You know, Dead Branch runs remind me how missed of an opportunity not making Master Reality a colorless card is. Every character could benefit from it to some degree or another. Clad can Dual Wield stuff, Silent has Shiv-nanigans, Defect has Creative AI, and Watcher's Rare pool becomes a little more consistent while still retaining access to it.
Timestamps for when Baalor picks up the cards and relic in the thumbnail (Adrenaline, Blade Dance x3, and Wrist Blade): Blade Dance #1: (15:58) Adrenaline: (31:35) Wrist Blade: (32:47) Blade Dance #2: (40:57) Blade Dance #3: (1:01:10) The Silent is getting stabby in this seedy part of the Spire!
The [Omamori] pickup in lieu of the [Sapphire Key] was such a reminder that this game is about _actual_ decision making in real-time and not reflexively relying on previously drafted, one-size-fits-all solutions. Monkey brain click blue key every time here because "Hey I already calculated this before".
"Hmm, Omamori is good for some act 3 events...maybe I should -" _"My Liege, you could take on the Heart right now with two Defends and a Sneaky Strike. Surely you should just pick up the Blue Key"_
Random thought: Does anyone else think that banana and donut should be swapped? Donut gives you a burst of energy (life) now, but no benefits in the long term, banana gives you not much life in the short term, but is the healthier option for the longterm?
Act 4 is like that, but it's particularly bad on the Heart Fight. Imagine if instead of beat of death, that instead the end boss attacked you for an extra 20 if you didn't play at least 6 cards on your turn.
Also I'm sure you've heard before, but I am extremely appreciative of you explaining your thinking behind your decisions. You've definitely made my play better.
Does dead branch work with prismatic shard- does it make cards from all colours? And does it work with watchers master reality? It makes shives upgraded, but does it make a dead branch created cards upgraded too?
As the above comment said, it does work with Master Reality; dead branch cards are cards created in combat. You can only generate your class cards, however, shard only changes card reward options. So power/attack/skill potions cannot generate out of class cards with shard either.
Dam slim boss really said “no shivs. Double it and give it to the next person.” Then champ said “double it and give it to the next person” then the act 3 bosses caught hands… lol
I dont understand: I played this seed (before watching this video). I had the same start (card choice etc.), but not the same relics. I'm using "rng fix" mod. How is that possible? Is there an event that changes the relic outcome?
Did you take the same path? If not, you might get a slightly different relic outcome because you get relics of different rarities than what Baalor got. Do you have unlocks left? If you haven't unlocked all relics, that can impact it too.
@@Baalorlord I think that I took a different path (don't remember exactly), but typically never got that toxic egg nor the gremlin horn. I got centenial puzzle + Ink bottle instead. I may have messed up with rngfix somehow (first time I'm using it), I don't know how though. I have no unlock left. EDIT : same issue occured with this week's seed, same card reward & cie, but not the relics. Should be related with RngFix not being applied or smthing...
@@Baalorlord I just have basemod, rngfix and relicstats enabled (maybe the latter is the culprit?) Or maybe I'm doing something wrong with the mods. I'm just supposed to tick the corresponding box when launching "Spire with Mods" right? Anyway, thank you for taking the time answering me!
Not required, but if you're looking for damage, 1 energy for 12 damage or 16 upgraded is a good rate. And synergizes well with other relics (Ornamental Fan, Kunai, Shuriken, Nunchaku, Ink Bottle) and Silent cards (After Image, Finisher, Thousand Cuts, Terror). Just bear in mind, if your deck is very card-spammy, it will ALWAYS give you Time Eater in Act III (not really, it'll just feel like it). Good luck on your runs!
As the person said it synergies with a lot of things, including stuff like strength and the boot. Or orange pellets giving you an attack and skill for 1 energy. It can also be good with calc gamble filling your hand with more cards to discard if you need to dig deeper.
Not a must, it does make certain fights harder. It will often (unless your damage amplification is huge) make Time Eater harder, it's a little rough if you draft more than 1 against nob, it can make chosen/chosen+1 much harder, and without after image it can make beat of death really hard to deal with. I think dagger throw, predator and dash are your premium floor 1 takes, but blade dance is so much better than strike that you can't be too unhappy with it.
Silent can win primarily with card spam (with Blade Dance as a key card), poison, and discard/draw engines. The card spam is powerful up front, but can really struggle against time eater and the heart. The ninja relics and dead branch really fuel the build. You'll note he still almost died to slime boss before getting synergies going.
@@ogolthorp This is exactly it. Because you don't know what relics you're getting it it could end up giving you an unremovable curse for nothing. I took one after Hexaghost where I got a Boot, Bottled Flame, and Girya (in a deck that was already full poison by the end of Act 1). The game has a sense of humor lol.
i also wonder about this, baalor usually says slimbo is more difficult for the silent than others yet i feel like most the yt silent videos are act 1 slimbo
Just my hot take: I think the video titles on your undedited channel are way mor creative! I get that the clickbaity titles probably pull in more viewers though
The absolute disrespect on the Burst + Dark Shackles on Champ's Execute was amazing.
You know, Dead Branch runs remind me how missed of an opportunity not making Master Reality a colorless card is. Every character could benefit from it to some degree or another.
Clad can Dual Wield stuff, Silent has Shiv-nanigans, Defect has Creative AI, and Watcher's Rare pool becomes a little more consistent while still retaining access to it.
Timestamps for when Baalor picks up the cards and relic in the thumbnail (Adrenaline, Blade Dance x3, and Wrist Blade):
Blade Dance #1: (15:58)
Adrenaline: (31:35)
Wrist Blade: (32:47)
Blade Dance #2: (40:57)
Blade Dance #3: (1:01:10)
The Silent is getting stabby in this seedy part of the Spire!
Thanks
The [Omamori] pickup in lieu of the [Sapphire Key] was such a reminder that this game is about _actual_ decision making in real-time and not reflexively relying on previously drafted, one-size-fits-all solutions.
Monkey brain click blue key every time here because "Hey I already calculated this before".
Omamori is one of my favorite relics to get early because the reward for curses is usually pretty big.
"Hmm, Omamori is good for some act 3 events...maybe I should -"
_"My Liege, you could take on the Heart right now with two Defends and a Sneaky Strike. Surely you should just pick up the Blue Key"_
Random thought: Does anyone else think that banana and donut should be swapped? Donut gives you a burst of energy (life) now, but no benefits in the long term, banana gives you not much life in the short term, but is the healthier option for the longterm?
Definitely agree on this. Fits with the theme that fruit gives max health like pear, mango and the last fruit.
@@gerbenklein8058 Strawberry! :)
41:52 my dumb ass was like “madness does no damage wtf is he talking about?!” 😂😂😂
I love how insanely strong the run is, then boom, heart moment
Act 4 is like that, but it's particularly bad on the Heart Fight.
Imagine if instead of beat of death, that instead the end boss attacked you for an extra 20 if you didn't play at least 6 cards on your turn.
“Deafeat? Impossible!” ~ Puny Weakling boss, circa 2024
2:45 I never even thought about that for boss swap. Black star silent is literal death. 😂😂😂 probably couldn’t even fight two elites that act….
Dang, tense heart fight!
FINALLY WRISTBLADE
decks like this is when you really appreciate concentrate
Good video quality as always, but it would be better if you make the video titles more varied, like a dad joke for each video!
Getting a free dad joke from him everytime would feel like cheating but that's an amazing idea
I actually do post a dad joke with every stream vod over on the unedited channel!
Titles are fine, but it misses a 🤔face on every thumbnail
Baalor you’re the man
@@PavelSamsonovqqand a big red arrow pointing at a circle
Some crazy stuff but closer than I imagined.
The Champion? more like the Chumpion lmao
Wow this got silly. As soon as dead branch came up I cackled.
Also I'm sure you've heard before, but I am extremely appreciative of you explaining your thinking behind your decisions. You've definitely made my play better.
Does dead branch work with prismatic shard- does it make cards from all colours? And does it work with watchers master reality? It makes shives upgraded, but does it make a dead branch created cards upgraded too?
Dead Branch does work with Master Reality as I understand it, but doesn't work with Prismatic Shard.
As the above comment said, it does work with Master Reality; dead branch cards are cards created in combat. You can only generate your class cards, however, shard only changes card reward options. So power/attack/skill potions cannot generate out of class cards with shard either.
Rare footage of Baalor passing on a Leg Sweep
Dam slim boss really said “no shivs. Double it and give it to the next person.” Then champ said “double it and give it to the next person” then the act 3 bosses caught hands… lol
Never thought I’d live to see the day Baalor flexes that hard on champ
Baalor says Skewer never benefits from wrist blade, but what if you play it for zero with chem x?
32:46 doesn't wristblade work with X-cost when you have chem-X? (When playing with 0 energy)
No, wrist blade only works for cards that explicitly say 0.
I dont understand: I played this seed (before watching this video). I had the same start (card choice etc.), but not the same relics.
I'm using "rng fix" mod.
How is that possible? Is there an event that changes the relic outcome?
Did you take the same path? If not, you might get a slightly different relic outcome because you get relics of different rarities than what Baalor got.
Do you have unlocks left? If you haven't unlocked all relics, that can impact it too.
@@Baalorlord I think that I took a different path (don't remember exactly), but typically never got that toxic egg nor the gremlin horn.
I got centenial puzzle + Ink bottle instead.
I may have messed up with rngfix somehow (first time I'm using it), I don't know how though.
I have no unlock left.
EDIT : same issue occured with this week's seed, same card reward & cie, but not the relics. Should be related with RngFix not being applied or smthing...
Yeah, that does seem to be an issue with rngfix. Or maybe you are running another mod that impacts the rng beyond just rngfix?
@@Baalorlord I just have basemod, rngfix and relicstats enabled (maybe the latter is the culprit?)
Or maybe I'm doing something wrong with the mods. I'm just supposed to tick the corresponding box when launching "Spire with Mods" right?
Anyway, thank you for taking the time answering me!
Do we think that it was ever key the dead branch?
Do we know how many cards dead branch made? I am curious because settle down dead branch lmao
You can check in the run history linked in the video description! Dead Branch made a total of 380 cards. That's 22 per combat, or 5 per turn!
So with silent, blade dance looks like a MUST on most runs? I’m trying to learn new character beside ironclad
Not required, but if you're looking for damage, 1 energy for 12 damage or 16 upgraded is a good rate. And synergizes well with other relics (Ornamental Fan, Kunai, Shuriken, Nunchaku, Ink Bottle) and Silent cards (After Image, Finisher, Thousand Cuts, Terror). Just bear in mind, if your deck is very card-spammy, it will ALWAYS give you Time Eater in Act III (not really, it'll just feel like it).
Good luck on your runs!
As the person said it synergies with a lot of things, including stuff like strength and the boot. Or orange pellets giving you an attack and skill for 1 energy.
It can also be good with calc gamble filling your hand with more cards to discard if you need to dig deeper.
Not a must, it does make certain fights harder. It will often (unless your damage amplification is huge) make Time Eater harder, it's a little rough if you draft more than 1 against nob, it can make chosen/chosen+1 much harder, and without after image it can make beat of death really hard to deal with. I think dagger throw, predator and dash are your premium floor 1 takes, but blade dance is so much better than strike that you can't be too unhappy with it.
Silent can win primarily with card spam (with Blade Dance as a key card), poison, and discard/draw engines. The card spam is powerful up front, but can really struggle against time eater and the heart. The ninja relics and dead branch really fuel the build. You'll note he still almost died to slime boss before getting synergies going.
Ngl I really wish I could see how this run would have gone without Dead Branch. It is silly, but so are shivs without it.😢
I see the shiv, i hit the button
What am I missing? How is calling bell a bad boss swap?
You’re essentially losing 3 draws your first time through the deck for relics that might not do much.
@@ogolthorp This is exactly it. Because you don't know what relics you're getting it it could end up giving you an unremovable curse for nothing. I took one after Hexaghost where I got a Boot, Bottled Flame, and Girya (in a deck that was already full poison by the end of Act 1). The game has a sense of humor lol.
Hot take: Banana and Donut rewards should be swapped in the Big Fish event.
I see Silent, I click.
Can anyone link me to the video where he mastered Writhe? I can't seem to find it.
Here you go: ruclips.net/video/3IHBuQMexbA/видео.html
@@Baalorlord thank you!
shiv deck? m in
Why does silent always get slime boss ??
i also wonder about this, baalor usually says slimbo is more difficult for the silent than others yet i feel like most the yt silent videos are act 1 slimbo
you'd swear this run is seeded 🤔
He does say it's seeded, somewhere around combat 2/3
@@kjr4946 I know
I actually killed the heart only after 100ish hours of tries with the Silent.
For those who also struggle.
Dead Branch is better than you think.
Just my hot take: I think the video titles on your undedited channel are way mor creative! I get that the clickbaity titles probably pull in more viewers though
vF7jUQKHOLE Wow, speakinf of seeds that's almost a NSFW video ID
i instant click...
First!