Shivs On Steroids!

[@homeoftheinepttulpagamer]

I really like your videos. I've seen so many people playing this or monster train who never explain what's happening or their reasons for playing their hand. You make the perfect fusion of playing and speed, sacrificing nothing. It makes it a pleasure to watch - also you have a silky voice which is just mwah haha

[@rafael1almeida1]

It's like a mix between pure entertainment and taking a class. I guess he was a nice teacher back in the day

[@The_real_John3879]

​@@rafael1almeida1you could said that he had a nice chemistry with the class

[@Xeamless]

​@@The_real_John3879no refunds ;3

[@LaggardlySort]

@@The_real_John3879 No refunds

[@CardCheckerStS]

Timestamps for when Baalor picks up the cards and relics in the thumbnail (Die Die Die, Blade Dance, Shuriken, and Kunai): Die Die Die: (3:40) Kunai: (21:48) Blade Dance: (1:17:25) Shuriken: (1:30:27) Sorry I'm so late today, I got caught up in like fifteen different things. At least it wasn't the 56 floors of madness the Silent went through this run!

[@BarbeqdBrwniez]

I'd like to see Baalorlord do a year challenge where basically he has to at some point say, "here, I am now confident I'll win" and he gets 1 point for every floor left if he wins, but if he loses, he loses points in some way. Would be interesting to see his ideas of when he's "got it"

[@victorhahs3798]

That’s a good idea

[@SamSherman-ck8ep]

Baalor, I wanted to drop in and say hello and thank you - I managed to platinum slay the spire after about 6 months of playing the game, but it was your analysis and explanation that helped me breach A20H!

[@frenchtoast9181]

Ok respect to the editor for that hilarious clip 18:17

[@n4ttyyy]

I personally only watch youtube, have never watched the stream. Im just not a stream kind of person

[@cardcacher957]

Same. Tried to be a twitch live viewer. ... Too many ads. Ultimately I gave up.

[@rebull8262]

​@@cardcacher957 too many ads plus not being able to skip whenever he's just existing or thinking too hard about choices/pathing

[@ArkThePieKing]

@@rebull8262 Yeah that's the one for me. Which I definitely want him to take his time but also I don't want to watch him ponder his choices and talk to chat got 6 minutes

[@Palmite1]

@1:16:40 Thank you, random chatter for asking the question I was wondering about too. Writhing Mass can only do the 'Implant' move once per encounter (the move that gives the Parasite curse).

[@austinriska6644]

Not a huge fan of watching the stream just because of how slow the gameplay is but I love the KZbin videos. Being able to quickly 2x speed through the talking between each decision makes this one of the best KZbin channels!!

[@brooksington4696]

On the Dagger Throw vs Predator debate, generally I prefer to take a Dagger Throw early on as it is both a strong attack and a powerful discard enabler(thus more flexible). It also functions exceedingly well without necessarily needing an upgrade, which I feel Predator does not necessarily do. I also personally have a general distaste for cards more than 1 cost, but that's a me thing and definitely not good for deckbuilding in general, but hey, we all have our faults.

[@redford4ever]

Predator is also a strong discard synergies enabler, or any syneries, because it creates big hand which largely increases your chance to hit a synergy in them. It's better than backflip because backlip draws two for one in the same turn, while Predator draws two for nothing in the next. So your big hand turn start with one more card and full energy. It is next turn though.

[@ogolthorp]

@@redford4everI love predator, but I’d say cards now are always better than cards later.

[@rezuredragon]

@@ogolthorp I think the beauty of Spire is that there's no "always" for every card and relic. The better cards and relics just come closer to that 'always'. Sometimes drawing 2 next turn is significant for predictable enemy patterns and you *don't* want to draw a specific card for next turn you can't afford to play.

[@hex3132]

25:06 shoutout to the chatter with precognition

[@harrymitchell7336]

"It's cold in the spire" "It's gremlin nib" *Get's pen nib* I smashed the Like button so fast

[@TheGreatDudist]

Love our videos, man. Something about them really helps me settle down even after the most stressful days at work. THAT SAID, I see that you're testing to see if you can get by without doing the "thu-thumps" (two videos in a row that it's happened). Don't do it! As I said, you're very calming and the "structure" might have something to do with that. I need that consistency in my life! Lol

[@kitz3691]

With a thumbnail like that, how could someone NOT watch this video?

[@wolreb9331]

You ever notice how insanely saturated the cards always look lol

[@jordansandoval7097]

44:53 does anyone know baalor’s logic for targeting the orb first? I usually figure deleting the sentry first is better since it’s easier and clears like a quarter of the incoming dps, as well as the dazes

[@maddermax22]

Because if you can kill the orb quickly, the fight is basically free, so if you have the damage, it’s the best play. The problem was, he didn’t draw enough damage on the subsequent turns to finish him, and as he said towards the end of that fight, he probably should have killed the sentry first. As it was though, he sailed through it with massive block anyway.

[@jordansandoval7097]

@@maddermax22 That’s fair. With sufficient damage, the orb is surely the more imposing target. Kill it and the fight is free. I just rarely see a deck that can kill the orb on turn one, and it gains so much block going into turn two that it seems too impractical for most decks

[@SheyD78]

Love it when a shiv deck comes together.

[@enericm]

On the worst cooking disaster: when attempting to make a thicker chili, it turned into a meaty glue.

[@nobelphoenix]

I went back to sts recently, thanks to you and I've noticed how hard it is for me to choose a card to upgrade. That's why I often chase rest sites so heavily and skew my route around them, perhaps to my own detriment as I dodge some elites on the way. I'd really appreciate if you overexplain why you choose which upgrade and when. Also, about youtube streaming: I've been using twitch for years but the last couple of them the entire platform became a source of annoyance, it's riddled with ads, it keeps logging me out for some reason and wants me to verify my mail constantly, I'm really not having fun on twitch so I'd rather watch you here even if you wouldn't interact with the chat.

[@Joenzinator]

I'm just on youtube a lot more than twitch. If I see a streamer I like live on youtube, I usually hop over to their twitch channel.

[@AngelicIsight]

I’m more likely to watch a KZbin stream, and I like that the streamer ignores YT stream. It makes the chat more interesting in my mind because people are more likely to just write what they think more than what they want the streamer to read, so it’s more interesting.

[@joshuakruebbe3762]

Petition to call tiny Nob “Gremlin Nub”

[@nahuelmat]

6:30 one would assume you would feel bad about one lol

[@daiooji]

I love how he bought the frozen eye and didn't even use it to find specific cards lol "Hello? Where is Neutralize?"

[@Twillsinc]

Not watched you for a couple of months, great to catch a new vid!

[@MrTact67]

OMG those relics though. And not just that there are a lot of them, it's that they are like 80% bangers. Midway through act 2 when you were saying "and that clearly indicates we need more damage" I was thinking "ooh, Vajra would be good there.."

[@erikvanodijk6395]

Watch every vid of yours, my only wish is that we could see what streak you are on, keep up the amazing content my friend :)

[@korrupt_]

description ?

[@Baalorlord]

Streak is in the description!

[@lemlem35]

25:11 what were the odds of this joke leading into a pen nib jeez lmao

[@hyphns8649]

I would love to get those exact relics act 1 every single silent run lmao

[@DrGonzo-hf4xh]

I really love your sts videos, but could you maybe show the score screen at the end? I would love to see all the things you got that gave you a high score

[@mcgillucuddy1780]

Babe wake up, new Baalor video

[@fabianschultz]

On the topic twitch vs yt streams. As far as I can tell yt has better video quality and is more reliable in terms of the stream itself, also pausing, a vod (but only up to 12 hour sessions) and an actual algorithm. Chatting and other interactions are way better on twitch. I am not aware how ads work on yt. Apparently there also is a way to combine your twitch and yt chat which would make it easier for the streamer to keep up.

[@mememaster8050]

more than a few "no thu-thump" runs lately. Is an era ending :(

[@abhinandhari7812]

How does save reloading work with rngfix? Is it affected?

[@anmolsandhu6159]

1:22:39 bro got spired!

[@asdffdas254]

5:00 Almost made me spit out my food thought you said "immediate f***load damage"

[@aalever]

There is another argument for KZbin streaming: Many engage with KZbin videos but don't watch live on Twitch, and may not even have a Twitch account. If folks are watching a KZbin video and the "WATCH LIVE" button came up, then the theory goes that you would increase your live viewership just because it's easier for people to click a button than go over to Twitch (the UX profession teaches us that all of us users are sufficiently lazy that small things like this make a surprising difference).

[@Emil_Fischer]

Shuriken and Kunai = Best combination

[@zairomolino4074]

I had the exact same run and I lost badly. Why I sick so much

[@Morkim287]

Not to judge Baalor here, but if a crockpot of chili is too spicy, portion it out and add more non spicy ingredients to balance it out. You could save the dish and have a lot more chili 😂

[@Atlasbr001]

why that nob was so tiny? It's a mod?

[@lhce6282]

preserved insect not only cuts the elites health, but also make them tiny!!

[@conman-sr5md]

It's a gremlin nib

[@aldogutierrez6637]

Yeah, it’s just easier for me to watch videos on KZbin than twitch. I still make sure to support by using my prime renewal on you every month. I just don’t have the luxury of sitting down for hours at a time and watch live. With KZbin, it’s a lot easier to watch your content. Twitch feels clunky

[@foreversevenfold1666]

1:22:19 this game is cruel sometimes!

[@falco451]

Chili too spicy? Just add 50% sour cream. 😂 Warning: I’ve never actually tried this

[@zb5902]

id probably watch your streams sometimes if you did them on yt

[@Baalorlord]

We talked about dual-streaming, but that would require moderating a second chat, and require Baalor to pay attention to two chats as well. For now, that is not something Baalor wants to do.

[@BellyZard295]

Plus going back and forth between two chats can provide a suboptimal chat experience for both of them. Not impossible but challenging to pull off

[@rpillz]

Bro!! Where in AB? Oh nevermind. I heard the Oilers comment. Definitely Red Deer further North.

[@scarborrower]

a latte😂

[@agentsmith8988]

Shoutout Calgary 🇨🇦

[@pionosphere]

Shivroids

[@anmolsandhu6159]

These titles!!😂😂

[@christianabo8477]

Just to add to the streaming on KZbin. This is just me but there are several people on KZbin that I like to watch their videos then one day I catch their KZbin live and fall in love and usually will then follow them on twitch after so I can watch the live more. But that is just me

[@tanzderbananen9766]

Lets Gooooo

[@Dexaan]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@justincrady8666]

Hmm…

[@lovely_amaterasu8511]

I LOVE YOUR CONTENT KEEP IT UP #SHIVNATION 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡