Slay the Spire - Northernlion Plays - Episode 576 [One]

[@UngodlyFreak]

You either die a hero or live long enough to store enough energy to deal 200 damage with a single attack and win.

[@aether7005]

Actually the best comment

[@StripedJacket]

At 1 Hp 😱

[@EmperorZ19]

That last 10 minutes or so was some of the most tense gameplay I've ever seen

[@AdrianVM19]

I was just about to comment how tense that last fight was, holy shit!

[@iiirdeyeheretik]

No joke, some of the most tense let's play shit I've ever seen.

[@pigggy2313]

He talked about you in today's isaac episode I think

[@phoncib1e]

Shit was epic no joke

[@mitchmay3867]

Me who put this video on to to fall asleep: I guess I’ll just have to trust you on that

[@tricks177]

THERE WERE THOSE, SUCH AS I, WHO SAID IT COULD NOT BE DONE AND YET He's done it

[@MrRafalel]

I guess my job here is done. Highest Lose streak: 257 Highest Win Streak: 1 (ep. 449/570 Defect) (ep. 568 Ironclad) (ep. 576 Silent) Current Streak: 1 Win Total Losses 286+ Ironclad 94+ Silent 104+ Defect 88+ Total wins Ironclad 1+ Silent 1+ Defect 2+

[@kreteOriginal]

you were a hero amoung us thank you for ur dedication

[@frking100]

I think he might try to do heart wins. So your skills will be needed for decades to come.

[@DJI_Friday]

I stopped following spire a few hundred episodes ago, came back for this victory. 257 loss streak? How did he have the will to continue? This is a true testament to his perseverance - and now he’s actually done it, the mad man

[@MrRafalel]

@@MopedOfJustice yup. we've seen the win in his "last runs" totally legit

[@phoncib1e]

@@frking100 super looking forward to that no lie

[@pareku]

OF COURSE YOU WIN ASC 20 WITH ONE GADDAM HP

[@jellevaneijk9397]

OF COURSE HE WAITS UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE FIGHT TO FIGURE OUT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY ALL YOUR CARDS AND DON'T HAVE TO USE ALL YOUR ATTACKS WHEN YOU HAVE ICE CREAM

[@BigSchim]

@@jellevaneijk9397 I literally did not think he would EVER consider art of war in a poison defend deck. I thought he'd throw the energy away for strikes.

[@EricTann]

Holy shit that Awakened One fight was amazing. I think that's the best play I've ever seen NL do.

[@joehemmann1156]

Easily his best play, not even close

[@Kindersonde]

The fact that it even occurred to him to try that shows how far he's come

[@YocomoDragon]

The stall play for energy was amazing and shows the power of these kinds of games. Great job

[@jojPlays]

Didn't expect to see you on an NL video Miss you on Twitch buddy :)

[@MicoDossun]

Never has a palate been so thoroughly cleansed

[@gothenmosph5151]

????????

[@covya]

... that was the most ridiculous boss fight I've ever watched...

[@NOFORPAIN]

That was like a surge of pure 100% NL luck right there... Issac broke thru and gave him power or something. The perfect defense rolls and intangibility was just jaw dropping! The fact he navigated it correctly was what made it happen.

[@elijahmandeville8475]

Legitimately so proud of you, NL. Honestly one of the most enjoyable videos I’ve ever seen. Had me on the edge of my seat. He’s actually done it

[@toombakbutee1022]

50 years from now our grandchildren will ask us where we were when Northernlion beat a20 with all three characters. June 27th never forget 🤞

[@phoncib1e]

Our grandchildren will be watching, waiting for him to complete an a20 heart run with all three.

[@Ev1LDragonFly]

September 24th 2021, he beats A20 with The Watcher. Never forget.

[@toombakbutee1022]

@@Ev1LDragonFly he has truly ascended 🙌🏼

[@EricTann]

Win length? Ambiguously positive name? Starting with Corpse Explosion? My egg boi might do it.

[@xcviiimmiv]

our egg boi only went and damn done it

[@balijosu]

Will never happen.

[@swalsh1123]

Can he do it? Edit: That was the greatest thing I have ever seen

[@matteopetroni1674]

HE HAS ASCENDED! after over six month of losses the madman complete the 3 wins in 10 days. Unbelivable!!

[@liljagsa]

I genuinely didn't think I could be this happy for a complete stranger. Well deserved victory, good job egg.

[@zach2620195]

Thats no stranger, he is our father

[@strahathefleetlord2857]

My god hes done it and in such glorious fashion with that skewer play

[@Gregnier]

WHAT AN ENDING! Egg has hatched! EXTREMELY smart moves!

[@suspensewriter2009]

HE HAS ACTUALLY DONE IT The tension in this episode was incredible. Good job, NL!

[@riley7036]

I still come back to this video every few months. Absolutely amazing final fight.

[@jinnamgoong4603]

I started watching this to decide whether or not to buy the game, and on the first episode of the series, he said it would be a "mini-series." If the game was this great to keep up a 550+ episode series, I'm buying.

[@SamuraiFoochs]

Didn't something like 2/3 A20 wins come on runs in which NL had both Snecko and Ice Cream?

[@porgy5978]

Indeed. How shall we say? Snecko Eye just made it completely random and well, that's why he won those two runs.

[@kernaldick3818]

vlatko nl special win

[@UM96lol]

@@porgy5978 I don't think you understand Snecko Eye very well

[@porgy5978]

@@UM96lol How do you mean? Snecko Eye gives you the opportunity to take much more higher cost cards, which are much better, which in turn can and does make the game much easier. It basicaly takes the responsibility of playing well from you. Coupled with Ice Cream it is almost unloseable. Its like Corruption + Dead Branch on the Ironclad or Artifacts + Biast Cognition on the Defect.

[@Naturalrice]

@@porgy5978 I mean unloseable is really really hyperbolic. Snecko pretty much fucks him more often than it saves him climbing the floors. Ice Cream makes it definitely a bit more consistent if you've got enough luck early to save up the energy, but similar to Corruption / Dead Branch filling the deck with garbage more often than necessary cards, it's just another strategy; not more likely to win than just picking up solid cards. Snecko might have spared him from picking up a bunch of 1/0 cost cards that he might have been liable to pick up (which would've cluttered up his deck), but I don't think "it takes the responsibility of playing well".

[@vordrax1014]

Some amazing plays in the end, my seat did not have enough edge!

[@ArticBigFoot]

L E T S F R E A K I N G GO I'm so proud of you NL this is like watching the Cubs winning the World Series after 100 years

[@joegarbage5908]

>Video almost an hour >Please let this mean a win NL

[@nicholaskong7920]

I doubt you're going to see this, but something to keep in mind is that corpse explosion stacks, so if you get 2 off, it's dealing double the max hp of the target to everyone

[@DLetang100]

Been watching your content for years and have never posted on anything. That was an amazing finish. Brought a tear to my eye to hear the relief and joy you had after the win. Great job dude, you deserved that victory!

[@TheStashOfNash]

absolutely the best episode by far. I said it couldn't be done

[@pooopile]

That final play was freaking brilliant, Ryan

[@Sushidrew]

This was quite possibly the best run I have ever seen in NL's StS career!!!

[@zakweedon9309]

StP?

[@Sushidrew]

@@zakweedon9309 slay the spire

[@zakweedon9309]

@@Sushidrew But....

[@Sushidrew]

@@zakweedon9309 hahaha oops!! Lol I meant StS :p

[@FilledCircle]

There are no words. THIS. This was a true heroes journey.

[@ulimitwynn5959]

Seeing NL look at Sneaky Strike in a Sneko deck and go "It's not good enough" is such an orgasmic moment of redemption. He's come a long way as someone who used to dump sneaky strike into any random deck

[@TheSarias]

This boss fight elevated you to a higher plane of intelligence, NL

[@melon3110]

Absolutely epic. Been rewatching some of your slay the spire and oh my god this might be your best episode ever

[@Zabankaunah]

The battlecry of a man beating the hardest challange after hundreds of hours of work: "SYAAAAA"

[@deftash4964]

58:24 you can hear the emotion in his voice. Especially on the it's done

[@felipecortizo6318]

Let's go? Edit: . . . . . . LET'S FREAKING GO! HE'S DONE IT!

[@curtisehoffman]

THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN!

[@DMmaster335]

There once was a group of people, not very long ago but also not in the recent past, that was making calculated vibrations with their vocal cords to manipulate the vibrations of the air around them, simply to convey what they thought about the task that to them seemed improbable at best

[@JudgeDeadMJ]

DMmaster335 THEY WERE THOSE

[@landon8952]

Great run. Fun fact: on the triple sentry don’t, you didn’t want to play corpse explosion because of the artifiacrs. In fact, corpse explosion provides 2 debuffs--first the poison, then the explosion. So you could have played it-they would have blocked the poison, but not the explosion. Didn’t end up mattering because you didn’t manage to kill them by the time corporate explosion came back around anyway. Just something that’s good to know.

[@SamuraiFoochs]

Btw since I didn't say it before, those boss fights were ACTUALLY incredible. Congrats, egg. Proud of you my dude.

[@WaterCat5]

That chosen fight is how you need to play the entire run my dude. Truly a good job.

[@ADirtyEwok]

He just played the boss fight on stream with his emotes overlayed all over it. It was pretty wild lol

[@ExemplarKyle]

Art of War was the real MVP in this run, holy shit. Godlike plays from Egg.

[@punkypony5165]

Art of War indeed.

[@Waynegameandwatch]

First off amazing job NL is the man for pulling this off. My greatest fear is now come to pass I hope NL still plays the game.

[@infernorider123]

Excuse me, sorry did I actually die about 20 runs back or did this actually just happen.

[@simonemoscatelli9407]

I've never been on the edge of my chair for a game ever before. Great job nl, great job indeed

[@codesymphony]

thought I was just clicking into some random outdated sts playthrough. was not expecting to witness this greatness

[@JackInASphere]

This is the most amazing end to his A20 journey. Congrats Egg you earned it!

[@francismendiola5057]

This has gotta be the best spire vod ever. I just started playing and the final 10 minutes blew my mind

[@kalixingames8289]

Slay the Spire Devs see Northernlion beat their game. Slay the Spire Devs release new characters. Hahaa.

[@kevincassar6943]

I was straight up jumping out of my chair like a monkey every time he hovered over the end turn button before he played the appropriate cards during that last 10 mins

[@Soulsf_Quarten]

He has done it.My heart was pumping in the last 20 minutes.

[@eggoslayer1001]

I've watched this video so many times over the last few years. Seriously just so proud of him. I know it's been a long time now since this happened but I remember watching the videos every day wondering if he'd finally do it. Straight up MONTHS of losing A20 runs and then ends it all with the most insanely clutch boss fight of all 500000 of his Spire videos lol. It was a storybook ending.

[@shaitaan2177]

single greatest and almost perfect final boss fight in slay the spire, probably

[@somestrawman3939]

A topic on tonight's NLSS was tearing up at inspirational moments in films... ...I understand now.

[@zunzun1995]

I love you NL congrats. Please dont end this series I watch your slay the spire stuff every day and that wont end. You are an amazing content creator.

[@xxtadaz]

Too late bro. It's all over... I honestly don't know what can replace my daily spire watch.

[@zunzun1995]

Did he actually say he was done?

[@BetterW1thU]

@@zunzun1995 Yes, both on his twitter and on stream he said spire is getting replaced.

[@zunzun1995]

Fuckkkk

[@dogboy__]

I started watching you around the same time you started slay the spire, it was probably two days after the let’s look at. It’s been a good journey, thanks for the amazing content

[@chriswirkus286]

Honestly, some of the best Slay the Spire gameplay I've seen! That last fight was amazing! Hope the series doesn't get slayed!

[@MrCloud254]

The end of a series. It was nice, STS. I'll miss you so 💖💖

[@hivickb]

I was so afraid he wouldn't realize he could save for skewer against phase 2. The mad lad did it, though.

[@willmore1166]

Great I can't wait for the A20 Heart Kills now!

[@vigoloverx]

The last one was the best STS fight you have done NL, we're pround of you.

[@ochecko4305]

OMFG NL YOU BEAST. Good job my dude, thanks for not letting the haters stop you.

[@dukepotato244]

53:55 I honestly didn't think it would click for him... ...BUT HE HAS DONE IT!

[@Poiquichote]

He HAS done it. He actually ascended finally. Greatest play i ve ever seen. Congrats NL !

[@ZeketheZealot]

To quote myself, every single time you hovered over the skip turn button - “play a block ryan play a block play a blOCK RYAN BLOCK OH FUCK THANK GOD”

[@whiskyfox7943]

the fact that NL had a three digits lose streak then a "win streak" proves he wasn't playing / learning at his best in the past But now I can say he is officially better than 99.5% of the StS player good job egg. You did well This is a very enjoyable ride(except daily) hope this series can continue, StP video has become one of my bedtime routine (12pm when you upload in my time zone) thanks for daily entertainment

[@bluephoniex6356]

I wouldn't say that high of a percentage BUT yeah if he put his mind to it he would be really good and could win more often. #Inb4Brian

[@skeletonking9057]

Its STS not STP

[@whiskyfox7943]

@@skeletonking9057... this is the second time I made that mistake......... My brain is weird...

[@misiuziu]

It's 6 pm at my timezone, watching always after dinner :-)

[@arhidavid]

Woohoo! Congratulations! Very done! Can't wait for episode 500 - ascension 20 true ending all characters!

[@Lasombra08]

Man, right at the end you sound like a free man walking after thirty years of prison time. Congrats! You ended this series on a bang.

[@michaels5375]

Truely the most blessed day of STS to date. Well done those were amazing plays NL. Thanks for 500+ episodes of good gameplay and even better company.

[@lltomahawk39ll]

that energy stall play was... glorious. only possible because of the double malaise earlier too

[@aerotallica1906]

The first win was the awakening of super saiyan, nl has hit ultra instinct. 5 hp the mad man

[@raelingarr]

I haven't watched you play StS in months just due to time, and I am SO GLAD that THIS was the episode I managed to catch. Congrats, my man!

[@its_kuro]

Having not watched NL play STS since like episode 40 something the speed he plays now is INSANE

[@f00ky3w2oob]

I love NL for moments like these. Takes me back to him beating the devil in isaac blind back .. I don't wanna think how long ago. Good work papa Egg

[@Vinpupx1]

Has he really become the true platinum god? Or it is two seemingly-promising runs that end early? ... ... ... ... .. Woah, he has actually ascended. Congrats NL.

[@Hab2320]

gg. End of an era of content. This series will always hold a place in my heart for a true sign of human determination and perseverance.

[@Kyreelle]

Went to say that if you burst corpse explo, you double the damage. But I read comment and spoiled myself XD

[@wonderball69]

INCREDIBLE this has been the longest journey but it was so worth it. I'm so happy you've finally done it!

[@FirstToMars]

That was potentially the silliest slay the spire win I’ve even seen congrats NL!!!

[@futhington]

Take a drink every time he says Nobgoblin.

[@skeletonking9057]

You will be missed slay the spire

[@landon8952]

26:00 while you’re right in 99% of runs to take sozu over hovering kite, I would argue that hovering kite is actually great with snecko eye. You have 7 draw, so discarding 2 isn’t as punishing. You’re usually going to have 2 3 cost cards you’d like to discard anyway. This makes it an energy relic with barely any downside in a snecko run. Sozu isn’t bad, but potions are extremely important for surviving the act 3 bosses. Especially because you have potion belt. 4 potions to save for those fights is huge.

[@TrolIification]

Please just keep playing this game. The commentary on it is sooooo good. Its what I fall asleep to you egg.

[@Rougestar98]

The ONE in 475 and ONE... I present to you... EGGLOOORRRDDDD.

[@TheMrHornet45]

To this day. This might be the most poggers of NL videos

[@Detwak]

Where were you when they said it couldn't be done. I was at home, believing them. But NL does it. Yes

[@landon8952]

The absolute madman. I never thought I’d see this day. The perserverencs this took after so many losses was insane. We were all begging you to quit because it was painful to watch. And now, you’ve shown us all. Congrats NL

[@zakweedon9309]

I legit thought you'd die taking 1 damage on your intangibility turn and that's why this video was called "one" as a sort of cautionary tale. Thanks for proving me wrong egg lord.

[@KamyarJalali]

He hovered that cursor over "End Turn" without having played a defend and I about cried, but he played that defend. What a roller coaster of emotions that was.

[@AltaCid]

Just glad I wasn’t the only one trying to cry out through time and space to prevent that from happening.

[@Alkavar]

That was by far the most intense boss fight i ever saw. Thanks for this awesome video.

[@goldbug9353]

"With 4 energy this turn... because of ICE CREAM" it was art o' war egg! Such a good relic in skill centric decks w/ the silent!

[@grapegod6646]

THEY SAID IT WOUKD NEVER BE DONE

[@jcthesavior2585]

Honestly had already resigned myself to seeing a loss after the donu x deca fight. So glad to be so wrong and so surprised.

[@zucchinisurprise6347]

THERE ARE THOSE WHO SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE

[@keithbrown2711]

Shuriken was such a garbage buy Edit: Jesus Christ no way.

[@Houskies]

I said the same thing, including your edit lol

[@Black-Light]

Keith Brown I was more insulted that after he took it he didn’t even consider blade dance.

[@pigggy2313]

Pretty sure he talked about you in the last isaac episode

[@neoxid501]

The void at the end made my heart skip a beat I swear. Well done egg!

[@KamyarJalali]

Right? I legit thought the void would cause him to be one energy short of skewer working but he had the energy to do it. That was incredible.

[@myguy6278]

576.... 576 episodes and from the first one I've been hooked. I've been cheering you on for 576 episodes!!!! Today greatness happened. It's a tale I'll pass down to my grandchildren! The day a brave hero overcame great obstacles and never gave up! I'm so damn proud egg man. 🖤

[@praugie4530]

Thank you for letting me follow you on that journey, you freakin made it my man and with a finesse like no other 👌

[@Cronos804]

57:18 a fitting end for a series finale. NL proudly announcing his hidden technique that he has been saving for the past couple of years.

[@Ruckleback]

My GOD!!!! THAT was an INCREDIBLE display of skill, well thought strategy, adaptation to adversities and EVERYTHING that you've learned over all these episodes playing Slay the Spire! NL, you're a changed man. You're a Slay the Spire Master at last!!! Congratulations!! I knew this day would come!!! It took some time, but it's here!!

[@saraht1183]

Best episode of slay the spire I've even watched