The Sunken Statue event art, Slay the Spire 2

The Sunken Statue

You spot an aged statue half submerged in a pond; its hands gently rest atop a stone sword.

Something is also glittering at the bottom of the pond.
Votive offerings perhaps?

You could really use some money...
You wrest the sword out of the statue's hands and the whole thing crumbles apart!

It's too dangerous to pick up whatever was glittering at the bottom of the pond now...

Inspecting the sword, you sense an incredible dormant power within.
You plunge deep into the water!

While collecting the offerings you hear a dull echo and you're struck by stones!

Once you surface, you see that the old statue had crumbled due to your disturbance; physical and spiritual.
Individual choiceEach player picks their own

What you can obtain

Relic
Sword of StoneChoice: Grab the Sword
Gold
101 to 121 GoldChoice: Dive into the Water

Where it appears

How ? rooms roll ›
Act 1OvergrowthAct 1Underdocks

What each choice does

Grab the Sword

Obtain the Sword of Stone.

RelicSword of Stone
What the game says
You wrest the sword out of the statue's hands and the whole thing crumbles apart!It's too dangerous to pick up whatever was glittering at the bottom of the pond now...Inspecting the sword, you sense an incredible dormant power within.

Dive into the Water

Gain 101-121 Gold. Lose 7 HP.

Gold+101 to 121HP−7
What the game says
You plunge deep into the water!While collecting the offerings you hear a dull echo and you're struck by stones!Once you surface, you see that the old statue had crumbled due to your disturbance; physical and spiritual.

Which option to take

Dive if your route avoids Elites or you need gold for a shop now.

Grab the Sword

Our pick
RelicSword of Stone
  • The sword if you intend to fight Elites through Acts 1 and 2; five kills is reachable by early Act 3 and 3 Strength every fight ends runs.

Dive into the Water

Gold+101 to 121HP−7

How it plays

  • Grab the Sword gives Sword of Stone, which counts Elite kills and, on the fifth, turns into Sword of Jade: start every combat with 3 Strength.
  • Dive into the Water pays 101 to 121 Gold (111 plus or minus 10, rolled from the seed) and costs 7 HP that ignores Block and powers.

Changes by version

  1. 8 Jan 2026ChangeInternal playtest
    Gold option now has randomization of +-10 gold
  2. 9 Oct 2025TextInternal playtest
    Updated text
  3. 17 Oct 2024NumberInternal playtest
    's "Dive into water" choice: gold gain increased from 75 to 111
All 7 patch notes4 older
  1. 29 Jun 2024ChangeSword of StoneInternal playtest
    Changed Sword of Stone option from Sunken Statue event: now only requires 4 elites to transform instead of 5
  2. 17 May 2024ArtInternal playtest
    Event Portrait updates
  3. 15 Sep 2023ArtDense VegetationRelic TraderTea MasterThe Round Tea PartyThe 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
  4. 29 Apr 2023Bug fixParseInternal playtest
    Fix Parse card and Sunken Statue event wording

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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