Slay the Spire 2 Gegner

A slippery serpent-like creature that starts the fight with 9 stacks of Slippery, reducing every hit to 1 damage until the stacks are stripped. Its four-turn attack cycle escalates into a devastating tail stab that shuffles Wound cards into your deck.

A traditional Act 1 boss with an attack/defense cycle. Uses Plow to self-buff, gaining +2 attack per turn. When its HP drops below 150 it becomes stunned, then enters a dangerous Ringing phase that limits you to 1 card per turn.

A trio fight: a Kin Shaman (190 HP) backed by two Kin Followers (~58-59 HP each). The Shaman applies debuffs and gains Strength while the Followers deal consistent damage. Deciding whether to clear minions or rush the boss is the key strategic choice.

An ethereal fish boss that shuffles Beckon status cards into your deck and discard pile. Beckon cards deal 6 unblockable damage if still in your hand at end of turn. The boss also gains Intangible (all damage reduced to 1) and applies Vulnerable.

A sleeping boss that starts with 12 Plating (armor). If you break through the armor while she sleeps, she is stunned for one turn. Once awake, she aggressively debuffs your Strength and Dexterity while buffing her own Strength.

A massive giant that stacks Steam Eruption each turn. When its HP reaches 0, it becomes invincible for one turn and detonates for the full accumulated Steam Eruption value. The longer the fight, the deadlier the explosion.

One of the hardest bosses in the game. Every few turns, the demon pauses combat and forces you to choose a permanent debuff. Meanwhile it heals itself and stacks permanent Strength via Rejuvenating Runes. Slow decks lose to the healing and Strength snowball.

A terrifying worm boss with an instant-death timer. Sandpit starts at 4 and decreases by 1 each turn — when it reaches 0, you die instantly regardless of HP. The boss shuffles 6 Frantic Escape cards into your deck; playing them extends the timer by 1 turn each.

A three-part encounter: the Kaiser Crab body (invincible, background) plus two claws — Crusher (199 HP, tanky) and Rocket (189 HP, high damage). You fight both claws simultaneously. If one claw is destroyed, the surviving claw gains 5 Strength and 99 Block for one turn.

A two-phase cycling boss. Phase 1: a floating Door barrier (155 HP, increases by 20 each cycle) that deals escalating damage. Phase 2: the Doormaker himself (489 HP total), who appears stunned for 1 turn, attacks for 30+ damage, gains 3 Strength, then flees to restart the cycle. Strength compounds across all cycles.

The Queen hides behind a Torch Head Amalgam (199 HP) that serves as her primary damage dealer, hitting up to three times per turn. Once the Amalgam falls, the Queen enters direct combat and applies 99 stacks of Frail, Weak, and Vulnerable. She also uses Chains of Binding to restrict your card plays.

A three-phase marathon boss with 600 total HP (100 + 200 + 300). Each phase introduces a new mechanic: Phase 1 gains Strength from your Skill cards, Phase 2 inserts Wounds on unblocked damage, Phase 3 gains Intangible every other turn. All debuffs (including Poison and Doom) are cleansed between phases.

A dormant stone statue that begins the fight asleep, doing nothing on Turn 1. When it wakes on Turn 2, it gains 10 Strength in a single burst and applies Slow — a debuff that increases the damage you take for each card you play in a turn. After waking, it slashes every turn with Strength-boosted damage.

An aggressive bird-like creature with the Territorial power that grants Strength at the end of every turn. It alternates between a heavy single hit (Swoop) and a triple-hit attack (Peck). The longer the fight lasts, the more dangerous both attacks become as Strength compounds on every hit.

A parasitic frog that alternates between shuffling Infection status cards into your discard pile and striking with a four-hit Lash attack. When killed, its Infested power triggers: it spawns 4 Wrigglers (17-21 HP each) that continue the fight. The Wrigglers gain Strength and add more Infection cards, making the second phase increasingly dangerous.

A group of four ghostly Gardeners that attack simultaneously, each cycling through the same four-move rotation but starting at different points. This means every turn features a mix of bites, lashes, multi-hits, and Strength buffs. The Skittish buff (6 stacks, Asc 8: 7) grants Block the first time a Gardener takes damage each turn, punishing multi-hit strategies.

A resilient colony creature protected by Hardened Shell (20), which caps HP loss per turn. It cycles through a four-move rotation: a Dazed-shuffling attack, a heavy single hit, a defensive Strength buff, and a double strike. The damage cap forces multi-turn fights, while Dazed cards clog your deck and Strength scaling makes later turns increasingly dangerous.

A massive eel that alternates between a heavy single hit (Crash) and a triple hit plus Vigor gain (Thrash). When its HP drops to 70 (Asc 8: 75) for the first time, it becomes Stunned for one turn, then uses Terror to apply 99 Vulnerable — effectively permanent 50% increased damage taken for the rest of the fight. Timing the stun correctly is the key decision.

A three-segment centipede where each segment acts independently. The segments cycle through Writhe, Bulk, and Constrict in an offset pattern, meaning each turn features a different combination of attacks. Killed segments can revive if other segments are still alive, making this a fight that demands focused single-target elimination rather than spread damage.

An insect sorcerer with a Personal Hive power that stacks over the fight. It cycles through a triple-hit bee attack, a heavy single spear strike, and a Pheromone Spit buff that increases both Hive stacks and Strength. The key pain point: attacking the Entomancer with Attack cards adds Dazed status cards to your draw pile, rapidly clogging your hand.

A crystalline entity with the Vital Spark power: the first time it takes Attack damage each turn, it grants the attacker 1 bonus Energy. It cycles through a four-move rotation of Jab (heavy hit), Radiate (damage + Block), Whirlwind (triple hit), and Pulsate (Strength + Block buff). With 200 HP and Strength scaling, this is a tank that rewards careful energy management.

A three-enemy elite encounter featuring Flail Knight (101 HP), Spectral Knight (93 HP), and Magi Knight (82 HP). Each knight has a distinct threat profile: Flail Knight deals raw damage with Ram and double-hit Flail attacks; Spectral Knight applies Hex (turns your cards Ethereal, forcing end-of-turn discard) and attacks with Soul magic; Magi Knight debuffs with Dampen (reduces your power effectiveness) and builds toward a devastating 35-damage Magic Bomb.

A heavily armored mechanical knight with 3 stacks of Artifact (blocks the first 3 debuffs applied to it) and a punishing four-move cycle. It opens with Charge (25 damage), follows with Flamethrower (adds 4 Burn cards to your hand), then Windup (+5 Strength and 15 Block), and finally Heavy Cleave (35 damage). With 300 HP and Artifact protection, this is arguably the hardest elite in the game.

A spectral nexus that opens with Soul Burn (29 damage) and then randomly alternates between three attacks: Soul Burn (29 damage single hit), Maelstrom (6 damage x 4 multi-hit), and Drain Life (18 damage + applies Weak 2 and Vulnerable 2). It cannot use the same move twice in a row, creating unpredictable but manageable patterns. The combination of heavy damage and debuff stacking makes this elite a serious threat.

A beast that opens with a double-hit Claw, then cycles between Rip and Tear and Claw. Uses Roar once to apply 3 Vulnerable.

A fog creature that summons an Eye With Teeth minion on turn 1, then alternates between Thwack (damage + Strength) and Headbutt. Scales with Strength each time it uses Thwack.

Appears in groups of 3. Each starts with 1 Slippery (first hit only deals 1 damage). Cycles through Jab, Windup Punch, and Piercing Gaze.

Cycles through Butt (damage), Hesitant Slice (damage + Block), and Hiss (+2 Strength). In pairs, they start at different cycle points to desync their attacks.

Opens with Constrict (3 stacks of damage-over-time), then alternates between Lash/Thwack and reapplying Constrict. Constrict deals damage at end of your turn while the enemy lives.

Follows a 3-move cycle: Swipe (2-hit), Grasping Vines (damage + Tangled debuff), and Chomp (heavy hit). Tangled makes attacks cost extra energy.

A simple but dangerous scaling enemy. Uses Energy Orb every turn, dealing low damage but gaining 2 Strength each time. Must be killed quickly.

A spore enemy that applies Vulnerable and Frail while dealing moderate damage. Favors Frail Spores on its first turn, then randomly mixes debuffs and attacks.

Opens with Shrinker (applies Shrink debuff that reduces your attack damage by 30%), then alternates between Chomp and Stomp.

A scaling worm that cycles Acid Goop, Inhale (+7 Strength), Acid Goop. Each cycle hits harder as Strength permanently stacks.

Starts with 3 Suck stacks — gains 3 Strength every time it deals unblocked damage. Opens with Latch, then randomly uses Tackle (Frail), Lash (multi-hit), or Latch.

Opens with Ramming Speed (damage + 2 Wounds), then uses Haunt (2 Weak + 2 Frail + 2 Vulnerable). After turn 2, cycles Ramming Speed, Swipe, or Stomp randomly.

A fog entity that summons escalating numbers of Gas Bombs. Opens with Advanced Gas (damage + Smoggy), then alternates Bloat (summons Gas Bombs) and Super Gas Blast.

A gold-stealing gremlin with 20 Thievery. Cycles through double-hit attacks that steal gold, debuff with Weak, and gain Strength. On death, spawns Fat Gremlin (tries to flee with stolen gold) and Sneaky Gremlin.

A heavily armored clam with 8 Plating. Alternates between Jet (damage) and Pressurize (+4 Strength). Simple pattern but scales fast.

Appears in groups of 3. Randomly uses Scratch, Disease Bite, or Screech (Frail). Can summon additional rats with Call for Backup.

Appears in groups of 3. Uses Whip Slap, Glomp, and Goop (adds Slimed cards). Low HP individually but combined damage adds up.

Cycles through Whirl (damage), Spiken (+2 Thorns), and Spike Spit (3-hit + removes own Thorns). Thorns punish multi-hit attacks.

A predictable construct with 1 Artifact. Fixed cycle: READY (10 Block), Strong Punch (14 damage), Fast Punch (2-hit + Weak).

Always appears in pairs. Each has 2 Artifact. One opens with Clamp, the other with Screech. They alternate attacks each turn.

Appears in pairs with desynchronized attack patterns. Cycles through Toxic Cornucopia (adds Toxic cards), Bite (heavy damage), and Suck (damage + Strength).

Opens with Bite, then Burrows underground gaining 32 Block. While burrowed, uses Attack from Below (23 damage) with persistent Block. Breaking all its Block stuns it.

Starts asleep with 15 Plating and 3 Slumber. Does nothing while sleeping. After Slumber expires, loses Plating and uses Roll Out every turn (+2 Strength each time).

A flying insect that lays Tough Eggs, which hatch into Hatchlings. Opens with Lay Eggs (3 eggs), then cycles Smash and Tenderizer. Relays eggs when allies drop below 4.

A large louse with 14 Curl Up. Fixed 3-move cycle: Web Cannon (damage + 2 Frail), Curl and Grow (14 Block + 5 Strength), and Pounce (heavy hit).

A robot factory that summons minion bots (Zapbot, Stabbot, Guardbot, Noisebot). Fabricates new bots when it has fewer than 4 allies, otherwise attacks directly.

A tanky knight with 15 Plating. Cycles Tongue Lash (Frail), Strike Down Evil (heavy damage), and For the Queen (+5 Strength). Uses Beetle Charge (35 damage) once when below 50% HP.

A high-HP owl with a fixed 4-move cycle: Scrutiny (damage), Peck Assault (6-hit), Judicial Flight (Soar), and Verdict (massive damage + 4 Vulnerable).

The highest-HP normal monster at 266 HP. Fixed 4-move cycle: Vomit Ichor (10 Slimed cards), Furious Pummeling (4-hit), Leeching Hug (3 Weak + 3 Strength), Smother (30 damage).

An electric enemy with Galvanic 6. Fixed 3-move cycle: Shocking Slap (Frail), Thunder Strike (3-hit), and Galvanic Burst (damage + Strength).

Opens with Forbidden Incantation (gains 9 Ritual), then uses Savage every turn. Ritual grants Strength at end of turn, so Savage damage grows rapidly.

Appears in pairs with Stock 2 — when killed, a new Axebot spawns in its place. Opens with Boot Up (Block + Strength), then cycles attacks.

Starts with 13 Block and 1 Artifact. Opens with Charge Up (+2 Strength), then uses Repeater Blast twice (damage + Strength) and Expel Blast (2-hit). Scales fast.

Appears in groups of 3-4. Has Paper Cuts 2 — unblocked damage permanently reduces your Max HP. Cycles Chomp, Chew, and More Teeth (+2 Strength).