Slay the Spire - Northernlion Plays - Episode 404 [Pleading]

[@elllad]

Who's giving him this advice on twitter lol, "yea just try to get one of the most broken combination of cards and relics, ez". The worst part is NL sees this as good advice

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

elllad only way he wins

[@jamma246]

At one point he mentioned that if you don't get a limit break you won't win. Obviously that's bs, exhaust decks or barricade decks exist too, and if anything are easier to win with than strength decks.

[@Trent8086]

Twitter Trolls Strike Again! Its not just Trump.

[@Yooooooooo77]

@@Trent8086 wot

[@maxmach4361]

Yeah I saw some of these Twatter "advices", almost all comments at YT are more useful.

[@IkEisawesome7]

"Entrench sucks when it isnt upgraded" *Takes Hemokinesis* *and upgrades it literally the next space*

[@ellefsoneric]

well he did need the damage cuz his deck sucks.

[@MKWiiLuke4TW]

Eric Ellefson he needed a lot, I think the bigger problem is he said it like if the entrench was upgraded he’d take it, even though he upgraded the other card he took anyways

[@IkEisawesome7]

Eric Ellefson He had Impervious and Body slam. Entrench makes that literally 60 damage. If you can get a card to carry over block you literally win with that

[@Ryan38475]

isnt entrench next to useless?

[@lignagirroc]

37:58 Why would you use the potion? Sure, you could have before if you didn't want to use the Offering but now that you HAVE used the Offering you have lethal with Carnage+Carnage+Pommel. Serious galaxy brain moment.

[@What-sf5ey]

9:04 what kinda reasoning is that though...

[@Leifenguard]

Ryan has special brain.

[@What-sf5ey]

​@James Matthews Sure but he didn't realize that

[@imObvioslycrazy]

If you have an Offering and Hemokinesis deck, that deal damage to you when you play them, DON'T remove your ability to heal. You effectively halved your available health.

[@busorenkin55]

@43:47 Sentinel isn’t a block card apparently

[@CurtisRivers]

DoN't GeT iT tWiStEd.

[@MKWiiLuke4TW]

who are these people, yeah obviously dead branch corruption is op, but it's unlikely to get that. I honestly think in order for NL to win he needs to do a block stacking build, strength is probs too dicey for his decision making. Just take early block cards and body slams (entrench, impervious, shrug high prio) and hope you get barricade, I don't think NL's gonna be able to win with anything else (unless he gets super lucky with early dead branch corruption)

[@Trent8086]

Yea. Get Dead Branch, its super easy. Theres only like 100+ relics in the game and its considered a Rare...lol.

[@trenttaylor2803]

You missed a tinted rock

[@sonofhades57]

"Those are not block, don't get it twisted." Passes up Sentinel. Goddamn it, NL.

[@curtisehoffman]

Error 404, win not found.

[@zacharyabeyta1606]

Curtis Hoffman 12 minutes too late...

[@KITRONIX111]

I'm 46 minutes too late ☹️. I still made my comment so it can be forgotten in the ether of the comment section

[@jimdavis1576]

was going to post the same thing good dude

[@Pandor25]

You missed an opportunity for an episode 404, episode not found. :D

[@SyndicateProjectFan1]

Man, how can you not be excited with such a confidence inspiring futile?

[@Dominion_Hawks]

Oof. The good thing is that at least he's trying new stuff

[@kilgour22]

3:06 is one of those moments where i wish NL would look at his energy.

[@coolpotato7305]

he didn't wanna wake up the lagavulin

[@DoctorShroom]

Corruption can be good, but it is not always good. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's only good if you already have Dead Branch. Or you're confident that drawing only attacks you can still win a fight.

[@Daenym]

During combat: Doesn't play zero cost Power Through because adding wounds isn't good. End of combat: Adds Power Through to deck permanently. 2019, the year when logic died.

[@claytonsturm236]

I think he does these things to punish us...and it works.

[@stealth7023]

spot weakness, heavy blade. both upgraded, heavy blade does 20 more damage per spot weakness. kinda great in my opinion.

[@IkEisawesome7]

Where is my boi the defect 😪

[@xaviorsepic14]

can someone tell him that choosing your build before you even start the game is like starting a game of issac and choosing what items you want. It just doesn't work like that, each game is different and have their own unique flavour. You can't ask yourself when it comes to cards "does this fit into my preconceived archetype that I may not even get the cards for" instead you gotta ask "Does this card currently help my deck as it is now"

[@2pro4you0]

Bitch Egg : **looks at sentinel...a card that gives 5 block** "so we need block, these are not blocks don't get it twisted" **skips reward**

[@Htown1738]

Im sorry is corurption a snap pick now or something? I dont remember the last time NL skipped one

[@voice9893]

My tipp for you is if Theres block written on the card its Block 😂 also you can simply cheese the Game by closing the run and continue it After you had a fail pandoras Box where you got rid of 2 upgraded defends!

[@Ryan38475]

offering is always must take. why u could ask: - enabling activating your powerspike during boss fight and elites ( cause of that u lose far less hp in those fights) - in normal fights it may also save u hp in more difficult fights :\

[@CarmsCelestia]

Actually after it's nerf (You take 6 Damage now) you can go overboard with it. Had to learn that the hard way when I got offered it thrice and it ended up becoming a curse because I couldn't play it and consistently gain HP, but yeah, it's still a very good card overall

[@Ryan38475]

well as we could see in this video, NL was using offering even when he had fight completely in control :\

[@TheRobinCat]

43:56 "Sentinel is not Block"

[@MahkubAMNai]

Ronparz Royal that is not block, don’t get it twisted

[@gamegye8]

Egg’s brain as ironclad is nonexistent

[@canadianfox1713]

Nl has finally figured out exhaust synergies may be a thing 28:26 fuck sakes

[@ElPared]

Corruption isn't that great unless you have Dead Branch or some other way to get more skills (Toolbox, Nilry's Codex, Jack of All Trades, etc), at least IMO. Feel No Pain is great with it, for sure, but it's better when used with things like Power Through, Wild Strike, Immolate, etc and exhaust cards so you have a renewable source of exhaust targets once all your skills are gone.

[@gabozo4924]

I’m too lazy to find the time stamp but when he upgraded the iron wave over bash my brain melted

[@pandasmith321]

He practically never upgrades bash

[@jaja-2740]

“LEt’S TaKE a SeCOnD WiND”

[@What-sf5ey]

5:09 you could just ice him my dude

[@Kubolons]

You don't realize (neither does NL to be fair) that taking damage there actually gained him 2 hp thanks to meat on bone.

[@What-sf5ey]

@@Kubolons I realized it after commenting but figured there's no point in editing it since that's not what my comment was about

[@raiduk]

@@What-sf5eySavage

[@What-sf5ey]

Wasn't my intention to be "savage" at all :l

[@TheActualAkatsuki]

Found it through the playlist NEW META BOYS

[@OxidisedGearz]

I see error 404 jokes in your future So many error 404 jokes...

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

jesus l. stop taking everything out of desperation. also, CORRUPTION + BARRICADE IS NOT A THING!

[@cdajah6920]

Interesting... i too toss all of that free block and dmg [body slam] out the window...

[@themageman64]

@Seán O’Donohue Everyone knows this is what he means. It's also a really bad combination because you immediately destroy all of your blocks and make barricade worthless if the fight lasts more than a few turns.

[@Chunkosaurus]

@@themageman64 for those turns you can spend all of your energy attacking. It's very useful when enemies have a nasty second phase like the champ or in any hallway or elite fight

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

@Seán O’Donohue I know what he means.Thats not a deck that works. In regular fights, its waaaay too slow. By the time you get two 3 cost powers in play you have already won, or is loosing baaad. In longer fights its shit, because it takes too much time to set it up, than you loose because you burned all your defense cards. YOU NEED THE DEFENSE CARDS TO STAY IN THE DECK IN ORDER FOR BARRICADE TO WORK. SPECIALLY ENTRENCH. Its a dumb idea. The only game he won with those two cards he won because of dead branch + corruption.

[@packleader8001]

Haha! Episode 404. That's an error code....the eggs page is broken 404!

[@loafbreed7246]

The scar on the whale kinda looks like a ballet dancer with a long skirt

[@DoctorShroom]

I miss Ryab taking Havoc.

[@drivingatank]

404: Win not found.

[@NOFORPAIN]

"A body slam certainly does seem to fit!" YOU TOOK 2 FUCKING DEFENSE CARDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN ATTACKS OR SKILLS THAT DONT DEFEND... :|

[@EpicNade]

the biggest misplay is that the title isn't 404 [DAE]?

[@usagin0te]

Anyone else think Rage is just bad? Unless your deck is full of 0 cost attacks?

[@blackforesthamsandwich2310]

??? How is it bad, it's free so for no energy you can get up to 5 block upgraded for any attacks you play. If you had the most basic turn and just played a rage and 3 strikes you get 15 block AND 18 damage. It's great early game to increase defense without sacrificing offense

[@ZacDonald]

On the Slay the Spire tier list, its ranked #280 out of 297 for ironclad. So yes, it's bad.

[@guywhocomments1393]

@@ZacDonald How the heck is it #280? I've gotten a lot of value out of rage + 0 cost attacks + juggernaut. Not saying that's a whole deck, but it can be like, 80% of one. Am I nuts?

[@ZacDonald]

@@guywhocomments1393 I believe rage is too situational for the iron clad to be high on the tier list. Iron clad's card draw is worse than silent or defect, and a lot of the good attacks for iron clad are 2+ cost. Doesn't do anything on turns where you want to play a lot of defense or turns where you aren't being attacked, so 2/3 turns, so it's often a dead draw. The tier list is kinda harsh on cards that might be situationally very good. Might be good to count how many times it's actually used and better than a standard defend in a typical deck to fully gauge it's value.

[@davidballantyne4492]

I'm...I'm out of StS vids. I don't know what to do with my life now.

[@KITRONIX111]

Error 404. Egghead.exe has stopped working

[@carboniris]

The number of misplays in this episode is actually beyond human understanding.

[@Trent8086]

So here is my tip: Always go for MAX treasure chest nodes on all floors. Fight as many elites on floor 1 (when they are not as tough). Stop smithing shit cards that add like 2 extra block.

[@Ze_Bee4828]

8:45 STOP DEPRESSING ME. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL YOU TOOK IMPERVIOUS, NL PLEASE ):

[@user-vy2jr6pb1z]

Episode 404 [Error]

[@bruhbruh-uv5fl]

*Pleading* to win

[@avrande]

Northernlion You just hafto try out Slimebound character mod to Slay the Spire. its a really well made character.

[@nathanstewart4131]

avrande he doesn’t read youtube comments.

[@royalfilho1871]

Is there a real reason not to take flex?

[@halfwing3306]

Holy hell. Its been like 100 runs and he hasnt learned corruption is untakeable without branch, that Combo pieces need draw (rage is trash without draw NL)

[@Ryan38475]

rerolling offering (and ignoring 15 armor card after pandora) XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@claudiomonteverdi847]

Why does he keep thinking that barricade + corruption is a thing?

[@dbaker280]

CabaioMonte because barricade + corruption IS a thing. The combination let's you play all blocks as they appear, thus thinning your deck without sacrificing defense in future turns.

[@themageman64]

@@dbaker280 "without sacrificing defense in future turns"... sure, if the fight ends before your deck cycles. Which it absolutely will not unless you've managed to add a ton of cards to it.

[@claudiomonteverdi847]

@@themageman64 and if you have added that many cards it will be harder to find barricade + corruption. It can work it's just that is such an advanced strategy that you really can't force it at the start of a run

[@thescreenerr0292]

Why didnt he take offering

[@joshuamedina6807]

404 run not found

[@aleckeen4134]

I don't wanna sound like an idiot, but what do the keys do?

[@_arman_]

They're use to access act 4. You need to get 3 keys on a run before killing the final boss to then go to Act 4 and fight the spire. You get one key from a chest, one from a flaming elite and one from a campfire. Since NL already beat Act 4 with all the characters, he's now ignoring the key pieces to aim for ascension victories.

[@penapower894]

If you have the three keys and beat the third act boss you unlock the fourth floor which has literally only 4 rooms;a campfire,a shop,a elite(its a unique elite),and the actual final boss(The heart);btw its pretty hard

[@zhiiology]

They just added the keys to the game recently to be fair

[@aleckeen4134]

Thank you everyone!

[@Max-Everest]

First things first: somehow raise your IQ. Only then fire up Slay the Spire.

[@mackeb5227]

POG

[@aetherlongfellow4330]

ERROR VIDEO NOT FOUND 404

[@J_God_Yamaxanadu]

cant make an omelette etc

[@SamuraiFoochs]

Am I the only one who thinks NL is waaay too much of a coward about curses?

[@OGKoudelka]

This is so sad lol

[@lostdestroyer8400]

hmmmmmm 12=13

[@jeremygress8820]

404 episodes and he still doesnt know how to play the game :D

[@MehYam2112]

Crysalis is a bad card, fight me.

[@Ryan38475]

why would u want 5 random cards for 2 mana in your good deck? LUL

[@jahmaniart]

Lol what kinda trash advice is this

[@Rhioah]

Dear Egg, Hemokinesis is literally 1 of the worst ironclad cards. Why would you take it T.T

[@jakesteel4916]

Hemokinesis is great in the early game. 18 damage for 1 energy is so good for getting momentum in fights especially in Ascension.

[@Rhioah]

@@jakesteel4916 It is. But he didn't need anymore upfront damage at that point. He already had 2 free fights coming up and a headbutt in his deck. He could've afforded to be more picky.

[@tannersiefker6451]

what terrible advice....

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

This game is just.... not that interesting. I really hope this doesn't replace Isaac.

[@minsklit5811]

Is this a joke?

[@jaja-2740]

Chris Madison unsubscribe

[@M3erue3M]

Really? One of the best Games im 2018 is Not interesting enough.. hmm okey lol

[@SamuraiFoochs]

@@M3erue3M I agree it's a great game but on Act 4 and late Ascension if you're gonna win it kinda has to be same-y to kinda an unfun degree.

[@garrettmarshall706]

lol he's ran both of them for awhile simultaneously don't see why one would overtake the other now