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PaperclipPerfector  6mo ago (text post)   3598 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for March 6, 2026

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It seems to me now that one of the essential things to get a character that can finish a run is to put together some kind of synergy; to plan out a deck as soon as you've got a few rewards because they point you in some direction(s). This is where a newbie has little or no knowledge to feed on to put together that plan. If I knew a few strong builds for the character by heart I could easily decide on a path from an early point and build the deck for synergy.

One related issue I seem to run into is that I try to be an all-rounder with both decent defense and decent attack. Ending up with not having massive attacks and not having massive blocks to survive the most difficult act 2 bosses/act 3 bosses.

I will give Defect another go in the coming days. I failed early when I tried him. The zapping/dual-casting is pretty cool though. Regent seems more hit-or-miss than any other character. But I like his style. I reached the act 3 boss with him. Necrobinder's aesthetic is kinda cool too. I see people getting very strong Silents but she's not my cup of tea. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(I think I will stop taking the Greed card (+333 gold for an eternal curse that can't be removed at the shop). It makes the run more reliant on RNG; if you don't see something good to spend that gold on in the first shop, you've clogged your deck for no reason. I found a decent guide/rating system to the Ancient rewards here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3680984107 )

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