Mega Crit Calls Ironclad's Bash The Most Perfect Card In Slay The Spire 2
Mega Crit published its monthly Neow Letter on Steam News on October 30. In its Q&A section, developer Casey named the Ironclad's starting card Bash as perfect.
1 source 1h ago
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Why it matters
Mega Crit's answer points to a card that has survived unadjusted from the previous game into early access, which shows the studio treats Bash's awkward energy cost and short Vulnerable window as the balance it wants rather than a problem to fix.
Key Facts
- Developer Casey named the Ironclad's Bash as the "most perfect card" in the Q&A section.
- Bash costs 2 Energy, deals 8 damage and applies 2 Vulnerable, or 10 damage and 3 Vulnerable when upgraded.
- Bash has kept the same effect since the previous game's early access with no adjustments.
- Slay the Spire 2 entered early access on March 6, 2026 on PC (Steam).
Bash costs 2 Energy, deals 8 damage and applies 2 Vulnerable, raised to 10 damage and 3 Vulnerable when upgraded. The card has carried the same effect since the previous game, where it was never adjusted, and Slay the Spire 2 entered early access on March 6, 2026 on PC (Steam).
Bash consumes 2 Energy for 8 damage and 2 Vulnerable, and an upgrade brings it to 10 damage and 3 Vulnerable. Vulnerable makes enemies take 1.5 times as much damage from attacks, so the card pays off most in boss and elite fights.
The cost cuts both ways. Its single-target damage is low, and the Vulnerable it applies lasts only 2 turns in its initial state, so a player can miss the payoff by drawing no attack on the following turn. Developers have left it alone since the previous game's early access, and it kept the same effect into the sequel.
Written with AI by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited. See our editorial policy.
Add Yomimono as a preferred source on Google