Yes it is an really annoying but i recomend the relic that gives you block for every unblocked dmg i think its called self forming clay, i am no expert but hope it helps❤
After seeing this vid, I managed to immediately win the game with the Ironclad. You have given me valuable info like NOT picking cards. I lost track of all cards I did not pick with pain in my heart but my deck was lean and full of useful stuff. Thanks! Great video
34:58 That’s good advice. I recently had a run with the defect where I was down to 1 HP in the middle of act 2 and really thought about just tanking the run, but decided to just play it out. Ended up going all the way to the heart and coming within 350 damage of killing it. Which for me is rare.
Let's goo, more Baalor beginner content, I benefited from your content and improved my gameplay a lot since I purchased the game like a few months ago, I hope many other people can do it with videos like this as well!
'Don't forget to Recall. I'd recommend recalling at the second-to-last Bonfire to avoid accidentally Resting instead of Recalling at the last one' Hearing that *mere minutes* after beating Time Eater during a stressful, but strong run and seeing 'Victory?' with a Green and Blue key... hurt, lol.
Another great guide. sometimes you tend to forget the fundamentals of the game going into the higher levels. But these remain true no matter what difficulty level one plays. Highly recommend the twitch channel, one of the nicest communities on twitch: extremely nice ,helpful and excellent spire players hangs there. answering questions and discussing spire tactics while Baalor is doing his usual shenanigans.
Thank you SO MUCH for the content Baalor. Before I found your channel, I was fumbling my way up to A7-8… over the last 3 months I’m A18-A20 on all characters… and today I was 12 Hit Points away from completing my firsf A20 Heart Run with IronClad. You’ve taught me the importance of card draw, deck manipulation, and above all else that sometimes the best Card Reward is none at all. Cheers! = D
Started playing this game about a week ago saw this video and just beat the heart for the first time, thank you! Wishing you do this for all the classes 🤞
You literally have the best content. I love the way you explain the options, tech, and nuances of the game. It's all so beautiful. Thanks for the guide Baalord! Much appreciated 🙏
It was funny that you rolled into a situation where the "enemies have 1 hp" would trigger on the green elite 99% of the time. One of the better 1 hp starts I have seen.
@@markucla That's funny because I tend to high-roll. I don't really care about my stats, and more about my time, so I want to see where a run is going. But now that I have A20 done across the board I might take more bad looking runs.
Nice, I like the education stuff on fundamentals during these videos, will be interesting to see more of these, for other classes as well. Also I know its not possible to plan beforehand for this, but there are a few strong archetypes in each class (well sort of), so seeing some form of tutorial/walkthrough for each of those different cases would be good, as it would highlight quite different paths to deckbuilding. This was the barricade ironclad, but its also interesting to see a more exhaust-heavy deck how it plays, or just a strength deck in action a different example. This goes to other classes as well. Cheers
Following your videos (Ironclad card tier list and Minimalist achievement) I have combined the two: Rampage / Shrug it off are pretty good together. Took me a few attempts, and time-eater battle was tight, but it can be done.
After weeks of trying to get this I finally took the time to watch a video on how to do this. I watched half your video and understood the mentality to have. Tried a few times and finally got it. Thank you so much. you probably saved me another 2 weeks or so of game play. First time beating the heart and it feels amazing
Thanks for this! I've beaten the Heart as Silent and Defect (haven't seriously tried with Watcher) but Ironclad eludes me, despite many many consecutive tries. You're an enjoyable host and clearly explain your thought processes. Very helpful!
I just started playing this week, and was kind of struggling with putting together a cohesive deck, and when I did put one together, it just wasn't enough to win. I watched this entire video and pretty much copied this block build card-for-card, and immediately got my first win on my first attempt. I also slotted in a few Body Slams so I didn't have to rely on that block chip-damage from Juggernaut as much and I could get through things just a bit faster. Time to spend 5 hours watching the videos for Silent and Defect now lmao
Might have to stop by a livestream sometime. I absolutely adore this little game, and your videos are well put together and your advice is so helpful, even if I have yet to win more than a single run lol. I just love seeing all the potential combos and playstyles
That's a great guide! I love how you get into each and every intricacy of the game as you play. Recently my save file on the PS5 got corrupted just the day after I beat the Corrupted Heart with the Ironclad for the first time (it was a fluke) so this guide will definitely help me beat the Heart once again and reclaim that spicy alternate card artworks
Wow- I thought I knew how to play this game and now I realize- I don’t have a clue. Didn’t even know there was a path to defeat the heart. Watching this guy makes me realize I am never going to put in the time to play or understand this game to this degree. Wow!
Great tips. Just got my first heart kill. Though it didn't really have anything to do with the tips, so much as, getting Torii + Tungsten Rod + J.A.X trivialized the 2nd half of the run.
Excellent content. Loving these videos. Recently purchased the game and really appreciating the outstanding, organized and well articulated commentary.
Impressive that you beat Hexaghost with only 22 health. My very first time playing the game, I beat the 1st tier boss (I don't remember which one) with 75 health going in, and I only had 26 at the end.
I got through the end of act 3, and then got the cutscene where I attack the heart, but then the game just rolled credits? Granted this was my first ever run in the game.
You have to first unlock the heart by winning a run with Ironclad, Silent and Defect. You can't fight it immediately on your first run, it's more of a "true ending".
I got to the final act 3 boss on a9 with a cycle through the whole deck block deck that would be able to kill the heart and forgot to take the blue key 🙄 thankfully I've killed the heart before so it's not that I'm missing a new experience it's just annoying haha
not worth it though, since you got two wasted floors in those shops + potential curse events afterwards. for this run that would cost 7 max hp, around 40 gold, one upgrade, two card rewards and a potion from the fights (the thorns pot was crucial for hexaghost) i recommend elite sniping when you got something like event->event->shop->fire->elite or you can snipe two elites in a row.
I have yet to beat the heart at A0 after... I dunno, 30 runs? I must have sub-100 IQ or something because this game makes me feel like I'm the dumbest person in the world.
Damnit I was hoping to beat Act 4 with Ironclad without using a defensive build. Last two runs I had incredible strength scaling but the elite and heart shredded me every time.
1:26:20 why get rid of speed potion instead on blessing of the forge? your whole deck is already upgraded pretty much and you have barricade, wouldn't the speed potion be better?
EDIT: OMG!!! I BEAT IT! I DID IT!!! 😁😁😁 1:49:00 I finally found a way to reach the heart for the first time... Infinity cards (Anger+)+Draw a Card when you have 0 and Armor everytime i get the discard pile cards, but NO WAY TO DEAL WITH THOSE CARDS IT ADDS TO MY DECK... #Sad It's impossible to beat the heart with only 1 card deck? 😭😭😭
I loved watching this, thank you ☺️ Question though: how do I make the elites that drop a key appear? I can't see the little glowing flame around the elites on the map.
Hm... I feel like he made the best decision not doing this, but still, he probably should've mentioned a burning elite snipe as an option. He had one guaranteed combat and 2 ? marks, giving him a good chance of having a burning elite with 1 HP. This would've been a massive boost. Admittedly, maybe less good, but still something new players should be aware of.
I’ve been playing this on Xbox for about a year and you cannot drink potions after a battle or in a shop. Was this a recent patch or am I doing something wrong?
I think he was trying to build up to the 999 block to demonstrate how it's possible. Otherwise may have been keeping an eye on nunchaku and managing that.
The burning elite tends to be an Act 2 or Act 3 elite for me. If I die in Act 1 my Neow Blessing the following run will be pretty crap, so I try to get to the Act 1 Boss no matter what.
Does ascension 5 damage you? Like if you somehow manage to kill the Act 1 boss on full health, will you remain full health? Or will you take 25% damage going onto the next act?
I must be awful at this game, cause with Ironclad, I CANNOT pass Ascent 4. My other characters are on 5 and 6, but I must be allergic to Ironclad or something.
It's not you, I had a similar experience. Ironclad requires carefully balancing offense and defense like all other characters only with the added difficulty of treading the fine line of of deciding when to take cards that directly hit your health pool. Personally even though he's the starting character, I think his unique playstyle is tough to grasp at first. I used to get crushed on ironclad regularly, but after lots and lots of playtime, he's now my highest win rate character. And Spire on Ascension 5+ is generally a pretty tough challenge every time regardless of character. Hang in there!
@@CosmicIceCream funny thing is, I find I have an easier time with Defect than Ironclad. I just lost with Defect on A8 against Time Eater while I cannot pass the pear as Ironclad on A4
I seriously love your explanations most of the video but in the interest of not having to watch 2 hour videos, you should skip the very basic tips like “cleave hits all enemies” or “intangible reduces incoming damage to 1.” U did label this as a Heart guide so it’s a little weird when you explain such elementary tips next to more advanced ones. Or like when u remove strikes, like I think we all understand why removing strikes is good and don’t need it to be explained. Maybe that’s just me 🤷♂️
Maybe I like dying to Book of Stabbing all the time
Yes it is an really annoying but i recomend the relic that gives you block for every unblocked dmg i think its called self forming clay, i am no expert but hope it helps❤
@@Steinlagersan I believe this is meant as a joke
@@Steinlagersan I bet all that block looks good on my corpse
I think spire might be the only game that comes close to making hyperdefensive strategies as much fun as aggressive ones.
After seeing this vid, I managed to immediately win the game with the Ironclad. You have given me valuable info like NOT picking cards. I lost track of all cards I did not pick with pain in my heart but my deck was lean and full of useful stuff. Thanks! Great video
34:58
That’s good advice. I recently had a run with the defect where I was down to 1 HP in the middle of act 2 and really thought about just tanking the run, but decided to just play it out. Ended up going all the way to the heart and coming within 350 damage of killing it. Which for me is rare.
Your videos have helped me so much and I just beat the heart on ascension 18 for the first time yesterday!
Let's goo, more Baalor beginner content, I benefited from your content and improved my gameplay a lot since I purchased the game like a few months ago, I hope many other people can do it with videos like this as well!
MAP MARKS!!!
That's the name of the thing. I heard you say that mod name in an A20 in the past, but couldn't for the life of me remember that
'Don't forget to Recall. I'd recommend recalling at the second-to-last Bonfire to avoid accidentally Resting instead of Recalling at the last one'
Hearing that *mere minutes* after beating Time Eater during a stressful, but strong run and seeing 'Victory?' with a Green and Blue key... hurt, lol.
Ben there.
That autopilot pain is killer 😭
Another great guide. sometimes you tend to forget the fundamentals of the game going into the higher levels. But these remain true no matter what difficulty level one plays.
Highly recommend the twitch channel, one of the nicest communities on twitch: extremely nice ,helpful and excellent spire players hangs there. answering questions and discussing spire tactics while Baalor is doing his usual shenanigans.
Thank you SO MUCH for the content Baalor. Before I found your channel, I was fumbling my way up to A7-8… over the last 3 months I’m A18-A20 on all characters… and today I was 12 Hit Points away from completing my firsf A20 Heart Run with IronClad.
You’ve taught me the importance of card draw, deck manipulation, and above all else that sometimes the best Card Reward is none at all. Cheers! = D
Started playing this game about a week ago saw this video and just beat the heart for the first time, thank you! Wishing you do this for all the classes 🤞
Nice. Heart gets harder later, but the first heart win is something special.
You literally have the best content. I love the way you explain the options, tech, and nuances of the game. It's all so beautiful. Thanks for the guide Baalord! Much appreciated 🙏
It was funny that you rolled into a situation where the "enemies have 1 hp" would trigger on the green elite 99% of the time. One of the better 1 hp starts I have seen.
I noticed that too. I'm such a chicken I would have taken that option, no doubt. I always look for that, I also suck at this game but getting better.
@@markucla That's funny because I tend to high-roll. I don't really care about my stats, and more about my time, so I want to see where a run is going. But now that I have A20 done across the board I might take more bad looking runs.
Nice, I like the education stuff on fundamentals during these videos, will be interesting to see more of these, for other classes as well.
Also I know its not possible to plan beforehand for this, but there are a few strong archetypes in each class (well sort of), so seeing some form of tutorial/walkthrough for each of those different cases would be good, as it would highlight quite different paths to deckbuilding. This was the barricade ironclad, but its also interesting to see a more exhaust-heavy deck how it plays, or just a strength deck in action a different example. This goes to other classes as well. Cheers
Following your videos (Ironclad card tier list and Minimalist achievement) I have combined the two: Rampage / Shrug it off are pretty good together. Took me a few attempts, and time-eater battle was tight, but it can be done.
Oh my god
I needed this so bad. I beat A20 but I've been stuck on A20H for WEEKS
Same T_T
This is by far most informative and educational Ironclad guide, thank you so much!
After weeks of trying to get this I finally took the time to watch a video on how to do this. I watched half your video and understood the mentality to have. Tried a few times and finally got it. Thank you so much. you probably saved me another 2 weeks or so of game play. First time beating the heart and it feels amazing
17:30 "we're offered our first power"
Rupture: am I a joke to you?
Thanks for this! I've beaten the Heart as Silent and Defect (haven't seriously tried with Watcher) but Ironclad eludes me, despite many many consecutive tries. You're an enjoyable host and clearly explain your thought processes. Very helpful!
I just started playing this week, and was kind of struggling with putting together a cohesive deck, and when I did put one together, it just wasn't enough to win. I watched this entire video and pretty much copied this block build card-for-card, and immediately got my first win on my first attempt. I also slotted in a few Body Slams so I didn't have to rely on that block chip-damage from Juggernaut as much and I could get through things just a bit faster. Time to spend 5 hours watching the videos for Silent and Defect now lmao
I’m up to a18 and I didn’t know that’s how powers work 😂😂😂
I love the beginners content. Your watcher video and other content got my watcher from asc 2 to 9, and my first heart kill.
Might have to stop by a livestream sometime. I absolutely adore this little game, and your videos are well put together and your advice is so helpful, even if I have yet to win more than a single run lol. I just love seeing all the potential combos and playstyles
“Let’s not mention the forbidden child” lmao. Thanks for this informative run!
That's a great guide! I love how you get into each and every intricacy of the game as you play. Recently my save file on the PS5 got corrupted just the day after I beat the Corrupted Heart with the Ironclad for the first time (it was a fluke) so this guide will definitely help me beat the Heart once again and reclaim that spicy alternate card artworks
Had a run with 3 upgraded demon forms and as long as I got atleast one of them early combat it made every fight a cake walk. Most satisfying run ever.
Glad I found your channel. Picked this game up on sale and am really enjoying it. Just beat act 3 of ascension 1 for first time this morning
Wow- I thought I knew how to play this game and now I realize- I don’t have a clue. Didn’t even know there was a path to defeat the heart. Watching this guy makes me realize I am never going to put in the time to play or understand this game to this degree. Wow!
What an awesome video! The way you explained everything was amazing. I really enjoyed this playthrough!
Thanks so much. You do a fantastic job explaining things to a newbie
This is so fun to watch, I’m trash at the game and seeing someone who knows the game so we’ll is so impressive
Great tips. Just got my first heart kill.
Though it didn't really have anything to do with the tips, so much as, getting Torii + Tungsten Rod + J.A.X trivialized the 2nd half of the run.
Excellent content. Loving these videos. Recently purchased the game and really appreciating the outstanding, organized and well articulated commentary.
Only watched half of this so far. Played a run and actually got to the end for the first time.
I have to admit, I like Limit Break+ way more than I should even with just the strength from the Vraja relic.
"We've encountered our first power of the run"
Rupture: am I a joke to you?
I am on asc 12-16 with all characters
But I am stuck on asc 6 with the ironclad
This is great for me
I'm stuck at 5, can't wait to play again.
I cannot wait for guides for each other class!
I can't even beat the heart on ascension 0 as anything other than the Silent. I'll be watching these videos
I’m ascension 14 for all characters and I’m watching a beginner guide because baelord lol
Impressive that you beat Hexaghost with only 22 health. My very first time playing the game, I beat the 1st tier boss (I don't remember which one) with 75 health going in, and I only had 26 at the end.
Fantastic guide mate. Love it and greatly appreciate it as a noob. ❤
Perfect vid. Thanks man. Im on A5 or A6 on the clad. So This is great
A5 for me,.
I played this video along with my Ironclad run, and I beat the heart about 4 minutes after this video’s heart died. Thank you
That was a great playthrough! you make it look easy. thank for you uploading
Thank you for the tutorial. this game is so much fun=3
I got through the end of act 3, and then got the cutscene where I attack the heart, but then the game just rolled credits? Granted this was my first ever run in the game.
You have to first unlock the heart by winning a run with Ironclad, Silent and Defect. You can't fight it immediately on your first run, it's more of a "true ending".
im quite new to this channel and this is the first vid im watching, but this guy sounds so much like michael scofield and i love it
Great tip about Headbutt plus Entrench. 999 Block here I come!
Metalice and Barricade OP bro, got the intangible cards that make enemies deal 1 damage and that just spirals out of control!
I got to the final act 3 boss on a9 with a cycle through the whole deck block deck that would be able to kill the heart and forgot to take the blue key 🙄 thankfully I've killed the heart before so it's not that I'm missing a new experience it's just annoying haha
He makes it look so easy...
Even though I’ve played 1000 hours of this game, I love watching your basic stuff!
You could have had a 1HP upgraded elite :P
1 monster, 2 shops, 2 events.
not worth it though, since you got two wasted floors in those shops + potential curse events afterwards. for this run that would cost 7 max hp, around 40 gold, one upgrade, two card rewards and a potion from the fights (the thorns pot was crucial for hexaghost)
i recommend elite sniping when you got something like event->event->shop->fire->elite or you can snipe two elites in a row.
I have yet to beat the heart at A0 after... I dunno, 30 runs? I must have sub-100 IQ or something because this game makes me feel like I'm the dumbest person in the world.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
my lowest win rate is on ironclad 💀
This is by far my worst character. I’m looking forward to learn what I haven’t been able to work out about him yet.
As he was talking about pathing I couldn't stop staring at that guaranteed burning elite with Neow's Lament LOL
Never guaranteed if you have to go through events, but more than likely yes
I was wondering if you can get event combat -> shop -> event combat in the game but he runs rng fix so the answer is definitely yes
Damnit I was hoping to beat Act 4 with Ironclad without using a defensive build. Last two runs I had incredible strength scaling but the elite and heart shredded me every time.
watched the vid, played one round as ironclad, got first heart kill as ironclad. easy game and W video
Nice learning run ! Thanks you ;)
1:26:20
why get rid of speed potion instead on blessing of the forge? your whole deck is already upgraded pretty much and you have barricade, wouldn't the speed potion be better?
Hmmm that is a good question.
I’m stuck on A5, hopefully this video will help
What the hell 500 hours in Slay the Spire and several things I had never noticed, like Shop layout and prices, and the Hexaghost scaling attack
Multiple headbutt and anger cards is OP.
Will you be doing one of these for the defect? I struggle with this class and have been stuck on A11 for days.
EDIT: OMG!!! I BEAT IT! I DID IT!!! 😁😁😁
1:49:00
I finally found a way to reach the heart for the first time...
Infinity cards (Anger+)+Draw a Card when you have 0 and Armor everytime i get the discard pile cards, but NO WAY TO DEAL WITH THOSE CARDS IT ADDS TO MY DECK...
#Sad
It's impossible to beat the heart with only 1 card deck? 😭😭😭
With the tips you gave in this video i managed to beat the heart!
Mad propz!
i always struggle with Ironclad, never seem to be able to get enough block
Body slam couldve been useful in this scenario where you have pretty much alot of def
I loved watching this, thank you ☺️ Question though: how do I make the elites that drop a key appear? I can't see the little glowing flame around the elites on the map.
You need to beat third boss with three heroes first.
damn, body slam would have been nuts on this run, its quite unlucky you never got it as an option.
True
Wasn't it worth to pick warcry in the last shop? It looked like 2 draw for free in my view but I can be wrong
I have an obsession with trying to take on every elite and failing 😂
Thanks for showing me just how bad I am at this game.
Guy really said you don't get cards or potions from unknown rooms
Hm... I feel like he made the best decision not doing this, but still, he probably should've mentioned a burning elite snipe as an option. He had one guaranteed combat and 2 ? marks, giving him a good chance of having a burning elite with 1 HP. This would've been a massive boost. Admittedly, maybe less good, but still something new players should be aware of.
Probably because, like the apparitions, a snipe isn't helpful in a tutorial setting where you want as "normal" of a run as you can manage.
@@Loalrikowki True. I just felt like he should've pointed out the possibility, that's all. Explained what it would have meant.
I’ve been playing this on Xbox for about a year and you cannot drink potions after a battle or in a shop. Was this a recent patch or am I doing something wrong?
I play on xbox, have ascension 3. Theres no fire under an elite nor the triple shard thing in top left
To me, the hardest thing to do is NOT taking any card.
You could have taken 1 health combat gone middle and just hope for no random encounters in unknown and killed the burning elite in turn 1
My map does not show an elite with flames around...?
1:35:45 any reason we didn't play Anger here? or was that just an oversight, trying to get better at this haha
I think he was trying to build up to the 999 block to demonstrate how it's possible. Otherwise may have been keeping an eye on nunchaku and managing that.
Theres just no better feeling than using Ironchad with 999 block and Body Slam
how u get that much block?
@@L0Lzars Blockade, multiple Entrench
I ALWAYS do burning elite in area 1, and try getting all 3 keys unless i can’t handle it. But i avoid more elites. Maybe my bad.
The burning elite tends to be an Act 2 or Act 3 elite for me. If I die in Act 1 my Neow Blessing the following run will be pretty crap, so I try to get to the Act 1 Boss no matter what.
@@meganlynch532 i beat heart 3 times now.
"Powers are very... " (oh no, I almost said powerful, let's restart that sentence)
I can read your mind you know ;)
Does ascension 5 damage you?
Like if you somehow manage to kill the Act 1 boss on full health, will you remain full health? Or will you take 25% damage going onto the next act?
No you just don’t heal to full
It never lets me fight him on iPhone
You are the best
Man literally can't be touched lol
Excellent. Just making a comment.
What’s crazy is that the deck looked like shit then dominated
0:28 what does it mean to be balanced around Ascension 4?
the difficulty of the game, including the strength of cards, potions, and events, is designed around how the game plays at ascension 4.
@@evild00r30 oh okay thank you!
There was a burning elite snipe available, why did you not mention it?
I hate that this game can eat up so much of my time, despite seemingly no game progression.
I must be awful at this game, cause with Ironclad, I CANNOT pass Ascent 4. My other characters are on 5 and 6, but I must be allergic to Ironclad or something.
It's not you, I had a similar experience. Ironclad requires carefully balancing offense and defense like all other characters only with the added difficulty of treading the fine line of of deciding when to take cards that directly hit your health pool. Personally even though he's the starting character, I think his unique playstyle is tough to grasp at first. I used to get crushed on ironclad regularly, but after lots and lots of playtime, he's now my highest win rate character. And Spire on Ascension 5+ is generally a pretty tough challenge every time regardless of character. Hang in there!
@@CosmicIceCream funny thing is, I find I have an easier time with Defect than Ironclad. I just lost with Defect on A8 against Time Eater while I cannot pass the pear as Ironclad on A4
@@vanessastalacmaw5581 Nice, he's probably my lowest win rate character. But also such a blast to play 👍
I just started Playing how do I unlock the Flaming elite
Beat the game with three heroes first.
Should be been how to become an Ironchad.
Your content is great. Please stop calling it "Pummel Strike", it's driving me crazy lol
I seriously love your explanations most of the video but in the interest of not having to watch 2 hour videos, you should skip the very basic tips like “cleave hits all enemies” or “intangible reduces incoming damage to 1.”
U did label this as a Heart guide so it’s a little weird when you explain such elementary tips next to more advanced ones.
Or like when u remove strikes, like I think we all understand why removing strikes is good and don’t need it to be explained. Maybe that’s just me 🤷♂️