Tea Master event art, Slay the Spire 2

Tea Master

You stumble into a dimly lit shack and find yourself immersed in a very peaceful space containing an obsessive variety of tea.

The man inside gestures to a selection of teas, each neatly labeled with a premium price.
The tea master acknowledges your request and begins.

1. Water from a charcoal-filled carafe is ladled into a kettle.
2. The kettle is heated using a gentle violet flame.
3. A scoop of tea goes into the kettle before it boils.
4. Off the heat, and a series of rhythmic claps track the time.
5. The kettle is hoisted high and precisely poured into a tiny cup.

“Tea is served.”
You politely decline the tea and—

*SLAM*

The door behind you slams shut. The tea master stares at you for a moment, then presents an ugly cup.
Oh, this tea is for the discourteous...
Individual choiceEach player picks their own

What you can obtain

Relic
Bone Tea
Relic
Ember Tea
Relic
Tea of Discourtesy

Where it appears

How ? rooms roll ›
Act 1OvergrowthAct 1UnderdocksAct 2Hive
Only when
Acts 1 and 2, with at least 150 GoldEvery player, in co-op

What each choice does

Bone Tea

Pay 50 Gold. At the start of the next combat, Upgrade your starting hand.

Requires 50 Gold.

Gold−50RelicBone Tea
What the game says
The tea master acknowledges your request and begins.1. Water from a charcoal-filled carafe is ladled into a kettle.
2. The kettle is heated using a gentle violet flame.
3. A scoop of tea goes into the kettle before it boils.
4. Off the heat, and a series of rhythmic claps track the time.
5. The kettle is hoisted high and precisely poured into a tiny cup.“Tea is served.”

Tea of Discourtesy

At the start of the next combat, shuffle 2 Dazed into your Draw Pile.

RelicTea of Discourtesy
What the game says
You politely decline the tea and—*SLAM*The door behind you slams shut. The tea master stares at you for a moment, then presents an ugly cup.
Oh, this tea is for the discourteous...

Which option to take

Never the free tea; you always have 150 Gold here, and it is purely a penalty.

Bone Tea

Gold−50RelicBone Tea
  • Bone Tea is the budget buy right before a boss.

Ember Tea

Our pick
Gold−150RelicEmber Tea
  • Ember Tea if the next five rooms include an Elite or the boss: 2 Strength for five fights is a strong relic for 150 Gold.

How it plays

  • Bone Tea: costs 50 Gold for Bone Tea, in your next combat every card in your opening hand is upgraded for that fight.
  • Ember Tea: costs 150 Gold for Ember Tea, you gain 2 Strength on entering each of your next 5 combats.
  • Tea of Discourtesy: free, gives Tea of Discourtesy, 2 Dazed shuffled into your draw pile at the start of your next combat, nothing else.
  • A tea you cannot afford shows as locked.

Changes by version

  1. 2 Oct 2025CostInternal playtest
    Swapped Tea costs
  2. 25 Sep 2025RemovedInternal playtest
    Deprecated Red Vine Tea relic from Tea Master event
    ChangeBone TeaInternal playtest
    Changed Tea Master event's Bone Tea relic: now upgrades your hand for a single combat instead of 5 but costs less
    TextInternal playtest
    Updated text
  3. 13 Feb 2025TextShameInternal playtest
    Tea Master Event's "Tea of Shame" choice now has its own description
All 11 patch notes8 older
  1. 9 Jan 2025ReworkInternal playtest
    Reworked events
  2. 5 Dec 2024ReworkInternal playtest
    Now has static choices and costs gold
  3. 21 Nov 2024ArtInternal playtest
    Added VFX
  4. 14 Nov 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    Can now only spawn in Acts 1 or 2
  5. 17 Oct 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Tea Master now only offers 3 options again
  6. 7 Jun 2024Bug fixBone TeaInternal playtest
    Updated Bone Tea choice in Tea Master event to reflect new behavior
  7. 24 May 2024ArtInternal playtest
    Updated art for A Buried Seed, Perilous Prospects, and Tea Master events
  8. 15 Sep 2023ArtDense VegetationRelic TraderThe 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

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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