Why You Absolutely NEED this Card in your Shiv Build (Slay the Spire)

[@gormetvlogs9817]

Hey I’ve been watching your STS videos for a while and I love them! If you’re looking for some pointers I’d recommend thinking of net value something gives. For example, you bought tiny chest because you’re early in the run. For tiny chest to be useful, you would need to run into 8 ? Rooms. That’s a lot! Plus the 100 some odd gold it cost, that’s a huge loss. Buying the fairy in a bottle instead allowing you to play more risky, the anchor for a big turn 1 (great for silent) or the dagger spray for some much needed AOE would have all been better Also some small stuff like looking at the card reward before taking any bottles. Looking at the boss you have before selecting a path is really useful, as you should select cards usually based off of current problems, not future ones (I.e if the boss is slime boss, you know to priories good AOE) Discard decks, by the way, are good because they essentially remove the bad cards from your deck. If you’re drawing 4 more cards a turn, you have a good chance of drawing solutions like block or dmg, and a chance at drawing your bad curses, strikes, or defends. You also mention healing a lot at bonfires, which is perfectly fine. I’d again think of its net benefit. Would it let you take another elite? Is that better than upgrading a card? Most of the time upgrading is worth it, but after A6 (I think) where you don’t fully heal after bosses, you won’t “waste” the HP you gain. (Example: healing before a boss and then you no hit it - since you don’t heal to full, that bonfire Hp is useful in the next act) Again, you’re doing great, climbing faster than I did when I started, for sure. I love the videos keep them up :)

[@Ikelogic]

Ahhh good point about tiny chest, definitely did not think of it like that. Anchor was definitely the better choice. And thanks about all the other stuff too! The card reward thing is definitely something I thought about once upon a time but totally forgot lol. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!! I appreciate it a ton