Dense Vegetation event art, Slay the Spire 2

Dense Vegetation

Having taken the wrong path for a good while, you find yourself in a thick jungle of ferns, shrubs, and vines. Especially vines. Exhaustion sets in, and a dark thought comes to mind:

“You are lost, unprepared, and the inevitability of death is approaching.”

What do you do?
You hack and slash your way through the jungle but it goes on and on...

You sustain yourself on strange fruits, crunchy bugs, and drink the nectar of glowing plants but you start feeling paranoid...

But then you find a clearing, a trail, and some Gold coins scattered on the ground. Amongst the coins are some crudely-drawn maps!
Problem solved.
You're dead tired and take a nap...

...only to be awoken by something wriggling around on top of you!
FightWriggler 17 to 21 HPGold+10 to 20 for the win
Co-op voteOne vote is drawn, applies to all

What you can obtain

Gold
10 to 99 GoldChoices: Trudge On / Fight!
Heal
30% of your Max HPChoice: Rest

Where it appears

How ? rooms roll ›
Act 1Overgrowth
Only when
Solo: always. Co-op: nobody at 8 HP or less

What each choice does

Trudge On

Gain 61-99 Gold. Lose 8 HP.

HP−8Gold+61 to 99
What the game says
You hack and slash your way through the jungle but it goes on and on...You sustain yourself on strange fruits, crunchy bugs, and drink the nectar of glowing plants but you start feeling paranoid...But then you find a clearing, a trail, and some Gold coins scattered on the ground. Amongst the coins are some crudely-drawn maps!
Problem solved.

Rest

Heal 30% of your Max HP. Fight some enemies.

Heal30% of your Max HP
What the game says
You're dead tired and take a nap......only to be awoken by something wriggling around on top of you!

Fight!

FightWriggler 17 to 21 HPGold+10 to 20 for the win

Which option to take

Trudge On

Our pick
HP−8Gold+61 to 99
  • Trudge On when healthy: 8 HP for roughly 80 Gold is a good Act 1 rate.

Rest

Heal30% of your Max HP
  • Rest when you are below half and your deck kills small groups fast; the heal is worth a rest site, the Wrigglers are fragile, and you still collect the fight's gold and card.
  • Avoid Rest with a slow single-target deck, since Strength stacks on four attackers.

How it plays

Trudge On

  • Deals 8 unblockable damage that no power reduces and pays 61 to 99 Gold, rolled on arrival and shown exactly.

Rest option

  • Heals you like a rest site, 30% of Max HP adjusted by rest relics.
  • Then forces a fight against four Wrigglers (17 to 21 HP each, 18 to 22 on Ascension 8+).

The Wriggler fight

  • Each alternates Nasty Bite for 6 (7 on Ascension 9+) with Wriggle, which gives it 2 Strength and gives you an Infection status (Unplayable, 3 damage at end of turn if in hand).
  • Two open with a bite, two with a wriggle, none start stunned.
  • The fight pays normal combat rewards and ends the event.

Changes by version

  1. 18 Jun 2026Bug fixv0.107.1
    Dense Vegetation can no longer appear if any player has less than 8 HP
  2. 28 May 2026Bug fix
    Fixed the Dense Vegetation event being able to appear when any player has 8 HP or less
  3. 26 Apr 2026Bug fixBeta branch
    Dense Vegetation can no longer appear if any player has less than 8 HP
All 21 patch notes18 older
  1. 19 Mar 2026ChangeBeta branch
    Trudge On option is now "Lose 8 HP. Gain 61-99 Gold."
  2. 19 Feb 2026TextInternal playtest
    Dense Vegetation event's "Nap" option has been renamed to "Rest" to relate it more closely to resting at a Rest Site
    Bug fixTiny MailboxDream CatcherInternal playtest
    Tiny Mailbox and Dream Catcher relics now properly trigger when choosing the Rest option in Dense Vegetation event
  3. 12 Feb 2026InterfaceInternal playtest
    After winning the combat in Dense Vegetation event, you now immediately proceed to the map instead of going back to the event first
  4. 5 Feb 2026Bug fixInternal playtest
    Selecting the Nap option at Dense Vegetation event no longer causes you to lose 5 max HP when you have the Night Terrors modifier
    Bug fixStone HumidifierInternal playtest
    Selecting the Nap option at Dense Vegetation event now properly triggers Stone Humidifier relic
  5. 6 Nov 2025InterfaceInternal playtest
    Added temp SFX & VFX
  6. 21 Aug 2025TextInternal playtest
    Updated text
  7. 31 Jul 2025Bug fixWrigglerInternal playtest
    Wriggler enemies no longer overlap in the Dense Vegetation event encounter
  8. 24 Jul 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Can no longer repeatedly click on the Fight option in Dense Vegetation event while the screen is transitioning
  9. 13 Mar 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Choosing "Nap" in the Dense Vegetation event now properly plays the rest site healing sound effect
    Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed an issue where double-clicking the "Fight!" button in the Dense Vegetation event could cause a softlock
  10. 27 Feb 2025TextInternal playtest
    Dense Vegetation event now shows "Fight some enemies" choice in red
  11. 16 Jan 2025Bug fixBattleworn DummyInternal playtest
    If you enter an encounter that is part of an event (like Dense Vegetation or Battleworn Dummy) as one of your first three encounters in an act, it will no longer be counted towards your three "weak" encounters in that act
  12. 5 Dec 2024"Nap" choice's Wrigglers34Internal playtest
    Deprecated "Make a Bracelet" choice and "Nap" choice's Wrigglers increased from 3 to 4
  13. 21 Nov 2024ArtInternal playtest
    Added VFX
    ArtInternal playtest
    Updated Dense Vegetation event aty
  14. 14 Nov 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    Changed Dense Vegetation event
    Bug fixInternal playtest
    Dense Vegetation should always display how much HP it heals
  15. 7 Nov 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed typo in the Dense Vegetation event
    Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed Dense Vegetation event combat softlock
  16. 15 Sep 2023ArtRelic TraderTea MasterThe Round Tea PartyThe Sunken StatueThe TrialWellspringInternal playtest
    Portrait art has been updated for the following events: Bedlam Beacon, Dense Vegetation, Inviting Cocoon, Relic Trader, Tea Master, The Round Tea Party, The Sunken Statue, The Trial, and Wellspring
  17. 8 Sep 2023Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed typo in Dense Vegetation event choice
  18. 12 May 2023Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fix event ui blocking input in Dense Vegetation fight

Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.

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