STS2 Act 2 Strategy Guide

Act 2 Overview

Act 2 is a major difficulty spike. Enemy damage climbs and multi-enemy fights become much harsher. This is the phase where you take the foundation from Act 1 and push the deck toward completion.

Map Routing Basics

Route Planning

• Elites: Attack them if your deck is ready. Relic value is still high
• Rest Sites: Alternate between upgrades and healing as needed
• Shops: Card removal is worth more here than in Act 1
• Question marks: Some Act 2 events carry real risk

Card Pick Priorities

Commit to a Deck Direction

• Favor cards that reinforce the build direction you saw in Act 1
• Fill in missing pieces: A finisher if damage is short, scaling if defense is short
• Power cards gain value: Fights run longer

Card Removal Matters

• Keep removing Strikes and Defends
• Deck compression speeds up your key-card rotation
• Shop removal costs 75 Gold (and rises with each use)

Handling Tougher Enemies

Multiple Enemies

• AoE is essential: If you have none, plan your kill order
• Either kill the highest-damage enemy first, or thin out weaker ones first

Elites

• Act 2 Elites are significantly stronger than Act 1
• Do not force it if your deck is Weak
• Save potions specifically for Elite fights

Boss Strategy

Act 2 bosses have strong scaling.

• Learn the boss move pattern and react on read
• Lean into Block: Large hits need to be answered cleanly
• Damage scaling: Keep a DPS plan that holds up in long fights

Checklist

• Is the deck direction locked in?
• Have you kept up with starter-card removal?
• Is AoE sufficient?
• Do you have enough damage for the boss?
• Do you have a defensive scaling plan?

This article is updated as STS2 patches ship.