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Slay the Spire 2 just got a chunky update, but you’ll have to brave the beta branch if you want to play The Fool

Mike Holmes

MegaCrit has just confirmed that Slay the Spire 2’s latest update is a big one, and it’s available to download right now in the beta branch.

The long-awaited update adds a whole new character, The Fool, as well as two new game modes, Blitz and Dread, and a bunch of other changes to facilitate the new character, pictured below.

The patch notes on Steam detail a huge array of quality-of-life changes, the two new modes, and introduce a fresh face. Here’s how MegaCrit describes the newest addition to the roster:

A silly musician who wields a bow! How can such a whimsical creature survive within the Spire? Why, that’s up to you! We expect to make a great number of content and balance changes before the Fool is ready for the main branch. Even more importantly, be sure to have fun figuring out all the strategies and story of this gently bard. It would be foolish not to!

I can confirm that the patch is live and The Fool is now in Slay the Spire 2’s beta branch, after checking for myself. Now that’s what I call investigative journalism!

The new modes: Blitz and Dread

In terms of the new modes, first there’s Blitz, which is described as “a condensed and chaotic deckbuilding-focused mode” that unlocks once you’ve completed an ascension run.

Then there’s Dread, for Ascension 10 players looking to punish themselves as much as possible. Not one for me personally, but you do you!

I’ll let you know how I get on in due course, but it’s good to see a big injection of new content in the form of The Fool. I look forward to taking the new class out for a spin.

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