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Defect Β· Orb scaling, Focus, and energy bursts

Defect Zero-Cost Tempo

Chain cheap cards, energy spikes, and recursion to win before the enemy plan stabilizes.

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Game Plan

  1. 1.Use draw and energy to play more cards than the enemy can answer.
  2. 2.Pick zero-cost cards only when they have real damage, Weak, or recursion payoff.
  3. 3.Keep one scaling source for bosses that survive the first burst.

Payoff

The deck creates explosive turns and can cycle back its best cheap cards repeatedly.

Boss Plan

Use tempo to end normal fights quickly, but add Focus, Buffer, or Dark scaling before late bosses.

Defect Zero-Cost Tempo Build β€” Slay the Spire 2 | STS2 Guide