Is this a joke (Slay the Spire)

This is fresh for YouTube video, not a stream VOD!

[vampyro]

this thumbnail absolutely flabbergasted me when i saw it on my feed

[guigs]

I just realized that Snecko is called that because he's an amalgamation of a snake and a gecko.
Riveting.

[Shines.]

Jackbox Party Pack 11 cover art just dropped.

[keyburri]

When you see a loss halfway through a 33 minute video you KNOW it's gonna be a good one brother

[Gabu_]

Opening up a bespoke youtube video with hinged nectarine takes? What is this, some kind of golden age?!

[patashnik]

Just wait until he finds out charged battery gives you energy on the next turn

[nyahgust]

two tips for you, since you welcomed backseating:

your habit of not playing blocks when you don't need to sometimes gets you into trouble.
for instance at 16:40, you don't play charge battery because no ones attacking, and completely miss an extra energy on the next turn that would've helped a lot considering how much draw you got that turn with skim.
there are also a lot of relics based on how many cards you play that you may not notice/remember you have, but are important to increment.
imo it's better to get into the habit of just playing your cards with your extra mana frivolously and then only *not* doing that when you specifically have a relic/fight where you want to limit the number of cards you play.

the other tip is just to watch your orb order. you're pretty good at getting orbs in the order you want (i.e. placing darkness towards the back), but you often add a bunch of orbs, and then dualcast at the end, leaving an empty slot, when you could've just dualcasted earlier. obviously that doesn't apply in every situation, but the thought process should be something like "which of my orbs do i want dualcasted (do i want block? damage?)" -> "is it front of the line already or does it need to be moved there by adding orbs" -> "how can i dualcast it as early as possible so i don't end up with empty slots at the end"

obviously difficult to keep everything in mind while commentating but i hope that the above can be boiled down into easy mental rules to follow 95% of the time (play extra cards, dualcast early)

edit: oh also, try the "remove starting relic for a random boss relic" sometimes! the defect's starting relic isn't great, and the boss relics are either going to be excellent or really weird and fun to try and play around. since it's an early choice it's super easy to restart too if you get something completely unworkable.

[WheelDragon]

Takes philosopher's stone, dies to book of stabbing 😔 a tale as old as time. You hate to see it

[CaramelTornado]

It's doubtful you'll see this comment, NL. I wanted to thank you for this bespoke YouTube series of a classic game from your channel.
I got into Isaac about 11 years ago and that's when I found your channel. I've been watching ever since. Then your Slay the Spire series was just as captivating as Isaac.
You're voice has been the backdrop of many sleepless nights. The voice I laughed to as I struggled with self hatred and depression.
My best friend in the entire universe, my cousin grew to love your work as much as I did. He would tell me to shareplay Isaac on PS4 and "talk like Northernlion" so he could sleep.
He was murdered a few years ago and that shattered me.
I stepped away from your channel for a few years. I came back to find you had finally ended your time with Isaac. I was sad of course as I'm sure most people were.
But I watched your new era and really grew to love that for what it is. It's wonderful how much you've grown and changed. You endure. You're the most pogged, the most based, and dare I say... the most zany of YouTubers.
This series takes us all back to when we were younger. It's nostalgia incarnate.
This comment will wash away under the waves of humor from your adoring fans.
Nothing matters. You don't know or care of my life.
But you've made all the better anyhow.
Thank you, egg.

[pixelbomb]

Strike Dummy is not a title. It's a command.

[trashpanda]

You are gaslighting yourself. We LOVE Echoform!

[Krankidor]

30:32 me when I've been cloned and someone has a gun pointed at us but doesnt know which one is the real one and shoots me

[seahawkfan]

Just finished the last slay the spire vid, then checked the channel and saw this uploaded 5 min ago. I am pegged beyond belief

[BodieLazarith]

Hey NL. Two things I noticed that could perhaps help your runs.

First, always looking at your act boss, before pathing, can be EXTREMELY helpful: For act 1 I take DIFFERENT card reward choices BASED off my act boss (IE: I take way more damage output against slimeboss, I know weakness is better against hexaghost, etc.).

Second, although it may be tempting to get into the habit, ZAP is not always the best upgrade! Certain cards just have simply magnificent upgrades: Cards like Coolheaded drawing an extra card, Seek allowing you to grab an extra card, Hologram not exhausting etc. So taking the time to look at your full deck of cards- and even pondering on the rest of the act layout - can help a ton.

Lastly, you may be playing runs faster for content purposes (if so, right on), but seriously taking the time to think through small nuances in combats, or really considering the small differences in pathing can make a huge difference. I know in my first few a20 wins, my games went quite long- I had to really think through every decision!

I have beaten A20 on defect and silent, and am still a student of the game, good luck with future runs!

[PickedaName_]

Biased Cognition is like orb duplication. You basically double your current orbs for 2 turns then have upgraded orbs for 2 turns. Great with lightning, or ice with claws. You instantly get stronger and don't have to use all your energy to cast it (unlike Echo Form). It's like 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 orbs per turn when cast with full lightning, it's like double that with full ice, it scales dark orbs slightly faster but the decay is also less impactful, it doesn't impact plasma. Fights are usually over by the time the unupgraded version returns to neutral; if you're orb maxing.

[MrDanieloneill]

I wish my mom was still alive. Cherish it brother.

[MrLordofawesomeness]

Everyone’s said it but, POG thumbnail thank you egg father

[UsatiyNyan]

Absolutely pogged about this game’s return.
Did my first run in years, A6 Silent, Grand Finale + Nightmare, slain The Heart.
Feeling good!

[RandomActofWill]

If you can get your hands on a sweetango apple, NL, you will be ruined on all other apples forever.

[LinNeTule]

new thumbnail, very attractive, pog. this ends my engagement as I go back to a Librarian compilation I clicked off of to check the thumb. pog!