a lot of times (this was a perpetually weak Deca btw). Then defended against 20 x 2 attacks for. Put terror on the Donut and let him buff the pair of them up to 15 Str before finally getting to kill him. Went into the fight with a thorns pot, a dex pot, and a gambler's brew. I basically got a 2 fight 3rd Act map layout, and I had a smoke bomb, so I only had to kill the 300 health dude before fighting the actual bosses.

This one was very very close, and I'm lucky I went into the fight with 70/70 hp. I won by defending for 30+ per turn for most of the fight and taking for freaking ever to kill Deca. My plan was to play until I got another level done. Well this was the first run of the night. in hindsight I got the one boss where your gameplan drastically changes based on enemy intent, so it was very much the correct call. I needed my upgraded Defends, Philosopher's Stone wasn't worth the energy, and this is one of the rare decks I've gotten where I need to know enemy intents more than I needed energy. Pandora's Box, Philosopher's Stone, and Runic Dome were the three options I skipped. You either forgot or didn't know that Ectoplasm can't spawn in Act II. I can't see a reason for you not to take Sozu, so I guess one of the other two.Д¬orrect, Correct, and close enough. I guess the third one has to be between Runic Dome, Sozu, and Ectoplasm, since I don't see what else could have a downside. Philosopher's Stone has enough of a downside that you wouldn't take it if you didn't really need the energy. The question is what 3 relics did I decide to skip entirely?Д®dit: To make it even more fair I'll add that I got Kunai on floor 2.Pandora's Box is one obvious option.

Why did I skip the boss relic on the 2nd floor on that Ascension 9 run?Д®dit: To make it fair, I'll add that my choices didn't include Calling Bell, Velvet Choker, Runic Pyramid, Snecko Eye, or Astrolabe. I got stuck on it for so long with Ironclad that I keep forgetting potions' normal values and think they have their Ascension XI+ effect. The rest of them aren't hard enough difficulty jumps to be a real issue once you've gotten good enough to unlock them.ДЄscension XI messed with my head real bad. These correspond to 'Normal enemies deal more damage', 'Heal less after boss battles', 'Normal enemies have more health', 'Start with an Ascender's Bane in your deck', 'Potions are less powerful', and 'Unfavorable events'. The hardest jumps for Ascension are II, V, VII, X, XI, and XV. On the base mode you fully heal after each boss.ДЄscension Mode is unlocked after you beat the base game 5 times or you beat all of the Act III bosses at least once.ДЄscension II to IV - Enemies deal more damage.ДЄscension V - Heal less after boss battles.ДЄscension VII to IX - Enemies have more health.ДЄscension X - Starting deck now includes a copy of Ascender's Bane.ДЄscension XII - Upgraded cards appear less often in fight rewards.ДЄscension XIII - Bosses give you less money.

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