4010]

Decided to break this up into sections. Common, Uncommon and Rare, that way it will post in the KZbin Comments. I had over 10,000 Characters all together, which isn't postable. Uncommon Cards Battle Trance- 26:52 Rating- 5/5 NL Summary- "Best used after playing your other draw cards. Will kill an Artifact. Gets exponentially worse when you have more than 1." Blood for Blood- 28:29 Rating- 4/5 NL Summary- "Garbage if drawn on first turn. Offering, Blue Candle, Rupture, Hemokinesis makes the card amazing. Awesome damage dealer on long fights." Bloodletting- 30:12 Rating- 2/5 NL Summary- "Dicey. Doesn't like using cards that cause you to lose HP and don't exhaust. Prefers Seeing Red. Burning Pact- 31:08 Rating- 1/5 NL Summary- "The previous exhaust cards are better. Underates draw." Carnage- 31:41 Rating- 3/5 bordering 4/5 NL Summary- "Likes the card. Amazing early game, great at taking out Lagavulin, obelisks, and good on bosses. Combust- 32:32 Rating- 1/5 without Rupture, 2/5 with Rupture. NL Summary- "Situational. Rupture makes it better. Good for the Obelisks, and birds on the second floor." Corruption- 33:14 Rating- 2/5 or 5/5 NL Summary- Upside much of your deck will cost 0. If you can get benefit for exhausting even better. Downside it takes up a whole turn to play it. With Dead Branch obvious take. Rarely takes Corruption without Dead Branch." Disarm- 34:50 Rating- 4/5 NL Summary- "Bodies Guardian and Hexaghost. As well as the Book of Stabbing. Dropkick- 36:01 Rating- 3/5 NL Summary- "You never want it if you don't have Vulnerability. Dual Wield- 36:28 Rating- 2/5, or 4/5 if you have 0 cost attacks or a staggering amount of energy. NL Summary- "Situational. Is a 2 most of the time." Entrench- 38:04 Rating- 1/5, or 5/5 if you are rolling barricade, or good blocks and calipers. NL Summary- "Early, since it costs 2 it is horrible. At 1 energy it is good enough. Evolve- 39:40 Rating- 4/5 NL Summary- "Great on 1st Floor, makes Obelisks a joke. Works great against the Hexaghost. Great with Immolate. Feel No Pain- 40:48 Rating- 3/5 NL Summary- "Free win against the Obelisk. Likes it a little worse than Evolve. Works well with Corruption, and Juggernaut." Fire Breathing- 41:36 Rating- 0/5 NL Summary- "Never takes it. Complete Trash." :LUL: Flame Barrier- 43:09 Rating- 4/5, might even be a 5/5 NL Summary- "Takes it every time it pops up, especially early. Upgraded it is insanely great. Block of 2 Shrugs, and the damage of 2x basic Caltrops or Bronze Scales. Bodies the birds." Ghostly Armor- 43:50 Rating- 4/5 NL Summary- "Reliable source of cheap block. Good early." Hemokinesis- 44:20 Rating- 2/5 without Rupture, 3/5 with Rupture possible 4/5 NL Summary- "Wouldn't be his first choice, but it isn't bad." Infernal Blade- 45:07 Rating- 4/5 NL Summary- "Takes it often times. Ability to get an attack for 0 is good. Upgraded insanely good. Bad if you draw, Drop Kick, or Wild Strike. Great if you draw Immolate, Bludgeon, Perfected Strike, or Heavy Blade. Can make your deck better for the rest of the fight." Inflame- 46:17 Rating- 2/5 NL Summary- "Maybe a little better if you building a strength focused deck." Intimidate- 46:38 Rating- 3/5 NL Summary- "Worst case scenario you purge all artifacts from enemies, would rather have a trip." Metallicize- 47:14 Rating- 2/5 NL Summary- "Doesn't really like it. Tends to not have good success with Metallicize. Better with Juggernaut." Power Through- 48:38 Rating- 2/5 NL Summary- "A little better with Evolve. Fiend Fire or Sever Soul will help remove the wounds. Sometimes the block is needed." Pummel- 49:15 Rating- 3/5, 4/5 with Strength, 5/5 with Demon Form NL Summary- "Not really taken early, however if it is take a Flex or Inflame or something. More of a late game enabler." Rage- 50:12 Rating- 5/5, possible 6/5 if you have 0 cost attacks NL Summary- "With Juggernaut it is perfect. Disgustingly good. Only downside is if you draw it when the enemy is not attacking. It costs 0 regardless though." Rampage- 51:14 Rating- 2/5 NL Summary- "Can't really make his deck thin enough, and draw enough to make it work. Would prefer to take another option." Reckless Charge- 51:57 Rating- 1/5 NL Summary- "Better with Feel No Pain or Evolve. Never takes it." Rupture- 52:10 Rating- 3/5 NL Summary- "Enables Offering, JAX, Hemokinesis, some Curses like Pain. Try to get something that gives you HP back. (Reaper)" Searing Blow- 53:05 Rating- 2/5, sometimes a 1/5, sometimes a 3/5 NL Summary- "Requires too many upgrades on high ascensions to make it viable. Searing Blow on Nonascensions is fun." Second Wind- 54:06 Rating- 2/5 NL Summary- "Confused about it. Doesn't take it often." Seeing Red- 54:48 Rating- 5/5 NL Summary- "Downside takes up a spot in your hand. Helps getting high cost Powers out." Sentinel- 55:37 Rating- 1/5 NL Summary- "Sucks. 4*/5 with Corruption it is insanely good, or a True Grit." Sever Soul- 56:09 Rating- 3/5 NL Summary- "Early on reliable damage source." Shockwave- 56:28 Rating- 3/5 NL Summary- "Blown out by 2 or more artifact enemies. Buys a lot of time on elites. Valuable AoE." Spot Weakness- 57:51 Rating- 2/5 NL Summary- "If you can reuse it with Headbutt and draw, but usually a bit too slow." Uppercut- 58:26 Rating- 4/5 Unupgraded, 5/5 Upgraded NL Summary- "Gets better with Necronomicon, damage a little underwhelming. Better Bash. Takes it almost every time it shows up." Whirlwind- 59:24 Rating- 4/5 NL Summary- "AoE is very important, would at least take one everytime it shows up. Downside it is an X card, which can be good and bad. Good against weak first floor enemies and birds, not so great at bosses." Rare Cards Barricade- 1:00:07 Rating- 1/5, or 5/5 NL Summary- "Is enabled with good blocks and Entrench." Berserk- 1:00:39 Rating- 1/5 NL Summary- "Terrible power, especially on Ascension. Never takes it." Bludgeon- 1:01:29 Rating- 3/5 borders 4/5 NL Summary- "Take it everytime if it shows up early game." Brutality- 1:02:03 Rating- 2/5 NL Summary- "Works very well with Rupture. Not normally worth the HP cost." Dark Embrace- 1:02:19 Rating- 2/5 NL Summary- "Really only works in an exhaust and corruption deck." Demon Form- 1:02:30 Rating- 2/5 or 4/5 NL Summary- "Must take, most of the time a must have in strength decks." Double Tap- 1:03:17 Rating- 4/5 NL Summary- "Benefits from being upgraded, almost always takes when it shows up." Exhume- 1:03:47 Rating- ?/5 He didn't rate it. Classic Egg. NL Summary- "Early it is horrible. Reaper, Pummel, Offering makes it good. Great with Feed. Works insanely well with Ritual Dagger." Feed- 1:04:36 Rating- 4/5 NL Summary- "Almost always takes it. Good regardless of when it shows up." Fiend Fire- 1:04:44 Rating- 3/5 bordering 2/5 NL Summary- "Reliable source of damage. Makes it a tough decision whether or not you want to exhaust your current hand for that extra damage." Immolate- 1:05:06 Rating- 5/5 or even 6/5 NL Summary- "Favorite card to see early game. You will probably cruise through the first floor. Bodies most of the first floor. You won't see the downside unless it becomes a long fight, even then the burns are not too bad to deal with. Immolate + Headbutt = Beaten 1st Floor." Impervious- 1:06:06 Rating- 3/5, 5/5 with Barricade NL Summary- "Good enough." Juggernaut- 1:06:34 Rating- 2/5 or 3/5 NL Summary- "Too expensive to work in a nonblock deck. With Rage it becomes disgusting." Limit Break- 1:07:18 Rating- 0/5, 3/5, or a 5/5 NL Summary- "Getting it as a reward when you start your run, it is a dead card. Offering- 1:08:08 Rating- 3/5 NL Summary- "On higher level ascensions it isn't as good since HP is precious." Reaper- 1:08:46 Rating- 3/5, sometimes 4/5, sometimes 5/5 NL Summary- "Not great against single targets. Great against groups, even better with Strength."

[@davidhong1934]

Thank you

[@LilDroov]

dam appreciate the effort

[@sleep3417]

Madman

[@Fiddl3head]

Your thumbnail game has ascended.

[@romulusnuma116]

He googled glowing meme eyes and it hasn't been the same since

[@jacobwilson7141]

thumbnail game ascension 20

[@NihongoWakannai]

@@romulusnuma116 he put 5 minutes of time into learning something new, now he has to make sure he gets his money's worth

[@munkoo6636]

What does it reference? I've been out of the loop

[@NihongoWakannai]

@@munkoo6636 the glowing eyes don't really reference anything, it's just a meme.

[@allan_w6225]

I am visiting an ancient desolate site, feels awesome

[@phoenixdown3180]

Got it back in the recommendations after the recent sts vids as well. I wonder how his opinions have changed on these

[@worf7271]

Hey Northern, do you offer esports coaching for Slay the Spire?

[@Jonkas1212]

the mean laser eyes knowledge is very useful

[@JonPPrivate]

oh no baby what is you doing

[@arryks]

Alright now do this but with a game you've never played.

[@claudiomonteverdi847]

Would it change anything?

[@toonsandro]

it would be fantastic

[@amithamburg7083]

@@claudiomonteverdi847 Man you and many others are the reason I fucking love this community.

[@cthulhubecausewhynot1182]

CabaioMonte Highest T response.

[@lellel6531]

Arryk Sant p

[@FalscheHoffnungen]

LITTLE BIT OF A BACKLOG

[@MaskedManatee]

IS ALL I NEED, A LITTLE BIT OF RESIN IS WHAT I SEE

[@NihongoWakannai]

@@MaskedManatee A LITTLE BIT OF BLINDNESS IN THE SUN, A LITTLE BIT OF ANECDOTE ALL NIGHT LONG

[@ilikemusic4135]

MAKE A TIER LIST FOR THE ITEMS IN BINDING OF ISSAC AFTERBIRTH +++ NEXT EGGHEAD!

[@Glocron]

If he actually did this, now we can expect that might actually do the Evangelion podcast thing

[@oliverbedier4255]

Now that it’s actually coming to Netflix it’s highly possible considering he looked for it before that announcement and couldn’t find it because the last time it was distributed in the west was like 20 years ago

[@TehPolecat]

Young egg, like a cruel angel's thesis, Live up to be a legend

[@pandasmith321]

How does NL, reviewing cards by himself, have better banter than most podcasts do?

[@KydroxHD]

because our egg dad is an amazing conversationalist, I dont think I need to tell you that he can talk to a wall and still have a meaty discussion. Meanwhile most people are just too lazy to converse and reply with one word or phrase answers whilst not posing any discussion based questions at all.

[@virtualmartini]

You need to listen to better podcasts.

[@puglordandsavior8439]

I never imagined NL as a talk with your hands kinda guy but he definitely talks with his mouse

[@Robinskiee]

Rate all the curses, eggman pls

[@JigglePhysics3000]

You may call me autistic, but I just hope that was a joke.

[@blahthebiste7924]

Why? It would be a really interesting video.

[@davidhong1934]

Anything that doesn't do anything is best Losing hp is next up Turn reduction sucks

[@derrilazkia1002]

@@davidhong1934 Clumsy best Normality sucks most

[@TheEcchiSessha]

Havoc is a card best used with Headbutt. Use the Headbutt to put a Power or card that needs to be exhausted (curse/status/etc) on top the deck(the next card to be drawn). Makes it much easier to play Demon Form or Barricade.

[@antiMatterDynamit]

i love this man so much

[@JigglePhysics3000]

He sure is a nice fella.

[@jkt9977]

The only good synergy for Fire Breathing is the Boot. That does make it pretty decent.

[@ironmaidenmetalgod]

Actually pretty strong.

[@ellefsoneric]

every time nl takes metallicize: "wow this is incredible. why do i never take this" nl rating metallicize: "never take this card. ever" edit: "is there a relic that makes it so you cant be vulnerable?" how many times do you have to ask this question?!?

[@Ryan-yx4ib]

no，but odd mushrooms could reduce the damage taken when you get vulnerabled

[@funmaster5249]

Please, metalizice is amazing. Is clearly 5 star card

[@mattp12]

funmaster524 A high 4

[@doresofrimento]

His playstyle is just damage into damage and more damage so he doesn't appreciate blocks if they are not draw or something like that

[@holyketchup2514]

A high 3 imo

[@danielspencer5908]

A high 3 sounds reasonable, imo, disarm is almost always better.

[@MehYam2112]

You know how you make Metallicize even better? You take more of them. 3-4 copies on any run are just amazing.

[@Stubobrules]

He skipped the legendary Cleave

[@IkEisawesome7]

Stuart McCleave If you watched the whole video, he didn't skip cleave ;)

[@Praxium]

57:30

[@keyordenthefox1898]

honestly more reasoned than i thought it be, and you have the chops to comment at this point so nice vid egg!

[@estukaamiaftadai]

Thanks for this video! I've been struggling to beat the heart on Ascension 5 and this has helped me think about the relative values of a bunch of cards differently.

[@timpind.8237]

I’d actually be VERY interested to see an analysis of the colorless/curse cards. If you actually feel up to it, I really think people would absolutely love it

[@enigmafiresup4658]

Calling spot weakness a 2 hurt my brain

[@ClintonMatos]

I see he remembered how to make the meme laser eyes from the ABS Smash Bros video

[@kohymnLegacy]

Clinton Matos its the only thing he knows how to make in photoshop

[@davidhong1934]

@@kohymnLegacy He had said before that he spends most of his time putting new numbers on Isaac thumbnails

[@IkEisawesome7]

Clinton Matos It's simple. Always be spikin

[@falsedragon7104]

Dude, they're much much older than that

[@sagbag]

USE THE ARROWS YOU MADMAN!

[@NoSeKe]

Holy fuck, that shit was driving me mad.

[@pancake7183]

He sounds so different

[@irelicym]

Wow it's amazing that even though we've both beaten A20 with Ironclad, we have completely different opinions on a lot of these cards. That really shows how much depth is actually behind this game. (Btw I give thunderclap a 4 minimum, I think its one of Ironclads best AoE card.)

[@Abaddon9107]

NL I fucking love this, please make more videos like this in the future. Not necessarily card rating videos, just videos about games that aren't necessarily a single or multiple rouge-like runs in a video, very fun content.

[@liljagsa]

I think the disparity between his rating of pommel strike and shrug it off illustrate the whole StS series so well. "I love this card, and I hate this card, I can't tell you why but that's how I feel"

[@MKWiiLuke4TW]

quick analysis of important points common: -this man just rated clash and clothesline the same -this dude just low rated havoc because it can exhaust your win condition, failing to realize that having a one card win condition is very bad independent of havoc. he keeps talking about a win condition and I feel like his idea that decks having singular win conditions are fine might be a large part of his problems at high ascension w/ the ironclad -pommel strike 2, I was writing that I thought NL underrated draw as he said it, at least he's self aware -shrug it off is really good, probably 5/5 but interesting he really likes it but not other comparable draw options commons: NL really underrates pommel strike, clothesline, havoc. his ratings in the middle seem nonsensical to me when talking about perfected strike and clash being above stuff like sword boomerang, thunderclap, and especially pommel strike and the same as clothesline, pommel strike, as well as I think body slam if you average the scores he said in the vid. I can't really see a rhyme or reason to these discrepancies besides NL underrating aoe, card draw, and weaken. verdict: NL seems to understand what theoretically should make cards good, but fails to see what cards fulfill the goals he talks about. uncommon -NL's right battle trance is really good idk why he so rarely takes it -blood for blood's ehh I agree with NL's analysis mostly although he does say it's good with 4 energy (i.e. post boss 1 at earliest) which is the opposite my experience as late game if your taking damage multiple time's your kinda fucked anyways, -NL's right he probably does underrate burning pact -carnage's really good early, not so much late 3 is fair -(EDIT LATER) NL"s uncommon rating is pretty solid relative to uncommon -NL's corruption analysis was way better than I anticipated, I thought he had deluded himself into thinking corruption is an Insta win -NL is consistently correct about the cards he underrates, next example entrench- to be honest early entrench can be really good even in non barricade decks with bodyslams -NL finally appropriately rates evolve this may be the greatest moment in the history of NL's slay the spire episode -probably underrates feel no pain even w/ 3 but it's progress -fire breathing is really bad, good job NL you've accurately rated one of the worst cards in the game -love NL high rating flame barrier and ghostly armor thank goodness not too long ago he wouldn't take flame barrier like at all -probably overrates infernal blade but it's still good - this man gave inflame a 2, I'm seeing why it took him so long to win on high ascension strength gain is huge as the ironclad for high ascension -metallicize is really good, 1 cost power for 3-4 block per turn, he sorta seems like he knows this but still gives it a low rating which is interesting. -Pummel is really good at high ascension since strength builds are huge, although NL doesn't get late that often so maybe that's a factor -rage can be a dead card on a lot of turns when you overblock anyways especially on act 3, usually you either have a deck that can accumulate more block than the enemy is attacking consistently or the enemy doesn't late long enough to deal significant damage, overall rage is alright but definitely not as good as NL is making it seem here -he's right about searing blow, a lot of wins with searing blow at high ascension are grinder for a run specced purely for that, you need a super thin deck to allocate enough upgrades to make it good. -sever soul is probs a little but overrated especially the situations NL argued with -shockwave's rating is fine -underrates spot weakness a lot, spot weakness early can define a build, a lot of ironclad cards benefit heavily from strength gain and 3-4 strength is enough to make cards like pummel/sword boomerang insane, ultimately I think NL should realize building an archetype should start when you get cards that fit into that archetype, whether they are archetype defining or not, if you take early spot weakness+sword boomerang, the limit break/demon form pickup can be an Insta win, but if you don't have those cards limit break for example can feel dead even tho it's one of the best cards in the game. -uppercut is one of the best cards in the game. - NL seems to rate aoe differently based on the card which is confusing, whirlwind is really good aoe but he says how important aoe is while simultaneously saying other aoe cards are low tier for seemingly no good reason, whirlwind is incredibly good tho so solid rating there. Uncommon verdict: NL is better at rating uncommons than commons I think, although it's becoming apparent where his weaknesses fall, namely a huge underrating of strength builds, his ratings on block cards in general are pretty fair although it seems his understanding of what makes a deck win on high ascension with an offensive style is severely lacking. Better overall than his common rankings. Rare: - Both entrench and barricade can work fine without one another, if the rest of my deck is fitting that archetype I'd take either individually in a heartbeat, with early body slams and other strong block options both are Insta takes. -Berserk is bad -bludgeons quite situational, can be good early, can be nearly dead late in a lot of decks -brutalities eh - you don't need demon form for strength decks, inflame spot weakness flex limit break can beat heart on ascension 20 (with other help obviously) no Demon form needed, demon form is really good but not a must have for strength builds. -fiend fire is good situational, any exhaust synergy can make it an almost solo win condition. -impervious is really good even without barricade/entrench assuming you have body slams, can be 2 cost 40 damage which is very efficient. -juggernauts insanely situational, dead in a lot of decks, amazing in a lot, classic idea of the idea's slay the spire is built on. -limit break is insanely good, high ascension can be close to best card in the game, easily can give you 10+ strength in fights fast given how many cards/relics the ironclad has to improve strength, NL probs slightly underrates it, also first rare card limit break can be insane, it's only bad if you're first like 6-7 card options go by with 0 strength generation. -also hugely underrates offering, many many many occasions extra energy and draw can save you more than 6 hp, especially since ironclad regent that anyways I think NL super underrates it. -NL needs to get reaper doesn't win him those runs, reaper needs strength for it to be really good, reapers more good as a result of other stuff in your deck rather than it being good in isolation. Rare: overall pretty good assessment of rare, probably still underrates strength in general as far as an archetype, same with barricade and the block archetype (although on high ascension that can be dicy). better than uncommon and common as far as ranking. tl;dr NL underrates both block and strength builds in favor of, well, I'm not really sure rage I guess? ultimately I think he has a good idea of what theoretically makes a deck win, but not a good understanding of which cards fulfill that theoretical ideal.

[@brian3634]

Clothesline is just a low T uppercut

[@Cythix69]

i actually agree with shrug being 5/5, iirc according to stats its the common card with the highest pick/win correspondence in the ironclad deck, at least getting an early shrug is incredibly valuable

[@MKWiiLuke4TW]

@@Cythix69 yeah I agree, it's just NL likes it but doesn't like similar cards (mainly pommel strike) even though they're comparable in value, pommels a little lower but not a 2 card, and definitely not worse than clash.

[@Cythix69]

@@MKWiiLuke4TW Completely agree, pommel strike is a 4 imo, not as valuable early as a shurg in my opinion but I'll still take it most of the time

[@Cythix69]

@@MKWiiLuke4TW what annoys me the most in the whole video is how he said rupture enables you to take an offering lol, one of the best cards on its own with no archetype requirements

[@UminokenOshanu]

He ignores the fact that Dual Wield can duplicate powers too. Imagine tripling your Metalicize, or your Demon Form. It works better with Mummified Hand or Madness but regardless it can singlehandedly be your win condition

[@jayfuryin8270]

Whats your ascension level now and do you still agree with your statement?

[@erikbjelkaroy]

0:43 For anyone wanting to skip the spoiler :)

[@ethanseaman7134]

NL: "Zero cost attacks are the best!" Also NL: "I think I'm gonna give Reckless Charge a 1..."

[@ItsHoplight]

5 years right on time

[@Wertsir]

Headbutt is a 5/5 because it can be used to get Entrench or Limit Break every turn, driving your defense and strength up to absurd levels. And even without that combo it retains a stunning level of versatility, with the damage just being a bonus. In particular its good witg Barricade/Entrench at which point it makes you basically invincible.

[@DoctorShroom]

Corruption is NOT GOOD for sustainable block.

[@JigglePhysics3000]

Depends on the relics you have, friendo.

[@HawkUnleashed]

@@JigglePhysics3000 Most of the time it is not good for sustainable block

[@Lumautis]

You don't have to play it as soon as you see it lol. But in a barricade juggernaut deck can be very good

[@johnathanroth6205]

You are NOT GOOD with Corruption are you?

[@Nadiesezarpa]

The best rating system that i've seen so far egg it's: 1= never add 2=almost never add 3=add if necesary or if it enables a synergy 4=good card overall, good by itself and enables combos 5=almost allways take, build around card Took it from pro hearthstone players, it probably works just as well

[@Ghostneedle1]

I think his evaluations were surprisingly good except for a choice few.

[@smackedpickle]

My first run ever I got Barricade, Panic Button and Body Slam very early, and I was like "people think this game is hard?"

[@jeffm7007]

I had this on in the background and heard him rating Fire Breathing a 1 and I was like "wait, WHAT?" then I looked and saw the effect....guess they retooled that one somewhere along the line, huh.

[@Marioroops]

Weird flex, but ok.

[@defenslessnoob1]

You know it’s a good video when dad googled how to do the laser beam meme eyes

[@amaro6603]

spot weakness is very good, its cheap and re-playable scale. some situations are more common then others, exhaust is part of many iron clad cards, that's why some of those cards are better than you think

[@Adrianolguinadrian]

Im even worse at spire than NL

[@jorma8567]

Never thought it to be possible.

[@Adrianolguinadrian]

@@jorma8567 you dont even know the entirety of it man demon form cant even save me

[@brian3634]

Adrian Demon Form is overrated don’t @ me (I mean in a 3 energy deck it is)

[@CrymsynMoon]

All in all most of the rating weren't too bad. Most cards weren't far off, and the ones that were I can sort of attribute to preference (either NL's or mine). Havoc got a bit shafted. More so than the exhaust synergies, the value comes from being able to play your expensive cards for free. The Ironclad has so many high cost powers and attacks, and cards like Headbutt and Warcry give you the means to select your target. Nothing makes Bludgeon or Demon Form pop quite like being played for 0. This falls under a matter of preference, but it still irks me he rates Hemokinesis higher than Wild Strike. Having to maybe deal with a Wound later on is so preferable to outright losing hp.

[@erichiguera]

2 for burning blood? Wow. That 2 energy could let you kill an enemy 1 turn sooner and prevent 20 damage. That is easily worth 3hp

[@jimmyrustle5678]

How to use havoc. Step one head butt a card back or warcry one out. step 2 play havoc step 3 enjoy your 0 cost demon form, uppercut or whatever else you might need to play but couldnt or have already drawn. Its even better with dead branch corruption obviously but its an s tier card as is.

[@Pyberspace]

The new Fire Breath is a lot of fun. I just got the game a week ago and had no idea that card used to be so terrible 😆

[@danielspencer5908]

How does he underrate strength so much, I literally cleared ascension 15 to ascension 20 really easily and reliably using only aggresive strength decks.

[@Starfrighter]

I loved this video! I have watched a lot of your slay the spire runs and I think it's great to see your reasoning behind certain card-picks. It also helps a lot as a player that isn't that great in this game! I also really don't mind the length of the video - the opposite even: I enjoy the more more deeper look into the combinations and uses of these cards and when or when not to take them. I am looking forward to see this kind of video for the other classes/ cards as well and really hope you don't get turned down due to the time it takes to make these.

[@Ausiemik27]

GOD TIER THUMBNAIL I think NL rates the majority of cards pretty accurately, but he does seem to underrate some cards such as Pommel Strike, Thunderclap, Metallicize and Offering. I don't think he overrates that many cards although Clash comes to mind, any enemies that gives you a status card, or any curse, or even some of the Ironclads own cards can severely impact cleave and at best make it inconsistent. Clash is only really good in very specific decks that build around it and have a good way to deal with status effects.

[@RosesForDragons]

i love the different video format! would love to see more videos like these but potentially for other series (not sure what that would look like but i'm excited nonetheless)

[@poisonedread]

He should do the same with The Binding of Isaac: active items, passive items and maybe trinkets; or maybe after the Repentance DLC launches.

[@davidhong1934]

Guppy's Head: 5/5, always take, objectively best single-use active item Book of the Dead: 5/5, it's new so it's fun Cube of Meat/Sacrificial Dagger: 4/5, orbital play is a great backup, until he begins to take dumb damage Mom's Knife: 3/5, great, but will ruin synergy Betrayal: 0/5 MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA

[@georgeelliott6877]

Apotheosis you should take nearly every time. Especially early.

[@Rakasha62]

Yoooo. Ya boy NL servin' Stone cold 1 h of his sweet sweet voice. This time no missplays. Inb4 must be a speedrun or quintuple loss.

[@ultraviolet7434]

you misplayed your spelling or as the nlss would say HE SAID THE WORD WRONG

[@mattp12]

HE WORD THE SAID WRONG

[@Rakasha62]

@@ultraviolet7434 thx i fixed it

[@falsedragon7104]

You missed the Misplay where he skipped Cleave and Heavy Blade my dude(although he has gotten back for Cleave)

[@jharris9898]

This is absolutely one of the most hilarious gaming videos i've ever seen

[@scizzer12]

lmao the lensflare eyes are killing me

[@als_pals]

I'm so glad I can get a look into slay the spire so I can start watching

[@IanZWhite00]

I was super excited when I saw the smash thumbnail. Now I’m realizing he only knows one effect. I’m still very excited. One step at a time egg.

[@MagikarpsSplash]

Such an out of character video for Ryan to make, I am keen to see the other videos in the series.

[@firejuggler31]

Nice video. I agree with most of these, but I actually snatch Combust and ignore Battle Trance a lot. Combust can save you if you’re outclassed. Even if you aren’t, ending a battle quickly at the cost of a few extra life is often a fair trade. And then of course the combo with Rupture is sick. With Battle Trance, either you are playing a draw deck or you aren’t. It’s mildly useful in a non-draw deck, but that is limited by the fact that those decks aren’t set up to take advantage of draw. OTOH, Battle Trance is basically a curse in a draw deck. The worst situation is in a Havoc/Deadbranch deck. You’ve turned one of the best decks into almost certain doom.

[@DoctorShroom]

Havoc is potentially amazing if you're running an expensive deck. Maybe better than running Sneko Eye. Havoc is better than Corruption.

[@ethannissim237]

DoctorShroom havoc is good but nowhere near as strong as either snecko eye or corruption

[@DoctorShroom]

@@ethannissim237 I dunno if I'd say that or not. Havoc does not have nearly as 'extreme' an effect, sure. But each has their own uses. Sneko Eye makes the cost of every card in your hand pretty much completely random, it effects all of your cards. Corruption makes skills free, but only skills, and it exhausts every single one of them after they've been played. Havoc can effect any card: skills, powers, attacks, even curses. It makes them either cost 1, or 0, plays them and then exhausts them. Sneko Eye itself can be catastrophic. It's literally all the luck of the draw. Corruption itself, if used incorrectly can certainly be catastrophic. If you're not otherwise super powerful, or lack very good exhaust synergies it's just not great. Havoc is only catastrophic if spammed to exhaust literally every card in your deck. It can be finessed somewhat. Even if you don't know specifically what card is coming up in your draw pile, you can still see which cards do remain, it will be one of them. With expensive non-skill cards in the Ironclad's deck, like Demon Form, Barricade, Bludgeon, and whatever else it can be pretty valuable.

[@Sesambrezel]

Havoc can give you guaranteed demon form barricade etc. when combined with headbutt

[@Dice-Z]

@@Sesambrezel Okay, didn't think of that, that's a good one

[@ilikemusic4135]

NEXT TIME PLEASE MAKE A TIER LIST OF THE CHARACTERS IN SMASH. I'LL START IT OUT FOR YOU SSS. DONKEY KONG A. BOWSER

[@Crazimo]

MynameisBob Donkey Kong deserves to be this good

[@DemyrNox]

Go check his Twitter, he's done one already

[@TheShut1]

You missed Captain Falcon.

[@funmaster5249]

Resinous

[@InnocentCatfaces]

SSS. Inkling: schoolgirl outfit

[@dontuserachelslurs]

Warcry and/or Headbutt make Havoc so much better because they both allow you to choose the card that Havoc hits so it's just a really good way to play those expensive powers like Demon Form, Corruption, Blockade, and Juggernaut

[@stephen9037]

On high ascension, everything puts statuses in your deck, clash is like in the running for the worst card in ironclads pool. Maybe if you are super desperate for damage before act 1 elites, but otherwise, it is a curse 50% of the time you draw it and it prevents you from playing other attacks so that you can play your defensive cards to get 14 damage? Just spend your energy on good attacks.

[@Dmt3542]

Thoroughly enjoy NL going in depth into a game he loves.

[@awoolensleevelet]

the comeback of top 10 isaac items in its beautiful 2019 face

[@Maxdog920]

The thumbnail baited me to watch it. Got 7 minutes in before I thought “wait, I don’t watch slay the spire. Why do I care about cards I know nothing about?” Tricky egg

[@XzMondayNightzX]

Hey guys how's it going Krippa... oh shit wrong video.

[@NeoBoneGirl]

It’s funny seeing him shit on metalicize so much now that he’s fallen in love with Wish’s plated armor, which is basically just more expensive metalicize

[@massimilianosottile8333]

I never expected to see this but oh boy am I so fucking glad of seeing it. Also top tier thumbnail

[@crowemojo]

I know I'm late to the party, but the benefit of warcry is that it is entirely free both in draw and energy, and it allowed you to adapt to the randomness the deck is throwing you. Regardless of what you pick, if things are going well there are going to be synergies and when they don't come up together, well, sometimes this free card will let you delay a card and next turn you will have the nice combo. Why not?

[@RegularCody]

*Now do this with every Item in Isaac*

[@WeirdWebbster]

Devil deal ranking list when

[@Drekromancer]

HE'S DONE IT

[@ryanphillips5483]

God damn this video is over an hour long. And here I thought he was going to say "never take anything but Reaper" and then end the video.

[@BigSchim]

I know all of you were waiting for him to get to Metallicize. Just waiting to hop in the comments, especially after what he said about disarm. And now I'm here, waiting to read them.

[@Dynamod123]

Loves corruption, hates havoc. ???

[@Xman360z]

Corruption isn't random, that's a big difference

[@ironmaidenmetalgod]

Warcry havoc is an easy way to get rid of curses

[@JigglePhysics3000]

@@ironmaidenmetalgod Smart plays. Thanks for the tip.

[@jimmyrustle5678]

Mr beans baked havoc dosnt have to be random try it with headbutts and warcry.

[@Mikey_Meltdown]

@@gnomersy1087 corruption is one of the strongest cards in the game when used right tho, havocs ceiling is pretty low in comparison

[@darkspire6710]

I feel like NL undervalues discard and exhaust. They enable some insane decks for high ascension play and it's how you enable infinites, especially exhaust. I might edit this as I continue watching, but so far this is my impression.

[@adorablehorrorfrombeyond1462]

This thumbnail is blessed and cursed. It's a BLURSED thumbnail.

[@Moley1Moleo]

I think you underrate Pommel Strike and Thunderclap. Compare Pommel Strike with Shrug it Off. One reason I like Thunderclap is that it lets you apply Vulnerable for just 1 energy, which is helpful for letting you play a 2 energy attack with vulnerable up (on the first floor when you have 3 energy). It also makes it easier to play Dropkick, and pairs very well with Whirlwind.

[@spinningredchair8092]

Solid ratings. I wanna see you rate the relics too

[@davidmurray3542]

Use Warcry to put demon form, barricade, or some other high cost power on top of your draw pile. Use Havoc. Boom. Saved 3 energy for no downsides.

[@karmicknight]

Thunderclap is underrated, id give it a 4. I'm almost always happy to have it as a low cost AoE and vulnerable. Thunderclap is invaluable against half of the bosses in the game that have minions and or artifact. If I don't have 1 thunderclap I'm taking it, sorry NL.

[@Egalia_1]

This is incredible, the thumbnail and the video together are just the greatest

[@cyanide6232]

*sees thumbnail* NL has finally achieved true D E M O N form

[@DoctorShroom]

Cards like Iron Wave and Dash are great against anyone that gets buffed, or causes a debuff when you play a Skill, because it's an Attack. It deals damage but also provides block without playing a Skill.

[@williammitchell6254]

I thought this was some random fan compiling clips of whenever you said how much you liked a card

[@wyverntamer1653]

Draw exhaust and status he underrates.I better understand why he is struggling this much now.

[@PoyntFury]

Glad to see that Egg is embracing his Eggness. That thumbnail is S+ Tier

[@stephen9037]

If you have rupture and self damage, any attack will scale with strength and do a bunch of damage without also being unplayable for the first few turns. Blood for blood is like a 2 at best. Just take strength scaling attacks if you are trying build on self damage synergies with rupture.

[@benlavine6259]

his voice is so different wtf

[@BaneButch]

different mics