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Slay The Spire’s fourth character rages outWotcha, Watcher
Wotcha, Watcher
Run! The rest of this news post is a trap. If you keep reading I’ve little doubt you will wind upSlay The Spire’s spire once more, and your evenings will congeal into glorious ascent. The latest character has escaped the beta branch, and is ready to tackle the spire proper. The Watcher is a blind monk who weaves between rampant aggression and calm repose. I like her a lot.
Patch 2.0 also throws in some new potions and relics, so it’s worth revisiting even if she isn’t your cup of tea.
It usually goes a little better. Here’s me killing three nasty late-game slimes in one turn, two of them from full health. It’s a good demonstration of how Spire lets you become brokenly powerful, though note that’s quite an old build and she might have been toned down a bit. I show my workinghere.
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The update also adds nine new cross-character relics, six cross-character potions, and a bunch of character-specific potions. There’s a new screen in the menu where you can read what they do, too. Plus balance tweaks, bug fixes, performance increases and better modding support. Here arethe patch notes in full.
The game’s half priceon Steamtill 6pm on Thursday, going for £10/$12.50/€12.50.
