Whispering Hollow event art, Slay the Spire 2

Whispering Hollow

Making your way through a hollow of dead trees you happen upon a single bone-white tree. Clay baubles hang off its branches, which curve inward like protective ribs.

Such a creepy tree. It whispers.

...make exchange.....
You scatter some gold at the base of the tree and two of the clay vessels drop to the floor soundlessly.

They break open, and contain perfectly intact potions within.

You nab the potions and flee.
The whispering compels you to give it gold but you resist and give the tree a big hug instead!

It thrashes about, scratching you with its branches, but eventually calms down. The tree-hugging experience transforms you.

...make hug.....?
Individual choiceEach player picks their own

What you can obtain

Potion
2 randomChoice: Exchange Gold
Transform
CardChoice: Hug the Tree

Where it appears

How ? rooms roll ›
Act 1Overgrowth
Only when
At least 44 GoldEvery player, in co-op

What each choice does

Exchange Gold

Lose 26-44 Gold. Procure 2 random Potions.

Gold−26 to 44Potion2 random
What the game says
You scatter some gold at the base of the tree and two of the clay vessels drop to the floor soundlessly.They break open, and contain perfectly intact potions within.You nab the potions and flee.

Hug the Tree

Lose 9 HP. Choose a card to Transform.

HP−9TransformA card
What the game says
The whispering compels you to give it gold but you resist and give the tree a big hug instead!It thrashes about, scratching you with its branches, but eventually calms down. The tree-hugging experience transforms you....make hug.....?

Which option to take

Exchange Gold

Gold−26 to 44Potion2 random
  • Exchange Gold when you are already low: two potions for under 45 gold is cheap insurance for the act one boss.

Hug the Tree

Our pick
HP−9TransformA card
  • Hug the Tree when a Strike or Defend can be the target; a transform is close to a removal plus a free card, and the transform happens before the damage.

How it plays

  • Exchange Gold costs 35 gold plus or minus up to 9, so 26 to 44, rolled when the event opens and printed on the option; you then get a reward screen with two random potions at normal rarity odds.
  • Hug the Tree first lets you choose one card and transforms it into a random card, then deals 9 damage that ignores Block and powers.

Changes by version

  1. 2 Apr 2026BuffBeta branch
    Exchange option gold cost decreased from 50 to 35+-9
  2. 18 Dec 2025"Exchange Gold" option: cost4050Internal playtest
    "Exchange Gold" option: cost increased from 40 to 50 and "Hug the Tree" option: HP cost decreased from 10 to 9
    TextInternal playtest
    Whispering Hollow event options now show downsides before upsides
  3. 13 Nov 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Cleaned up and added VFX
All 6 patch notes3 older
  1. 16 Oct 2025TextInternal playtest
    Renamed The Whispering Hollow event to Whispering Hollow
    TextInternal playtest
    Updated text
  2. 17 Jul 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Changed The Whispering Hollow event
  3. 3 Apr 2025AddedInternal playtest
    Added to the game

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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