Run modes

Every run mode in Slay the Spire 2.

How each mode plays

Standard

Embark on a quest to Slay the Spire. Alone.

Players

1 to 4Climb alone, or host a co-op lobby of up to 4 players

Characters

Any unlockedAny character you have unlocked; in co-op, anyone's unlocks count for the whole lobby

Ascension

Your highestAny level up to the highest you have unlocked for that character

Seed

RandomRandom every run

Modifiers

NoneNo modifiers in Standard

Timeline

Fills itThe only mode that fills the Timeline and awards achievements

Acts

RandomEach act is rolled from the acts you have unlocked

Rooms in co-op

1 fewerEvery act is one room shorter in co-op

All the rules8 rules in full

Players: Climb alone, or host a co-op lobby of up to 4 players.
Characters: Any character you have unlocked. The Silent, Regent, Necrobinder and Defect open with their first epoch; in co-op, anyone's unlocks count for the whole lobby.
Ascension: Pick any level up to the highest you have unlocked for that character; the game remembers your last pick per character. In co-op the lobby is capped at the lowest maximum among its players.
Seed: Random every run.
Modifiers: None.
Timeline: The only mode that fills the Timeline and awards achievements.
Acts: Each act is rolled from the acts you have unlocked; a freshly unlocked alternate act (the Underdocks, say) is guaranteed to show up the first time. Your very first run uses a fixed room order.
Rooms in co-op: Every act is one room shorter in co-op.

Daily Run

A new challenge is available once a day.
Compete with other players.

Players

1 to 4A separate leaderboard for each lobby size

Seed

The dateThe day's date plus the lobby size, so every lobby of that size plays the same run

Characters

RandomEach player is dealt a character at random, unlocked or not

Ascension

0 to 10Rolled from the day's seed

Modifiers

2 good, 1 badTwo good modifiers and one bad one, rolled from the day's seed

New day

Midnight UTCA new daily starts at midnight UTC

Leaderboard

One score a dayOne board per date and lobby size; your first run of the day is the one that counts

Timeline

No progressFills no Timeline slots and awards no achievements

Unlock

The DailyPlay a single run with all characters and beat Act 3

Good, two of these

Character Cards

Bad, one of these

All the rules8 rules in full

Players: 1 to 4 players, with a separate leaderboard for each lobby size.
Seed: Set by the day's date on the server plus the number of players in the lobby, so every lobby of the same size plays the same run that day.
Characters: Each player is dealt a character at random, from every character, unlocked or not. Nobody picks, and the random character option is off.
Ascension: Rolled between 0 and 10 from the day's seed.
Modifiers: Two good modifiers and one bad one, rolled from the day's seed. Sealed Deck, Draft and Insanity never appear together, and Character Cards always picks a character nobody in the lobby is playing.
New day: A new daily starts at midnight UTC, by the game's time server.
Leaderboard: One board per date and lobby size. A player's first score of the day on a board is the one that counts; a later run that day is not posted. The board ranks the daily score (win, floor, badges, time), not the Timeline score. The beta branch has boards of its own.
Timeline: Fills no Timeline slots and awards no achievements.

Custom

Create your own challenges by choosing from an assortment of chaotic modifiers.

Players

1 to 4Alone, or co-op with up to 4

Characters

Any unlockedAny character you have unlocked

Ascension

Your highestAny level up to the highest you have unlocked

Seed

Your choiceType any seed you like; leave it empty for a random one

Modifiers

Any mixTick any combination from the modifier list

Timeline

No progressFills no Timeline slots and awards no achievements

Unlock

SeedsBeat Act 3 three times. With any characters, counted as each won run ends

All the rules6 rules in full

Players: Alone, or co-op with up to 4.
Characters: Any character you have unlocked, from the character select.
Ascension: Any level up to the highest you have unlocked, from the Ascension panel.
Seed: Type any seed you like (the game tidies it into its standard form); leave it empty for a random one.
Modifiers: Tick any combination from the modifier list.
All Star Big Game Hunter Binary Cursed Run Deadly Events Draft Flight Hoarder Insanity Midas Murderous Night Terrors Sealed Deck Specialized Terminal Vintage
Timeline: Fills no Timeline slots and awards no achievements.

Multiplayer

Players

Up to 4Up to 4 players in a lobby

Modes

All threeStandard, Daily and Custom can all be played from a lobby

Unlocks

SharedIf one player has something unlocked, the whole lobby has it

Ascension

The lowestThe lobby can go no higher than the lowest maximum Ascension among its players

Events

VotedShared events are put to a vote; the rest each player decides alone

Rooms

1 fewerEach act is one room shorter than in single player

Badges

4 co-op onlyDamage Leader, Debuffer, Healer and Team Player can only be earned in co-op

All the rules7 rules in full

Players: Up to 4 players in a lobby.
Modes: Standard, Daily and Custom can all be played from a multiplayer lobby.
Standard Daily Run Custom
Unlocks: Everyone's unlocks are pooled: if one player has something unlocked, the whole lobby has it.
Ascension: The lobby can go no higher than the lowest maximum Ascension among its players.
Events: Shared events are put to a vote; the rest each player decides alone.
Rooms: Each act is one room shorter than in single player.
Badges: Damage Leader, Debuffer, Healer and Team Player can only be earned in co-op.
Damage Leader Debuffer Healer Team Player

How a run is scored

Floors climbed

10 each10 points per room climbed; x2 in Act 2, x3 in Act 3

Gold gained

1 per 1001 point per 100 gold gained; averaged over the players in co-op

Elites killed

50 each50 points per Elite killed

Bosses slain

100 each100 points per boss slain

Ascension bonus

+10% each10% more on the whole total per Ascension level

How the Daily leaderboard ranks a run

The Daily board packs four numbers into one score, most important first.

Won or lost. Any win ranks above any loss.
Floor reached, up to 99.
Badges earned, up to 99.
Time in seconds, up to 9,999 (on a win, the time of the win). Faster ranks higher.

In co-op the host posts the score for the whole lobby.

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