Despite being in early access, Slay the Spire 2 is off to a tremendous start and already has its hooks deep in everyone who picked it up and played it, becoming the quintessential ‘just one more run’ game that consumes hundreds of hours of your time in what feels like a few minutes tops. If the first one ruined your life by claiming your free time, then this one will do the same, but tenfold. And, again, we mean that in the best way possible.
And while it is only in early access and still has quite a way to go before it officially releases, the community couldn’t help themselves and has already released hundreds of mods for the game, aiming to enhance further the intoxicating experience it offers. And, yes, as expected, most of the mods for this game are also top-tier, making sure you never leave your PC and keep reaching higher and higher Ascensions!
Quick Restart
To start things off, we have the Quick Restart mod by luojiesi, which is just as simple as it sounds: it allows you to instantly restart the room you entered, resetting it to the state it was in when you first arrived. So, for example, if you purchased the wrong item in the Shop, hitting F5 would restart the room, allowing you to purchase the item you wanted instead. This mod also works at Camp and during combat encounters, making it extremely useful.
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Made a huge blunder during a boss encounter, knowing full well you can beat them with your current build? Simply refresh it and try again. While living with your mistakes is crucial to getting better and learning the game, there are times when you just want to burn the world down with your current build and don’t want your run to end quite yet. We cannot recommend this mod enough, as it can be an excellent practice tool, as well as a get out of jail free one!
Remove Multiplayer Player Limit
Next in line is the Remove Multiplayer Player Limit mod from RainG31716, which also does exactly what it claims to do: allows you to exceed the default four-player cap when playing online. The recommended option is to increase the limit to eight players, as it’s very stable. Still, you can make slight adjustments, allowing you to take it up to a staggering 16 players, which will likely invite some problems.
If you have more than three other friends helplessly bound to this game, have them all download this mod alongside you and let the chaos unfold. What’s also pretty cool about this mod is the enemies scale with how many additional players you add, meaning you won’t steamroll through each act because of your higher damage output, as they will adjust accordingly, making some encounters excruciating!
Better Spire 2
From there, we’re moving on to jdr1813’s Better Spire 2 mod, which adds in a laundry list of changes, allowing you to toggle which ones you want to enable in-game for a more personalized experience. Within this mod, you can hold the R key to instantly restart your current run, which can be very helpful when you know you’re cooked and just want to start your next attempt as soon as possible (something that happens more often than we care to admit).
Other than that, you can set it so it always skips the splash screen when booting the game, and you can toggle information that better displays incoming damage and how many hits and damage you will deal to the enemy. It’s incredibly useful and will improve your gameplay without feeling overly cheap. If you want better quality-of-life changes that don’t mess with the integrity of the game, snag this mod!
Recommended Route
Ever wanted to know what the most optimal route was in your current run? Well, fortunately, you can now with jackchen23456’s Route Suggest mod, which lets you view up to two routes at a time. The yellow route will showcase your optimal, less risky route, while the red one will provide the most aggressive route, which tends to offer greater rewards but with many more combat opportunities.
Overall, this mod can be extremely useful if you’re new to the game, as choosing a path can be pretty daunting to newcomers. However, once you get the hang of things, this mod becomes less viable to use, as you will naturally be able to scan your map and pick the best route for your wants and needs. Regardless, if this information helps you clear more runs, you should download this mod!
Act 4: Final Ascent
Our penultimate pick is iKenster’s remarkable Act 4: Final Ascent mod, which essentially adds a short and sweet final act to the game, allowing you to rest before taking on the Architect. Not only is the encounter quite complex, requiring lots of strategy to overcome, but it also offers separate stats if you manage to defeat the Architect, while also keeping your Act 1 through 3 stats, meaning your originally completed run still counts, even if you fall to the Architect.
This mod is exceptionally well done and offers the ultimate challenge for those who want to push their late-game builds even further and test how strong it really is. If you love the grueling challenge this game provides and want an even more formidable foe to fight at the end, download this mod as soon as possible; you will not regret it. Who doesn’t want to give this guy a piece of our mind after he effortlessly boops us on the head and insta-kills us at the end of each run?
Math Is Hard
Lastly, we have the Math is Hard mod from lingsamuel, which does all the calculations for you inside and outside of combat, allowing you to make the most calculated decisions across the board. While most of the equations you’re solving in this game aren’t too complex, once tons of buffs, debuffs, Relics, and other things get added into the mix, you can quickly lose track of just how much damage you will actually deal or receive from turn to turn.
If you find yourself experimenting with builds that rely heavily on applying debuffs and trying to get specific Relics that can alter your damage output and everything else, we recommend scooping this mod up, as it will likely be incredibly useful to you. While most players won’t really find this mod all that useful if they stick to the more basic builds, they still may find its Probability Calculations useful, as it can boil down the probability of receiving specific Potions, Cards, or Relics, which can severely influence your run!
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