When are we doing the snecko eye is a great relic, don't be a noob convo for these guys.

Facewon wrote:

b0r1s wrote:

For example the relic that gives you artefact on turn one combined with the experiment relic that gives you +3 strength in the first turn doesn’t remove as the first relic keeps it active for the rest of combat. Unless another debuff hits you before the end of the turn.

That combo was the gateway drug for me.

Holy shit. I'm 50 hours in and never realised this was a possible combo. Didn't even cross my mind that they counted as debuffs

Frosty wrote:

Facewon wrote:

b0r1s wrote:

For example the relic that gives you artefact on turn one combined with the experiment relic that gives you +3 strength in the first turn doesn’t remove as the first relic keeps it active for the rest of combat. Unless another debuff hits you before the end of the turn.

That combo was the gateway drug for me.

Holy shit. I'm 50 hours in and never realised this was a possible combo. Didn't even cross my mind that they counted as debuffs

I'm the same! noticed a few times certain buffs werent dropping off but could never figure out why. This has got me looking at some cards in a whole new light.

equinox_code wrote:

It also works for potions. So the gain +5 strength/defense until the end of the turn potion becomes gain +5 strength/defense until the end of the fight.

It doesn’t work on blasphemy

Yeah, good point. It also doesn't work for some of defects losing orb slots I think. Trying to remember if there's a difference in the way the card is written that tells you the diff.

I think I'm right on that.

Cannot beat the heart at higher levels. Going for A14 (done it on 7). I cannot survive the 2nd or 3rd hit after you've been made vulenarable and it smashes you for 50+ damage. I get to it around 80% of the time but cannot figure out what I need to stop this. Apparently you can only do so much damage to it per round which makes it bloody ridiculous.

Always thought the orange pellets seemed a bit niche and situational but after learning that it would remove the mutagenic strength debuff I tried picking it up and was able to use it on the first turn of every encounter. That along with the shuriken and a million shivs meant I smashed everything on a7.

Corpse explosion on the donut boy was also a bonus.

At last Watcher done on the Heart. I complained that she had bad block but the right powers and she can hold her own. Combine with wave of the hand and you can keep the heart damage down. Combined with a lot of worshipping and comfortably defeated it. Back onto finishing the ascensions now I’ve done each with the heart.

I have virtually never taken it. I think I took it once very early on, but never again.

Speaking of relics, prior to the last month or so I never took the coffee dripper, however there are some worthy combo's. Iron clad with reaper, Meat on the bones, the feather, shop ticket thing all make this viable. Also just wondering, how often do you choose the random boss relic at the start? The only character I never do this with is the defect (lightning orb are too good early on for good damage), otherwise I find it a reasonable choice.

Facewon wrote:

When are we doing the snecko eye is a great relic, don't be a noob convo for these guys.

Well it is, isn't it. Near enough a win everytime you get it unless it's end of Act 2 and you've been building low cost decks.

Dogfingers wrote:

Speaking of relics, prior to the last month or so I never took the coffee dripper, however there are some worthy combo's. Iron clad with reaper, Meat on the bones, the feather, shop ticket thing all make this viable. Also just wondering, how often do you choose the random boss relic at the start? The only character I never do this with is the defect (lightning orb are too good early on for good damage), otherwise I find it a reasonable choice.

Coffee dripper is great. As for swapping out starting relics, ironclad is probably the class I swap most often with, simply because it has so many great 2 cost cards. being able to play bash + clothesline/uppercut/immolate/carnage on act1 elites is worth the trade imo. 

silent is probably the class I'm least likely to trade starting relic with. sure, 2 extra cards isn't actually that great on act 1, but it's easily the *best starting relic into the late game.

*most likely to be useful

I swap every time I get the option as it can make for some really fun runs.

Does anyone ever use grand finale? It's so specific that I've never even played one

Frosty wrote:

I swap every time I get the option as it can make for some really fun runs. Does anyone ever use grand finale? It's so specific that I've never even played one

Yea pandoras box and astrolabe can make for an incredible opening act. 

I have only once managed to make a deck which utilised grand finale well. iirc that was around ascension 6 or 7, and I don't think I've had a viable opportunity to make use of it since. It's one card I would be happy to see buffed, but can't imagine that ever happening.

Pleasantly surprised it works on the proper bosses too

I got my girlfriend hooked on this and she's about to overtake me on hours played. And using the family play feature on Steam... probably the best cost/fun ratio ever.