This video will teach you how to play the Defect

[@Dinlek]

Frost: 1) Makes a gag about taking things seriously. 2) Actually takes it seriously and gets self-conscious. 3) Might be my spirit animal.

[@michaelthomas7292]

Probably

[@chillrendbeats]

Most likely

[@inbracedefeat]

I’m very new to the game but defect is my favorite character by far. The passive abilities with the orbs are so fun and powerful. I beat the act 3 boss and got to the credits. I had no idea there was even a 4th act lmao

[@otto7588]

There was Even a what?

[@SalmanRavoof]

@@otto7588 it's only unlocked after you've beaten the game with all three starter characters.

[@otto7588]

@@SalmanRavoof okay

[@Blacktoothoneil]

@@otto7588yep it’s the “true ending” with the heart as a mega boss that needs special preparation to beat.

[@brianwilliams5154]

17 minutes in and we are still at the whale. He wasn’t kidding when he said overexplained.

[@cassandra87410]

Because he says 30k words when 16 will do.

[@jotarogoosjo.1582]

yadn ofcr I do believe that he went so in depth as a 'joke', yes, 'overexplained run', might be a funny joke he was making for content/to make the chat laugh but the new comers to be confused at how much he is talking.

[@jotarogoosjo.1582]

ocfr.

[@feudalocean8428]

@@cassandra87410I understand I’m late. But repetition helps drill into the mind. My teacher back when I was in school would use this little tactic by repeating something important like 7 times in a row. It was funny and kind of weird. He also rarely ever used that strategy but when he did, every single person in the room even the people who wouldn’t listen remembered.

[@Sardinaenlata]

​@Jotaro Goosjo. 🎉🎉😊

[@elim9054]

I still go back to this video once in a while just to marvel at how every single relic this run gave was fucking insane

[@scotty12332109]

Lmao i was a defect from birth, there's nothing you can teach me.

[@DankSpoony]

You are literally everywhere

[@YourPetSnake]

Here too? Epic

[@fishraposo7192]

Back in my day we only had the ironclad

[@keith9022]

bro so same

[@siduxjxhdgzhdjxhxuuxxyhgg1079]

Defect is simply superior

[@Rockotier]

Been stuck at the heart with the Defect for about a month. Literally the next run after watching this I beat the heart. Teaching me two years later when I needed it the most, thank you! (I technically won on accident but that counts)

[@Drekromancer]

54:57 Is nobody gonna talk about that legendary exchange in chat? the_only_mojo: I just ate a whole block of cheddar cheese and I feel horrible Quartercaste: that wasn't a gouda idea

[@QualeQualeson]

The total length of this video is almost the exact time Lifecoach and his chat used deliberating a single card pick. Thanks for this quick and dirty Slay the Spire guide.

[@1TieDye1]

Worth noting, you never need to play explosive potion to improve a split. Because it’s spread damage, playing it after the split is just as good, so you can save to potion and decide if you need it later in the fight

[@joshuanewell4316]

It would make it so the split slimes have a lower split

[@babahabat]

​@joshuanewell4316 Right, but... let's say it's currently 50hp and splitting. If you use the explosive potion it goes to 40 hp and splits. If you let it split at 50 THEN use the potion it's the same result, both slimes at 40. It is theoretically better to wait since there's no difference and you might find a world where you don't end up needing to use the potion at all if your next draw is really good.

[@voss9842]

@@babahabatI believe they are referring to the boss and the first split. When you are facing 2 slimes that both still need to split. In that situation the explosion is more valuable. That’s why you should use it after the first split.

[@babahabat]

@@voss9842 I mean, I believe the logic still trickles down all the same. Whether you're hitting the first singular enemy, the first split of two, or the final four... You're STILL effectively doing the same amount of damage if you're splitting them with it since any subsequent slimes will have less health due to the damage you did to the prior set. With that in mind, the later you can hold out before using it the better since you may discover you don't need to use it at all.

[@voss9842]

@@babahabatyeah I came back after rethinking it and im like wait no he’s still right. My bad lol

[@Janmba_]

unironically i LOVE over explained stuff like this because not only is it highly informational, funny cuz irony, etc. but it also helps me cuz im still new to the game so the repetition is helpful to remember everything

[@honque3063]

This takes "now draw her getting education" to a whole new level

[@206zac206]

Duuuuuuuude just got a sick ice cream energy run and dealt 1550 in one multicast plus :D you have gotten me from A1-A18 since this hit game pass. Much love sensei

[@206zac206]

got a skill egg and literally three turbos, two double energies and two aggregates. pogggggggggggggyy. one of my more unique runs this week. had to share

[@jesserydland8286]

Take a shot everytime Frost says any variation of “Poggers”. See you in the afterlife

[@RobertCoxLV]

Do we drink on both the poggy AND the woggy?

[@BaranovPeter]

I'm an ascension 6 scrub, and holy smoke, I learnt SO MUCH in the first hour alone! DEFINITELY gonna pay close attention for the rest of this lesson. Something you just glazed over in passing which I had never considered was using artifact potion on Gremlin Nob. I thought artifact potion was pretty meh since I only ever used it on myself, but you have opened my eyes to the possibilities!!! Can't wait to see what fantastic knowledge is still in store for me.

[@BaranovPeter]

Just finished the vid. Wow. I am way more of a noob than I ever realized. Can't wait to apply all this newfound knowledge to my next run, and lose in ways I've never lost before. LESSGO!!!

[@protoss5758]

I've done ascension 20 defect and half of this was also new to me still, but mainly fundamentals like the rare card chance rather than the deckbuilding aspects

[@bobinard9759]

I dont understand what do you do with artifact on gremlin nob?

[@Sacredsnow2]

@@bobinard9759 same. I’m still in the dark. I assume you use it on gremlin nob???

[@bobinard9759]

@@Sacredsnow2 i dont know his effect is not negativ right? Or is it beacause the boss weakens you? I think he weakens you

[@groggh]

Frost in a suit and glasses looking like a snack

[@jalojenkins8316]

The Defect is the one I'm the worst at. Thank you for uploading this!

[@The_Foxymew]

Not the biggest brain take in the world, but: I guess one thing that makes ascension 20 quite special is that it's much harder to make decks around the act 3 boss. In other ascensions there's only 1/3 chance the boss will hard counter your deck, like if you run a power heavy deck against the chosen, or a claw/ftl/rake/all for one build against a time eater. But in 20, that's a 1/3 chance you WON'T get a given boss. So you have to be so much more careful about deck building. Probably something mentioned somewhere in the... two and a half hours :B

[@lottearr]

My first ascension (which was prior to watching this video) consisted me ditching my relic for a boss one. I got the coffee. It was so op, and it helped me get used to not really sleeping at camp sites

[@Bodom1after1midnight]

As a new player trying to figure out The Defect character, this video is really helpful, although the more i learn about the game, the more i realise you can play really well... but if RNG isn't on your side then the games going to shit on you.

[@RCTricking]

Agree, to an extent. I think getting better involves thinking creatively to make the most of poor RNG (Although of course there is sometimes nothing you can do)

[@Brandd1]

I like to full send the rng and spam those question mark rooms + roll dice as much as possible on relics from elites. It's more fun than taking those early monster fights but it's too bad the elites in ascension 20 could easily end the run early. If I actually want to win.. it feels like finding paths with tons of campfires is an easy way to do it

[@Noobie2k7]

I feel like in this game though there is a lot you can do to minimise the rng once you learn all the backend stuff like what elites and enemies spawn on each act, all the event probibilities etc. Also just learning enemy patterns.

[@Ghorda9]

@@Brandd1 you need hallway fights for reliable cards and gold.

[@ImSimplyChilling]

Yeah I mean I just started so I just try like 3 builds each character spec into whatever my cards seem to be but I watched some dude who’s insanely good and he’s saying you should realistically win 50% of your matches an I win like 1 in 20 lol

[@UnbornHeretic]

Good tip. Especially if you are using an editor, use the chapter feature of KZbin to section off the "lectures". That way we can skip sections we know. Especially in the lengthy beginning section.

[@SebastianRodriguez-zn8hn]

I just beat the heart with the defect for the first time while watching this run. Had a sick mummy hand start and ended with both echo form and creative AI. I was truly taught how to play the defect

[@Sacredsnow2]

Mummy hand + creative AI is soooooo good. There’s nothing quite like pulling 2-5 buffers/capacitors a fight.

[@xalrin4539]

2 whole hours of Intellectual explanations? POGGERS

[@justinchase6666]

55:02 he's literally hovering over the card

[@catpotter7208]

Much Poggy.

[@Creature_Of_Cinn]

Hyped to see an overexplained run. I do really enjoy these.

[@rayanal-shikhi140]

I.. just love you. Both of you and Andrew. God damn. Every video is so many smiles.

[@TheSayHeyKiddo]

After 33 hours of gameplay, I finally beat the boss of Act 3 with Defect after watching this video. Amazing guide!

[@Coopek4]

I should be learning SQL right now but instead I’m watching a 2 and a half hour slay the spire educational video from professor prime.

[@PsclKmn]

Who cares about dropping tables when you could be dropping meteors in slay the spire

[@erensametkaratas6593]

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[@HaloNeInTheDark27]

​@@PsclKmnwho cares about their own future, when they can watch a KZbin video

[@colossaldonut5190]

Can we just appreciate the fact that he really got a pair of glasses and a suit for this entire thing?

[@danglerfish4175]

Frost looking like how I imagine Lois Lane sees Clark Kent.

[@IncognitoSprax]

I nuked the collector with Defect. I had spinning top and mummified hand as relics. As well as a upgraded Storm so I always started with it, a couple Heatsinks0 and Rebounds, Amplify And Hologram. Basically spent the entire fight constantly drawing cards and regaining energy just to draw more cards and passive procing thunderbolts. God that build was so fun

[@mjneverletsmedown]

I rewatch this video specifically for this moment: 1:05:45 Never fails to make me laugh.

[@jimphoenix494]

I finally beat a full run and unlocked Ascension with Defect because I spammed way too much Thunder. Thank you, your tips really helped lol

[@EonHSD]

The Defect is one of my all time favourite characters and has some of the most fun mechanics in any game for me. It can be so simple but you can also go absolutely bonkers.

[@josewups8654]

So when does frost upload an hour long video of back to back speed runs? I’d love to see Frost try to speed run StS and see how much initial D Andrew can cram into one video.

[@LicensedTaddus]

I've reached A20 on defect but still didn't know like half of the stuff you said, very nice video :)

[@relrizkyr.9017]

Watched the whole 150minutes run, not disappointed

[@BebehCookieIcecream]

THANK YOU GOOD SIR --- VERY NICE !!! Cannot wait to get back into StS

[@Bladexeno]

so i wanted you to know that I was having problems beating a run with the defect, put on this video and listened to JUST what cards I should be looking for in act 1, and proceeded to have this as comfy background noise as that one lesson was enough to bring me all the way to victory.

[@Theoreticallyyou1234]

I had to stop whatching this video after you said ‘poggy woggy’ for the 50th time, otherwise I really enjoyed it :)

[@corzza13]

1:01:27 "Do we want to take 21 damage? No! Draw me buffer! Balls!" hahahahahahhaha

[@IyaJenkei]

i watch a shit ton of StS and this is one of the best overexplains i've ever seen.

[@K13_VS]

1:36:40 I might be misremembering, but I’m pretty sure the first time collector spawns a new set of minions is whenever your debufs are about to expire, but it just might be a coincidence

[@tanachart8892]

just beat the heart today thanks for your lectures

[@BaneOfV]

What's actually pretty cool is you said, "do we want to draw here, no because what if we draw buffer". Then the next card you draw is literally buffer and if you would've went for a 0 draw, you could go on to lose the fight. Amazing!

[@ThornridgeAlpha]

I'm buying a suit today just to look as snappy as Frost

[@OriginalUnjustifier]

My expirience with the game(I'm still very new): Ironclad: 1st and 2nd run successful, then realized I needed all 3 characters winning to get the things unlocked. Silent: 1 loss, then a win. Defect: 12 loss streak and counting. Apparently I'm just ultra bad at the defect.

[@butifarras]

Same, can win every time with ironclad and silent but I have not won with defect in like 10 runs

[@Ellebeeby]

Overload on lightning. Zap bitches, get money

[@cameronhendricks5967]

Just been smoking hella dabs and watching these old videos. Timeless dude

[@IMAfunny21]

take a shot every time he says “poggy woggy”

[@camyron]

33:30 because you're in such a teacher outfit my brain was actually confused that you didn't end the garbage/recycling thing with "that's just one of my little jokes there"

[@Carnables]

Is this being recommended to me as a premonition of Frost coaching Northernlion? Lord I hope so 🙏

[@Malaphor2501]

I was just thinking the other day how nice a series like this would be. I watch a lot of your other STS (especially the slay the streamer vids) and I have no idea what's going on, and thought how nice it would be if you had a series that taught the basics of the game so I could follow along with the chaos better.

[@Draeckon]

Of the four classes, Defect is my favorite. When I unlocked him, I got all the way to the heart of Act 3 on my first run - for a comparison, I had not yet gotten to that point with the other two yet. I did it with Defect first, then the dagger guy second and Ironclad third.

[@Firehazerd5444]

"Killing things is the best form of block"

[@TylireousGaming]

The best defense is a perfect offense, basically

[@tropicarls]

I can't believe I have the mental fortitude to watch this entire thing

[@loffredabernardes]

Frost... You should deff make more educational vids like this. It was just great bro

[@jeremystarling8677]

Frost suggesting the Gone series is something that speaks well in his character

[@jeremiahbristow7609]

I personally like the turtle build. Of course, you don't always get enough capacitors or defragments for it, but when you do, it's a great build. Creative AI really kind of helps with it.

[@HardWorkingMitochondria]

This has unironically been the highest IQ video I've seen

[@vonBelfry]

Y'know, I kinda want to write a character that's like Frosty is being right now. All like, comedic and forcing the nerd look, but like ABSOLUTELY DOMINANT in whatever test of skill that's going on in the world he's in. Like a friendly side-protag that schools the hell out of the main the first time they meet.

[@El-Burrito]

I watched this whole vid and it got me past turn one with defect :) success

[@brentje9759]

Ultra Pride cosplay on point

[@OwlScowling]

I've been trying to win as the defect for a while. After watching this video I got my first win within two tries!

[@JorgeHSM]

finally watched it and loved the video thanks frost

[@MisterL777]

Wow this is just... way above my level. Took a lot of notes.

[@FoolyFool48]

this is my favorite movie

[@Nova-ly7tx]

I like how it´s a "how to play him" tutorial and at the end it´s just a casual snecko eye 6 times meteor strike play on the Spire Spear Lads, gamers brickwalling at this game, thats not just how you play the Defect, thats how you Slay the Spire and slap some heart

[@kobarsos82]

1:29:00 Why not take advantage of mummified hand when it matters the most with a better sequencing. :( Also 1:36:55 -> melter first to remove the block

[@dreamcanvas5321]

The last option for a boss relic, it can be counter intuitive, but the first time I beat a normal run with the Watcher I got the "slime" or whatever boss relic that gives you 1 extra energy but you can't earn money. Oh man, I was so pissed, I thought I was doomed. I ran into an early thief before I could get to a shop too! I only got to like remove one card or purchase one thing. But I *destroyed* that run. I mean, granted, having 1 extra energy is pretty powerful, and because I had it from the *start*, I was powerful enough to be okay.

[@ridunkulous]

I took a bong rip every time Frost said "poggy" for the first 45 mins of the video. An hour and a half in and I'm rewinding the video every 30 seconds because I can't understand what he's saying

[@msorenson9229]

Thank you for making a video just for youtube! I finally subscribed ;)

[@bramgillessen3155]

is a part in the Netherlands back 07 the only to

[@bramgillessen3155]

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[@bramgillessen3155]

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[@mpc2846]

Just bought the game and this is a super infomative video also very funny to watch too.

[@michaelmaguire4147]

I tend to favor constantly cycling my orbs, so I do like an upgraded rainbow.

[@Megan-nc3ko]

You say you’re not the smartest guy but it’s very clear that you play with high intelligence and logic skills. Ex: there will be like 10 cards in your hand and you can very quickly add up the math and pick the optimal cards in the matter of seconds in order to kill a boss. That’s insanely intelligent to me. You should just own it. You’re very smart.

[@Lugiaman3942]

I found this a fun watch at 2x speed. Love the content

[@chewyhazerd3587]

Yeah that is actually really funny

[@Crumbos]

My first view on this channel and like 20 minutes later im already learning and considering subscribing your defense of early fights makes sense and I've never thought of it like that I've done A20 with everyone with watcher but I've never thought about how question marks are sometimes bad.

[@EatsUsedTP]

Tim Sevenhuysen's career has taken a weird turn

[@Notnx1]

dog is like "dad, who are you talkin to? me worry"

[@Nutochi]

2:34:48 thats a lot of Frost

[@surethingbob9503]

Hi, my name is Frost Prime and welcome to my Master Class. In this class, I am going to teach YOU how to think, plan, and react effectively in Slay The Spire when you are playing the Defect.

[@Tokennns]

Haha thanks for the vid man- this is awesome and just what I was looking for because the game is new to me

[@darrenmills3943]

Call him Michellin cuz this youtuber's destined for the stars

[@dominicroecker6106]

This is a great guide

[@paulandersbullecer3152]

That intro was banger. You got a sub

[@SpliceDub]

good shit, I just got my buddy into the game, your a better teacher than I am.

[@shinyduck258]

the collector be like: "it's dude summoning time my dudes AAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAH"

[@cloud13Wizard]

Just beat the heart with defect for the first time! Thanks frost!

[@buffmimic3662]

Frost cosplaying other STS streamers with the video length kinda pog.

[@theangeldestroyeur1979]

I bought the game 3 day ago and i just beat my first hearth after watching this video with 3 echo form

[@dylansmith6254]

bro i throw on content to fall asleep to because ive not slept in the dark in like 8 yrs and this fucking video always on when i wake up, mans has at least 20 hrs worth of playtime on this vid from me

[@osgrace3341]

Instructions unclear, picking claw and reprogram

[@daimonos418]

That was a wild ride. well played and tyvm x

[@wintercoatguy5381]

Dawg I don't even play this game, yet I legitimately wrote down some notes just in case

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

Best Slaying of our carreers.

[@TheFrostPrime]

FRROOOOOOST YOU ACTUALLY GOT THIS THING WRONG BY 2 DECIBALS!!! Listen. You try dealing with 400 wieners while also trying to dish out all the correct information LMAO. I know I got some numbers slightly incorrect, but the fundamentals are there and correct and I think that's what really matters

[@IkEisawesome7]

This video will taught me how to play the Defect

[@lucasxavier3452]

Two and a half hours?! Yes daddy!

[@crashbandicoot2206]

Daaaaamn, nice, lots of good advice, thanks !

[@hanskindberg7964]

Remember kids, Etheral still exhausts with Pyramid

[@roguewookiee]

What is poggy? Apparently every other card is poggy 😂

[@TheKnightValkyria]

This is super cool. Not only as poggy content but also learning wise

[@Collisto2435]

Frost making A20 look like A0 (Also just a really damn lucky run too)