The latest update for Slay the Spire 2 is here, and several enemies have received alterations. On top of that, there are some general quality-of-life changes, and smatterings of bugfixes and new animations - and a couple of tweaks not listed in Mega Crit's news post.
Aeonglass, the latest boss to be added to the roguelike deckbuilder, has had its abilities tweaked, as well as its Wither and Withering Presence adjusted. Ramming Speed's been taken away from Haunted Ship, leaving them to switch between Swipe and Stomp.
The order of attack for Punch Construct is now Ready into Fast Punch into Strong Punch, and it now leaves opponents with Frail as opposed to Weak. Skulking Colony's gotten a couple of buffs: their HP is up to 75(80), and Hardened Shell's more powerful too. On the flipside, it no longer gets Block and its Smash is gone. Infested Prism's gotten a full rework, but there's no mention of the extent of the changes.
In terms of broader changes, the biggie is that if you've put Vulnerable on an enemy, it doesn't decrease if you take an extra turn. The same is true for other ailments, like Frail, Intangible, and the like.
Four of Ironcad's cards have been buffed: Drum of Battle; Howl From Beyond; Entrench; and Unrelenting. Necrobinder's got one buff, to Death March, and one nerf, Debilitate, while the colorless card Fasten no offers slightly less Block.
Some changes aren't listed by Mega Crit, like those to Astral Pulse. It now does 6(8) damage to all enemies, and players are a little befuddled about this being left off the list. "Did they cut completely the card change section?" a fan asks on Reddit. "Regent Astral Pulse got reworked and Scare isn't explained ."
Despite this, Aeonglass is one of the bigger facets resonating within the community. "Aeonglass is much stronger, that's good But the damage output is wayy too high," one fan says in response on Twitter. "Aeonglass might be worse than doormaker," another adds.
As Slay the Spire 2 continues its run in early access, expect more changes, big and small, in the coming months. Even ones the devs don't directly tell you about.
