Waterlogged Scriptorium event art, Slay the Spire 2

Waterlogged Scriptorium

Navigating the murky passages, you stumble upon a withered figure working a small shop. The multitude of shelves are stuffed full of damp scrolls and parchment.

Noticing a patron has entered, the scribe-shopkeeper snaps to attention and gestures at some implements arranged on a desk.
The scribe carefully picks up the vial filled with a bright red ink and gives it a shake, then gestures with their own hand a dipping motion.

You dip your fingers into the ink and a jolt of vitality courses through you!

Pleased with your reaction, the scribe gives a polite bow and waves you goodbye.
The scribe lifts the wriggly quill and with swift, practiced movements, etches a strange mark unto your head.

The mark glows bright, then vanishes...
The scribe grabs the prickly sponge (it squeaks) and dabs it across your scrolls.

*squeak squeak squeak*

The prickly texture leaves behind shimmering marks that seem to stabilize the ink...
Individual choiceEach player picks their own

What you can obtain

Enchant
Card with SteadyChoice: Tentacle Quill
Enchant
2 cards with SteadyChoice: Prickly Sponge
Max HP
+6 Max HPChoice: Bloody Ink

Where it appears

How ? rooms roll ›
Act 1Underdocks
Only when
At least 55 GoldEvery player, in co-op

What each choice does

Bloody Ink

Gain 6 Max HP.

Max HP+6
What the game says
The scribe carefully picks up the vial filled with a bright red ink and gives it a shake, then gestures with their own hand a dipping motion.You dip your fingers into the ink and a jolt of vitality courses through you!Pleased with your reaction, the scribe gives a polite bow and waves you goodbye.

Tentacle Quill

Pay 55 Gold. Enchant a card with Steady.

Requires 55 Gold.

Gold−55EnchantA card with Steady
What the game says
The scribe lifts the wriggly quill and with swift, practiced movements, etches a strange mark unto your head.The mark glows bright, then vanishes...

Prickly Sponge

Pay 99 Gold. Enchant 2 cards with Steady.

Requires 99 Gold.

Gold−99Enchant2 cards with Steady
What the game says
The scribe grabs the prickly sponge (it squeaks) and dabs it across your scrolls.*squeak squeak squeak*The prickly texture leaves behind shimmering marks that seem to stabilize the ink...

Which option to take

Pay 55 for Steady when you have a specific card that wants to wait for the right turn: a Power you want to hold, a large block card or a 0-cost you can bank. Paying 99 for two is rarely better than the shop removal that gold could buy.

Bloody Ink

Our pick
Max HP+6
  • Bloody Ink is the safe default in act one.

Tentacle Quill

Gold−55EnchantA card with Steady

Prickly Sponge

Gold−99Enchant2 cards with Steady

How it plays

  • Bloody Ink raises your max HP by 6 for free.
  • Tentacle Quill costs 55 gold and lets you enchant one card with Steady, which gives that card Retain.
  • Prickly Sponge costs 99 gold and enchants two cards with Steady.
  • Any option you cannot afford shows as Locked with its price.
  • The gold is spent before you pick the cards.

Changes by version

  1. 2 Apr 2026Tentacle Quill gold cost6555Beta branch
    Prickly Sponge option gold cost decreased from 155 to 99 and Tentacle Quill gold cost decreased from 65 to 55
  2. 26 Mar 2026Bug fixRetainBeta branch
    Waterlogged Scriptorium event's Tentacle Quill and Prickly Sponge options now properly show a hovertip for Retain
  3. 22 Jan 2026ChangeInternal playtest
    Now has a 65 Gold spawn requirement
All 9 patch notes6 older
  1. 18 Dec 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Changed Waterlogged Scriptorium event "Prickly Sponge" option: changed to "Pay 155 Gold. Enchant 2 cards with Steady."
    TextInternal playtest
    Waterlogged Scriptorium event options reordered: Bloody Ink first, Tentacle Quill second, Prickly Sponge last
  2. 4 Dec 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added art
  3. 30 Oct 2025Bug fixTransformInternal playtest
    Removed Transform tooltip from Bloody Ink option in Waterlogged Scriptorium event
  4. 16 Oct 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Changed Waterlogged Scriptorium event
    TextInternal playtest
    Updated text
  5. 26 Jun 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added placeholder background art
  6. 17 Apr 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Waterlogged Scriptorium's "Prickly Sponge" choice is now locked if you don't have enough gold

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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