Slay the Spire

Slay the Spire

The Shadow Siren
19 Comments
Rain May 17 @ 10:52pm 
What causes Burn to reflect back and affect Vivian? I've lost a run because I had a two stack of burn and no idea what caused it.
Living_Sequel Jan 29 @ 12:00pm 
So, not sure if there's anywhere I can post a bug report other than here (apologies in advance if I just didn't read it, my ADHD is getting the better of me atm -_-; ), but TLDR I got to a tesseract room, and when I chose "Add 2 colorless cards - lose 5 HP" it crashed instantly.

I can send a full crash log on request, but apparently it's too large to post here :dip:
Goombs Sep 6, 2024 @ 2:08pm 
i think the freeze all enemies X2 is crashing my friends game in multiplayer
No Toast ( °□°) ︵ Jul 28, 2024 @ 6:16pm 
Speaking of enabling things, it feels easy to get ludicrous combos and even go infinite. Honestly, the Intensify keyword itself is basically screaming at you to go infinite, as is Charge - the more times you can repeatedly use a boosted card, the better. Mana Battery and enough draw can do it by itself, though of course that's contingent on "enough draw," and Vivian can almost never get enough. Overheat to burn your deck doesn't hurt, though.

Fun mod! Questionable balance, but so is Watcher.
No Toast ( °□°) ︵ Jul 28, 2024 @ 6:16pm 
Speaking of that though, it feels weird that there's only fire and frost in Vivian's base deck. A card that can turn into a card of your choice of one of the four elements might be cool to enable any element from the start, rather than pigeonholing you into fire/frost from the start. Maybe make it a random element and then turn it into an element of your choice on upgrade?

So many of Vivian's combos deal so much damage that it feels almost not worth it to pick up cards that are just damage, though. Notable exceptions are the aforementioned Blitz and Returning Strike, both of which can allow you to stack elemental effects to unprecedented levels. Is it intentional for lightning to double the application of chill/burn/shadow split? It's an extremely powerful tool, and very easy to enable.

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No Toast ( °□°) ︵ Jul 28, 2024 @ 6:16pm 
Finished laddering to Asc 20 with her.

Verdict: Kinda busted! But very fun.

While card draw is almost always an issue for her, Reshuffle is such a powerful tool that it can nearly be worth slowing your draws even then. The ability to combo Blitz with Dark Shield/Shadow Sneak can let you output enormous damage and dish out Chill repeatedly with other 0-cost tools, notably Ice Shard.

Ice Shard itself is also incredibly good, essentially being Silent's Blade Dance with added stackable Weak and also letting you combo chill multiple times over. Alongside Diamond Dust, Frost decks are extremely viable for combining defense and offense nearly effortlessly.

Of course, other tools still combine with that plan nicely, like Immolate to get extra damage with each ice shard, Electric to stack multiple ticks of Chill in a single hit, and Dark for... general goodstuffs tools, honestly. A lot of Vivian decks just end up rolling with every element just because she can get away with it.

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DrJekyll Jul 14, 2024 @ 8:47am 
Nice mod. The end scene is super cute :)
The Scrapinator Jun 26, 2024 @ 6:21pm 
This is way to good
Mr.Homelesshobo Jun 18, 2024 @ 4:21pm 
Thank you Goku
Zu Jun 14, 2024 @ 9:50pm 
Just like The Professor from early January, this mod manages to toe the line between complex but not too complex. Everything makes intuitive sense, looks pleasant, and checks all the boxes leading to a satisfying gameplay experience.

One thing that could be a little more prominent when viewed from the corner of your eye is the visual effect that shows you which elements are stored.
Also, I do wonder why there's a rare Thunderclap that deals 8 damage and comes with further upsides. Seems oddly overtuned, doesn't it?
No Toast ( °□°) ︵ Jun 13, 2024 @ 12:40pm 
One notable weakness is a lack of reliable card draw; most forms of card draw available (like Ashes, Daydream, and Patch Up) only provide delayed card draw, and Overheat+ burns through your hand. Pure Strike often requires setup with another card to remove other elements, and Pocket Dimension is hard to setup all 4 elements when you... don't have card draw already. These factors combined means that Vivian has a hard time setting up her combos like Charge Up + Trick, and more importantly means that deck-trashing fights such as Tri-Sentries and Shield/Spear will be difficult for her, particularly at high ascensions. Potions and artifacts can alleviate this, if you're lucky.

Large amounts of Block are also difficult for her to come by, but Chilled helps with that greatly. Not quite as helpful if you're not running an Ice-heavy deck, and certain enemies like Spiker don't care about that at all.

Overall: very fun to play, 10/10 will ladder to Asc 20.

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No Toast ( °□°) ︵ Jun 13, 2024 @ 12:39pm 
Shadow seemed like it was supposed to have some sort of debuff synergy, like that one block card that gave triple value when you had a debuff or the attack that removes debuffs, but there aren't any shadow cards that give debuffs (though the aforementioned Snow Fort and Charge Up cards work well). Was expecting something in the vein of Hermit with powerful cards that have the drawback of self-debuffing, similar to Close Combat in pokemon? But this works as is. The main payoff for Shadow seems to be Shadow Split... which is just Shock but permanent. Kind of a weird design decision when Burn and Shock both also are all about dealing damage. Bypassing Block is nice when it comes up, but doesn't actually come up that often.

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No Toast ( °□°) ︵ Jun 13, 2024 @ 12:39pm 
Hell yeah, trans rights!

Fun to play. Less complicated than it seems. Animations work very nicely, though slow down a bit on my old laptop. Cute card art.

Veil wearing off at the start of the next turn even if you haven't been attacked kinda feels bad in a lot of fights (notably the Heart) but can be a lifesaver in others, like Tri-Slavers and Shield/Spear. The custom Heart Kill art is a nice touch.

Synergies such as Tasty Tonic + Ice Cream or any form of status removal (including the ones present on her own attacks) + Snow Fort/Charge Up for permanent Strength/Thorns/etc can be a bit of a doozy, but not significantly more so than things present in the base game like Biased Cognition + Clockwork Artifact, or Artifact Potion + Flex.

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MooGoblin Jun 13, 2024 @ 5:28am 
Released in a good state, fun to play. Confusing mechanics at first, lots to read (considering I'm someone who doesn't play modded characters often) but the easiness of A0 and my own willingness to just take cards and see how they played (sensibly) led to me beating all of my Act 3 bosses in 5 playhroughs up to A4 and only dying to the Heart twice. There are some balancing issues but they're generally minor, generally speaking I'd like if there was another card like the already existing Elemental Form which rewarded you for actively holding onto your elements. The one which gives you block isn't cutting it for me but that may change :rickweeks:
MoSBanapple Jun 12, 2024 @ 10:05pm 
I did a run and this is quite well polished, good job! It did kinda devolve into 0-cost card spam near the end, though to be fair it was A0. Some notes I jotted down while playing:

* The Shadow Damage keyword doesn't explain what Shadow Split is or how to apply it, and it took me until near the end of act 1 before I found a card that applied it, so I was confused for a bit there.
* I'm not too big a fan of the starter relic since it's useless if the enemy doesn't have a turn 1 attack.
* The power icon for Shocked doesn't seem fitting.
* The Shadow Damage visual/audio effect is a bit much, especially if it activates repeatedly.
* Shadow Split probably shouldn't appear on the enemy healthbar. I feel like any healthbar damage indicators from status like Poison should be guaranteed to happen before the enemy's action. As it is now it just gets in the way of calculations.
Cany Jun 12, 2024 @ 7:15pm 
trans rights
bkerns2 Jun 12, 2024 @ 3:43pm 
Great mod. Fun to play.
Pale Jun 12, 2024 @ 2:15pm 
It's a great tribute to the character, the game she's from, and she's fun to play! I'd say people who don't know this character/source material could still have fun, but as a Vivian fan I'm over the moon. :steamthumbsup:
Epileptic Jun 12, 2024 @ 1:00pm 
очень нравится мод
спасибо за него :dhe_rose: