Slay the Spire 2 Patch Notes: Latest Update (Aug 14, 2026)

The latest Slay the Spire 2 update is “Beta Patch Notes – v0.111.0”, shared on Steam on Aug 14, 2026. This beta patch makes significant changes to Ironclad’s Expect a Fight and Defect’s Hyperbeam. It also adjusts various cards, enemies, and relics throughout the game. Additionally, the update introduces Indonesian localization with English fallback and low HP idle animations for all playable characters. There won’t be a patch on the 27th, and the next update might take longer as the team shifts focus to larger content.

What changed in v0.111.0

Balance changes

• Rend now costs 1 and deals 10(12) base damage instead of 15(18).
• Salvo and Splash swap rarities: Splash is now Rare and Salvo is now Uncommon.
• Axebot gains buffs, including Hammer Uppercut damage of 14(18) and +10 Max HP each time it respawns.
• Mechaknight now also deals 8(12) damage on its Flamethrower turn.
• Regent's Guiding Star now draws cards next turn and costs 1 Star. Regalite Block gain drops from 6 to 4.
• Blade of Ink's Inky enchantment no longer adds damage. Mirage now Exhausts and loses Exhaust on upgrade.
• Necrobinder's Time's Up no longer has Exhaust. Shroud Block gain rises from 2(3) to 3(4).
• Defect's Thunder damage rises to 8(11). Null and Synchronize are both nerfed.

Card reworks

• Expect a Fight is now a Cost 3 Skill: Gain 15(16) Block, plus 5(8) additional Block for each Strength.
• Hyperbeam now deals 24(30) damage to ALL enemies and loses 3 Focus this turn only.
• Forgotten Ritual no longer requires a card to be Exhausted to gain Energy.
• Rampage base damage rises from 9 to 10, and scaling damage changes from 5(9) to 5(10).

Ancients

• Tezcatara's Brightest Flame max HP loss increases from 1 to 2.
• Nonupeipe's Beautiful Bracelet now Enchants 4 random cards instead of letting you select them.

Quality of life, art and performance

• Indonesian localization is added with English fallback.
• Low HP idle animations are added for all playable characters.
• Portrait art is added for Hibernate, One For All, Cacophony, Underworld and Midnight.
• Cards with on-end-turn effects play faster when there are many of them.
• Players can confirm card selection with E again.
• Dexterity Potion is changed back to green.
• Stuttering is reduced when text first appears in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai and Russian.

Bug fixes

• Fixes a multiplayer crash when selecting a relic at a treasure room.
• Fixes a multiplayer crash when killing the last enemy in an encounter with The Ball card.
• Cacophony no longer triggers a second time if its first trigger causes another card to be drawn.
• Fixes badges earned at the end of a run being lost in some cases.
• Fixes input being blocked after clearing map drawings in map drawing mode.
• Fixes errors when combat ends during card movement or shuffling.
• Fixes Defect's power-up animation freezing when interrupted while playing Echo Form.
• Unreadying in a loaded Daily Run lobby no longer leaves you readied up.

Read the full official patch notes on Steam.

Recent Slay the Spire 2 updates

Date	Update	What it does	Source
Aug 14, 2026	Beta Patch Notes – v0.111.0	Beta patch v0.111.0 reworks two cards, adjusts many cards, enemies and relics, adds Indonesian localization and low HP idle animations, and fixes bugs.	Official notes
Jul 31, 2026	Beta Patch Notes – v0.110.0	Beta patch v0.110.0 adds a keyboard-only control option, many balance changes and reworks, new card portraits, character form VFX and numerous bug fixes.	Official notes
Jul 25, 2026	Beta Hotfix Patch Notes – v0.109.1	A small beta hotfix syncs corrected Traditional Chinese translations to fix broken plural evaluation.	Official notes
Jul 17, 2026	Beta Patch Notes – v0.109.0	Beta patch adds two Neow relics, broad card and relic balance changes, Traditional Chinese text, new Epoch art, and many multiplayer and general bug fixes.	Official notes
Jul 3, 2026	Beta Patch Notes – v0.108.0	Beta patch adds many multiplayer cards, balance changes, Aeonglass animations, better modded save handling, UI additions and a long list of bug fixes.	Official notes
Jun 19, 2026	Major Update #2 – v0.107.1	Major Update #2 combines four patches, reworks the game's RNG, rebalances enemies and cards, and adds many UI, art, audio and bug fixes.	Official notes
Jun 4, 2026	Beta Patch Notes – v0.107.0		Official notes
May 29, 2026	May Bug Fixes		Official notes
May 23, 2026	Beta Hotfix Patch Notes – v0.106.1		Official notes
May 22, 2026	Beta Patch Notes – v0.106.0		Official notes
May 9, 2026	Beta Hotfix Notes – v0.105.1		Official notes
May 8, 2026	Beta Patch Notes – v0.105.0		Official notes

How often does Slay the Spire 2 get updated?

Slay the Spire 2 has had 4 patch announcements on Steam in the last 90 days and 25 in the past year, roughly one every 7 days.

Slay the Spire 2 patch notes FAQ

When was the last Slay the Spire 2 update?

The most recent Slay the Spire 2 update is "Beta Patch Notes – v0.111.0", posted on Steam on Aug 14, 2026.

What changed in the latest Slay the Spire 2 patch?

This beta patch reworks Ironclad's Expect a Fight and Defect's Hyperbeam, and changes many cards, enemies and relics across the game. It adds Indonesian localization with English fallback and low HP idle animations for all playable characters. There is no patch on the 27th, and the next patch may take longer as the team focuses on bigger content.

How often does Slay the Spire 2 get patched?

Slay the Spire 2 has had 4 patch announcements on Steam in the last 90 days and 25 in the past year, roughly one every 7 days.

Where can I read the official Slay the Spire 2 patch notes?

The developer posts full patch notes on the game's Steam news page. We link each one in the table above.

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How we write these: Explosion summarizes the developer’s official Steam announcements and links the original notes. This page checks for new patches several times a day.