<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Spire Builds: New Guides</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com</link><description>New English Slay the Spire 2 strategy guides. Check each article for its game version and sources.</description><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://www.spirebuilds.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Slay the Spire 2 co-op won&apos;t connect: a version mismatch checklist</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-co-op-version-mismatch-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-co-op-version-mismatch-guide</guid><description>Troubleshoot a failed Slay the Spire 2 co-op join by comparing branches, builds, and mods before reinstalling or touching your saved progress.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Resources</category></item><item><title>Slay the Spire 2 main or beta: which branch should you play?</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-main-vs-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-main-vs-beta-guide</guid><description>Choose a Slay the Spire 2 branch for solo runs, mods, or co-op. Learn what Steam branch switching changes and what to check before moving a save.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Resources</category></item><item><title>Returning to Slay the Spire 2? Check these before your next run</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-returning-player-checklist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-returning-player-checklist</guid><description>Pick up Slay the Spire 2 after a break without mixing old builds, beta advice, or mod profiles. A practical checklist for your first run back.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Beginners</category></item><item><title>Eidolon in beta: inspect the Exhaust pile before committing</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/eidolon-ethereal-exhaust-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/eidolon-ethereal-exhaust-beta-guide</guid><description>Understand beta Eidolon&apos;s Ethereal replay effect and generation restriction. Check eligible cards, timing, and version differences before planning a payoff turn.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Characters</category></item><item><title>Fiddle in beta: a bigger opening hand is not a draw engine</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/fiddle-draw-restriction-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/fiddle-draw-restriction-beta-guide</guid><description>Evaluate Fiddle after its beta draw reversion. Compare opening-hand size with lost mid-turn draw, Energy needs, and cards that no longer find their payoff.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Relics</category></item><item><title>Fur Coat in beta: follow the marks, not the number eight</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/fur-coat-marked-route-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/fur-coat-marked-route-beta-guide</guid><description>Use Fur Coat&apos;s eight marked beta combats without assuming they all fit one route. Compare reachable marks, rewards, shops, and the fights it does not solve.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Relics</category></item><item><title>Maul in beta: count the swings before building around it</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/maul-combat-scaling-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/maul-combat-scaling-beta-guide</guid><description>Calculate beta Maul&apos;s repeated-hit damage and decide when its scaling earns a slot. Separate combat-only growth from permanent scaling and speculative loops.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Strategy</category></item><item><title>Refract in beta: budget for two hits and two Glass</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/refract-glass-damage-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/refract-glass-damage-beta-guide</guid><description>Evaluate Defect&apos;s beta Refract without mixing direct damage with Glass value. Check target choice, three-Energy timing, orb slots, and the upgrade&apos;s real payoff.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Characters</category></item><item><title>Relax in beta: can you afford the turn before the payoff?</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/relax-next-turn-energy-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/relax-next-turn-energy-beta-guide</guid><description>Use beta Relax without giving away the current turn. Compare its Block, delayed draw and Energy, upgrade value, and the hands where it is too expensive.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Strategy</category></item><item><title>Signet Ring in beta: turn 888 Gold into a better route</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/signet-ring-shop-budget-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/signet-ring-shop-budget-beta-guide</guid><description>Budget beta Signet Ring&apos;s 888 Gold around real shops and deck weaknesses. Reserve spending deliberately without inventing fixed prices or guaranteed inventory.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Relics</category></item><item><title>Spire Spotting and Neow-lloween: October 8 deadline has passed</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/spire-spotting-neowlloween-submission-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/spire-spotting-neowlloween-submission-guide</guid><description>The October 8 submission date has passed. This reference explains Mega Crit&apos;s two September fan-art prompts and distinguishes their cover requirements.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Resources</category></item><item><title>Well-Laid Plans in beta: keep the answer without clogging the hand</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/well-laid-plans-hand-management-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/well-laid-plans-hand-management-beta-guide</guid><description>Use the reworked beta Well-Laid Plans rather than its old single-card retention text. Plan setup cost, retained clutter, upgrade timing, and useful combinations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Characters</category></item><item><title>Whistle in beta: choose the enemy whose turn matters</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/whistle-stun-timing-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/whistle-stun-timing-beta-guide</guid><description>Plan Whistle&apos;s cheaper beta turn around the right target. Weigh a kill against a stun, budget the remaining Energy, and avoid wasting a one-use answer.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Strategy</category></item><item><title>Beautiful Bracelet in v0.111: is the random enchant worth it?</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/beautiful-bracelet-random-enchant-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/beautiful-bracelet-random-enchant-guide</guid><description>Evaluate Beautiful Bracelet&apos;s four random enchants in the current beta, with deck-quality checks and clear limits on probability estimates.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Relics</category></item><item><title>Biased Cognition in beta: choosing the right Focus window</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/biased-cognition-focus-timing-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/biased-cognition-focus-timing-beta-guide</guid><description>Work through beta Biased Cognition&apos;s 5 or 6 Focus grant and ongoing Focus loss to decide whether to play it early or save it for a boss phase.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Characters</category></item><item><title>Haze in the current beta: Poison and Weak in one turn</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/haze-poison-weak-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/haze-poison-weak-beta-guide</guid><description>Learn when the beta Haze rework earns its two Energy, how its upgrade changes Weak coverage, and why old Sly advice no longer applies.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Characters</category></item><item><title>Mangle or Pact&apos;s End: two different Ironclad answers in beta</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/mangle-pacts-end-ironclad-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/mangle-pacts-end-ironclad-beta-guide</guid><description>Compare beta Mangle&apos;s costly targeted turn with Pact&apos;s End&apos;s conditional group damage, and decide which problem your Ironclad deck needs to solve.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Builds</category></item><item><title>Outbreak in beta: when to trigger Poison immediately</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/outbreak-immediate-poison-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/outbreak-immediate-poison-beta-guide</guid><description>Use beta Outbreak as a three-Energy Poison payoff rather than an old passive engine. Includes ordering, spending, and upgrade decisions.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Builds</category></item><item><title>Pillar of Creation in beta: count the cards you create</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/pillar-of-creation-card-generation-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/pillar-of-creation-card-generation-beta-guide</guid><description>Calculate Regent&apos;s beta Pillar of Creation Block, distinguish it from Regalite&apos;s once-per-turn trigger, and judge the cost of generating cards.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Builds</category></item><item><title>Sacrifice in beta: when Osty&apos;s Max HP should become Block</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/sacrifice-osty-max-hp-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/sacrifice-osty-max-hp-beta-guide</guid><description>Calculate beta Sacrifice&apos;s triple-Max-HP Block and compare it with keeping Osty alive, including an example and rebuilding checklist.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Characters</category></item><item><title>Seal of Gold in beta: how much Energy can you afford?</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/seal-of-gold-energy-budget-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/seal-of-gold-energy-budget-beta-guide</guid><description>Budget Seal of Gold&apos;s current beta cost against shops and removals, with turn-count examples and a test for whether extra Energy is useful.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Relics</category></item><item><title>Sidestep in beta: spend tomorrow&apos;s Energy carefully</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/sidestep-next-turn-energy-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/sidestep-next-turn-energy-beta-guide</guid><description>Plan Silent&apos;s beta Sidestep turns: when delayed Energy helps, when it arrives too late, and how to avoid drawing an unusable payoff.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Characters</category></item><item><title>The Scythe in beta: when permanent damage is worth the tempo</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/the-scythe-permanent-scaling-beta-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/the-scythe-permanent-scaling-beta-guide</guid><description>Plan The Scythe&apos;s permanent damage growth in the current beta without taking unnecessary hits to farm it. Includes upgrade arithmetic.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Builds</category></item><item><title>Lantern Key and Repy Event Guide: Return It, Fight, or Take the Chest?</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/lantern-key-repy-event-choice-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/lantern-key-repy-event-choice-guide</guid><description>A two-stage decision guide for the Lantern Key, Mysterious Knight, War Historian Repy, the valuable tome, and the relic-and-potion chest.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Events</category></item><item><title>Room Full of Cheese Event Guide: Gorge or Take The Chosen Cheese?</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/room-full-of-cheese-event-choice-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/room-full-of-cheese-event-choice-guide</guid><description>How to choose between gorging in the Room Full of Cheese and leaving with The Chosen Cheese relic without guessing at hidden rewards.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Events</category></item><item><title>Slay the Spire 2 Custom Run Guide: Modifiers and Randomizer Planning</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-custom-run-modifiers-randomizer-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-custom-run-modifiers-randomizer-guide</guid><description>How the beta Custom Run randomizer works and how to turn an unfamiliar modifier package into a useful practice run.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Strategy</category></item><item><title>Slay the Spire 2 Daily Run Scoring Guide: Badges and Leaderboards</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-daily-run-scoring-badges-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-daily-run-scoring-badges-guide</guid><description>How Daily Run rankings use wins, badge count, and completion time, plus a practical way to chase a better place without throwing the run.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Strategy</category></item><item><title>Jeweled Mask Guide for v0.111: Power Pool Math and the Innate Rule</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/v111-jeweled-mask-power-pool-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/v111-jeweled-mask-power-pool-guide</guid><description>How Jeweled Mask chooses a Power in v0.111, why non-Innate Powers now get priority, and how each new Power changes the relic&apos;s consistency.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Relics</category></item><item><title>Slay the Spire 2 next update: roadmap and confirmed patch timing</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-next-update-roadmap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/slay-the-spire-2-next-update-roadmap</guid><description>What Mega Crit has confirmed about the next Slay the Spire 2 update, the post-v0.111 patch gap, alternate Act 2, experimental modes, and the new character.</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Patch Notes</category></item><item><title>Blade of Ink v0.111 Guide: Silent&apos;s Inky Shiv After the Nerf</title><link>https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/v111-blade-of-ink-silent-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.spirebuilds.com/guides/v111-blade-of-ink-silent-guide</guid><description>Blade of Ink&apos;s Inky enchantment no longer adds damage in v0.111. Learn how to value two Inky Shivs, Weak timing, draw density, and Silent synergies.</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Characters</category></item></channel></rss>