Slay the Spire | Complete Beginner's Guide and Beyond

Slay the Spire | Complete Beginner's Guide and Beyond | Episode 1

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I love Slay the Spire. I want other people to enjoy it and love it like I do, so I'm making a complete beginner's guide with the hope of helping new players to this amazing game--or even those previously put off by the learning curve--understand the basics. I've spent over 1000 hours trying to Slay the Spire and am starting the guide with a brand new account to thoroughly explain all aspects of the game from the ground up. This guide goes Beyond the basics and clears the game with each character, then proceeds to clear Ascension 1 with the characters to show you more situations and explain more combos and cards!
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@DrIncompetent 4 ай бұрын

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@rumination2399 11 ай бұрын

I feel the labour of love here. I'm sure it seems like kindergarten level to some but for a brand new player who's casual these days its nice to have a patient and complete explanation. Pretty rare.

@DrIncompetent 11 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you don't mind me being thorough haha ;) this is such a great game and I hope you are enjoying it!

@flowerpixel Жыл бұрын

Omg, thank you. The other KZfaq guides weren't basic enough for me. I've never played a card game like this before

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Haha, great! I'm so glad this is helpful for you :) This is such a fun game!

@georgevoknerech228 4 ай бұрын

This channel is, like, criminally underrated??? I cannot imagine the amount of work that went into these series. This is undoubtedly the best StS guide on this platform.

@DrIncompetent 4 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you have found this series to be helpful! I hope you are enjoying StS--it's one of my favorites haha

@Wyshes 10 ай бұрын

I'm an intermediate level player but still found this guide very useful in terms of fully explaining the core gameplay loop. Even found some thought processes I don't normally go through. Fantastic guide for new players - will be sharing this when I try to convince more people to play. Thanks for the video!

@DrIncompetent 10 ай бұрын

I am so glad you have found this helpful! Thank you so much for sharing it with folks to help get new players into the game! Haha, it's so fun--I've been playing for years and it still holds up! :D

@denios36 Жыл бұрын

Amazing beginner series, thanks for explaining the choices and thought processes, this is a good a primer as it gets!

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Haha, awesome! I am so glad you are finding this helpful ☺️ This is such a great game.

@tarawright4339 10 күн бұрын

Just started playing a few days ago, but I've played enough to immediately laugh when you accidentally took the Body Slam lol Enjoying the guide! Looking forward to filling in gaps in my knowledge

@DrIncompetent 10 күн бұрын

Haha, classic misclick moment ;D Thank you for watching! I hope you are finding the series to be helpful :D

@tarawright4339 9 күн бұрын

@@DrIncompetent haha well I was definitely undervaluing elite encounters in planning my paths. Won a run last night where I fought all three elites in the first act, which set me up nicely for the rest of the run

@effiecross2008 Жыл бұрын

I normally only play survival games, so this is extremely different than my usual. I tried a couple of other vids on this game, one even claiming to be a tutorial, and I was TOTALLY lost! This video explained things so well, and made it look lots of fun also. I'm off to buy it during the spring Steam sale, I just can't resist the excellent price and the super high review ratings. I will definitely be watching more of this series. Thanks!

@effiecross2008 Жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention-I subscribed!

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Thank you! ^_^

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Oh great! I am so glad you found it helpful ^_^ This game is so fantastic once you understand it; it is brutal and has a learning curve, but is worth those reviews imo!

@TimTim3000 11 ай бұрын

Recently picked up this game and I've been watching various videos on it to try and get better, but this series has been the most helpful by far. Thanks for doing it. It's still valid in 2023 :)

@DrIncompetent 11 ай бұрын

Oh great! I am so glad you are finding these to be helpful :) This is such a fun game!

@Bolkiebasher 9 ай бұрын

Bought it two years ago but stopped playing as I got frustrated :-). Now I'm back and loving it...but need this guide.

@RoninVikendi Жыл бұрын

Great video, helped alot! 😁 Slow, methodical and easy to understand.

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Great! So glad it was helpful :) This is such a fun game!

@lordfolter9709 Жыл бұрын

Heard about this title so many times but i always thought it wouldn't be my thing. I'm not that into card games but i love rogue-likes. Finally installed it a few days ago and it's sooo good. I'm addicted. Your videos are very good and extremly helpful. Thank you so much! Have a nice day!

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Haha, yes! This game totally hooks you once you get in to it. It's so good. I keep coming back! haha. I'm so glad you found these videos helpful. Have fun slaying that spire haha

@lordfolter9709 Жыл бұрын

@@DrIncompetent Thanks, man!

@TheGavranatar 8 ай бұрын

Great guide. I found a lot of the other YT vids were too focused on one thing, really needed this

@DrIncompetent 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! I'm so glad you have found this series to be useful and I hope you are enjoying the game!

@CRNomad 2 ай бұрын

Best beginners guide for this game by far. Had to put you in 1.5x speed haha, but thank you so much for the guide.

@DrIncompetent 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I love this game haha

@w0mblemania Жыл бұрын

This was very good, thank you! Your voice is measured, pleasant to listen to, and you instruct well.

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Oh great! I'm so glad you found it helpful ^_^ This is such a fantastic game ;)

@Noxlion28 Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the guide man! I bought this game on my Switch when it went on sale on Black Friday and I’m mega addicted now. It took me 20 runs but I finally beat my first A0 on Ironclad! I’ll be watching the rest of this series so I can confidently compete in the daily challenges 😂

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Great job! I love this game, haha. I have it on Switch AND PC so I can play wherever haha. Have fun with the other classes!

@despicablememe4140 6 ай бұрын

Great guide. Very in depth. Hopefully its still relevant i plan on getting this game soon my friend said its very good and ive never even heard of it.

@DrIncompetent 6 ай бұрын

Nothing major has changed, so all of this is still relevant! It's a great game and I hope you have fun with it!

@BenSmerg 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this series! Brand new to the game and really enjoying it, and that is partly due to these videos! Subscribed!

@DrIncompetent 4 ай бұрын

So glad you have been finding this series to be helpful! I love this game haha

@mpc2846 3 ай бұрын

I just recently got back to the game and this series is very helpful. Thanks!

@DrIncompetent 3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I love this game haha

@neet_chillin8772 Жыл бұрын

Damn nice! Eventhough I know most of the stuff you're explaining since I played in pre-release days for 100 hours I just feel so bad at the game coming back. Still very entertaining though and I'm hoping to learn a lot through the next coming videos (which I can and will just go watch now) Kudos!

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm so glad you are finding this useful and fun, even though you know the basics :) Yeah, this game is amazing but coming back can be tough as it can get brutally difficult haha

@brandonisburied 9 ай бұрын

this game is so insanely complex. my brain hurts. thanks for explaining all these terminologies, mechanics. i m doing bit better. reached halfway through act3 today.

@DrIncompetent 9 ай бұрын

Nice run! The game is a lot to handle at first, I agree. It's so good when it clicks--I'm still playing it haha

@brandonisburied 9 ай бұрын

@@DrIncompetent i finally won with ironclad today 😭😭 used searing shot with double tap and whirlwind for AOE

@ArnieStein Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing these Doc! I can't wait to start (newb).

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm so glad you find these helpful :) Have fun with this game--it's tremendous!

@mofoquette 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this guide! I am a relatively new gamer and always wanted to try a deck building game but it kind of intimidated me. Your guide is really great and your explanations are so good and helpful! I am already hooked on this game by watching this - I am gonna go and buy it now.

@DrIncompetent 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! I am so glad you have found this helpful and are going to get the game! I have over 1k hours in Slay the Spire haha--it's so good!

@mofoquette 10 ай бұрын

Bought it! Now waiting for the weekend to start. I also looked at Inscryption before watching your guide but I think Slay the Spire is a bit more accessible for a newbie - especially with your guide. I totally get the 1000 hours haha - this is addictive from watching alone.

@DrIncompetent 10 ай бұрын

@@mofoquette Haha, nice! Inscryption is good too, but is a different kind of game in many ways ;)

@ronniecurry7557 17 күн бұрын

Hey man, thanks for the extremely thorough walkthrough! It's almost like ELI5 level but i love it and your video helped immensely!

@DrIncompetent 17 күн бұрын

Haha, yeah I try to explain it as if you've never played the game or even a card game before, so it gets pretty in-depth but it's such a great game and there's a ton to explain haha

@Stomp_It 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the help !! Excellent guide!

@DrIncompetent 10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I hope you are enjoying the game--it's one of my favs haha

@Stomp_It 10 ай бұрын

Im a noob.. but Im learning and having fun !!! @@DrIncompetent

@cranknnutz Жыл бұрын

Great guide, thank you!

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Awesome! So glad it was helpful :) I hope you enjoy this awesome game ;)

@CamfreyFR 3 ай бұрын

Hands down best guide out there.

@DrIncompetent 3 ай бұрын

Haha, so glad you are enjoying this series and finding it to be helpful :D

@colindanger3396 7 ай бұрын

I’m here after your awesome Graveyard Keeper playlist

@DrIncompetent 7 ай бұрын

Haha, awesome! This game is great

@colindanger3396 7 ай бұрын

@@DrIncompetent May I ask, have you done any videos on Pirates Outlaws? If not - do take a look at the game. I’m completely in love with it. Roguelike deck builder. With pirates.

@bugged-outmario1753 Жыл бұрын

Dude I have no idea what you’re on about the boot is amazing no matter how weak you are you will always be able to do at least 5 damage. It Especially synergizes well with the shivs

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Haha, the boot can be okay at times, but it's not my favorite ;) 1 extra damage on shivs is not bad but... Vajra is 1 extra damage on shivs and ALL attacks, not just sub 5 damage attacks, as a comparison.

@Mogrim27 8 ай бұрын

Thanks this was helpful!

@DrIncompetent 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! I am so glad you have found this series to be helpful and I hope you are enjoying the game!

@LuizHenrique-gm1cc 2 ай бұрын

Amazing guide

@DrIncompetent 2 ай бұрын

So glad you have found this series to be helpful! I hope you are enjoying the game :D

@kazukixivv9252 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this game

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Me too! It's so great ;)

@dynaelder5037 4 ай бұрын

Great tutorial.

@DrIncompetent 4 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you found it useful and I hope you are enjoying the game!

@ChibiRuah Жыл бұрын

Hey Dr, I thought i give a little bit of feedback on how i seen this first one guide is going. I will add im a20 runner as you know so my advice or feedback should be taken with some salt as not target group. 1) I do feel you do a good job of describing the matches of the game and how cards work. 2) I kind of feel it help if you could lay out what the goals of the players are early. example. Early on we have strikes and defends, which are weaker cards, so we want fights to get better cards. You did touch on wanting to fight elites for better rewards and it may help to point out early on we want better attacks to take out elites. 3) i love the touch of rarity not equaling power. 4) the relics as passive buffs and being good is a good point but I do feel its worth pointing out having a good deck is great 5) the point on skipps cards is a little at (understandable) but still a good one. I do hope in the future card selection, you can slightly go over why. Overall i think its a pretty ok resource for newer players, but im not the best gauge for that. I do find it close to the style for the Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup guide, which is from a game i have not played but found welcoming (so i guess that speaks well to it).

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for these tips my friend! Yeah, as an A20 player myself (or person who dies on A20 haha) it was hard to go back and try and get into the brain of a new person ;) I think it gets better as I go, as I kind of explain things as I get to them but could definitely do a better job phrasing it all at the start ^_^

@Tohhmo1 15 күн бұрын

perfect explanation!

@DrIncompetent 14 күн бұрын

I'm so glad you found this series to be helpful! I hope you are enjoying the game :D

@treeskier802 4 ай бұрын

What a great video. Question for you-where did you access the tutorial for the game? I can’t seem to find it. I look forward to watching your other videos on this game.

@DrIncompetent 4 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you have found it to be helpful :D For me, I was able to do the tutorial on PC the first time I booted it up. For these videos, I made a new profile to be able to start again with 0 unlocks so you could see the tutorial!

@treeskier802 4 ай бұрын

@@DrIncompetentI’m on Xbox. I’ll try a new profile as you suggest. I’m sure they’ll do the trick. What a great game!! Do you know of any other games that are similar to Spire? (Not that I’d get to those games yet-totally addicted to Spire at the moment).

@greberc7284 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Im so bad at this game.

@DrIncompetent 2 ай бұрын

Haha, it's overwhelming at first for sure! I am so glad you are finding this series to be helpful!

@mikoro88 7 ай бұрын

"All you have to do is, you know, sell your soul." 😅

@DrIncompetent 7 ай бұрын

Haha, nothing major ;)

@mikoro88 7 ай бұрын

@@DrIncompetent just started playing (again) after watching your video. I bought it for my phone like a year+ ago, but only played it then for like 2-3 of hours. BUT: I tried to see what the upgraded version of the 3 cards I can choose from was going to be. But you _can't_ on mobile! Very frustrating for a new player. =(

@stylishsteamy8197 6 ай бұрын

Just downloaded this

@DrIncompetent 6 ай бұрын

It's so fun! I hope you enjoy it!

@TheSilvercue 9 ай бұрын

Just got this and I am shit at it

@DrIncompetent 9 ай бұрын

Haha, we've all been there--it is a tough game! But it's so good once you get going with the mechanics and strategies. Good luck!

@TheSilvercue 9 ай бұрын

Haha cheers. I got to Act 3!

@Wolfog_ Ай бұрын

Just boight the game today, and got my first "win?" With the silent massiv epoison and no discard relic so lots of pasives and dots wihr block stacking whikst it goes

@DrIncompetent Ай бұрын

Congrats!

@kazukixivv9252 Жыл бұрын

Wut you can check the boss fight?? Ive been plsying this for 2 years now lmao

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah! You can see him and then make your battle plans ^_^

@terrydactyl2077 Жыл бұрын

I’m terrible at this game so I definitely need to look up some tutorials. Let’s see. Ok here one. My teacher is.. Dr Incompetent. Well I guess at least he’s a real doctor. He is a real doctor right??

@DrIncompetent Жыл бұрын

Haha--of course! Just sign these papers and we can start the operation! haha

@terrydactyl2077 Жыл бұрын

@@DrIncompetent Let’s gooooo!!!! Haha! Oh man I suck at this game. Watching this is helping though

@stellarkym Жыл бұрын

@@DrIncompetent 🤣