How to Kill the Heart as Ironclad (Slay the Spire Guide)

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In this Slay the Spire guide, Baalorlord does an Ascension 5 run with Ironclad. First, he gives tips on choosing a path and a starting bonus. Later on, he explains his decision for each card he chooses and why it's important to the build. Towards the end, he gears up for an epic Heart fight you don't want to miss. Watch till the end to see if this deck wins it all!
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@plubog Жыл бұрын

Maybe I like dying to Book of Stabbing all the time

@Steinlagersan Жыл бұрын

Yes it is an really annoying but i recomend the relic that gives you block for every unblocked dmg i think its called self forming clay, i am no expert but hope it helps❤

@veptrix2776 Жыл бұрын

@@Steinlagersan I believe this is meant as a joke

@pr_squared 4 ай бұрын

@@Steinlagersan I bet all that block looks good on my corpse

@Razokk Жыл бұрын

I think spire might be the only game that comes close to making hyperdefensive strategies as much fun as aggressive ones.

@aaronstark5060 16 күн бұрын

34:58 That’s good advice. I recently had a run with the defect where I was down to 1 HP in the middle of act 2 and really thought about just tanking the run, but decided to just play it out. Ended up going all the way to the heart and coming within 350 damage of killing it. Which for me is rare.

@JerreMuesli 7 ай бұрын

After seeing this vid, I managed to immediately win the game with the Ironclad. You have given me valuable info like NOT picking cards. I lost track of all cards I did not pick with pain in my heart but my deck was lean and full of useful stuff. Thanks! Great video

@martinbrinkerhoff6323 Жыл бұрын

Your videos have helped me so much and I just beat the heart on ascension 18 for the first time yesterday!

@Dunkan85_ Жыл бұрын

'Don't forget to Recall. I'd recommend recalling at the second-to-last Bonfire to avoid accidentally Resting instead of Recalling at the last one' Hearing that *mere minutes* after beating Time Eater during a stressful, but strong run and seeing 'Victory?' with a Green and Blue key... hurt, lol.

@markucla Жыл бұрын

Ben there.

@swaggytee_ Жыл бұрын

That autopilot pain is killer 😭

@mememaster8050 Жыл бұрын

Let's goo, more Baalor beginner content, I benefited from your content and improved my gameplay a lot since I purchased the game like a few months ago, I hope many other people can do it with videos like this as well!

@nicklepony3227 Жыл бұрын

MAP MARKS!!! That's the name of the thing. I heard you say that mod name in an A20 in the past, but couldn't for the life of me remember that

@dangilboa6496 Жыл бұрын

Another great guide. sometimes you tend to forget the fundamentals of the game going into the higher levels. But these remain true no matter what difficulty level one plays. Highly recommend the twitch channel, one of the nicest communities on twitch: extremely nice ,helpful and excellent spire players hangs there. answering questions and discussing spire tactics while Baalor is doing his usual shenanigans.

@ultimate6927 Жыл бұрын

Started playing this game about a week ago saw this video and just beat the heart for the first time, thank you! Wishing you do this for all the classes 🤞

@Mozdk1 Жыл бұрын

Nice. Heart gets harder later, but the first heart win is something special.

@swaggytee_ Жыл бұрын

You literally have the best content. I love the way you explain the options, tech, and nuances of the game. It's all so beautiful. Thanks for the guide Baalord! Much appreciated 🙏

@carsoncooper6846 Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH for the content Baalor. Before I found your channel, I was fumbling my way up to A7-8… over the last 3 months I’m A18-A20 on all characters… and today I was 12 Hit Points away from completing my firsf A20 Heart Run with IronClad. You’ve taught me the importance of card draw, deck manipulation, and above all else that sometimes the best Card Reward is none at all. Cheers! = D

@robertmoore6315 7 күн бұрын

Wow- I thought I knew how to play this game and now I realize- I don’t have a clue. Didn’t even know there was a path to defeat the heart. Watching this guy makes me realize I am never going to put in the time to play or understand this game to this degree. Wow!

@kobarsos82 Жыл бұрын

Nice, I like the education stuff on fundamentals during these videos, will be interesting to see more of these, for other classes as well. Also I know its not possible to plan beforehand for this, but there are a few strong archetypes in each class (well sort of), so seeing some form of tutorial/walkthrough for each of those different cases would be good, as it would highlight quite different paths to deckbuilding. This was the barricade ironclad, but its also interesting to see a more exhaust-heavy deck how it plays, or just a strength deck in action a different example. This goes to other classes as well. Cheers

@OurCognitiveSurplus Жыл бұрын

I’m up to a18 and I didn’t know that’s how powers work 😂😂😂

@williamvandoeselaar7961 9 ай бұрын

After weeks of trying to get this I finally took the time to watch a video on how to do this. I watched half your video and understood the mentality to have. Tried a few times and finally got it. Thank you so much. you probably saved me another 2 weeks or so of game play. First time beating the heart and it feels amazing

@fovarberma752 Жыл бұрын

Following your videos (Ironclad card tier list and Minimalist achievement) I have combined the two: Rampage / Shrug it off are pretty good together. Took me a few attempts, and time-eater battle was tight, but it can be done.

@dwilliams21 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! I've beaten the Heart as Silent and Defect (haven't seriously tried with Watcher) but Ironclad eludes me, despite many many consecutive tries. You're an enjoyable host and clearly explain your thought processes. Very helpful!

@derekminna Жыл бұрын

Excellent content. Loving these videos. Recently purchased the game and really appreciating the outstanding, organized and well articulated commentary.

@TomasPiliponis 8 ай бұрын

This is by far most informative and educational Ironclad guide, thank you so much!

@alphabravo688 8 ай бұрын

What an awesome video! The way you explained everything was amazing. I really enjoyed this playthrough!

@danielmorton9956 Жыл бұрын

It was funny that you rolled into a situation where the "enemies have 1 hp" would trigger on the green elite 99% of the time. One of the better 1 hp starts I have seen.

@markucla Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. I'm such a chicken I would have taken that option, no doubt. I always look for that, I also suck at this game but getting better.

@danielmorton9956 Жыл бұрын

@@markucla That's funny because I tend to high-roll. I don't really care about my stats, and more about my time, so I want to see where a run is going. But now that I have A20 done across the board I might take more bad looking runs.

@flowerpixel Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. You do a fantastic job explaining things to a newbie

@liesalllies Жыл бұрын

17:30 "we're offered our first power" Rupture: am I a joke to you?

@j-cee2737 11 ай бұрын

That's a great guide! I love how you get into each and every intricacy of the game as you play. Recently my save file on the PS5 got corrupted just the day after I beat the Corrupted Heart with the Ironclad for the first time (it was a fluke) so this guide will definitely help me beat the Heart once again and reclaim that spicy alternate card artworks

@rukysgream Жыл бұрын

Oh my god I needed this so bad. I beat A20 but I've been stuck on A20H for WEEKS

@aanderson320 Жыл бұрын

Same T_T

@Shandlebar Жыл бұрын

I love the beginners content. Your watcher video and other content got my watcher from asc 2 to 9, and my first heart kill.

@dantevalentine7649 7 ай бұрын

Glad I found your channel. Picked this game up on sale and am really enjoying it. Just beat act 3 of ascension 1 for first time this morning

@seiferblade9180 Жыл бұрын

Might have to stop by a livestream sometime. I absolutely adore this little game, and your videos are well put together and your advice is so helpful, even if I have yet to win more than a single run lol. I just love seeing all the potential combos and playstyles

@NimDod Жыл бұрын

That was a great playthrough! you make it look easy. thank for you uploading

@rayjchrist Ай бұрын

Fantastic guide mate. Love it and greatly appreciate it as a noob. ❤

@slateportraichu5416 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial. this game is so much fun=3

@Nicolas-go2zq Жыл бұрын

Nice learning run ! Thanks you ;)

@Audio_Titan Жыл бұрын

“Let’s not mention the forbidden child” lmao. Thanks for this informative run!

@thedarkemissary Жыл бұрын

Great tips. Just got my first heart kill. Though it didn't really have anything to do with the tips, so much as, getting Torii + Tungsten Rod + J.A.X trivialized the 2nd half of the run.

@roryrichards2152 8 ай бұрын

Only watched half of this so far. Played a run and actually got to the end for the first time.

@darrenberkey7017 Ай бұрын

Impressive that you beat Hexaghost with only 22 health. My very first time playing the game, I beat the 1st tier boss (I don't remember which one) with 75 health going in, and I only had 26 at the end.

@joeywarren60 Жыл бұрын

I cannot wait for guides for each other class!

@johnjohnson7369 11 ай бұрын

This is so fun to watch, I’m trash at the game and seeing someone who knows the game so we’ll is so impressive

@udontknowme00 Жыл бұрын

I just started playing this week, and was kind of struggling with putting together a cohesive deck, and when I did put one together, it just wasn't enough to win. I watched this entire video and pretty much copied this block build card-for-card, and immediately got my first win on my first attempt. I also slotted in a few Body Slams so I didn't have to rely on that block chip-damage from Juggernaut as much and I could get through things just a bit faster. Time to spend 5 hours watching the videos for Silent and Defect now lmao

@lucaswilson212 Жыл бұрын

Had a run with 3 upgraded demon forms and as long as I got atleast one of them early combat it made every fight a cake walk. Most satisfying run ever.

@12shaymin12 Жыл бұрын

I’m ascension 14 for all characters and I’m watching a beginner guide because baelord lol

@chefpunjab Жыл бұрын

Perfect vid. Thanks man. Im on A5 or A6 on the clad. So This is great

@markucla Жыл бұрын

A5 for me,.

@voidify3 Жыл бұрын

I’m stuck on A5, hopefully this video will help

@patrickchapman8583 Жыл бұрын

I have to admit, I like Limit Break+ way more than I should even with just the strength from the Vraja relic.

@yunakitty2 Жыл бұрын

Even though I’ve played 1000 hours of this game, I love watching your basic stuff!

@TimTim3000 10 ай бұрын

Great tip about Headbutt plus Entrench. 999 Block here I come!

@Ausar_The_Vile1 8 ай бұрын

I played this video along with my Ironclad run, and I beat the heart about 4 minutes after this video’s heart died. Thank you

@MinecraftLovesSteve Жыл бұрын

"We've encountered our first power of the run" Rupture: am I a joke to you?

@lualhatilualhati Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS my lowest win rate is on ironclad 💀

@Sen-xe4ug 6 ай бұрын

im quite new to this channel and this is the first vid im watching, but this guy sounds so much like michael scofield and i love it

@Ryusuta 10 ай бұрын

He makes it look so easy...

@TheGaMePlAyEcKe Жыл бұрын

I am on asc 12-16 with all characters But I am stuck on asc 6 with the ironclad This is great for me

@markucla Жыл бұрын

I'm stuck at 5, can't wait to play again.

@Subpar1224 Жыл бұрын

I got to the final act 3 boss on a9 with a cycle through the whole deck block deck that would be able to kill the heart and forgot to take the blue key 🙄 thankfully I've killed the heart before so it's not that I'm missing a new experience it's just annoying haha

@mt33205 Жыл бұрын

watched the vid, played one round as ironclad, got first heart kill as ironclad. easy game and W video

@maxcarter50 Жыл бұрын

Will you be doing one of these for the defect? I struggle with this class and have been stuck on A11 for days.

@genevaconventionsviolator3994 2 ай бұрын

As he was talking about pathing I couldn't stop staring at that guaranteed burning elite with Neow's Lament LOL

@tclfan0180 Ай бұрын

Never guaranteed if you have to go through events, but more than likely yes

@genevaconventionsviolator3994 Ай бұрын

I was wondering if you can get event combat -> shop -> event combat in the game but he runs rng fix so the answer is definitely yes

@maximej.799 11 ай бұрын

I loved watching this, thank you ☺️ Question though: how do I make the elites that drop a key appear? I can't see the little glowing flame around the elites on the map.

@jmugwel 11 ай бұрын

You need to beat third boss with three heroes first.

@Thomas-oe4io 10 ай бұрын

Multiple headbutt and anger cards is OP.

@literallyalois2966 10 ай бұрын

Metalice and Barricade OP bro, got the intangible cards that make enemies deal 1 damage and that just spirals out of control!

@GodzillaFreak 2 ай бұрын

I got through the end of act 3, and then got the cutscene where I attack the heart, but then the game just rolled credits? Granted this was my first ever run in the game.

@Baalorlord 2 ай бұрын

You have to first unlock the heart by winning a run with Ironclad, Silent and Defect. You can't fight it immediately on your first run, it's more of a "true ending".

@mhasemore Жыл бұрын

Damnit I was hoping to beat Act 4 with Ironclad without using a defensive build. Last two runs I had incredible strength scaling but the elite and heart shredded me every time.

@jumpedintheriverwhatdidise5499 Жыл бұрын

i always struggle with Ironclad, never seem to be able to get enough block

@Optimisticmystic Жыл бұрын

I play on xbox, have ascension 3. Theres no fire under an elite nor the triple shard thing in top left

@fovarberma752 Жыл бұрын

You could have had a 1HP upgraded elite :P 1 monster, 2 shops, 2 events.

@tomthecasual5337 Жыл бұрын

not worth it though, since you got two wasted floors in those shops + potential curse events afterwards. for this run that would cost 7 max hp, around 40 gold, one upgrade, two card rewards and a potion from the fights (the thorns pot was crucial for hexaghost) i recommend elite sniping when you got something like event->event->shop->fire->elite or you can snipe two elites in a row.

@mvo2201 11 ай бұрын

Wasn't it worth to pick warcry in the last shop? It looked like 2 draw for free in my view but I can be wrong

@maxpennacchini3261 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been playing this on Xbox for about a year and you cannot drink potions after a battle or in a shop. Was this a recent patch or am I doing something wrong?

@TheSilvercue 10 ай бұрын

My map does not show an elite with flames around...?

@robertmiller4139 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing me just how bad I am at this game.

@Mirul-ef3jb 5 ай бұрын

Body slam couldve been useful in this scenario where you have pretty much alot of def

@Feshist 9 ай бұрын

With the tips you gave in this video i managed to beat the heart! Mad propz!

@aragorn420 Жыл бұрын

You are the best

@DavidLee-kj5fx Жыл бұрын

1:26:20 why get rid of speed potion instead on blessing of the forge? your whole deck is already upgraded pretty much and you have barricade, wouldn't the speed potion be better?

@swaggytee_ Жыл бұрын

Hmmm that is a good question.

@Iscannon Жыл бұрын

What the hell 500 hours in Slay the Spire and several things I had never noticed, like Shop layout and prices, and the Hexaghost scaling attack

@hom-sha-bom 8 ай бұрын

Guy really said you don't get cards or potions from unknown rooms

@KevinTheEluder Жыл бұрын

This is by far my worst character. I’m looking forward to learn what I haven’t been able to work out about him yet.

@adamsmith4162 8 ай бұрын

I have an obsession with trying to take on every elite and failing 😂

@alek.bear. 6 ай бұрын

EDIT: OMG!!! I BEAT IT! I DID IT!!! 😁😁😁 1:49:00 I finally found a way to reach the heart for the first time... Infinity cards (Anger+)+Draw a Card when you have 0 and Armor everytime i get the discard pile cards, but NO WAY TO DEAL WITH THOSE CARDS IT ADDS TO MY DECK... #Sad It's impossible to beat the heart with only 1 card deck? 😭😭😭

@jayfox4291 2 ай бұрын

I ALWAYS do burning elite in area 1, and try getting all 3 keys unless i can’t handle it. But i avoid more elites. Maybe my bad.

@meganlynch532 11 күн бұрын

The burning elite tends to be an Act 2 or Act 3 elite for me. If I die in Act 1 my Neow Blessing the following run will be pretty crap, so I try to get to the Act 1 Boss no matter what.

@jayfox4291 11 күн бұрын

@@meganlynch532 i beat heart 3 times now.

@bleakilla 11 ай бұрын

1:35:45 any reason we didn't play Anger here? or was that just an oversight, trying to get better at this haha

@meganlynch532 11 күн бұрын

I think he was trying to build up to the 999 block to demonstrate how it's possible. Otherwise may have been keeping an eye on nunchaku and managing that.

@cosmicman4963 11 ай бұрын

damn, body slam would have been nuts on this run, its quite unlucky you never got it as an option.

@ryuk5673 11 ай бұрын

True

@Dusaintduvel 9 ай бұрын

It never lets me fight him on iPhone

@RageGod-yx1om 8 ай бұрын

You could have taken 1 health combat gone middle and just hope for no random encounters in unknown and killed the burning elite in turn 1

@JazzToTheTwo Жыл бұрын

Does ascension 5 damage you? Like if you somehow manage to kill the Act 1 boss on full health, will you remain full health? Or will you take 25% damage going onto the next act?

@Thisisthegreatestatofalltime Жыл бұрын

No you just don’t heal to full

@Yamatoniel Жыл бұрын

Theres just no better feeling than using Ironchad with 999 block and Body Slam

@L0Lzars Жыл бұрын

how u get that much block?

@Yamatoniel Жыл бұрын

@@L0Lzars Blockade, multiple Entrench

@Maelthorn1337 2 ай бұрын

I have yet to beat the heart at A0 after... I dunno, 30 runs? I must have sub-100 IQ or something because this game makes me feel like I'm the dumbest person in the world.

@diegoparga9324 Ай бұрын

To me, the hardest thing to do is NOT taking any card.

@delta8087 Жыл бұрын

I just started Playing how do I unlock the Flaming elite

@jmugwel 11 ай бұрын

Beat the game with three heroes first.

@voidify3 Жыл бұрын

There was a burning elite snipe available, why did you not mention it?

@markucla Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Just making a comment.

@paticemd Жыл бұрын

0:28 what does it mean to be balanced around Ascension 4?

@evild00r30 Жыл бұрын

the difficulty of the game, including the strength of cards, potions, and events, is designed around how the game plays at ascension 4.

@paticemd Жыл бұрын

@@evild00r30 oh okay thank you!

@Drecon84 Жыл бұрын

"Powers are very... " (oh no, I almost said powerful, let's restart that sentence) I can read your mind you know ;)

@IncognitoSprax 3 ай бұрын

Man literally can't be touched lol

@davidxiao7776 Жыл бұрын

Hm... I feel like he made the best decision not doing this, but still, he probably should've mentioned a burning elite snipe as an option. He had one guaranteed combat and 2 ? marks, giving him a good chance of having a burning elite with 1 HP. This would've been a massive boost. Admittedly, maybe less good, but still something new players should be aware of.

@Loalrikowki Жыл бұрын

Probably because, like the apparitions, a snipe isn't helpful in a tutorial setting where you want as "normal" of a run as you can manage.

@davidxiao7776 Жыл бұрын

@@Loalrikowki True. I just felt like he should've pointed out the possibility, that's all. Explained what it would have meant.

@frankw544 10 ай бұрын

What’s crazy is that the deck looked like shit then dominated

@sevenayashinedown1283 Жыл бұрын

Should be been how to become an Ironchad.

@AlanBool Жыл бұрын

Killed the heart for the first time watching this video but too bad I was playing Slay the Spire and didnt really listen to a word you said. Anyway thanks for the background noise.

@vanessastalacmaw5581 Жыл бұрын

I must be awful at this game, cause with Ironclad, I CANNOT pass Ascent 4. My other characters are on 5 and 6, but I must be allergic to Ironclad or something.

@CosmicIceCream Жыл бұрын

It's not you, I had a similar experience. Ironclad requires carefully balancing offense and defense like all other characters only with the added difficulty of treading the fine line of of deciding when to take cards that directly hit your health pool. Personally even though he's the starting character, I think his unique playstyle is tough to grasp at first. I used to get crushed on ironclad regularly, but after lots and lots of playtime, he's now my highest win rate character. And Spire on Ascension 5+ is generally a pretty tough challenge every time regardless of character. Hang in there!

@vanessastalacmaw5581 Жыл бұрын

@@CosmicIceCream funny thing is, I find I have an easier time with Defect than Ironclad. I just lost with Defect on A8 against Time Eater while I cannot pass the pear as Ironclad on A4

@CosmicIceCream Жыл бұрын

@@vanessastalacmaw5581 Nice, he's probably my lowest win rate character. But also such a blast to play 👍