SpireForge
How we build our guides
SpireForge is an independent Slay the Spire 2 knowledge hub. Here is exactly how our content is made — and why you can trust it.
Edited by the SpireForge team
Written and reviewed by SpireForge editors who have logged hundreds of Ascension 20 runs across every class in both Slay the Spire and its Early Access sequel.
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Accuracy first
Grounded in the real card data
Every build on SpireForge references the live Slay the Spire 2 card, relic, and potion database that powers this site. When a guide says a build wants a card or relic, that item is linked to its real database entry — no invented cards, no made-up numbers. Slay the Spire 2 is in Early Access, so card text and balance shift between patches; each page carries an “Updated” stamp so you know how fresh the snapshot is.
Our process
Distilled from creator research
We study how top players actually pilot each archetype — pulling the key decisions from creator videos and run footage — then write our own, original breakdowns: the win condition, the core cards, relic priorities, the mulligan, and the common mistakes. Where a build is informed by a specific creator’s run, we credit and link them.
Quality
Reviewed before it ships
Tiers are our editorial judgment from the current Early Access card pool, not scraped win-rate data — we say so plainly. Every card and relic id in a build is validated against the database before it goes live, so links never dead-end.