Slay the Spire - Northernlion Plays - Episode 114 [Swole]

[@XxRadEvanxX]

NL, the portion of flex negated by artifact is only the portion that makes you LOSE two strength at the end of your turn. It turns flex into a card that grants permanent strength gain.

[@WuxianTec]

The bad thing is that he actually used it this way before and already forgot about it again.

[@Trevor21230]

@@WuxianTec that's what I don't understand. How can you utilize an incredible interaction only to forget about it so hard that think it does the exact opposite just days later? That's like doing an Isaac daily where you get Brimstone and Tammy's Head right off the bat, then the very next day leaving Tammy's Head behind while having Brimstone because you didn't want to lose your starting spacebar item.

[@WuxianTec]

@@Trevor21230 That's just the way NL is. Head full of more relevant things I guess.

[@xion900]

NL the slime debuff is based on its color. Green slime gives green debuff (Weak), and blue slime gives blue debuff (Frail) it's that simple.

[@curtisehoffman]

Daniel Sisneros That requires eyes...

[@xion900]

Eggs dont have eyes?

[@curtisehoffman]

^ Man's a genius

[@a35012a]

G R A N T U S E Y E S

[@Lajinn6]

Shit, I feel dumb because I never thought to relate the color of the slime to the debuff

[@nuthulu6839]

Theory:NL gets his cats to play then commentates over justifying their random decisions, since there's no way egg could stay this bad after this long of playing the game

[@TempestasAurum]

Considering how smart cats are I would think they would play better than Northerlion. It's more likely he's rolling a d20 everytime he picks a card, and then checks if it passes a skill check.

[@SexyBibliophile]

Foolish plebeian, Tomo and Ryuka wouldn’t be this bad.

[@davidhong1934]

Give this cat a medal!

[@EpicNade]

>this bad >19 on the leaderboard unless you're one of 18 people, I wouldn't be so quick to complain

[@nikola9564]

Don't insult the cats.

[@curtisehoffman]

Strike. Bash. *Sigh*

[@PongzeLor]

3:38 was actually the right play

[@nakkertton]

16:05 yes 10% more dmg is way better than 50% *sigh*

[@PeppeSilvia17]

But, the slow! /s

[@kc1423]

BASH THE LAGAVULIN!

[@PeppeSilvia17]

He wont wake up!

[@blacxthornE]

This comment has been in every video that has Lagavulin in it for the last 114 episodes. He's not going to learn. He didn't even bash when the Lagavulin *was* going to wake up anyway. Even if you don't understand that it won't wake up, you know it *is* going to wake up so might as well, right? Wrong. Just pass the turn and let him run free without the vulnerable effect.

[@nakkertton]

NL MISPLAY COUNTER! (Oh boy, I've a feeling this one will be a long list) 3:03 Should have killed front liner rather than blocked 4:34 That was really unnecessary strength potion 4:36 Should have played a block first to deal extra 10% dmg 5:52 Using weak potion to block 3 dmg 6:05 Should have used strikes first since 20% dmg increase is more useful on attacks that deal higher amount of base dmg 7:20 You just checked and saw your next hand is mostly defensive and the boss will wake up next turn no matter what so you really should have opened your turn now 7:37 WHAT?! What possible reason would you have not to use that bash? You said it yourself THE BOSS IS GOING TO WAKE UP --> Not worth to deal 1dmg and 2 turn vulnerability? *clears throat* my apologies, but these past couple of seconds both physically and mentally hurt me 8:48 You know you will draw lethal next turn if you just play headbutt so should have blocked extra 4 dmg 11:20 If you're going to rest why bother taking a curse and heal 20 HP? (debatable) 11:46 Should have played armaments first to 1. upgrade a strike 2. extra 10% dmg before using strikes 11:51 Ending turn without using armaments at all with 1 leftover energy? 16:05 Yes NL 10% DMG increase is better than 50% dmg increase 16:40 Should have used block before strikes 28:17 Using carnage to deal 17 dmg on front line rather than dealing 40 dmg on back line and then twin strike front line. 28:50 Using pommel strike rather than a bash 30:25 Enemy is not attacking so putting those dazes in the deck is not going to help you find your Feed 31:20 Should have used shrug it off to draw and gain 10% dmg increase before using thunderclap 32:02 Using thunder clap instead of pommel strike 32:55 Should have used strike before boomerang 35:02 Should have played shrug it off before double tap boomerang for extra 10% dmg 38:06 Using spot weakness on enemy that's not attacking 38:10 Using 2 energy whirlwind (24 base dmg) rather than heavy blade (26 base dmg) 38:32 Using pommel before thunderclap 39:16 Seeing intents shouldn't be that necessary since I bet you more or less remember what enemies do after 114 episodes, right? You also have whirlwind which benefits from it greatly same as having demon form and with extra energy that card will become much more playable. Even tiny house is better since you dont have reliable way to upgrade your cards 44:33 boomerang + 2 energy whirlwind would have done most dmg and didn't risk drawing 2nd feed on turn where you cant kill the enemy with it 45:51 Since you've +1 strength at the start heavy blade+ does always more dmg than carnage without any draw back (There's literally 0 reason to pick carnage over heavy blade+) 47:00 Yes, why would you ever need a games most reliable strength source vs final boss 47:28 Should have used ghostly armor before thunderclap 48:22 Since you have only 1 more fight before final rest site you really should wait for feed to gain max hp 49:43 Should have played thunderclap before pommel strike 50:04 Should have played ghostly armor before carnage to save 8 HP 51:05 Yes, why would you ever want to remove a basic non upgraded strike 52:51 No need to play twin strike since it cant go through block anyway 53:58 Enemy is going to heal back to 50% health (like it always does when you dmg it under 50% HP) so no need to play anything past this point 54:33 Thanks to plated armor he's only taking 4 dmg this turn so thunderclap + 2 energy whirlwind would have done a lot of dmg (debatable) 55:54 Should have used strike before feeds

[@cceste6885]

oh my...

[@tinylittlemildred]

That last one wasn't a misplay since for some reason the time eater wasn't slowed.

[@nakkertton]

Oh, you're right when it healed back to 50% HP it debuffs itself so it got rid of it

[@caelandemaziere7939]

Think the 39:16 one is debatable, since the dome would have gotten rid of his spot weakness synergy

[@nakkertton]

+Caelan Demaziere I see your point but while he would have lost spot weakness synergy his Demon form would have become much playable card. Also his whirlwind would be better. And to be fair spot weakness isint really reliable source of strength when you've huge deck

[@srfl02]

>I WANT MAX HP >"surely we don't want to take tiny house"

[@kingzut]

ya he has something against it.. every time it comes up he shits all over it.

[@RematodeRanger]

yes. 30 gold, 5 max hp, 1 card upgrade and 1 card is totally better than +1 energy or the plethora of other extremely powerful buffs :)

[@TheShut1]

He is probably afraid we will think he has "tiny house"

[@Ciclopotis]

No one's saying Tiny House is better than other relics, especially ones that give energy, but if you want some max HP, it gives that. It's not nearly as bad as NL makes it out to be.

[@Tenshi5791]

No it is really bad. Most of the common relics are stronger.

[@Tradi3]

I like watching egg, he even takes the time to explain what he wants to do and in that time still doesn't know it's the wrong play and can't think of a better way to take his turn.

[@FernandoSV]

i want to see a video of NL in his STS series that's only him reading cards, relics, mechanics and combos

[@spooky5696]

NL, this is your best series by far. It's such a joy seeing you actually stop and think and actually break down what you're doing in a game, rather than just rambling for 40 minutes when you play Isek. People may be a bit harsh on you because of dumb mistakes but please don't let that dishearten you. You've improved so much that you make the game look far easier than it is. We love you eggboi, no matter your stupid mistakes.

[@Sunderfury]

Is this satire?

[@jordibear]

"Improved so much" >Plays Bash after Strike >Plays unnecessary Defends while hexed >Still doesn't know that Acid Slime always applies weak, never Frail. This is a satire, it must be.

[@ChozotheBozo]

Why does he assume Carnage scales well with strength?

[@Trevor21230]

"Your first attack costing 2 or more each turn is *played* twice" "Every 12th card you *play* ends your turn" It's *absolutely* implied by the Time Lord's ability that if you're at 11 cards played and the next card you play would be played twice, it is instead played only once before ending your turn for you.

[@Xeroxias]

The Egg turned it around on the second floor. Some of those combos were just so satisfying to watch.

[@markhutirios]

“dang egg playing real stinky today this looking like a speedrun” *checks timestamp* im feeling a clash deck comin up edit: 55:30 OMEGALUL

[@kingzut]

what do you have against tiny house.. the potion and gold isnt great.. but you get a card choice, a free upgrade and +5 max HP... you go on and on about how getting 3-6 hp from feed is so KEY but you say gaining 5 max HP is trash?

[@cinder5974]

Pretty big difference between getting feed every fight and wasting a boss relic on 5 hp.

[@kingzut]

@Cinder feed generally only works maybe a couple times a stage so like i said 3-6 HP a floor.. and the choice isnt between feed and tiny house.. you can take both. the choice is tiny house or looking at an extra card per combat that you most likely wont/shouldnt pick up.

[@IndelacioLetsPlay]

strikes then bashes to get more slow damage from the bash, ignoring the fact vulnerable would make the enemy take more from that strike, also previous combat could've armourments the strike to double tap potentially for the lethal on the artifacts. 16:20

[@superskrub4209]

Nice run NL. Please use multihit attacks against Plant Lord last

[@nakkertton]

Dont expect much. Somebody who cant remember which colored slime does which debuff after 114 episodes cant possibly remember something so specific as that.

[@superskrub4209]

nakkertton ...I'll be honest - I did not notice that until someone in this video pointed it out.

[@nakkertton]

Really? Since I noticed it maybe in my 2nd or 3rd run I thought it was obvious

[@Mysticfateee]

I feel like getting the "Necronomicon" basically gives you a win... it's just THAT good being able to play a 2 cost card twice, and if you can manage to get a 1 energy up relic that basically gives you the win

[@lilyeves892]

Does NL think carnage has a strength synergy? Like more than it just being at attack.

[@MrGreenYeti]

Don't all attacks get stronger with higher strength?

[@Solarsmile-ht9bt]

MrGreenYeti yes but it has more of an effect on multi hit moves and heavy blade since otherwise he’s only gaining a slight amount of extra damage. With something like sword boomerang each hit is plus 1 making the attack way stronger.

[@Fantasyfan1000]

yeah but it multi-hit attacks benefit more from it since each strength point counts x times

[@cecilandblues]

Big number syndrome.

[@joestiensmiet3312]

MrGreenYeti sure, but like everyone else has said, multi-hit attacks benefit more. However, thats not all, weak attacks(think ur basic 6-damage strike,or a 4 damage shiv) also get more benefit, because going from 6 to 7 damage is a 16.67% change, whereas carnage only gets a 5.55% increase from the first point of strength

[@cecilandblues]

50:20 Artifact blocked the "lose 2 str" part of Flex not the gain 2 str part, it was good...it did a good thing. Are are correct in that it was irrelevant, but it won't always be.

[@tabrispro436]

The whirlwind necronomicon combo is beautiful

[@TempestasLeo]

Hey Eggman, when use blocked your Flex it let you keep the Str you get from playing it. It just made it so you wouldn't lose the 2 str.

[@silvergreylion]

38:00 miscalculation; Whirlwind would've done 126 dmg, leaving the Champion with 51 hp. Next turn, he could've played Thunderclap for 11 dmg and applying vulnerable. Champ: 40 hp. Then, Pommel would've done 19 dmg and Twin Strike 30 dmg. Champ: dead. Would've saved him from taking 48 dmg.

[@slimer71]

I spat food across the room and laughed when NL said "does anyone want to tell me why that's a bad play?" If you read his comments like I do you'll know why.

[@Madbooterz]

Hands down favorite daily

[@krematethefrog8665]

nl for the last goddamn time use bash on lagavulan before he wakes u dummy it just gives u a turn of vulnerable which you can use next turn at the very least it would of stopped that last 11 dmg

[@ElGiganto17]

Explain to me again why you played defense since you wanted to draw Feed. You had more dazes that way. And it blocked nothing. Makes no sense.

[@blahthebiste7924]

NL played really well this episode.

[@zeemod1556]

for slow you want to play the most damaging cards to play last unless they have a certain important effect.

[@Voodoo-Dave]

that 7:30 free vulnerable............. 22:20 you want spot weakness?? no you want double, tap whirlwind dear sweet god just apply vulnerable first always god dam

[@PongzeLor]

I can’t wait to see him play the current daily. I had a over 100 card deck.

[@MrGreenYeti]

That's the only daily I've replayed. Had some ridiculous secret weapon, secret technique, bludgeon fetch deck with 21 curses by the end.

[@cecilandblues]

When I did this daily I don't remember getting the option of Feed from the first floor boss. On floor 2 I had enough cash for the Shop allowing me to buy all 3 relics, toolbox, Paper Frog and Vajra, but following that I don't recall getting the book event, if I did Necronomicon was not the rewarded book. Are these differences created by the Beta Branch or do the ? spaces shift depending on how many of them you visited on a previous floor? Maybe I hit more of them on floor 1 so on Floor 2 I was already past the book event when I hit this space? Not sure how it all works, but it caused a major divergence.

[@ajkunold3833]

cecilandblues Some other commentor said that they had played as the Silent one daily that NL had played as the Ironclad, so who really knows how the dailies work besides Megacrit :P

[@uncleflansy5621]

Mr. Frodo, there is something I'm gonna need you to do here...

[@Saladmints]

Every time NL pointlessly plays Seeing Red, a puppy dies.

[@LUNACYCL]

you love making this game harder for yourself

[@phero2]

"Slow" had some bugs initially. I think they are fixed now.

[@jordibear]

Has he still not realised that the Spike Slime applies Frail, and the Acid Slime applies Weak, it's not random.

[@nucoweiwers]

some people in the comments are jerks, maybe he didn´t play every turn in the most optimal way and made some misplays. But overall this was a really good run compared to a few weeks ago, he´s getting better

[@Infinity_Hex]

The egg himself is his own worst enemy.

[@davidhong1934]

We just like complaining

[@jama655]

tiny house seemed so good

[@WateringCan]

That lagavulin fight. This guy has brain worms.

[@od1401]

Kills me seeing bash so neglected with both necronomicon and 75% vuln trinket :(

[@PongzeLor]

NL still doesn’t know about the Lagavulin-bash trick

[@laxur1312]

NL forgot about the slow debuff as soon as he started floor 2 :(

[@hershey9399]

Necronomicon Whirlwind? M u St b E a sP eE dR u N

[@Fantasyfan1000]

NL :D you state at the start that the scores seem to be at the lower end, but the daily is just up 30 minutes ^^ so all scores you see are runs that lasted less than 30 minutes :D

[@SciFiMangaGamesAnime]

Thanks for the company.

[@fmjason2450]

Watching NL not figure out how much damage his cards will do after multiple battles is rough.

[@simplyjeef8503]

"Make him more likely to get the 1 damage bonus out of the slow." As opposed to the guaranteed 3 damage bonus from Striking it while it's Vulnerable? NL, I don't say this to hurt your feelings. I want you to improve. Simple shit like this adds up.

[@ninjascout1]

Ryan, you should try more perfects than champions Perfect= 50 points (no damage taken) Champion= 25 (turn 1 kill)

[@TheMasterMakarov]

THINN DECC DADDY has left us

[@jamma246]

51:36 Why leave the shop with left-over money? Surely removing a basic strike is better than not? Or adding another sword boomerang? Agh..

[@stronkmugi8256]

NL, how many times have you fought the time lord and you still don't know that when he drops below 50% hp he does a buff that removes all debuffs and heals him to 50%

[@BArnZ3y200]

Aye NL, one of my favorite series you uploaded so far. I don't really understand the negativity in the comments, I'm loving every episode! Keep it up man ✌️✌️

[@EmpireMen]

NL can you activate "Fast Mode"? It is kind of boring seeing the animation of the cards shuffling and etc.

[@thatpedanticcommenter5847]

What happened to the Collector? It's still listed as a boss under the wiki, but I never see it show up on these dailys NL does.

[@Citrus.Wilson]

Whats NL's problem with tiny houses? First isaac then slay the spire.

[@1337Question]

I can see my name at the beginning!

[@Htown1738]

Why tf would you let lagavullin wake up, when you wake him up on the 3rd turn, he's stunned, so letting him wake up is usually never a good choice

[@FYCxxLeoxx]

30:15 NL logic. I need to draw Feed and I'm not getting attacked this round. Hmmm so I'll defend and add dazes to my deck making it harder to draw feed.

[@gabihiggs]

Bash the lagavulin

[@TBomb15]

"I think we navigated this daily well" No NL, you did not navigate this daily well. You won. That's all we can say that's good about your play.

[@tommitchell8708]

Vigil is a support hero

[@williammitchell6254]

Listen here Egg juzu ist exclusivly for speedruns. Its just great. This is toddler logic Sombody siad it was good for speedruns so it musy only be good for speedrun

[@nolansykinsley3734]

You.. passed up a bludgeon?!? that would have been a 64 damage card!!

[@abyssal14]

ok i get that you dont like tiny house... but question mark? it's not bad but it's 3rd floor. tiny house would give you 5 max hp but the treat is upgrade a card which you couldn't do on this daily.

[@krematethefrog8665]

LETS GET SWOLE

[@7215daniel]

TOO SWOLE TO CONTROL WOO

[@LunyDR]

Swallow it, Mr Frodo

[@curtisehoffman]

Question: Does slow activate Sadistic Nature? Asking for a friend.

[@RematodeRanger]

no because it doesn't add another slow debuff for move, it increases the counter.

[@itsokaytobewhite3905]

Good ol' egg

[@raizel_z]

Hit that like the second I read swole

[@kubon1]

this hurts so much

[@wyverntamer1653]

Still does not know time eater mechanics.

[@DerpPanther]

I mean it looks like he only makes it to the final boss 1/3 of the time so he has 1/9th the experience if there's 3 bosses for every run. Why am I defending him every comnent I post? The negativity gives me the sad and I don't want the runs to stop since my computer is borked and cant play it.

[@Not__Steven]

that's good positivity

[@IGSkaarj]

Wants to increase max HP. Skips Tiny House. ...What???

[@apenguin6082]

At 28:11 why did he not use carnage on the full hp guy

[@krematethefrog8665]

hes an idiot

[@thecamelnamebob]

strike bash to deal more damage.

[@manuelmenendez8239]

YOU CAN BASH WITHOUT WAKING LAGAVULIN!!!! EGG so many people have said it for so long PLEASE....

[@sandvichpunch]

Egg Swolo

[@quimbydragon6669]

Tiny house would have carried him

[@pillowfeathers3990]

when NL played strike, then bash for slow, you silly egg vunerable gives you 3 damage and slow works the same on strike as bash?

[@jank.7785]

7:35 DO BASH

[@zoiuduu]

24:20 what is "mf and g"?

[@erikleeson4774]

Get ready for the slow misplays

[@crazedpostdoc]

I don't really understand slow..?

[@123stefix]

swole af

[@nihil0bstat]

I accidentally didn't take necronomicon in this daily ✌️✌️✌️

[@PongzeLor]

NL you need to commit to those feed plays my dude. You keep bailing at the last minute

[@TheAngryMoth104]

Why does NL hate on tiny house so much

[@carcas5]

DISARM STRIKE BASH Ryan please.

[@ElGiganto17]

You used strike and then bash for the one damage bonus? You have to be trolling at this point.

[@SuperSet100]

Yo why didn’t he buy blood vial tho 😢

[@Kochii96]

dat chosen fight at around 30mins tho. yikes.

[@LUNACYCL]

you put up block against the orb walker when you knew you were about to heal to full hp. If you used carnage you would have dropped your enemy to 20 hp and killed him next turn. Who cares about taking 14 damage at that point? You overthink too much.

[@williammitchell6254]

The champ boss fight was total shot imma cry lets vulnerable on our second attack bruh

[@pricex7039]

I'm getting sick of Watching these Dailys lol I just want to see regular Slay the Spire

[@advisuals9273]

reddy 4 da misplays

[@jaja-2740]

Wtf is “top end”

[@jordibear]

Bomb,s Heavy hitters, finishers. High cost-high damage cards to finish an enemy that has 20-30 hp in one hit.

[@nicknevco215]

this has to be his worst run yet

[@mattp12]

thin decked daddy or riot

[@Blarneyone]

The misplays....

[@davidhong1934]

Stopped watching for a few weeks. Nice to see business as usual.