Slay the Spire - Northernlion Plays - Episode 124 [Awakened]

[@coolboy111]

''We're making subtle mistakes here, and by subtle I mean everyone can see them but me''. I love the self awareness haha

[@maisyo123]

This is A+ Tier NL humor

[@gaboarriaga96]

HE HAS FOUND THE VIEW MY SCORE BUTTON HE HAS ACTUALLY ASCENDED now to wait until he turns fast mode on

[@CitrusPeppercorn]

He did have it on before, but 1/3 happened so often we told him to turn it off.

[@gaboarriaga96]

Oh really? Didn't notice any eps where fast mode was on, maybe one of the few I've missed. In any case, it would help him boost his daily score even by a little if he gets the run under 45 minutes

[@A_Casual_NPC]

Maybe so, but keep in mind, the videos would get shorter too. Don't know about you, but I don't really want that.

[@ZeekZerinth]

Agreed. I watch NL for his commentary. Him getting better at these games is just a plus. lmao

[@killisys]

*Doesn't disarm lagavulin on a free turn*

[@CitricCapybara]

He also didn't use Shockwave on the first turn of his second Lagavulin fight -- a turn on which he could have ALSO dealt 32 damage -- saying that the turn was not offensively strong enough.

[@blacxthornE]

He will never understand how Lagavulin works. Ever.

[@solh0029]

This might be the first time I've seen someone bottle a card and then never upgrade it

[@viziroth]

I'm not saying it's an amazing card, but I think NL undervalues transmute because he doesn't realize the majority of colorless cards cost 0.

[@Wtf634]

This cracked me up!

[@markhutirios]

i love nl nl: “healing when it’s all done” me: wonder how long it’ll take him to find that one out

[@Nathan08292]

Hey NL, love your slay the spire runs. Just a friendly tip, the green ooze applies weak debuff, the blue applies frail. The mob matches the debuff.

[@ThatStarkKid]

Cool way to remember which slime inflicts what debuff: their color corresponds with the debuff’s color, grey slime inflicts shield debuff, green slime weakens

[@WaterCat5]

I am honestly confused by how NL values cards. On the one hand, he overvalues attacks and undervalues blocks. Yet, he hugely favors healing over beneficial health loss. He overrates reaper, and really doesn't appreciate brutality. This is a perfect run to upgrade brutality and play it on the first turn of every fight. Sure, you may lose health, but the extra card draw will probably make you win fights more efficiently and consistently, therefore gaining more health in the process. It's just a weird juxtaposition of him favoring offense on one end and defense on the other. And he also didn't use tornado to make corruption innate. That is like a no brainer with such a large deck.

[@od1401]

WaterCat5 He kind of flies by the seat of his pants.

[@runescapefan0001]

Blocked damage = healed hp

[@DarkTailsTheFox]

What a wondrous day! God has blessed NL with the gift of sight. He has finally seen the"View my score" button. :'^D

[@stormRed]

Tip: An easy way to remember which slime does what is that the green ones weaken you because the weaken symbol is green, and the grey ones frail you because the frail symbol is grey (or blue, but it still works)

[@od1401]

Upgrading that innate heavy blade would've been quite effective.

[@DragonSpawn4Twenty]

NL needs Bludgeoning with that heavy blade!!

[@Ragamuffinec]

It'll be a cold day in hell when NL pronounces "orichalcum" right :)

[@zerebusgarago6223]

Omg never has anyone made me want to leapt through the screen and slap him than NL playing Slaying The Spire.

[@Marzipaniv]

Vegas has the Over/Under on when he realizes Thorny Boys Exploding Friend has been changed at 3.5. Place your bets.

[@thecamelnamebob]

the no shockwave on lagavulin

[@PongzeLor]

Damn and I left NL a message on the scoreboard too.

[@f0tos310]

[hiː faʊnd ðə ˈbʌtn]

[@gimmecat6251]

[lɛts goʊ̯ːːːːː]

[@simplyjeef8503]

"I think if you're a genius, the way you play this run is a lot different."

[@marshmallow815]

NL... PERI-APT. Like that. You say Peri, then apt.

[@Dragmire800]

When did they change Lagavulin's animations?

[@kaja97w34]

2:27 Is that why you always make 40 card decks?

[@sebrof10]

Will NL learn what the word agnostic means like ever in his adult life? I press x to doubt

[@doesntknow2075]

*SEARING SOUL*

[@NachtBogen]

Oh boy the misplays are becoming a meme.

[@manuelmenendez8239]

I have developed minor heart dysrhytmia because of these misplays. There's so many.....

[@peterknezovich9836]

Dude. You made Heavy Blade innate and used it multiple times every battle. Why not upgrade it?????????

[@Archfiend88]

i protest, what in the actual F*** was this run NL! your card decision and play choice actually made me rage quit youtube for a hour before finally coming back to finish the video. 80 plus cards

[@adityamehra8688]

Archfiend88 it’s a daily with 50 cards already. The fuck would he do by keeping it thin lol

[@rangerfurby]

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@Citrus.Wilson]

FIRST LIKE BABY

[@zakweedon9309]

FrostyFire doubt it

[@ikibobble]

Who cares

[@runawaytohide.com_watistisname]

Nl you do not over value reaper But remember its not that amazing with out strength

[@fmjason2450]

Jesus Christ NL. You can debuff Lagavulin and not wake him up. In fact....it's a really good idea to do so. Like a totally not stupid idea. A much better idea than not using any energy and not putting debuffs on him.

[@TheKevit07]

Jason Tavano that play (or lack thereof) popped so many of my blood vessels, my family saw me and thought I went to the cheese festival again.

[@funnynin5140]

you can also play basically all the powers in ur deck

[@lucianobarletta8283]

I hated that misplay so much, I hated his excuse even more... He could have gone through so many good cards in the deck, maybe, possibly

[@Wtf634]

Bottled Flame'd a Heavy Blade, DOESN'T UPGRADE IT AND SAYS UPGRADING DOES NOTHING WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[@jasonbourneistreadstone]

Classic bro. That''s classic NL. I struggle daily with this game and this dude makes at least 20 mistakes per game and still manages to beat the final bosses. I mean.. Just how many horseshoes can be crammed up someone's backside, honestly??

[@Sinensis17]

NL, the exploder has been changed to explode after three turns, not upon being defeated

[@bosshunterman]

37:00 Yeah, why not upgrade a random card in your 77 card deck instead of your innate Heavy Blade -.-' Edit: 46:38 He even hovers over it with his mouse...... I'm so done....

[@bosshunterman]

Erik Svärdson Chillax is not a thing I can do. When I feel chilly, I just cannot relax.

[@Skinskinable]

he found the button....Awaking is only the beginning before he ASCENDS

[@nakkertton]

NL MISPLAY COUNTER! (30 misplays in 1h 3min) 3:29 Should have used headbutt first so he wouldn't waste boomerangs hits 5:47 Didn't use disarm for some unknown reason (wait he thinks the boss will wake up if he uses disarm? 124 episodes people 124 episodes...) 9:18 Took war paint before checking cards 12:16 Didn't use shockwave (Seriously egg Lagavulin doesn't wake up unless you wait 3 turns or dmg its HP[damaging its armor doesnt wake it up]) 14:41 Splitting enemy with high HP wasn't smart. Also if he did decide to do that he should have used rampage first to deal extra 3 dmg 16:53 Used transmutation rather than kill the last enemy 18:29 Using rampage instead of clash 21:34 Sneco eye in a deck which is full of 2 and 3 cost cards is a godlike relic. Philosopher's Stone with a deck that doesn't have reliable defense is quite dangerous and not worth the risk. 24:00 If he's going to exhaust all skill cards anyway he should have played them first to activate Panache 24:52 Wasted energy potion since bludgeon + either sever soul or whirlwind is lethal 25:17 Should have played thunderclap before double tap 25:26 Should have used double tap on blood for blood instead of clash 25:36 Should have used Pommel strike to kill back line and blood for blood to hit front line 30:08 Picking bottled tornado before checking cards 30:10 Corruption is the best power you could hope for when you've 72 cards in deck. Much more useful than +3 strength(Some of you may say this is debatable but it's not. Since he's never going to shuffle his discard pile which do you think is more useful all skills costing 0 or +3 strength from turn 1) 30:25 Could have played all cards there if he used corruption first(Also even if you've "confused" debuff if you've corruption active all skills still cost 0) 31:54 Killing front line before back line first 37:09 Rested instead of upgrading Heavy blade which HE JUST MADE INNATE 41:12 "No, we cant play corruption first." No egg, you can play corruption first which would have resulted you being able to play all cards in hand 42:39 You really should check which boss you're up against before taking powers 43:40 Completely wasted strength potion 45:49 Wasting potions again 46:42 Ok, this one wasn't as bad of a misplay as one might think since he can headbutt limit break back to his draw pile so taking exhaust away is useful. But upgrading his heavy blade which is 100% of the time in his opening hand which also can headbutt back to on top of his deck again and again is WAY better choice here 47:35 Playing attacks before skills when enemy has slow 51:01 Yes upgrading a heavy blade that you use approximately 4 times during each fight is worth 0... 54:54 Armaments + shockwave + heavy blade + headbutt would have been lethal 55:49 Should have used both infernal blade and power through first for extra 20% dmg 59:40 Used headbutt before armaments+ 1:00:14 Used heavy blade before making boss vulnerable 1:01:30 Putting twin strike back on top of the deck rather than pommel strike

[@sethyang1712]

I’m sorry you had to do this

[@nakkertton]

+Seth Yang Not gonna lie, some of those misplays were quite painful.

[@sol-gl5gl]

59:45 didnt use armaments first lol

[@nakkertton]

+soleil Yup. That's another one

[@od1401]

NL could actually become a god at this game if he read your comment each upload and learned from it. You're doing good work keep it up.

[@ktktktktktktkt]

How did NL figure out so many incorrect pronunciations of orichalcum...

[@theodorep5379]

Has the esports professional known as Miss Plays done it again?

[@InVeRnyak]

5:45 Why?... Please tell me... 12:15 EXECUSE ME?

[@erikm8373]

FYI the exploders no longer explode when killed, people didn't like it so they gave it a 3 turn timer to explosion instead

[@seanfinn10]

You needed draw, yet never played your power that allowed you to draw whenever you exhaust a card (which you did constantly)

[@gray007nl]

or Brutality

[@killisys]

"The size of our deck matters a ton" - Northernlion 2018

[@Cloudchaser_K]

the size of his deck weighs a ton huehuehuehue

[@seanfinn10]

Why won't you upgrade your damn Heavy Blade that starts in your hand at the beginning of each combat.

[@AJ-kj1go]

I wonder if NL knows about the score button that's on all females. It took him forever to find this one and it's out in the open.

[@phuuc8075]

well he had scored one tho...

[@Skinskinable]

Stay acquiesced boys

[@Marzipaniv]

Episode 124: Understands he doesn't know what the slimes doZ "Am I overvaluing twin strike?" Not really, considering you are always building Strength decks and its great with those. Although not taking Perfected Strike after taking 10 Twin Strikes was questionable. *plays whirlwind wrong* "Should have played our one energy card for less damage" *would have definitely done more damage if he played the one energy card*

[@MannFace51]

*LEEEEETSSS* voice crack

[@28sunnyman]

HE FOUND THE GOD DAMN SHOW MY SCORE BUTTON. WE CAN ONLY GO UP FR- he didnt upgrade his innate heavy blade.

[@harrysarso]

you have no right ot complain about hwo hard it is to learn anything

[@EyeTry203]

Why is the northernlion comment sectuon the cringest shit in youtube?

[@SilvaaFabio]

Yes NL the size doesn't "matter"

[@philskill8149]

NL is like: 1st floor: Oh my god there is a three elite path! 2nd floor: two? Really??? Really? 3rd floor: we can hit three elites... yeah... why not right?

[@Blarneyone]

HE FOUND THE BUTTON

[@zenmeteor8142]

Frankly, whirlwind would be a much better choice over heavy blade becuase once he used inflame he could deal 44 damage to all enemies on turn 1. And it woild go up to 55 damage once he picked up sozu. Thats my opinion, however i also know that he couldnt use any other attacks/debuffs, due to whirlwind taking up all his energy. However its also my own opinion, so dont lose your shit over it.

[@nathanaeljohn4245]

Kate get NL to a doctor something is wrong with him. Surely that is the reason for the bad math, ignored card effects and interactions as well as the energy misplays. I hope NL gets better soon.

[@Daizz]

"We need more draw" - Doesn't pick up Snecko Eye - Doesn't realize the synergy in Corruption + Dark Embrace (not to mention Snecko Eye + Corruption) - Doesn't play Corruption almost at all despite having a huge deck, negating any possible downside of Corruption almost completely - Doesn't make Corruption innate with Bottled Tornado Not to mention all the other misplays... Now, I have actually had a pretty good time watching the dailies so far, but this one was definitely on the less enjoyable side...

[@IndelacioLetsPlay]

Insert lionBlind joke. It took nl so long to find this button how long did it take him to find (tinted rock, bread integrity, the record button)

[@tophateyeball7198]

NL, I love you, I really like this series and I hope it continues forever. But when you forewent the chance to upgrade your INNATE Heavy Blade, pretty much the only attack you were guaranteed to play in every single fight...THREE FUCKING TIMES...I wanted to lightly bop you on the nose and call you a silly man. Congratz to your win, though.

[@mattzachs5966]

Why wouldn't you disarm Lagavulin?? Reeeeeeeee

[@IPrayingMantisI]

How does he still attack the wrong slaver first? How is this a thing.And this man has a card-playing background. What. The. Fuck?

[@PongzeLor]

5:48 you definitely can use disarm. He wakes up when you do hp damage aka poison or damaging pass his shield. You would’ve saved a whopping 3HP from using disarm.

[@lucianobarletta8283]

Uses energy potion to make Whirlwind more effective, realizes later that the fight could have been ended with the use of default energy... Brilliant

[@leonardjarf4437]

When will he understand that warcry doesn't discard but place the card on your draw pile? He's literally just purposefully put curses on his next turn instead of doing anything useful

[@night4345]

I don't know why NL complains about dailies being too easy when if they required any skill he'd never make it to the third floor.

[@Xeroxias]

12:18 He's got the throwing out bad starts meta down, but he just discards shockwave?? I thought he knew about the bash strats in normal runs.

[@justinsmith5169]

Thank God he found that view my score button this episode. We would have been waiting a long time for him to find it today...

[@honorthegilbert]

He didn't Bottled Tornado Corruption I'm so sad. C'mon man free skills guaranteed for the rest of all your battles?

[@packwaza8]

I personally thought this video went godlike levels of better. Until he cycled that twin strike like 4 times at 1:01:45

[@davster1209]

If he passes up mind blast and then doesn't use flame in a bottle to make it STUPID OP or upgrade it innate

[@H4licarnassus]

Literally guaranteed to draw heavy blade every combat, refuses to upgrade it.

[@joestiensmiet3312]

nah that 'view my score' button is NOT new nl, and we've been shouting at ya for a while about it...

[@Trevor21230]

at 24:00 why would you not play more of your cards?! Power through, second wind, *then* sever soul!

[@EmodChannelClassics]

incredible amount of misplays today, even for the egg's standards

[@bunnymcloughlin6302]

5:45, that was just fucking stupid lol Basically the same mistake at 12:20

[@ribps289]

Poor egg is so sad, glad he made 600 episodes can't wait for him to get better and show everyone

[@Max-Everest]

this channel cant touch rhapsody's... you should swap sub-counts

[@sactus_the_cactus88]

That 55:08 missplay tho...

[@Trevor21230]

At 55:10 Armaments+ would've gotten him the kill.

[@matthewhollenbeck1083]

how does this man have 124 episodes of this game already

[@sonofhades57]

All this time and you still have no goddamn idea how to fight the Lagavulin.

[@marcoluciani4790]

Now explain to me why making fiend fire innate was not the best choice ever there instead of removing one of the curses and picking heavy blade.

[@Wtf634]

Making Heavy Blade innate was okay, not upgrading it and refusing to upgrade it while saying upgrading does nothing was something...Special.

[@theovertrogue9525]

Wtf634 the real question, is why didn't he make whirlwind innate

[@derpydears2693]

I would have gone for a pommel strike then upgraded to counter the innate curses. Continues to watch vid: NL thinks of the same strategy good job NL.

[@leficios3847]

HE FINALLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE VIEW MY SCORE BUTTON O.O

[@katencheung3656]

Can you go back to dead cells. The new updates are so cool

[@kylermcvoy2760]

so NL is a prequelmemer now eh

[@alphapolimeris]

How comes NL is facing ennemies I NEVER encounter on act 3 ? The serpent and the lava guy that summons fireball minions ? I litteraly never faced these ennemies in my games. And I played a fair bit (ascension 10).

[@joestiensmiet3312]

alphapolimeris i assume ur not playing the beta

[@Nolan1410]

1:01:25 G A L A X Y B R A I N

[@math6844]

Ore - uh - kal - kum

[@xion900]

NL has ASCENDED!!! He found the button that has been there the entire time, Hallelujah!!! I expect perfect play from him from now on!

[@kecaw]

5:48 .... Just why didn't he play disarm?! 12:10 HOLY BATMAN he didnt play Shockwave

[@headphonics3052]

24:28 Is it just me or could he have gotten a kill with bludgeon and sever soul? Edit: oh he realized a bit too late

[@GamesTheChannel]

VERY NICE VIDEO

[@TomtheWonderDog]

Speaking of FNM... Did you get a MTG Arena key NL?

[@Bumhole94]

This episode had the most amount of blatant misplays to date

[@viziroth]

Should upgrade the innate heavy blade... you egg

[@VLQL]

*doesn't upgrade heavy blade*

[@doubleogic5521]

Green slimes = weaken, blue slimes = frail.

[@Wtf634]

Doubleogic even the debuff symbols are colour coded.

[@What-sf5ey]

W E W A N T F A S T M O D E BOI

[@jamma246]

12:17 ahghghghghghhghhhhhh

[@jamma246]

41:10 _"No we can't play corruption first."_ What is he smoking?