Slay The Spire Relics Guide: Everything You Need to Know

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Slay the Spire has been taking Steam by storm this year, and for good reason — it’s an incredibly clever, run-based dungeon crawler with SOOO much replay value. But with a wealth of content comes a wealth of questions. Some of the most vigorous head scratching happens when we talk about Relics. What are they? What are the best ones? Let’s work through the topic together.

What is a Relic?

Relics in Slay the Spire are items that grant you permanent passive effects just by holding them in your inventory (which you’ll see on the upper right hand corner of your screen during battle.) On occasion, they can also grant you one-time bonuses when you pick them up. There is no limit to how many relics you can hold at once, but they are only available by defeating bosses, finding them in chests, buying them from the Shop, or as event rewards.

How Many Relics Are There?

Quite a lot, actually. 127, if our count is correct, all with unique effects and uses.

What Kind of Uses Are We Talking About Here?

Fair question — but before we talk about specifics, there’s some stuff you should know about Relics in general. Like the fact that there are seven different types of them, for instance.

  • Starter: These relics begin on your character, and lay the ground work of their playstyles in the early game. The mighty Ironclad and the cunning Silent start with Burning Blood and Ring of the Snake, respectively, for instance.
  • Common: An assortment of weaker Relics that give relatively tame boosts.
  • Uncommon: These are the working class Relics that give you some interesting abilities, and are found less often then common ones.
  • Rare: A class of Relic that can really turn the tide of a run, if you can find them.
  • Boss: Only obtainable after defeating a Boss and raiding their chest, these Relics are equally as powerful as rare ones.
  • Shop: A small selection of Relics that can only be bought at the Merchant (the money bags on your map).
  • Event: A handful of Relics that you can only get as rewards during Events (the question marks on your map).