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  "description": "All five playable characters unlock in a fixed sequence, and a single run with each one is enough.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T02:46:29.000Z",
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  "textContent": "_Slay the Spire 2_ starts with one character and expands the roster as you log runs with the classes you unlock along the way.\n\n**Quick answer:** The Ironclad is unlocked from the start, then you unlock The Silent by playing one run with The Ironclad, The Regent by playing one run with The Silent, The Necrobinder by playing one run with The Regent, and The Defect by playing one run with The Necrobinder.\n\nImage credit: __Mega Crit__\n\n* * *\n\n### Slay the Spire 2 character unlock order\n\nCharacter | Unlock requirement | How you know it worked\n---|---|---\nThe Ironclad | Available immediately | It appears on the character select screen from the start\nThe Silent | Play one run with The Ironclad | The Silent becomes selectable after that run ends\nThe Regent | Play one run with The Silent | The Regent appears on the character select screen\nThe Necrobinder | Play one run with The Regent | The Necrobinder becomes selectable after the run\nThe Defect | Play one run with The Necrobinder | The Defect appears as a playable option\n\n* * *\n\n### What counts as a run for character unlocks\n\nA completed run is not required. Starting a run with the required character and ending it is enough, whether the run ends in a win, a loss, or a manual give-up.\n\nThe menu progression is tied to participation with that character, not to clearing the game. That means the unlock chain can move very quickly if your only goal is to open the full roster.\n\nAfter your first ended or abandoned run, the Timeline menu also becomes visible. That menu tracks account progression and unlocks tied to your play history.\n\nImage credit: __Mega Crit__\n\n* * *\n\n### Fastest way to unlock every character\n\n**Step 1:** Start a run with The Ironclad. Once the run begins, open the pause menu and choose `Give Up` if you want the fastest possible unlock path.\n\nStart a run with The Ironclad | Image credit:__Mega Crit (via YouTube/@Ovcian TV)__\n\n**Step 2:** Return to character select and choose The Silent. Start that run and end it the same way if speed is the only priority.\n\nReturn to character select and choose The Silent | Image credit:__Mega Crit (via YouTube/@More Rarran)__\n\n**Step 3:** Repeat the process with The Regent. Ending that run unlocks The Necrobinder.\n\nRepeat the process with The Regent | Image credit:__Mega Crit (via YouTube/@Wanderbots)__\n\n**Step 4:** Start and end a run with The Necrobinder. When that run finishes, The Defect unlocks.\n\nStart and end a run with The Necrobinder | Image credit:__Mega Crit (via YouTube/@MythyMoo)__\n\n⚡\n\nIf you only want the full roster open, you can unlock all five characters in a few minutes by starting each required run and using Give Up.\n\n* * *\n\n### Starting stats and relics for every character\n\nCharacter | Starting HP | Starting coins | Starting relic\n---|---|---|---\nThe Ironclad | 80 | 99 | Burning Blood\nThe Silent | 70 | 99 | Ring of the Snake\nThe Regent | 75 | 99 | Divine Right\nThe Necrobinder | 66 | 99 | Bound Phylactery\nThe Defect | 75 | 99 | Cracked Core\n\n* * *\n\n### What each character does\n\nCharacter | Core identity | Main mechanic\n---|---|---\nThe Ironclad | Durable front-line attacker | Health tradeoffs, heavy hits, Exhaust-focused play\nThe Silent | Fast combo and damage-over-time class | Poison, draw and discard, shivs\nThe Regent | Resource-management class | Stars as a second energy type, Forge cards\nThe Necrobinder | Summoner and debuff class | Osty, Summon effects, Doom\nThe Defect | Flexible orb-based class | Channeling Orbs for offense, defense, and utility\nImage credit:__Mega Crit__\n\n* * *\n\n### Common reasons a character does not unlock\n\nThe unlock will not trigger if you have not actually started a run with the required previous character. Simply highlighting a character on the select screen does nothing.\n\nIt also will not trigger if you skip the required order. The chain is fixed. You cannot unlock The Defect before running The Necrobinder, and you cannot access The Necrobinder before running The Regent.\n\nIf you are checking menus too early, finish or abandon the run first. The roster updates after the run ends.\n\nImage credit: __Mega Crit__\n\n* * *\n\nThe full unlock path is linear and simple. If you want to play naturally, each first run opens the next character in line. If you want immediate access to the whole cast, end one run with each required character in sequence, and the roster fills out almost instantly.",
  "title": "Slay the Spire 2 character unlock order and requirements",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-10T02:46:31.255Z"
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