{
  "id": 20201132,
  "title": "Slay the Spire 2 has a new character in testing, and she's really quite busted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/slay-the-spire-2-has-a-new-character-in-testing-and-shes-really-quite",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-15T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-has-a-new-character-in-testing-and-shes-really-quite-busted/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Slay the Spire 2 is testing a new character, The Fool, whose abilities are proving to be quite powerful. Her central mechanic is her bow and arrow, which allows her to fire a card and deal damage equal to the card's base damage plus her aim. Initially, she has six aim in her bank, and her card, Foolish Shot, deals 15 damage with just one energy. When she uses an arrow-based card, the arrow becomes lodged in the target, preventing her from using more arrow-based cards until she dislodges it or has more than one arrow.\n\nDuring testing, it was discovered that her ability to deal damage is highly overpowered. With the card Repeat Shot, she can shoot a target multiple times for 20 damage each, plus her current aim. Even with little setup, she can deal around 78 damage on turn one, especially when combined with aim generation from other cards. This makes single-target fights incredibly easy for her.\n\nThe testing branch also introduces two new modes: Blitz, a shorter version without a map or gold, and Dread, which appears to be an Ascension+ mode for experienced players. With The Fool proving to be broken, it's expected that the final version will receive balance changes to make her more challenging to use.",
  "summary": "I won't miss.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "Slay the Spire 2's \"biggest\" beta patch yet adds its first new early access and foolish character, two game modes, and more tweaks than you can shake a stick at",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/slay-the-spire-2s-biggest-beta-patch-yet-adds-its-first-new-early",
        "published": "2026-11-12T22:53:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}