Slay the Spire - Northernlion Plays - Episode 5

[@calituesdays1156]

“Really loving this clash synergy” “I’m fine having wounds in my deck” To be continued...

[@Schobbob]

1000 IQ plays

[@samappleyard6861]

Caliman 7

[@devonask5542]

no defence but lets not take the if i die come back to life card

[@iami3rian394]

Lizard tail was SUCH an obvious pick there. In another comment here, Alphazone mentioned that the inevitable loss will be traced back to this moment. He's not wrong.

[@dastyni13]

You don't HAVE to take a card. You can skip it and make your deck more efficient.

[@michaeloreilly9693]

the bash misplays hurt me

[@preettygoood7774]

Michael O'Reilly The bash misplays hurt me worse than bash hurts the enemy

[@velkeyartur]

I am suffering from them as well..

[@Crackers2796]

Literally he is about to play bash before clash then goes"might as well play clash first" like what, what was his thought process there

[@michaeloreilly9693]

hahah lol ya

[@venkatchait007]

he thinks its +25% when its +50%.

[@NerdySatyr]

NL, Some advice I can give towards you for the game. Removing cards is VERY important. Getting rid of sub-par cards increases the chances of you drawing your good cards. The smaller your deck is, the faster it will cycle/reshuffle meaning you get your good cards back quicker. It also helps you balance your deck if you have picked too many attacks vs defense cards etc. Which brings me to my next point, it can be a good idea not to take a card after a fight. If all 3 options are bad or you don't want to dilute your deck, just skip it! Don't take one! Hope you managed to catch this comment before your next recording session, please keep up with this series I'm really enjoying it! :) Best of luck!

[@masonk4283]

I agree! Once you get some good synergies going you really don't want to dilute it. ps. Hemokenisis is actually really good, especially if you upgrade and get the synergy with Rupture and Heavy Blade.

[@mikepence1933]

You still need it above a certain size though, otherwise you'll get facefucked by enemies like the Hexaghost or the sentries which pump out a bunch of status effects. I had a huntress run yesterday with a 10 card deck and at one point I drew 5 hands in a row which were all wounds.

[@fakesmilez1]

You can counter that out at least partially with taking Evolve or by having an elixir potion on hand. I'd say I've found roughly 20-30 cards to be ideal, but just keep in mind its much harder to remove cards than to add them. Really want to get rid of those early strikes and defends as they are just straight up worse than the other cards. Bottom line is after the first few stops you should have an idea of what theme you want you deck to have and them commit to it (try not to take any fluff, early relics should help direct you in what theme to go with). In doing this I've gotten a couple of complete runs under my belt now.

[@mikepence1933]

Evolve? Clue me in cause that must have passed me by.

[@hunterjobrien]

lmao advice in comment section in pre-2018

[@dastyni13]

Vulnerable FIRST egg. Why it world do you play all of your damage cards, THEN play your bash to make them vulnerable?

[@leafyr0kr]

I KNOW, RIGHT I WANT TO BEAT THIS EGG SO HARD URGH

[@A1phaz0ne]

To mind fuck us. He must be the most skilled troll on KZbin. I refuse to believe he can be so shortsighted.

[@iami3rian394]

Alphazone, it's a math deficiency. Watch his recent KSP series, unless you value your sanity. Make sure to read the top few comments too, to feel our pain retroactively.

[@preettygoood7774]

>has enough damage to unify Korea "We don't have enough damage to get any kills on the 20 health doods"

[@carlospetersen5481]

Preetty Goood exactly what I was thinking

[@iami3rian394]

Yup. He's awful at math and doesn't read the cards because he "understands them" already. I.E. He thinks vulnerable is a 25% buff, not 50%. It's going to take fifteen episodes for him to maybe learn otherwise. I'm likely going to have to tweet him.

[@angealreaper5600]

He's like well 16 plus 16 is 22, jesus christ NL go back to school

[@iami3rian394]

That college educated science degree tho.

[@snow8624]

I can't wait to see NL realize he ruined his entire deckplan since Wounds aren't attacks.

[@generalfisch2017]

I was thinking the same thing XD

[@thicccudon782]

The lizard tale is really good from what I can tell too.

[@pType18]

I think he knows that but it is not that detrimental.

[@Crackers2796]

while lizard tail is good, ectoplasm is soo good, shops arn't that valuabl and getting an extra energy each turn is great

[@MxSheep]

It's a big rush deck... the chance for wounds showing up is lower than average. Normally you get wounds during the fight and most will end up in your discard pile, if you have a big deck it takes some time to show up in your hand. Since it's a rush deck you have more problems if it will take that many turns. It's not a perfect deck I agree, but more fun i think.

[@lazo2]

>best card requires him to have only attack cards in hand >proceeds to take every skill and power card he can

[@Zwijger]

Bagguette Taking 0 mana skills is no problem at all though, and the double hit card is insane with it even though it is a skill. What he did fck up was taking a relic that gives him two cards to disable clash.

[@lazo2]

yeah you are right, that relic also gave me a headache

[@Crackers2796]

especially when ectoplasm does almost the same thing at the cost of gold which isnt even that good.

[@iami3rian394]

Zero energy cards ARE a problem when you draw two of them but can't play them. This is made infinitely worse when with only his four starting defends he picks mark of pain over lizard tail. The wounds will stack in longer fights, and those are generally the ones you need to end NOW not in three turns. We just watched him throw the run here.

[@Faydwarf]

Old, but I think he doesn't realize he can leave without grabbing a card yet (just started watching the series)

[@TheBoss10987]

NL, use the bash first to get the vulnerable applied on an Enemy for the Extra damage.

[@Dekan]

You can skip card rewards you know. You dont have to keep filling your deck with trash. Also shops can remove trash like Strikes. Also - your Bash usage is both fun and painful to observe.

[@VulpesVoce]

Yo, NL, apply the vulnerable debuff before attacking because you get an extra 50% damage. Also, if you you can spot a lethal, don't bother blocking because you don't receive damage anyway (like the first fight). However, enjoying the series so far!

[@HarrisonChuuu0]

If you're going to use all your attacks with all your mana, why not use Bash first to apply Vulnerable, and then attack?

[@TimtheWinzard]

Because NL doesn't read his cards

[@viniciuscavequi4652]

Nor the comments...

[@HaaskaChan]

he reads comments but he does not understand what he actually is reading

[@SkynetSpider]

My favorite thing about NL recording is that he does not edit out the key stroke at the start.

[@DariusOne1]

NL would choose to add unplayable wounds to his deck while relying on clashes. We'll see how that goes for him...

[@Rikukatosan]

I say he dies to an elite enemy in The City

[@TheRyowyn]

Oh man, I can't wait to see how the relic that gives UNPLAYABLE NON-ATTACK CARDS synergizes with his 3 Clashes. Probably a won run right?

[@totoh528]

Situations like these are one of the reasons we watch NL, no?

[@Bullezisdead]

14:30 Whaaaaaat is that order my dude!?

[@darkChozo8]

I think he was thinking that Clash might not work with no other Attacks in hand. Which still makes it a misplay (if that was true, proper order would be Bash Clash Anger), but at least it kinda makes sense. At least I hope that was what he was thinking, because otherwise he took the time to think and came up with the worst conclusion ever.

[@DrollOrchid]

I lost my mind at that part

[@dangerchrist123]

He mis-orders next fight against the fungi beasts too. He had enough damage to kill them both with clash->anger and bash->strike

[@GrahamDunc]

Bullezisdead hollllly shit I’m tilted

[@girodleo31]

i was screaming at my screen and banging my head on the desk at this point

[@analychemist]

YOU FOOL! You took literally the worst relic for a clash deck. Wounds are status and make it so clash doesn't work anymore. Can't wait until next episode with the realization. Serpent's tail is the best of those, Ectoplasm also a top tier choice.

[@analychemist]

24 cards starting on the second floor lmfao. Also with the angers that he loves that keeps bloating it more and more

[@shift1109]

If he side loads into an exhaust theme it could still be great.

[@analychemist]

Unfortunately all the best exhaust cards/relics are unlocks.

[@shift1109]

Oh yeah I forgot he doesn't have too many of them yet. Shoot. Could get a lucky purity or something.

[@A1phaz0ne]

Angers are fine. But they do require some specific set ups if you want to utilize them correctly. Such as the 'spinning top' relic, which begins to refuel your hand when you empty it. Meaning you could play 30 angers in a turn if you kept drawing into them.

[@FlyingPeng]

NL i think u undervalue getting rid of bad cards from your deck. by getting rid of a strike or defend, ur essentially upgrading all your good cards by drawing them more often.

[@MasterPowa3]

I don't really like the idea of having full runs split in half like that Egg. At least make it a 2 floor thing. Just throwing it out there. Keep up the good work

[@darkChozo8]

Eh, STS runs take a bit under two hours in my experience. NL uploads long videos but usually not that long.

[@kaipark5258]

darkChozo dang man just under 2 hours? Most of my wins are less than 60 minutes, perhaps my longest being 70

[@darkChozo8]

Huh, you're right. My fastest win is actually an hour twelve, not sure where I got two hours from. Still, probably makes sense to do two videos per run.

[@A1phaz0ne]

I am fine with him breaking up the run into multiple parts, so long as he releases all the parts the same day at least.

[@oQawLo]

Totally agreed. It's like watching an episode that has too much commercial. The commerical is my life in this case #feelsbad

[@AJddfx]

I find myself often making the mistake of watching an NL video, becoming supremely interested in the game being played, purchasing said game and surpassing NL's skill level within a few hours, then struggling to watch the rest of his videos on the game while witnessing him not knowing that which I have learned.

[@griffinvanderas4008]

Seeing red is a really strong card in any build of ironclad so picking it up early and upgrading it is really good, also for me strength build works best, with flex, inflame, and the card that doubles your strength and having heavy strike do over 150 dmg, even more on debuffed targets, won 4 timed with such build

[@ILikeAlice]

16:30 enemy 1: 20 hp - 10 from blunt force 10 from anger (25% bonus dmg from weakness)enemy 2: 23hp - 16 from clash 8 from strike I HAVEN'T YET GRADUATED COLLEGE, WHAT IS SO HARD IN THAT?!?!?!?

[@noah52_]

Vordex7727 *college friendo

[@ILikeAlice]

same thing xD

[@tjoloi]

You know what's worse? Knowing that vulnerable apply 50% bonus damage.

[@CarosAnon]

His math is so fucking bad that it hurts my soul.

[@Rezcio]

Thanks for this series NL. Just picked the game up today and really been enjoying it the last few hours.

[@iami3rian394]

It's a great game, but you'll get REALLY frustrated with the misplays from here on out. = )

[@snow8624]

I think I'm gonna buy this game if not later today than tomorrow

[@faefofum]

I did and it was fun. It will probably make this series much more frustrating though.

[@TheRyowyn]

Hah, Not Funny is absolutely right. Really fun game, but once you understand everything, the misplays become much more jarring. Every time he looks at his strikes and defends and says "We don't want to remove anything"...

[@CatSantaHat]

the thing i hate the most is when he can just kill it but he defends for some reason

[@wolfox7776]

All i will say is Bash. Egg missplayes that one a lot

[@Pedestrian71]

Bought the game after episode 3, no regrets. Good game. Schadenfreude activates for NL's series once again, haha

[@Swordkirby9999]

Alright Egg, here's some really handy advice. Instead of just dragging the card onto the enemy, hover over it for a second or two and read the numbers. They will update to reflect how much damage it will do that that particular enemy. Say you've got Strike and it deals 8 damage normally, but you want to use it on the enemy you just bashed and made vulnerable. Because he will now take an extra 25% damage, the numbers will change to reflect that (in this case, from 8 to 10) when you hover the card over the enemy.

[@iami3rian394]

See? And if you did that, you'd be confused when it was a green 12, because Vulnerable is a 50% debuff and not a 25% like he also believes. = ) You would notice and learn. He would not.

[@Swordkirby9999]

IamI3rian I don't actually have the game. Seems like something I would play though. Its just something I've noticed while watching. I could have sworn Vulnerable was only 25 percent extra damage though.

[@noahfasoformoso]

NL when you return from graveyard to hand in MTG it's a Regrowth effect

[@completelyhuman1245]

When the shop keep said “I like your haircut” 💀

[@chainedshadow5631]

Sometimes having a small deck is better

[@RematodeRanger]

Dick* xd xd xd

[@TheRyowyn]

"Sometimes" = "most of the time"

[@mateusz7953]

It is, most of the times. The only drawback of this are enemies that spam you with cards like wound, haze, burn, etc.

[@Crackers2796]

Yeah i remember on my fist run When i got towrds the late game with my 40+ card deck and wasnt drawing anything good and realized that you didnt have to take a card at the end of combat if they all don't synergize with your build.

[@WizardofWestmarch]

Also going all attack cards. When he skipped on the block + draw to take another clash I sort of face palmed. Card draw plus helping his mix of attack vs defend would have been so good (and given ability to get rid of defends later).

[@SeVixBolt1]

Loving this series so far

[@DerpPanther]

I don't pay much attention to new games that come out so I'm happy that NL can do it for me. I love watching this game

[@a3aan240]

There's a skip button in the left of your screen while choosing cards and relics

[@Crackers2796]

Ik Nl doesnt realize that a bad card is worse than no card at all

[@taigetews3088]

NL vulnerability is so good with your synergy right now it increases the damage cards do towards that enemy and takes affect immediately so if your going to play bash DO IT FIRST. Just a little bit of an egg moment there

[@Jindo1]

Also, the damage numbers on cards change depending on who you target with them (since it then accounts for things like vulnerability), they could probably do more to make it more visible but that's how you can see exactly how much damage you'll do to an enemy without having to calculate anything.

[@Ironboundturtle]

NL, you can use the Merchant to remove curses from your deck, if you need to. So at 6:46 when you could have gotten the relic, with the curse, you could have payed some gold at the merchant immediately after to get it removed, then, getting a relic that costs 75 gold. Which is pretty worth. EDIT: Also works with cards like "Wound."

[@AgentSapphire]

"I need more defend" >Ignores Metallicize and Iron Wave

[@leficios3847]

NL you can remove curses. Theyre just like normal cards into your deck so you can use the card removal service at shops and events. Also the best curse to get imo is writhe. It does nothing. Just takes up a card slot

[@alextheshycat]

NL, when you use a card i.e. on a debuffed enemy or you yourself have a buff, just point the arrow on that enemy, the number on the card will change according to that buff/debuff so that you won't have to guess

[@gamesaregood9904]

Just so you know armaments upgrades all cards in your hand for the rest of the combat when you upgrade it. It’s one of the few cards that is trash normally but becomes really good when upgraded. In my opinion of course

[@menpower1]

RIP run. Those 3 clashes will become dead weights real soon...

[@leficios3847]

What do you guys think is the best card? For me I think its Apotheosis. It wont turn a run into a wonrunTM but it will enhance pretty much every deck. Theres also an arguement to be made for barricade. Armaments+ is also really good. Combo that with headbutt and youve got a makeshift apotheosis

[@iami3rian394]

Demon Form might be for me with Ironclad, but I tend to focus on a more defensive game with him. For the silent it's a much harder call. It really depends on what I'm running. Sometimes I shy away from poison with him and just go for 0-1 energy cards with huge deck draw and +energy cards. In that case it depends on if I'm short on defense or offense. I had a run with Ice Cream and the Shiv relic (forget the name) and started every fight with ten cards and 4 energy which would carry over to the next round. It was pretty damn OP. = )

[@naukgnahz9059]

Well, if you choose a card from each card pile... Neutral - Apotheosis. Its just too much value Silent - Noxious fumes. This card should cost 2 energy. premium poison card, and fits into literally any build. Ironclad - Pummel strike. Sure, its not as game breaking as barricade or limit break shenanigans, but a 1 energy deal 10 draw 2 (upgraded) forms a solid backbone for any deck. It really helps that its a common too. (Also, it counts as a strike to perfected strike)

[@iami3rian394]

As I learned the hardway it's also a strike for the "Vampire" event. = ) Deck got flooded with Bites. No way is Pommel Strike better than Headbutt though, especially for forming the backbone. It's perfect for any build, and if you're running either variety of shenanigans you get body slam or limit break back REALLY fast and more often with more headbutts.

[@naukgnahz9059]

Huh, didn't know that worked with the vampire event :D. And i agree on headbutt, that was a close second. However, Headbutt is much more combo oriented - without that limit break or body slam its worse than pommel strike. The bonus is also not immediate without extra draw. That is why the combination of the two is truly powerful :L - i just consider pommel strike to be the better of the two.

[@purpleomlet]

I like barricade, but I think it's too situational. If you're not building a defense deck then it's actually worthless, especially with 3 cost. Apotheosis and Armaments+ can be worked into just about any deck, but Barricade cannot. My favorite card for Ironclad is probably Anger+. With the correct card draw skills in your deck it is so good.

[@TheGracefulChariot]

really hope nl keeps this series going for a while even after he's finished the game with both characters. i know it's nl we're talking about here, but it only took me five runs total to finish with both characters. this series is too good to be that short.

[@AbdulrahmanMajash]

third city is the last?

[@TheGracefulChariot]

yeah, but i'm pretty sure they're planning on adding more

[@typoko]

In my playing the StS i have found out it's usually good not to have over 20 cards after the first stretch. Usually better not to take anything rather than something that isn't exactly about what you are doing.

[@scopezz9811]

Dude use bash before clash...

[@dragonfig6460]

This is my fav series

[@JocoloLP]

Searing Blow is not hard to enable! Just had a run where it did like 100 damage each time. You just need to focus those Campfires and get your HP elsewhere (feather / dark fire / reaper). Synergizes amazingly with secret weapon, headbutt and any other upgrade cards. Keep it up NL!

[@WeGooniesNeverDie]

NL for total damage done over time by poison use (1+n)*(n/2) where n represents the amount of poison. So 6 poison is (1+6)*(6/2)=21. May be back-of-napkin math in some cases.

[@motokuchoma]

Just started watching it. cant wait for the moment where he realizes the wounds will completely fuck up the clash cards.

[@TheDrCN]

I finally, finally beat this game today. The final boss brought me down to 1 HP before I used a card to heal me about halfway, then it brought me down to near death again before I could land the final blow. It was such a close battle. And I didn't even get the achievement for winning a battle at 1HP because that was just phase 1.

[@joshua745]

Relics are what make a break your build always pick the paths that have the most elites, most question marks, and if you can place you camps right before the elites. relic combos should be your primary concern during card selection. Sozu is an S tier relic for future runs

[@maxknudsen9785]

NL. Before you let go of the card, (whilst it's aimed at an enemy) the damage values change depending on the buffs already present. It does the Maths for you, and correctly.

[@TheLastSecon]

Thank for the amazing game find NL! Got it yesterday and have already put 10hrs in. Slightly addicted

[@zacharylogan6662]

I just noticed that when he aims at an enemy, the damage of the card is shown in green and changes to reflect buffs and debuffs.

[@iami3rian394]

Correct. Well, mostly. It's red when debuffed. He fails at math that's ON THE SCREEN for him. He doesn't bother to think or read, and that's an issue in a deck builder game. At least he's enjoying himself.

[@TheSerbianEmperor]

Always smack with Bash first if you plan to use it. It's 50% bonus damage on all subsequent attacks. You give away so much damage by never initiating with it.

[@totalcoward]

1:22 the word is recursion NL, fetch is from the library

[@doctordoctor7469]

Good job this time. Quick tip: to always play your highest quality cards you need to increase draw and decrease the number of cards in your deck. Together this will increase consistency.

[@JayOrs]

NL if you upgrade barricade it only costs 2 energy, and with indomitable you basically become undefeatable

[@TheTilitus]

Armaments upgrades in to a amazing card that upps all cards in your hand.

[@AaronTsuii]

"I would like to do more combat for the time being" *chooses the route with less combat*

[@calimerohnir3311]

"starts with 2 wounds" i never facepalmed so hard

[@GodKingYuha]

I bought this game because of NL, love it. Great videos, keep it up. Proud of you.

[@Ragnarokgn]

Just got this, and beat it on my second try with warrior doing a strength based run. There are some pretty insane synergies. The card limit break doubles your strength and when upgraded doesn't exhaust. I would use it, then headbut it back to the top. Repeat a few times and you have ungodly levels of strength(I had over 30 strength on last boss). Then you have a card that heals for its unblocked damage that exhausts, but there is a card that makes copies of attacks. I was healing for around 60 on the final boss whenever I used that attack. Those were the major synergies on my last run.

[@huiwenjie3045]

we need HOURLONG Slay the spire videos

[@markstanbrook5578]

The best thing in the shop is the card removal service! And ... GAH ... ordering! Bash for vulnerable first not last!!

[@user-xm7pk5df4f]

Love watching you dude! You explain your reasoning behind everything and it's really helping me learn the game (I've never played these kinds of card games) however mah dude, maybe get a mini calculator or something XD Your math is off so often haha

[@proteinaggie]

If you have a card that inflicts vulnerable, lead with that! The rest of your attacks will do much more. Looks like you’re having fun!

[@theblackcoatedman6794]

"What's it called when you get something back from the graveyard? A fetch?" *IS TRIGGERED AND SCREECHES AUTISTICALLY* EGG, that is not even close.

[@A1phaz0ne]

What is it called then? Because I dunno what you've been playing, but I've seen and heard people constantly say " Fetch X from the deck", "Fetch X from the Graveyard". You can use other terms, such a Tutor, but I fail to see how 'Fetch' is wrong.

[@theblackcoatedman6794]

Isn't the "screeches autistically" enough of a clue that it's a joke? But to answer your question, getting something back from the graveyard, recursion is the term used in my area.

[@MrD3eath]

“We are gonna take -2(damage).” This man has ascended...

[@Jindo1]

I feel like Armaments is an essential card to upgrade, since the upgraded Armaments lets you upgrade your entire hand.

[@riv8472]

14:40 ''dude is going to be interrupted and have vulnerable'' say that again but slowly

[@chronchris1486]

Good luck Egg Lord. You gonna need it.

[@DavidAJBoyle]

There are multiple playstyles you can make with the IronClad. The best 2 are Barricade/Bodyslam and Perfect Strike/Strength. You need very specific cards to make strategies work, it can be better to completely ignore cards instead of taking bad ones.

[@iami3rian394]

There's definitely defensive based healing runs that work with debuffs and without Bodyslam mate. You're right about not taking cards, and the need to remove bad ones though. Strikes in particular aren't the best with what he's "building."

[@DavidAJBoyle]

How would you go about creating a heal deck? The only thing I can think of is reaper and the bite cards. Reaper is kinda hard to get sometimes, I suppose you could stack strength and reap the shit out of them.

[@naukgnahz9059]

@David Boyle - You mean heavy strike right? Also, don't underestimate the power of the miracle ironclad. Offering, pummel strike, seeing red, shrug it off and headbutt allow you to do crazy things with limit break and duel wield (you can duel wield the card generated by inferno blade as a 0 cost card - this can allow for crazy burst damage with decent luck). It also allows you to set up your powers early on and consistently.

[@sebastiankiro6984]

Some advice nl. In this game having LESS cards can be incredible. Less cards means you take less time to draw you best cards again and again creating great synergies. So dont buy so many cards and definetly skip some card draws after fights sometimes!

[@joshuaperry4112]

Bash into anger the back spore. Clash into strike the front. Also, wound bro.

[@krisdecruz]

* has Low hp * goes to rest site *upgrades card*

[@Evilc00kies]

i bought the game yesterday, having alot of fun with it,deck crafting is really fun and i cant wait for more content - so far i made it to the third area :D

[@PieMan061]

NL you can choose to skip cards. You kept getting skills/powers that don't synergize well with clash anymore.

[@maliklucas3410]

I can imagine this game becoming the next long-term project besides Isaac on this channel if the developer keep updating it!

[@iami3rian394]

Game gets weekly updates mate. Next one is scheduled Jan 4th (for the holiday). It's a VERY well supported game, and the devs have a roadmap up and are very transparent with what they're working on and their plans etc...

[@MrCorves]

NL i don't think you know that you don't have to choose a card from a reward screen, you can always skip it and just keep what you have. When i play The Silent, i rarely pick up cards unless its a Cloak and Dagger

[@ThePROFACER]

This game makes me very happy

[@bentley2678]

This run has some really cool synergies

[@iami3rian394]

Had* Then he picked up Mark of Pain.

[@jamesshort8338]

14:20 felt my soul leave with that bash display man

[@nathanstaub3000]

This Egg is actually hurting my heart with his ordering....(The man doesn't understand 'bash') Plays like 16:00 may take time to spot lethal, but 14:25 Your killing me.

[@TheSerbianEmperor]

Apotheosis is a hard card to come by and pretty expensive to buy in shops. I recommend always having at least one Armament card ( I prefer 2 ), and always prioritize it as your next upgrade. Being able to upgrade all the cards in your hand is stupidly powerful, though once you get Apotheosis these cards become obsolete and weaker than the original block, so you should try to shift them out as soon as possible.

[@WizardofWestmarch]

Searing Blow plus armaments my dude. Lets you upgrade over and over across a fight. Especially with armaments plus.

[@LordHypnos4]

If you get Feed again you should definitely focus on it more, even prolonging fights with weak enemies in order to use its effect. If you use it successfully 10 times, which really isn't that hard, you get 30 max hp, 40 if its the upgraded version. That is insane value. I saw this one Feed build where the guy had over 100 max hp before he even fought the boss of the first floor. It works extremely well with Dual Wield as well

[@SuperSskorpion]

Tip: you can take curses if your near a merchant beacause you can remove it afterwards. The curses ain't that bad in my opinon.

[@govel94]

yo nl loving this series. just letting you know. quality content

[@samstunts8313]

first game ive actually bough from one of NL's LP's apart from Isaac and its super fun

[@docterfantazmo]

Graveyard play in MtG is usually called recursion I believe.

[@TheSerbianEmperor]

To anyone who's played this game, what were your best builds so far and how far have you reached into the dungeon ( or whatever it is ).

[@Crazeeblues]

NL, you can see how much damage your cards do if you hover them over an enemy with vulnerable

[@Zaeylo]

NL always seems surprised when the enemy attacks

[@iami3rian394]

His lack of defense means he's begging for debuffs or enemy buffs instead of attacks.

[@MooseXL22]

The Clash run a little bit. Fucking love it.

[@manzell]

Rampage Headbutt Combo OP

[@Bottles7]

Armaments is probably the best card to upgrade especially if you’re going to run clash

[@danieladams553]

NL, combo flex and limit break, it works absurdly well.

[@iami3rian394]

Don't forget Demon Form, but he hates all the Ironclad's energy increases... and also hates 3 point powers and skills.

[@danieladams553]

IamI3rian meh, I find demon form to be a trap. It's a good idea, but it's too slow. I'd rather cycle my deck with pommel strikes to get the flex/limit break combo that nets me minimum 4-8 strength.

[@iami3rian394]

Fair enough. I tend to play more defensively with the Ironclad than most it seems. I miss the two point barricade. = (

[@danieladams553]

IamI3rian I always find too many enemies that can cripple your armor gain. When you're sitting on 16-30 ish strength though, most enemies don't tend to get to take more than one shot at you.

[@iami3rian394]

I must be REALLY lucky grabbing Impervious then. = )

[@komurmaldeb]

I have by this point purchased the game due to NL's playthrough and let's look at. I'm not sure if it's because I just liked the look of it, or if it's because I wanted to prove to myself that I could do better than him. Either way, I'm definitely enjoying it so far.

[@iami3rian394]

You'd be hard pressed to do much worse. Want a drinking game? Take a shot for every misplay. Luckily the episodes are short enough that you might not die before the end of the floor. = )

[@Kingken16]

NL, the relic game is strong, and generally curses can be sold away.

[@AkaMasamune]

You dont have to calculate things like at 3:27 ~ the number changes itself when pointing an attack card at a vulnerable ennemy

[@Doomroar]

Welcome to Episode 5, in which scumegg Northernlion makes a draw focused deck to exploit the use of anger, to then ignore the use of anger, never use draw cards, and become obsessed with clash, while at the same time still picking and buying cards with the draw effect...

[@iami3rian394]

Don't forget that Mark of Pain pickup, so ya know. Wounds every cycle.