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Slay the Spire 2 Defect Build Guide
A Defect build guide for orb planning, engine setup, scaling windows, and sequel-specific support density.
Quick answer
Defect build pages should translate familiar orb vocabulary into current-patch decisions instead of assuming old support density.
What to check first
Use this page as a practical search-intent answer first, then follow the related database links for deeper card, relic, character, boss, and patch context.
- Verify orb support before drafting slow payoff.
- Keep a backup damage plan for early fights.
- Compare engine setup time against boss pressure.
Do not confuse vocabulary with support
Returning players may recognize orb language immediately, but a familiar word is not the same as a finished engine. A Defect build needs enough ways to generate, use, and survive around its core mechanic before slow payoff cards become safe.
- Draft a backup damage plan before slow engine pieces.
- Ask how many turns the deck needs before the orb plan matters.
- Use boss-prep checks to decide whether setup speed is acceptable.
Defect videos should capture the setup turn
The most useful Defect footage is the turn before everything works: the moment the deck chooses between blocking, adding an orb, drawing, or killing a threat. Those clips make the build guide practical because they reveal how much time the engine really needs.
- Record the first turn the deck can block and scale at the same time.
- Separate early hallway plans from final-boss plans.
- Use failed setup turns to write better draft warnings.
Editorial note
This page is part of the first English-only content batch. It is written conservatively for Early Access and should be tightened whenever a major patch changes public information or run data.