How to Crush Elites | Slay the Spire Guide and Tips

Which Elite fight gives YOU the most trouble?

Elite fights in Slay the Spire can be DAUNTING, but this guide will show you the mechanics of each of these harrowing encounters, tips on how to CRUSH elites, along with WHY you should NOT skip these ultra-important fights if you want to finish the game (maybe even with a successful Heart kill)!

This guide covers all elites you'll see in the Spire, from act 1 to act 4 and the video is broken into chapters for you to reference later (as seen below)! Thanks for watching, have fun, and good luck in the Spire!

0:00 - Intro
1:18​ - Elites General Tips
--Act 1--
06:11​ - Nob
07:02​ - Lagavulin
07:58​ - Tri-Sentries
--Act 2--
09:25​ - Gremlin Leader
10:06 - Tri-Slavers
11:04​ - Book of Stabbing
--Act 3--
11:45​ - Nemesis
12:36 - Giant Head
13:23​ - Reptomancer
--Act 4--
14:52​ - Spire Spear and Shield

Thanks for checking out our guide all about the Elites, why you should NOT skip them, and how each of the fights works. We hope you've learned how to Slay Elites just a bit better, and want to remind you to share an answer to one of the Merchant's questions or just say hi down in the comments!

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[InaBeta]

I forgot to mention *ANOTHER* great reason to fight elites: they have an increased chance to drop uncommon and rare cards compared to normal fights! *OPEN SEASON ON ELITES!!!*

[tobiewolfen]

I cannot believe I've missed out on this gem until now. So glad PS+ brought more exposure to it .

[jenkaiser]

Dont forget the Sling of Courage relic which grants +2 strength during Elite fights. Its a great early shop purchase and combos with the others you mentioned.
Thanks for a great video!

[Laezar]

Honorable mention to the boot when it comes to nemesis =p the relic is usually pretty bad but it can really help in that fight as it lets you deal a good amount of damage through it's intangible (multiplying your damage output from attack by 5 during those turns). Being able to finish off nemesis during an intangible turn can mean avoiding one of those nasty 45 damage attack.

[Twilzub]

"Don't fight every elite" not advice I follow.

[loveless]

The hardest elite fights for me are:

Act 1: Gremlin gang
Act 2: Snake plant
Act 3: Spaghetti plant
Act 4: having one less gold for Shuriken/Kunai.

[dougdimmadome]

Came for the cat cam, stayed for the incredibly helpful, well-edited advice, and awesome facial hair. Simply amazing, I wish your channel the best!

[longphan]

i feel like the elites in act 2 deal so much damage in their own act while elite of act 3 are rather tame in their own act
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[brunotorresboeger]

Best channel on this game. The other YouTubers scream, are too slow or don't talk at all.

Appreciate the energy

[MiteyMax]

I was looking to get into Slay The Spire and watched your 10 Things I Wish I Knew video and was hoping to to catch a stream and realized you didn't do that anymore. Then I saw the last upload was 8 months ago. Hope all is well and everyone in your life are staying healthy!

[iwastherain]

Nob ends more of my runs than anything else, followed closely by TriSlavers most likely ;)

[jakecupitt]

If I get Tri sentries first up in act one I nearly always come away with very little health. Sometimes you just can't find any AOE response cards. But once I found out attacking one of the outside Sentries first, it totally changed the way I approach the fight.

[lucasterra]

Fun and informative. Very well edited too! Great job man!

[firstnamelastname]

Might also want to add that against Lagavulin, big attacks are your friend.
Predator going from 15 to 13 damage is not such a big deal. Shivs going from 4 to 2 damage? Well, I hope the boss is close to death already :D

[Naterkix]

Awww man... Is this another channel I found after it's been abandoned? I hope not since it's helped me with Slay the Spire but I know stopping uploading stuff can happen for numerous reasons. Even if it is finished, what's here has been really informative and I appreciate that these videos are here.

[krisgoodman]

I thought you went offline and stopped being on social media! But I just saw you are still answering to comments, I just downloaded the game and having a blast and your guides are encouraging me to keep playing

[reviook]

just started playing slay the spire and i really wish this dude would've made more videos

[kw]

Bro, where are you? We miss you. We miss your stream. We love you. Come back.

[calumjune]

Please dont stop making these videos you're such a huge help!!

[Canna_Cam]

Came across your channel recently after start the Spire. I see you no longer post videos or stream on Twitch. I hope all is well