It looks awful...but it works (Slay the Spire)

[@wisteriaviolet5697]

The gremlin nob killing you like 3 times in a row is the HARDEST I've laughed in a sts video. Its so good.

[@lilboy9525]

Spoilers

[@buymagicfish]

Saaaaaaaame

[@Markm8]

I love that after he gets vault he destroys 3 elites in seconds

[@9600bauds]

this man will do anything except rest before a floor 1 elite

[@captainven9686]

I also have enjoyed pressure points with my Switch in bed.

[@zoerosedunk4548]

👀

[@levwhitelaw5561]

0 to 3 of the nouns in this comment are innuendos. i can't tell how many or which ones. thank you.

[@MehYam2112]

👀

[@GKinWor]

@@levwhitelaw5561 3

[@karlgerg2626]

say what you will about the switch the rumble features are 10/10 once its in there

[@PenitusVox]

58:40 "We haven't even been, like, touched in so long..." I feel ya, buddy.

[@christianseiders6197]

underrated comment

[@HolyDeviant1]

"You really call getting angry and smacking people with a stick a martial art?" [crescendo] [windmill strike] [miracle] [empty fist] "Hey, whatever works."

[@israelcruz7180]

The videos hit different when it's clear that he really enjoy the game.

[@Tassadar237]

+

[@whiteemp8595]

@@Tassadar237 2

[@whiteemp8595]

Oh yes big brain

[@NathanNathanNathan]

He'll definitely upgrade Eruption this time

[@NathanNathanNathan]

56:04 POGGY

[@Tassadar237]

NL, I know you're not into Wallop currently, but an early wallop makes the Gremlin Nob a LOT easier, because it gives you block without making the Nob stronger.

[@HackionSTx]

And since NL loves vulnerable, a Wrath Wallop in a vulnerable enemy is just the best thing. I'm still waiting for him to try a Divinity Wallop, then he will learn the power of the Watcher.

[@Garhkon]

Normally I'm a question-mark Marty, but NL has persuaded me to farm more card offers as the Watcher, and gotta say it's improving my runs a fair deal!

[@gamer1andgamer2]

Same here!

[@Tassadar237]

Ah, yes, the old restart-until-I-don't-fight-the-Gremlin-Nob strat. :P The deck building is gettign better though, NL!

[@tsunwarning]

Essence of steel/blessing of the forge is the almond milk/buddy in a box of this game

[@MrRasmus2909]

Scientist have recently Identified a strong correlation between the degree to which the spire is as slain as and how much my pogged my gourd is. Further research into this might cause the pog supply to be secured for the near future.

[@coolfool183]

further clinical research has found a conclusive, positive correlation between the degree of slaying and the concentration of pogs within the gourd

[@da14a49]

@@coolfool183 Follow-up research on this correlation has confirmed that it is causal in nature.

[@cassence]

My absolute favorite thing about these vids is that I have no idea how to play StS. So I really just turn my entire brain off, enjoy the ride and learn a bit each episode.

[@mikewalker685]

Big same, love watching the egg, absolutely no desire to try and play myself.

[@Chaosinthesky13]

13:31 Devotion from a random enemy fight is like a dream come true when I play as Watcher, really hope Ryan tries to pick up some mantra runs in upcoming videos. An upgraded devotion just needs one Prostrate or pray and you'll be having triple damage every 2-3, maybe 4, turns. Just get two other mantra builders and it's basically triple damage every other turn, fantastic when paired with retain cards like Sands of Time and Windmill Strike, or multi-hits like Ragnarok. Plus there's no worry about having the energy to play them since you just get 3 extra energy when you enter divinity.

[@elijahagustino3605]

I got two prostrates and a pray with a devotion one time and I entered divinity every turn

[@miguel7888]

It took him three hours to do the math but he did it, great run!

[@lunarshining7964]

Great episode NL! I just wanted to add on to the "endless Watcher" idea you were discussing by telling you that Rushdown is great. Then, load up on stance switchers, and Wrath draws cards, enter calm, wrath again draws AND gives energy, repeat inifinitely

[@samm6933]

waiting three hours just to flex - he's outta control

[@pedr_]

No one: I mean absolutely no one: NL: I know what you're thinking but I'm NOT gonna pick the pressure points.

[@goluigi101]

Gotta love the BM 3 hour pause at the end there.

[@Xzhh_]

The comment about drawing, going into and exiting calm a lot to gain energy, made him lose so much damage by prematurely exiting wrath. It's funny how much of a bad influence backseating can be. That wasn't even bad advice lol

[@NeoBoneGirl]

That's the NL trademark, taking advice in a way that makes you play a little worse overall

[@saberaxe]

I see I was right about NL starting to tear his way up the ascension ladder as he got more of a handle on how the Watcher works. These episodes have been great, gotta love the nostalgic Nob Goblin deaths.

[@tymurgubayev4840]

NL 6:06 "We're not gonna fight 5 turns, so Devotion won't work" - but with Pray in hand it's actually only 3 turns!

[@ethanlobdell6099]

Watching your slay the spire videos make me wanna play but it’s just more fun watching 😂

[@wisteriaviolet5697]

Its the opposite for me sometimes haha. I see one misplay and think, I can do better. Then promptly lose because this man is deceivingly good. He does well while constantly talking, its crazy.

[@nathanielcarlyon3393]

@@wisteriaviolet5697 he's so good, it's hard for me to get past 0 ascension on watcher but he's on 8

[@TheMastermilch]

@@wisteriaviolet5697 I don't wanna be the be like that but sometimes he does such obvious mistakes because he focuses on one idea too much. One could see it in his latest monster train run as well. Might be due to the talking too

[@mawillix2018]

@@TheMastermilch You probably make obvious misplays too, it's just a lot harder to take notice of your own misplays when you're playing as you have to focus on the game.

[@TheMastermilch]

@@mawillix2018 yes i totally wanted to add that. when a friend of mine spectates i sometimes feel like first timing this game, making the most obvious and basic mistakes dispite my playtime and ascension

[@Munky_L]

It would have taken me more than 3 hours to work out that last move. Well done man.

[@galen981]

I hate it when I have runs like the initial one, but it's great to see you bounce back again and again whereas I would've just quit for a while. Props to you NL

[@oceanofstars]

Really well played in the last run, NL! Some of those vault turns were just wonderful.

[@yamlynn]

ive been lovin this series sooo much

[@Chaosinthesky13]

His takeaway from the first run tanking being that Scrawl isn't very good is painful, I love to have a scrawl. Works in most every deck type and just lets you get out win condition powers/skills like early Prays, Devotions, etc, makes a turn where you couldn't get lethal potentially into a lethal turn, or gets you out of a turn of bad draw. When it's upgraded it is basically just always good to have, it's only a positive(except buffing Gremlin Nob and upping Time Keeper's counter, I guess) Still love the resurgence of Spire content though, especially seeing you play the Watcher since it's probably my favorite character along with the Silent. Keep up the great vids Ryan

[@rosemarygrant6424]

He specifically said that it's not great *early*, which is true when it's just helping you draw more strikes and defends

[@Chaosinthesky13]

@@rosemarygrant6424 I still find it great early personally for when you just need one more strike/eruption for lethal, or if you have one of those awful turns where you only draw strikes but need to defend or vice versa. It's definitely a better card the deeper in the run you get though, that's fair, I just never see a reason to not take it no matter the timing.

[@BoliceOccifer]

The Pog now flows from Pog mountain via the newly constructed Pog irrigation dam thus demarcating the commencement of the Pog agriculture project. The Renaissance has begun.

[@the_magisterate]

meticulous strategizing and profound contemplation for three hours. if it ain't a video of that dedicated caliber, I don't wanna see it 😤

[@nickcrusaire]

amazing comedic timing. he was talking how good he is on floor one and gets bodied three times by the same elite in under 20 minutes. this is exactly why you don't talk mad sh*t while in nob thwacking distance.

[@demostheneslocke1229]

It was a mighty effort but slay the spire now priorities over Isaac, even if most of the time I have no idea what is happening. Good Job Egg

[@rosemarygrant6424]

Loved your [perseverance], glad to see it paid off ;)

[@deadbatteriesfreeofcharge438]

He will never upgrade eruption. *Cereal*

[@seankenny174]

NL, I tested something out youll want to know. Artifact does NOT prevent the Blasphemer debuff(die next turn). Good for securing a kill, though

[@greenmachine7037]

Loving the series

[@Abhibhav14]

When you play tantrum it goes to the draw pile, so in the Nob fight you had lethal by playing tantrum scrawl tantrum strike strike

[@konnerfoor3293]

Damn, vid is 10 mins old and already egg man is having shots fired

[@Abhibhav14]

@@konnerfoor3293 on man I hope I didn't sound condescending or anything, i think he just has not noticed that tantrum goes back into the draw pile yet, it will be a new era when he does

[@TheMastermilch]

@@Abhibhav14 it's just a classical NL not taking the time to read the cards Properly

[@seankenny174]

"Let's hit this early shop, I totally buy it." Ha. I see what you did there, NL

[@amihaiba]

Just a fyi - Clockwork souvenier can mitigate the bad effect of fasting, which you could buy on the second shop.

[@hitbybears9600]

NL should give the last spell a try, it would be a pretty good lets play series.

[@mattp12]

I’ve just realized that gremlin horn is the horn on the gremlin nob

[@Iridium-77-g]

We are blessed on this era of Slay the Spire renaissence

[@GJPGAMESvideos]

"This is a rare STS train wreck" like we haven't watched all of his STS train wrecks with the other three characters 🤣🤣🤣 it's always a joy to watch NL go for the win!

[@joselunav]

-you saved my life -im just a youtube video series

[@GekTC]

*GREMLIN NOB! I'VE COME TO BARGAIN!*

[@Witcheridoo]

He plays crush joints for the kill! Wait he puts it back… …AND THEN PLAYS CRUSH JOINTS FOR THE KILLL

[@soviut303]

The fast opening was refreshing. Rushing to a 1HP boss fight can make all the difference on higher ascension levels.

[@wordtomyflag]

30 cards is a good sized deck NL. No need to be ashamed

[@soviut303]

Wave of the Hand works with plated armour so definitely play it even at end of turn if you have it.

[@madisonbryant4417]

Take flurry of blows in any stance switching deck. It turns your damage up to an 11.

[@Kamitcha]

I stay up to 2am to catch this series as early as possible

[@Ammid13]

Seeing someone else struggle with gremlin nob makes me feel so much better.

[@Dolosify]

NL forgetting that wish isn't only just plated armor kills me

[@Coreyosu]

watching NL stance dancing makes me pog outta my gourd

[@elliotreid7401]

Ah, the Gremlin Nob. That guy is a complete jerk; fail to respect him and he will freaking end you.

[@maydayredd6137]

Display summed up damage in gold sounds like less mental overhead i might turn that on

[@superninjaetc]

I might not be the best Slay The Spire player around, but to me Study is super nice. I recommend you giving it a try. It opens up so many possibilities. Upgraded is +3 :)

[@xenos_n.]

I believe I can scry, I believe I can touch the sky

[@LeftNut600]

Pogest time of the day

[@vincentleo903]

Thank you for the Slay the Spire run

[@nagaraja1918]

he refuses to take damage cards in the early game KEKW

[@runlittlerabbit]

Absolutely pogged content

[@IkEisawesome7]

Thank god Gremlin Nob didn't show up on the 4th run

[@maydayredd6137]

I had such a good watcher run yesterday, lots of good relics, mantra, forge blade, pen nib, ring of flame. Was sometimes doing like 7 time 102 damage with my forge blade nonsense it was a good time

[@tetrisamerica2830]

NL got me drinking sparking water I’m a transformed man

[@ninjack11]

Mah dude really just did a 3 hour pause 10 seconds before the video ended

[@bighitterq99]

58:39 hits different during the pandemic :(((

[@maydayredd6137]

Mantra is really good lol i completely ignore any stance that isnt divine. I just think its cool.

[@CameronBrown-ph9do]

Ah the good old Aayyyyy everybody days

[@qwertyswars]

upgrade eruption!!! 1 mana !

[@Brigis14]

Comedic gold

[@devinlester5051]

Lol that gremlin nob on his A game today! Where’s Yugi when you need him?

[@RGSNate]

53:54 Nice

[@kylecarruthers9730]

That early hallway fight with all the slimes sucks without AOE. No shame in losing that run. If you hadn't lost 8 HP and a potion there you may have been able to race the Nob.

[@KITRONIX111]

Hey NL, I'd love to see you try a busted Omniscience build. If you get 2 cards, you can play the other with one and thus play 2 cards for free. After taking a lot you could play your entire deck for nothing

[@physicsandpoetry]

This title is a lot like my deck

[@DexieNygma]

Why arent there key pieces in NLs runs?

[@shotgunshelz7987]

Pressure points is not good because it is the only card with the effect. Even at common, it's bad to rely on a single card to appear later in the run, other builds just work more often because they have more opportunists to gain synergy (Mantra has 1 common, 2 uncommon and 2 rare cards + a common relic, and it's a "sparse build") Artifact counters it, there's no relic synergizes, it's generally slow, and even in best case scenario, the scaling is not as good as other, easier to get deck builds.

[@NorthWindStudios]

It's basically just claw. Claw decks are fun but very hard to pull off, and that's even when claw has synergy with stuff like all for one and swipe.

[@WaterCat5]

Yeah, pressure points is pretty much the worst watcher card. I honestly wish NL would go through his thought process on why he likes it. I feel like he just likes obviously ramping damage like poison as well.

[@JoseCarlosVM]

I wonder when will NL notice that pressure points kind of sucks

[@dextmccool9953]

Waiting 3 hours to play 2 cards is so bm

[@cjpen64]

Finish cold brew speed run

[@Fresh_Chapstick]

High noon uploads huh?

[@TheSarias]

Good

[@bensonfamily6302]

I wonder when he will make a deck with omniscience, preferably multiple

[@mudmudmudmudmud7605]

Let's go

[@zunzun1995]

Hey NL, reconsider wallop, it is an amazing card, high base damage and in rage its 18 block and 18 damage!

[@MrNavetse]

58:40

[@Janju76]

NL please turn off screenshake. Having Motion Sickness is a real problem. I cant watch your videos like this. I am getting Dizzy.

[@bensonfamily6302]

I wonder when he will be in the right position to have a really powerful expunger run

[@keirontravis]

algorithm

[@xXn00blulzXx]

He learned no lessons from dying to gremlin nob three times in a row. Take the attacks early on! If you don’t have damage in your deck, gremlin nob will kill you. Also hurt that he missed lethal in that first gremlin nob fight if he played tantrum before scrawl.

[@Melphisto_]

Good advice but a little rude? Having an attack-heavy deck ratio on Act 1 is definitely a good choice.

[@yamlynn]

he stopped playin sts last time cuz of ppl like u pls b nice T_T these videos givin me life

[@Smart_k1ng]

poggers

[@ThroughTheWormhole]

Why isn't he upgrading eruption or crescendo? Cost reduction is top tier

[@Choke-a-Cola]

18:46 left path is 2 free elites, please stop making rushy mistakes like this eggman just survey your surroundings

[@bozomentality3229]

Day 80: NL still hasn't picked Omniscience, Blasphemy or Spirit Shield.

[@disinterBaz]

His play style is a bad fit for spirit shield anyway, since he likes to play blocks last after playing out his attacks so he doesn't spend minutes each turn working out his plays, since he plays for an audience as his job....

[@mawillix2018]

He did pick spirit shield, it didn't go all that well.

[@locustsun]

This game becomes easier as a streamer because you naturally slow down and talk out what you're doing, so while you're playing faster you are playing smarter by default.

[@Captaincapafew14]

Why does he skip just lucky every time it seems like a better finesse/flash of steel? I'm open to being wrong ha

[@WaterCat5]

Just lucky doesn't let you draw. It just scrys. It can be okay, but having it take up one of your draws makes it kind of meh depending on the deck.

[@Captaincapafew14]

@@WaterCat5 Thanks , I realized on the next stream lol. Appreciate it.

[@bozomentality3229]

He's surely gonna learn not to pick the worst cards or skip them entirely in the early game the first two times, right?

[@Shines.22]

Straw Man angry mob: Release the 9-hour StS Synder cut run! NL: I wasn't even recording it, it was for leisure. I literally said that in this video. Plus even if I was recording it, the power went out so the video could have been lost. Straw Man angry mob: REEEEEEE

[@ThatGuy-yj9ij]

You gotta stop forcing archetypes. You were offered amazing cards in the „Pressure Points“ run ;(

[@moddedsoul677]

It looks bad, but it's worse.