{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4eaf7ded4d157beed9646e9a","clusterId":"c_9f40753d7c4af030d4c5dfda","slug":"slay-the-spire-2-beta-adds-the-fool-and-two-new-modes","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Slay the Spire 2 Beta Adds The Fool and Two New Modes","summary":"Mega Crit released update v0.113.0 for the Slay the Spire 2 beta branch on November 13. It adds The Fool, a musician character who fights with arrows and the Songbow starter relic, plus the Blitz mode (no map, straight-line climb, three starting cards) and Dread, unlocked by reaching Ascension 10 with every character. The patch is beta-only; specs may change before full release.","whyItMatters":"The Fool and the two modes land on the beta branch first, so Mega Crit is treating the character and mode design as something to test with players before it goes into the early access build.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fool arrives with a mechanic built on retrieval. Attacks that fire an arrow combine with Bow Power for heavy damage, but the arrow stays lodged in the enemy as a Stuck Arrow, and you have to recover it with Skills, Attacks, or other means before firing again. Some cards only work on enemies carrying a Stuck Arrow; others only work while you hold one.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlitz strips the map out and runs the Spire in a straight line with three cards at the start. Dread applies every Ascension condition, strengthens bosses, and lets those bosses buff all enemies in the same Act. The patch also adds events, a new event card, the colorless card My Sparkle!, and Evolution for Byrd\u0026#39;s Hatchling.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Fool, Blitz, and Dread all ship to the Slay the Spire 2 beta branch while Mega Crit keeps the full release open, so player feedback on these three arrives before the specs are locked.","twitterPost":"Mega Crit is testing The Fool and both new modes on the Slay the Spire 2 beta branch, where specs can still change before full release.","threadsPost":"Mega Crit put The Fool, Blitz, and Dread on the Slay the Spire 2 beta branch rather than holding them for launch. Dread needs Ascension 10 cleared with every character, so the mode most players reach last is also the one that ships to testing first.","newsletterBlurb":"Mega Crit pushed update v0.113.0 to the Slay the Spire 2 beta branch on November 13, adding The Fool as a playable character. The Fool fights with arrows and the Songbow relic, and arrows must be recovered after they stick in an enemy. Two modes arrive alongside: Blitz, a short deck-building run with no map, and Dread, an ultra-high-difficulty mode unlocked by reaching Ascension 10 with all characters.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261113-479009/\",\"title\":\"Huge beta update arrives for \\\"Slay the Spire 2,\\\" adding the long-awaited new character \\\"The Fool.\\\" Plus two new game modes: one quick to play, one ultra-high difficulty\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5379,"outputTokens":804,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794529765,"createdAt":"2026-11-13T00:23:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T00:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T00:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9f40753d7c4af030d4c5dfda","canonicalTitle":"『Slay the Spire 2』に超大型ベータアプデ到来、待望の新キャラ「フール」実装。さらに新ゲームモードが2つも追加、サクッと遊べるor超高難度","representativeArticleId":"a_24b0c561490edf543efc717b","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Slay the Spire 2\"],\"studios\":[\"Mega Crit\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-12T23:40:26.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-13T00:34:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T00:36:39.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261113-479009/","title":"『Slay the Spire 2』に超大型ベータアプデ到来、待望の新キャラ「フール」実装。さらに新ゲームモードが2つも追加、サクッと遊べるor超高難度"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/13/174820.html","title":"【20%オフ初セール】『Slay the Spire 2』過去最大規模ベータアプデ配信！早期アクセス初の新キャラ「フール」に、マップなしや高難易度の新モードも"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Slay the Spire 2"],"studios":["Mega Crit"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Mega Crit released update v0.113.0 for the Slay the Spire 2 beta branch on November 13.","The Fool is a musician character whose starter relic Songbow grants 6 Bow Power at the start of combat.","Blitz is a short deck-building mode with no map, a straight-line climb, and three cards at the start.","Dread is unlocked by reaching Ascension 10 with all characters and strengthens bosses and other enemies in the same Act.","Slay the Spire 2 is available in early access for PC via Steam."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["slay-the-spire-2","mega-crit"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"slay-the-spire-2","supported":9,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":26,"overall":"green","story_count":13,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"mega-crit","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"green","story_count":6,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}