Slay the Spire 2 Event Choice Guide

Baseline Approach to Events

The right event choice depends on your situation. Here's what I weigh when deciding.

Decision Inputs

• Current HP: if HP is low, skip any choice with real downside damage
• Deck state: do you need more cards or fewer?
• Remaining map: if a Rest Site is close, HP-cost options are easier to accept
• Gold: if a Shop is coming up, lean toward Gold rewards

General Priority

1. Relic > Card removal > Card add > Gold > HP heal
2. But if your HP is low, HP heal jumps to the top
3. Be cautious with Curses: only accept one if you have a way to remove it

Event Tendencies by Act

Act 1 Events

Act 1 events are low risk on average. Take the Relic and card chances when they show up.

• HP-cost options: acceptable early while you still have an HP cushion
• Card adds: valuable because your deck is still thin
• Gold: funds Act 1 Shop Relic purchases

Act 2 Events

Act 2 events swing harder in both directions. Slow down and think.

• HP-cost options: avoid them if Elites already chewed through your HP
• Card removal: deck compression is extremely valuable at this stage
• Relics: Act 2 Relics are often very strong

Act 3 Events

Act 3 is your final tuning pass before the boss. Pick whatever tightens the deck.

• Card removal: last chance to thin the deck for the boss
• HP heal: save HP for the boss fight
• Risk avoidance: a bad loss here wastes the whole run

Dealing With Curses

• Curses clog the deck and make draws worse
• Before accepting one, confirm you have a removal option (Shop, event, card effect)
• If the reward is big enough (a Relic, for instance), accepting can still be correct
• Some Relics and cards turn Curses into upside

For full event effects, see the Event List page.