What changed in Slay the Spire 2 in 2026

The Wither status card preview upgrade level now matches the actual upgrade level of Aeonglass.

Base game no longer deletes progress from mods that are removed or errored.

Added Epoch art for Devastation, The 12, and The Giant.

Wither status card no longer briefly returns to your hand before you discard your hand at the end of your turn.

Fixed rare issue which caused incorrect cards to be shown when obtaining cards at certain events.

Music no longer restarts twice at the start of a run.

Block gain decreased from 16(20) to 15(20).

Damage increase now also applies to Osty's attacks.

Nightmare card VFX no longer plays for all players.

Reduced stuttering when combat effects appear for the first time in a run.

Fixed crash when using potions in multiplayer due to state divergence.

Fixed an issue where the relic could sometimes continue auto-playing cards on the player's next turn.

A popup is now displayed instead of a black screen if errors occur on run start.

Snecko Skull relic now always triggers before Unsettling Lamp relic.

Fixed an issue where Pantograph relic healed above 50% health but Red Skull relic's Strength increase would still apply until an attack was played.

Overgrowth act now plays both of its music tracks instead of always the same one.

First floor of Act 2 can no longer be a ? room instead of a fight when carrying Spoils Map quest card.

Fixed Fossil Stalker VFX continuously playing in the Bestiary.

Juggernaut card damage increased from 5(7) to 6(8).

Pael's Flesh relic visually increases the maximum energy amount shown in the Energy counter.

Fixed Perfect Fit enchantment not working correctly if you play Reboot card while the enchanted card is in your hand or draw pile.

Damage increased from 3(4) to 4(5).

Fixed an issue where the relic's count would reset after Hellraiser power plays cards at the start of the turn.

Fixed an issue where Unceasing Top could cause incorrect card draws when playing Hidden Daggers and discarding a Sly card.

Sacrifice card now previews how much Block it will gain.

Fixed creature and boss VFX occasionally failing to appear.

Fixed cards returning to the wrong spot in your hand after deselecting them during a card selection.

Gnarled Hammer relic can no longer be traded at the Relic Trader event.

Fixed card Energy cost sometimes showing the wrong value when its cost is randomized.

Aeonglass no longer applies the Ebb debuff and now gains Block on its Ebb move instead of its Increasing Intensity move.

Summon increased from 2(3) to 3(4).

Energy cost decreased from 3(2) to 2(1).

Cloud files no longer overwrite local ones if Steam Cloud is turned off.

Fixed War Historian Repy event not removing all duplicates of Lantern Key card if you have more than 2.

Fixed the Living Fog encounter name in the death quote.

Players now receive 50% of the normal gold reward if Gremlin Merc didn't steal any gold but escaped.

Implemented preferred Ascension for random character option.

Fixed visual errors with the outline of some potion assets.

Can no longer upgrade Wither status card with Armaments or Drain Life cards.

Cards that would normally be Ethereal could sometimes become non-Ethereal after killing Spectral Knight.

Fixed an issue where replayed attack would incorrectly display Lethality's buffed damage amount before dealing its base damage.

Fixed an issue where hatching Byrdonis Egg at a rest site while the rest of the deck was upgraded prevented upgrading the newly-added Byrd Swoop card.

If you kill Gremlin Merc before he steals any gold, the rewards screen no longer says 'Mugged...' even if Fat Gremlin escapes.

Card draw is now stopped after combat ends during the draw phase.

Skulking Colony now gets +1 Strength on its Strength gain turn on high Ascension.

The number Vakuu states for visits is now accurate.

Fixed Flyconid spore effect lingering when its attack is interrupted.

A community-led tournament featuring 34 streamers will take place on May 25.

The development team has moved from a weekly to a bi-weekly cadence for beta patches to allow more time for feedback.

Recent beta patches have primarily focused on improving stability and performance.

The Bestiary has been added to the Compendium on the beta branch, listing enemies and their move animations.

Wither status cards will no longer stick around in hand if they have Retain from something like the Runic Pyramid relic.

The player can no longer upgrade Wither status cards.

Pre-orders for a hoodie inspired by The Silent character are available until May 29.

The Doormaker boss has been removed and replaced with a new boss, Aeonglass, due to complexity concerns.

Addressed state divergence issues that occurred after the Crystal Sphere event.

Resolved the issue with Aeonglass music not playing correctly.

Resolved state divergence issues occurring after taking rewards from a treasure room.

Corrected the first move intent of Aeonglass showing a buff instead of a debuff.

Adjusted the background music transition for Ceremonial Beast to align with its stun.

Corrected the Silken Tress relic to affect card rewards for all players, not just the host.

Now draws 2 cards and gains 2(3) Energy when Exhausted.

Includes Tunneler, Entomancer, and Mawler.

Popup for single player and multiplayer.

Now grants Block to Sovereign Blade instead of separately.

Includes cards like Feral, Not Yet, and others.

Block decreased from 17(21) to 16(20).

Now allows players to choose which 2 cards to put into Hand from Discard Pile.

Changed to deal 2 damage to ALL enemies 4(5) times.

Badges include Damage Leader, Debuffer, and C-c-c-Combo.

Adds Phobia Mode, expands feedback tool, removes unlocks in Daily/Custom, improves controller support.

Large rework spanning Ascension 6 rework to Inflation, shop economy, map generation, card/relic/event reworks.

Large sweep including Steam cloud Fatal Error fixes, startup/crash/softlock fixes, multiplayer stability improvements.

Introduces end-of-run Badges and revamps Daily leaderboards with friends-only view and win/badges/time sorting.

Announces upcoming features and content timeline including Workshop support, languages, Bestiary, and experimental modes.

Adds Ironclad card Not Yet and expands Neow blessings; includes assorted content tweaks.

Fixed crashes when upgrading cards, entering rooms, and Game Over screen localization issues.

Fixed state divergence and Daily run loading issues including Neow's Bones reward screen problems.

Silent Acrobatics rarity raised, Regent Arsenal reworked, Necrobinder Borrowed Time reworked, Defect minor changes.

Leaderboards switch to friends-only; scoring/sorting uses win/badges/time with separate beta boards.

Rare healing skill for improved Ironclad survivability.

Adds Neow's Bones, Phial Holster, and Winged Boots for expanded Neow relic variety.

Card removal at merchants costs more and scales faster instead of map-generation modifier.

Fixes Steam/cloud and startup crashes; improves placeholder robustness for missing assets.

Adds early support for end-of-run Badges callouts for upcoming scoring/distinction improvements.

Reworks Silent Blade of Ink with Inky enchantment, Necrobinder Borrowed Time, Doormaker boss fight.

Reverts Prepared; reworks Arsenal to reward any created card; Pendulum reworked for 3-turn draw.

In-game feedback character limit raised from 500 to 8000; controller and UI fixes.

Fixes crash/softlock cases and multiple multiplayer synchronization issues.

Elites no longer spawn floor 6; map consistency improved; Gloom no longer affects ? rooms.

Community mod becomes official expansion, allows playing as Spire bosses; campaign runs through April 9.

Fixes Steam cloud sync Fatal Errors, transition/VFX/death crashes, multiple multiplayer divergence issues.

Adds accessibility mode with alternative visuals for phobia-triggering enemies and areas.

Large rework spanning characters, enemies, and systems to make infinite loops harder and sharpen decisions.

Adds Hefty Tablet and Talisman blessings; introduces Deprecated Card for removed cards mid-run.

All shop relics cost 25 less gold; gold-generating relics removed from shops; map generation improved.

Rolls up beta fixes including Steam/menu crashes, softlocks, controller/menu navigation, multiplayer issues.

Players, enemies, and pets can no longer raise HP above 999,999,999.

Fixes Breakthrough self-damage death softlock and Architect event softlock in multiplayer.

Optional beta branch opens for testing experimental changes before main branch release.

Slay the Spire 2 reaches 3M units with 25M+ runs attempted in opening week.

Resolves more cases where players could get stuck at Timeline screen.

Fixes launch blackscreen, Doormaker music transitions, and multiplayer unlock/divergence bugs.

Resolves startup, multiplayer, and UI issues from launch.

Slay the Spire 2 officially launches in Early Access; gameplay trailer and wishlist link provided.

Slay the Spire 2 releases March 5, 2026 on Steam Early Access; features new characters, mechanics.

7th anniversary of StS1.0 launch; Early Access just months away.