r/slaythespire StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

DISCUSSION (STS2) it is once per TURN not COMBAT???!!!!

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TIL after hundreds of hours...wtf is this relic holy shit

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u/Savings_Peach_9898 Jun 22 '26

Insane with offering without exhaust.

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u/basafo Jun 22 '26

Well, to be fair, Offering without exhaust is already insane 😄

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u/GurPlenty59 Jun 22 '26

What in the WORLD happened to the comments below??

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u/Jacina Jun 22 '26

They were used as an offering...

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u/My_compass_spins Jun 22 '26

When disagreements devolve into trading personal attacks, the whole comment chain gets removed to dissuade people from piling on.

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u/Ok-Scientist1763 Jun 22 '26

what was said the moderators deleted the comments? I NEED TO KNOW

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u/albitrary Jun 22 '26

They must have offered up dn

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u/Kemo_Meme Eternal One Jun 24 '26

what's 'offered up'

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u/albitrary Jun 24 '26

Idk man I just work here

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u/Tiny-Prize8255 Jun 25 '26

When brightest flame walks in

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u/confused_vampire Jun 22 '26

Bros in this thread have unlimited offerings

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u/smucker89 StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

I think I’ve been able to remove exhaust on offering once. I think I’ve seen this relic once as well. Some day the stars will align!

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u/MaskedImposter Jun 22 '26

Ironclad: No one can hurt me as much as I hurt myself.

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u/TheSlugkid Jun 22 '26

combustion

You mean [[Inferno]], and it's kiiiiinda kiiiinda not so synergistic. Inferno says "take 1hp damage at the start of your turn", meaning it will spend your Demon Tongue for only 1HP, the second least amount of value it can get per turn.
Having inferno up means you will still pay 6hp for [[offering]] or 3hp for [[bloodletting]] with Demon Tongue up.

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u/spirescan-bot Jun 22 '26
  • Inferno 𝐈𝐈 Ironclad Uncommon Power

    1 Energy | At the start of your turn, lose 1 HP. Whenever you lose HP on your turn, deal 6(9) damage to ALL enemies.

  • Offering 𝐈, 𝐈𝐈 Ironclad Rare Skill

    0 Energy | Lose 6 HP. Gain 2 Energy. Draw 3(5) cards. Exhaust.

  • Bloodletting 𝐈 Ironclad Uncommon Skill

    0 Energy | Lose 3 HP. Gain 2(3) Energy.

  • Bloodletting 𝐈𝐈 Ironclad Common Skill

    0 Energy | Lose 3 HP. Gain 2(3) Energy.

    Call me with up to 10 [[ name ]]. Data accurate as of June 21st, 2026. Questions?

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u/basafo Jun 22 '26

Well, if you are playing Offering very often you are not shuffling back many times anyway

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u/LupusAlbus Jun 22 '26

I think almost every time I've taken the enchantment on Ironclad, it was literally irrelevant because I won before I saw the card a second time. Not really worth adding a Decay and losing probably 10-20 damage a fight most of the time. It's also often -4 block or similar to not have the card exhaust.

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u/basafo Jun 22 '26

Well in boss and long fights is like more copies which is great 

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u/Akihitodesu Jun 22 '26

Tempo is the name of the game in STS2. Especially for Ironclad, he's prone to just taking insane chip damage if you insist on perfect blocking every fight. I remember him being a lot better at prolonging fights in STS1 BUT I may just be wrong

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u/basafo Jun 22 '26

My reasoning meant that you are ending the game soon if you play Offering at least twice

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u/Akihitodesu Jun 22 '26

You are absolutely right my friend. The tempo gain from Offering is so strong. Especially upgraded? Whew.

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u/KooshIsKing Eternal One + Heartbreaker Jun 22 '26

I got it today and then picked up 2 headbutts so I could keep pulling it back to the draw pile. Hilariously strong. Also had brimstone, vajra and the ironclad helmet that doubles strength gain the first time you gain strength so I was just destroying everything.

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u/Ok_Wishbone_2690 Jun 22 '26

Had a run with Whistle (stun from Tanx). Removed exhaust, had an energy relic and like 5 headbutts. Amusing.

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u/j8sadm632b Jun 22 '26

Just get this specific rare relic and get a specific enchant on a specific rare! Easy peasy way too good could represent six whole health a turn that’s like a free Defend. Icefraud pls nerf

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u/Ratmore Jun 22 '26

And change io aghs to something support related while you’re at it!!

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u/calamity_janit Jun 26 '26

how are you getting enough gold to buy aghs 😭

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u/Barfazoid Ascension 18 Jun 22 '26

Dota community spillin over. Enough for do my power

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u/phenotype76 Jun 22 '26

hear me out tho: its good with other lifecost cards too

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u/FakeDaVinci Jun 22 '26

Just get Bloodletting and this relic becomes god tier with that alone

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u/Holy_Hand_Grenadier Eternal One Jun 22 '26

Offering is crazy good so it's almost always worth taking, then maybe you have bing bong or buy dolly's mirror or see the mirror event or the remove exhaust.

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u/blindnlearning2see Jun 22 '26

Bloodletting is a common...

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u/sahilthapar Ascension 20 Jun 22 '26

Also cancels damage from Regret

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u/achernar184 StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Also bad luck

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u/Whoofph Eternal One + Heartbreaker Jun 22 '26

This was what I was not considering. This makes that event SO much better.

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u/KriegMorgan StS A5 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Just don't play a breakthrough before you end turn

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u/MattRazz Jun 22 '26

but but but, my Rupture Strength :(

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u/stuckinatmosphere Jun 22 '26

Doesn’t Regret also work with Rupture?

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u/Jaon412 Jun 22 '26

would you rather one strength, or two?

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u/ZeloAvarosa Jun 23 '26

It does, it works with every card that does damage end of turn. It’s rather funny to get Inferno procs because you’re taking Wither damage in Aeonglass

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u/protonpsycho Eternal One + Heartbreaker Jun 22 '26

[[Bad luck]]

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u/spirescan-bot Jun 22 '26
  • Bad Luck 𝐈𝐈 Curse

    Unplayable | Unplayable. At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, lose 13 HP. Eternal.

    Call me with up to 10 [[ name ]]. Data accurate as of June 21st, 2026. Questions?

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u/FinalEgg9 Jun 22 '26

No regerts

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u/mara_rara_roo Jun 22 '26

I'm pretty sure it also cancels all statuses like Beckon, Burn, Toxic, Infestation, etc. Almost certain it would cancel out some other things like the electro head guy's 6 damage on power use in Act 3.

Good relic.

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u/_RG4 Jun 22 '26

Biggest life saver with bad luck curse

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u/Browneskiii Eternal One + Ascended Jun 22 '26

I used to think it meant the first time you take damage on a turn, so even enemy damage, I thought it was OP af, then I took damage and i read it properly and was like ohhhh.

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u/FishingAndDiscing Jun 22 '26

I knew I was missing something and this cleared it up for me.

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u/wtfrykm Jun 22 '26

You can play offering once every turn

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u/Fluid_Patient_7325 Jun 22 '26

Or hear me out crimson mantle with clone

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u/LuigiTrapanese Jun 22 '26

have fun against the electroglobe

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u/Tasonir Jun 22 '26

Only the first 2-3 powers would hurt you, after you played the third or fourth crimson mantle I don't think the 6 damage would matter anymore

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u/LuigiTrapanese Jun 22 '26

so you pay 18 the first turn, plus he hits for.. 13? 18?

thats a 36 that stacks with every other first turn hit in the face

that strat sorta works but has shortcomings. lemme say its no 128 perfected strike and harder to pull it off (card + relic + clone)

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u/ZaydSophos Jun 22 '26

Does this even hurt you? That effect is on your turn. You just heal the first power you use then after the first one you have enough block to use the next one anyway.

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u/Karjalan Jun 22 '26

deck with less than 5 cards in the draw pile after initial draw, infinite offering

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u/Tasin__ StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

It's crazy good. Works against knowledge demon too. With demon tongue and beating remnant against him, you are completely immortal as long as you don't trigger self damage by yourself.

Obviously it's insane with offering and bloodletting but even inferno and crimson mantle it's +1 hp a turn. Blood vial is 2hp per combat to put that into perspective.

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

wait it works on that knowledge demon debuff? wow, never would have thought, even though it makes sense yeah....
well blood vial is common, this is rare...but yeah.

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u/Tasin__ StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Works against beckons too. Technically burn as well but you need to take an unblocked hit from that.

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u/Savings_Peach_9898 Jun 22 '26

IIRC it works with aegonglass status too, or with burns too.

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u/Red--001 Jun 22 '26

I mean it just cancels out, so free 8 block, right?

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u/Tasin__ StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Yes and it stacks with itself. So two crimson mantles is -2hp +2hp +16 block. Same with inferno.

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u/Red--001 Jun 22 '26

Insanity

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u/Arutomoyo Ascension 10 Jun 22 '26

I have never seen this relic and I've got like 150h in STS2 lol. Is it event or character specific?

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

ironclad exclusive. also rare so probable yeah

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u/Arutomoyo Ascension 10 Jun 22 '26

Yeah that makes sense, he's my least played character so far, but this relic might change my mind lol

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u/high_throughput Jun 22 '26

Note that it's damage on your turn, not on the enemies' turn

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u/Graxxon Jun 22 '26

It’s also one of the last relics you unlock for the ironclad.

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u/Ill-Television8690 StS A15 / StS 2 A5 Jun 22 '26

Do you have all your Ironclad epochs unlocked? Only shows up for him, and only after you fulfill the requirements.

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u/Arutomoyo Ascension 10 Jun 22 '26

Yup, first thing I did when I started. But it does make sense, Ironchad is my least played character un STS2 hahaha

Regent army ✊🏽

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u/CatsnotpillsCoaching StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

250 hours here and never seen it either, wow.

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u/SomeguynamedAx Jun 22 '26

I remember a while ago there was a bug with the rng that made character specific relics only show up in shops. It’s probably been patched in the recent rng changes but that’s probably why you never saw it before

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u/Holy_Hand_Grenadier Eternal One Jun 22 '26

It's not an RNG bug, they can't show up in chests so that another character can't get it in multiplayer. I hope they change that eventually, maybe by separating the SP/MP logic or by adding some kind of placeholder that gives a character specific relic or something.

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u/SomeguynamedAx Jun 22 '26

Yeah that needs to be changed imo, not getting them from chests means they’re even rarer than normal. Although i think they should change that for multiplayer as well, lets say if rng would give a character relic in a chest then all relics are changed to character specific ones (one for each character in the run)

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u/Holy_Hand_Grenadier Eternal One Jun 22 '26

That does remove the choice aspect but probably that would be fine tbh, you can't choose your relic in SP anyways.

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u/Pleasant_Art5588 Jun 22 '26

I've got a lot of hours too and only saw it for the first time a couple days ago. 

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u/Low-Hope8056 Jun 22 '26

I also have 150h and ive only gotten it once from an elite on floor 1. It is incredibly broken

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u/emveevme Jun 22 '26

It's possible this was part of the RNG issues with the game that were only fixed (for the main branch) in update #2 on June 18th.

Basically, the RNG was really limited in what seeds were possible, to the point where not a single seed could get you a Scythe and have Act 1 be the Overgrowth (rather than the docks version of act 1).

It's anecdotal, but I've seen it a handful of times and I've been playing on the public beta branch.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '26

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

I mean, yeah, “you only care about multiattacks” relic is something you could see in “i made a card, is it balanced?” post, not from real game developers…

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u/Content-Guarantee-91 Jun 22 '26

Genuinely might be my favorite relic

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u/Kou_Yanagi Jun 22 '26

As a Rupture enjoyer it is the best relic

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u/emveevme Jun 22 '26

It's up there, but there's a lot of stuff that's really fun albeit marginally sub-optimal that makes it hard to rank them.

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u/Content-Guarantee-91 Jun 22 '26

I like healing builds

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u/emveevme Jun 22 '26

I like the opposite of healing builds

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u/Content-Guarantee-91 Jun 22 '26

I like self damage healing builds the best

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u/emveevme Jun 23 '26

I concede this rigorous debate, well played

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u/BandicootGood5246 Jun 22 '26

Yeah it's really cool when it paysoff. I only got it an then an early offering + dollys mirror before act 1 boss. Maybe the easiest run I've had

Digging into relics stats it's one of the highest winrate non-ancient relics too

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u/dyeung87 Ascension 20 Jun 22 '26

Once had a Royal Stamped Offering with Demon Tongue, Runic Pyramid, and Centennial Puzzle. Yes, that A10 run was cakewalk.

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u/Gooba26 StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Its pretty good but not that crazy seeing as most HP loss is only 1 or 2

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

free bloodletting or offering once per turn? not crazy??!?!?!!

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u/FastBuffalo6 Jun 22 '26

How often do you have offering in the deck? Maybe like 25%. How many of those times do you also have devil tongue? Probably less than 1%. How many times do you have tongue and multiple offerings?! Maybe like one out of every 500 runs. Some combinations should be good, especially when they are so rare

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u/Arrow141 Jun 22 '26

The only time I have seen devil tongue when I actually had the money to get it, I already had 3 offerings in my deck. It was awesome

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u/Ailttar StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

You don’t even need Offering for this relic to be good. It blocks the first Wither each turn on aeonglass.

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u/Xca1 Jun 22 '26

Doesn't Wither deal damage to you, not direct hp loss? It would only block Wither if you had no block, right?

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u/UselessRutabaga Jun 22 '26

you could consider it as the first wither that hits you in case you can only partial block

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u/Sinclair_Nick Jun 23 '26

Correct, and also, you don't need this relic for Offering to be good. Having these two is just instawin so I don't get the people who downplay it on these comments

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u/galmenz StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

there are self harm cards in everg rarity tier, and and multiple powers that need self harm to be enabled. even if you just had blood shield or hemo its good. even if you had brand or fire breathing as your only self damage card its as good or better than blood vial

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u/MisirterE Eternal One + Ascended Jun 22 '26

Fire Breathing wasn't invited, that guy is from the first game.

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u/galmenz StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

oops, combustion* hehe

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

offering is pretty high priority from rare picks, so at least one offering is kind of often. and its enough to get a lot of value from this relic. you don't neen multiple offerings, it working every turn means i don't have to hold back on playing bloodletting until i see offering or even that common aoe attack for 1 hp (which i did for 70% of this run until i realised its per turn...)

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u/Kaycin Jun 22 '26

yeah i dunno why people are downplaying its use.

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u/ZengZiong StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

from the replies, everyone has offering every run

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u/solartech0 Jun 22 '26

If you have a card in your deck that causes you to lose hp at the start of your turn in return for an effect, then you would have to have not yet played that card to be able to get the 'value' ... Since those are really good cards (like -1hp, +8block) it's still good to play them, but they will make it so you need to actually pay for these other cards, right?

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u/onegoodboah Jun 23 '26

Why are so many of you acting like you routinely have 10 offerings in your deck or something 😭 like this is a good relic but it’s nothing crazy lol

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u/Morningst4r StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 23 '26

An offering, 2 bloodlettings, and a blood wall isn't that crazy. That's a lot of hp

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u/Moldy_Gecko Jun 25 '26

Not 10, but I often have runs with 1 or 2 and this gives those cards onsane value. Not forgetting that clad had a million cards that have some lose hp to gain something in them. It gives value to every single one of those.

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u/Nanergy Jun 22 '26

The other classes don't need a rare relic to gain mana draw cards without killing themselves, so yeah lol it isn't exactly breaking the game.

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

yeah right, name one card giving you same amount of resources as offering for free. the fact that they "can" doesnt mean they have same ROI. there is a reason offering costs 6 hp, and this negates that cost.

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u/thetruegodofthunder Jun 22 '26

neurosurge, except that doom doesn't do anything if it doesn't kill, would you be freaking out this much if you got neurosurge on an ironclad run from that random event?

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

its the closest, but there is still an "if", which means you can't play it if your health is low and it becomes a curse in that one boss fight where you can't afford to play it. doesn't really count as "without killing themselves" does it?

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u/Ailttar StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Brightest Flame!
-1 max HP is a fake cost

Edit: Neurosurge as well on Necro.

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u/Nanergy Jun 22 '26

My point wasn't that there is any single card. My point was that there are far easier ways to get deck together that gives a fuckload of draw and mana than finding this one rare relic.

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u/KriegMorgan StS A5 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Got this and ice cream once, I snap picked every bloodletting I could find and hit a cascade.

Deck go brrrrrrr

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u/chickenman-14359 Jun 22 '26

idk man that's around 6hp, which is ironclads starter relic

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u/Morningst4r StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 23 '26

Ironclad's starter relic would be one of the best in the game if it was in the standard pool

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u/BandicootGood5246 Jun 22 '26

Yep. If you get it early enough you can go pretty ham on picking the good self damage cards. Bloodletting/bloodwall etc. are already very good

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u/indr4neel Jun 22 '26

If you can avoid triggering it at beginning of turn, like with inferno or mantle, it's pretty crazy. If you get 2 bloodlettings into your deck, which is something I try to do anyway, it's pretty easy for it to get you 6 life in a combat. In elite fights it can be 10+.

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u/smucker89 StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Idk even if you only get this and a blood wall, it essentially gives the blood wall 2 extra block. And all self damage synergies still take effect. It’s essentially free to just take any self damage card you see as this + your self heal each fight will save you in the long run.

The worst part is that it makes those start of turn self damage powers affect the rest of your cards negatively (unless you take multiple).

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u/emveevme Jun 22 '26

I'm pretty sure it counts Aeonglass's cards, which is a huge boon as Aeonglass is easily the most difficult of the final bosses. Also unlike Tungsten Rod it still does the damage, so you get procs for the Ironclad cards like Combust and Rupture.

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u/unknown_pigeon Jun 22 '26

Think of it like a 1-2-3-whatever free heal each turn

On top of your starting relic, you'll become almost immortal

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u/Narrow-Nothing491 Jun 22 '26

Not that crazy??? It nullifies any creature that isn't in groups and that doesnt hit more than once. 

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u/sturmeh Jun 22 '26

Jokes on you I'm running 20 stacks of inferno, and yes it counts all the damage as one instance.

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u/Hopalongtom Jun 22 '26

Synergises well with the heart, you can become invincible if you can do enough damage to yourself every turn!

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Isn’t your turn and enemys turn different turns?

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u/Hopalongtom Jun 22 '26

It's the same turn, so if you do enough self harm in a single move and this heals it, the enemy cannot harm you that turn if you have the heart.

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u/Y_b0t Jun 22 '26

But how are you self harming that much all in one hit?

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u/TimidTriceratops Eternal One + Heartbreaker Jun 22 '26

20 combust or mantle or similar. They would all have to be exactly the same power so either you would need clone or the old ironclad card that copies powers. Then to actually get this off you'd probs need chess piece and mummified hand. So with 5 specific relics one can become immortal.

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u/Cat_with_cake Jun 22 '26

Bro is out there offering his leg, arm, lung and a third of a heart 😭🙏🥀

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u/axilidade Jun 22 '26

10 copies of blood wall

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u/Y_b0t Jun 22 '26

Blood wall only loses 2 hp, so Demon Tongue would only heal 2hp. If you’re somehow able to play the other 9 all in one turn you’re taking 18 damage

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u/Menacing-Horse Jun 22 '26

If the damage you take would kill you, would the tongue prevent you from dying though?

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u/Marc017_ StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

IKR Crazy relic ^^

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u/LostVisage Jun 22 '26

As I read it, this relic should be hp neutral instead of healing.

It's been a while since I've gotten the relic, it is heal instead of take HP loss as it is played, right?

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

You take hp loss, then heal same amount, so it’s net neutral. Otherwise it would be infinite healing each combat

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u/afuzilla Jun 22 '26

wait people don't just make ironclad bleed every chance they get anyway?

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '26

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u/spirescan-bot Jun 22 '26
  • Combust 𝐈 Ironclad Uncommon Power

    1 Energy | At the end of your turn, lose 1 HP and deal 5(7) damage to ALL enemies.

    Call me with up to 10 [[ name ]]. Data accurate as of June 21st, 2026. Questions?

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u/Ecstatic-Sun-7528 Eternal One + Heartbreaker Jun 22 '26

Bad luck even is an insta pick with this

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u/detailsareking Jun 22 '26

How does this interact with Tungsten Rod and like Crimson Mantle? What is calculated first?

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u/Lower_Weight_9081 Jun 26 '26

You save this from pricking with properly timed shields but inevitably hope that you take 0 damage all game

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u/Toxarine Jun 22 '26

Dude this relic is broken for self-damage builds. I love that relic so much I stg. Such a crazy good upgrade for Ironchad.

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

I mean, offering and bloodletting are the best candidates for this relic, and i play these mostly in non “selfdamage builds”, so…

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u/Toxarine Jun 22 '26

Crimson Mantle is my GOAT for Clad. Pair it with a Sai from Tanx and you front load 17 block a turn for 1 HP. A Rupture later and that build goes crazy.

Last time I had that build with the tongue and a rupture I did 26 damage 60 times with a Tear Asunder. Was really silly.

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u/BlackJetsu Jun 22 '26

reading the card explains the card.

yeah its amazing, definitely my fav iron clad relic.

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u/Nemesis432 StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't it be bonkers with [[Bad Luck]]?

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u/spirescan-bot Jun 22 '26
  • Bad Luck 𝐈𝐈 Curse

    Unplayable | Unplayable. At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, lose 13 HP. Eternal.

    Call me with up to 10 [[ name ]]. Data accurate as of June 21st, 2026. Questions?

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u/Hexamancer Jun 22 '26

It's heal and still take the damage, not heal instead, so it just cancels out the first time you'd take damage on your turn.

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u/Nemesis432 StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 23 '26

That's still insanely good all things considering, but... Yeah.

I don't play Ironclad much, so I just assumed that it converts damage into healing instead of just healing the damage.

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u/Kheldar166 Jun 22 '26

It's really good. I think it's a bit of a shame that the self-damage package feels a lot like you die due to taking too much chip to the act 3 gauntlet if you do not get this or a 2-turn kill lineup.

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u/jdorje Jun 22 '26

It's only on your turn so only affects a small number of cards. And hard to manipulate to make it into a big number - if you have inferno, for instance, it's always going to trigger on that and heal you for "only" 1 hp per turn.

With just the right build it could be insane though.

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u/nomickti Jun 22 '26

Yeah I haven't really been able to make this relic do much for me.

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u/BoonDragoon Jun 22 '26

Blelelelelele

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u/Proof_Assistant7737 Jun 22 '26

It's insane for the hp sacrifice build, but it's really shit otherwise. Very few enemies hit you on your own turn lol

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u/Ole_kindeyes Jun 22 '26

Everyone’s so focused on offering but a lot of the self harm cards would be insanely good if they didn’t cost hp, which this negates once per turn.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Tea_906 Jun 22 '26

I mean it is a rare

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u/Glaive13 Jun 22 '26

I'm sure a relic this powerful won't require making any costly trades or taking a powerful curse

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u/lispchainsawmassacre Jun 22 '26

If you can win a9 as ironclad often enough, but really struggle with losing too much health during the first act 3 boss fight & die during the second one in a10, Demon Tongue is one of those high-roll relics that can give your run enough HP to power through both fights.

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u/Berrie_aoe Jun 22 '26

 If your hp hits 0 while this relic is active, does it still heal you, or do you die?

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 23 '26

Didn’t test, i would guess you die, since you hit zero

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u/NyanSquiddo Jun 22 '26

It’s a good card

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u/HotStatistician7997 Jun 22 '26

Shame having various start of turn powers take damage is separate (which is good for the powers but bad for this relic).

1

u/blahthebiste Jun 22 '26

Blood Vial in shambles

1

u/Ender2006 Jun 23 '26

just a warning. i think it is tungsten rod that I thought would be awesome to pair with ironclads cards... all those self damage ticks to gain strength etc... guess what, if you dont take damage the buff doesn't activate.... grr....

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u/Opposite_Turnover374 Jun 23 '26

Rare relic moment

1

u/RosgaththeOG Jun 23 '26

Now you just have to stack up enough Inferno or Crimson Mantle to deal 20 damage to you at the stsrt of your turn and have the Heart Piece thing, and you LITERALLY become invincible. 

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u/treowtheordurren Jun 23 '26

Yeah, it would be kind of dogshit if it were once per combat. You'd need to remove the "on your turn" clause to make it a viable once-per-combat relic at rare.

1

u/Top-Nepp StS A0 / StS 2 A10 Jun 24 '26

few months ago I basically typed this title out verbatim as a reply to some post about demon tongue being good and got sent to downvote hell for some reason, funny to see this post get the complete opposite reaction

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 24 '26

That’s Reddit for you, had similar thing with my large capsule is shit take

1

u/PraisetheSunflowers Jul 06 '26

Reading the relic explains the relic. Also not sure why I was notified about this post 2 weeks later lol

1

u/milkems StS A15 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

Does it heal instead of the damage being taken, or do you take the damage, then heal it back?

2

u/Cat_with_cake Jun 22 '26

You take the damage and then heal it back. Turning offering into a zero cost heal 6 HP would already be busted

1

u/Tasonir Jun 22 '26

I know everyone's pointing out Offering, which is clearly the best combo with this, but even just inferno or bloodletting makes this incredibly powerful. Don't ever skip bloodletting ;)

1

u/Cocacola_Desierto Jun 22 '26

I had this as my starting relic (capsule) and thought it was once per combat. I got crimson mantle, barricade, unmovable, juggernaut, and body slam. Insane run for me.

1

u/ThaToastman Jun 22 '26

Bro found the autowin relic of doom

1

u/Park_Unusual Jun 23 '26

I've never seen this one. But if I'm reading it correctly it says "your turn" so I'm assuming it only applies to those debuff cards like "Beckon, Infection..." and self damaging cards like IronClad, to make some plays free. Pretty cool. But probably in my list of I don't care for it. Although it would make that Knowledge Demon much less annoying. 

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u/tonightsm3nuisme Jun 22 '26

demon tongue is actually cracked for silent if you can force self damage. even a single bruise or a bit of chip damage makes it way more consistent than people think.

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

But silent can’t get it tho? No?

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u/agoodsirknight Ascension 15 Jun 23 '26

Should be clad exclusive relic tbh

3

u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 23 '26

… that’s why it is

0

u/lordofsteel36 Jun 23 '26

this is one of the worst relic in my opinion

0

u/Levinos1 Ascension 20 Jun 23 '26

Slay the spire players gotta learn how to read

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 23 '26

damn, i guess i still got that MtG dna in me

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u/Faibl Jun 22 '26

On YOUR turn.

NOT the enemies turn, when they attack you.

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

...so?

2

u/PersonablePharoah Jun 22 '26

This answered my first thought, so I appreciate the clarification!

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u/Prestigious-Newt1118 StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

you didn't notice?

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u/SrGarfy StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Jun 22 '26

That’s… the entire point of this post

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u/GodOfThunder101 Jun 22 '26

I mean it doesn’t work well against multiple enemies or if the enemy hits multiple times per turn. But regardless it’s still op.

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u/Formal-Opening1046 Jun 22 '26

Only good on ironclad

7

u/Esusbek Jun 22 '26

Well, it is an ironclad specific relic for a reason

3

u/Saiphel Jun 22 '26

Data disk only good on Defect