Slay the Spire 2 beta patch v0.113.0 adds The Fool and new modes

Mega Crit released beta patch v0.113.0 for Slay the Spire 2 on Steam, which introduces a new character named The Fool and two new game modes. The Fool is a musician who uses a bow. Mega Crit says they expect to make several content and balance changes before The Fool is added to the main branch.

What's in the update

Added new character The Fool.
Added new game mode Blitz.
Added new game mode Dread.
Rest sites can appear one floor earlier in every act.
Reworked Expect a Fight: cost 3, grants 15(20) Block and reduces Hand attack costs.
Reworked Expertise: cost 1, draws 2(3) cards and grants Retain your Hand this turn.
Reworked Memento Mori: cost 3, deals 19(23) damage to the enemy with the lowest HP.
Buffed Neow's Dowsing Rod: Dowsing card transforms after 4 ? rooms instead of 5.
Buffed Ringing Triangle: now gives Retain Hand at the start of combat.
Buffed Tunneler: From Below damage increased from 23 → 24 (26 → 28 at A9).

Full patch notes on Steam

Slay the Spire 2 beta patch v0.113.0 adds The Fool and new modes

Slay the Spire II · official art via IGDB

The update also adds Blitz, a deckbuilding mode that removes the map and gold. Blitz includes 5 levels of Ascension for every character and unlocks after a player completes an Ascension run of any difficulty. A second mode, Dread, enables all ascension modifiers and features stronger bosses and increasing curses. Players must reach Ascension 10 on all characters, including The Fool, to unlock Dread.

Other changes in the patch include rest sites appearing one floor earlier in every act. This update is exclusive to the Steam beta branch. The main branch of the game has been updated to version v0.111.0.

Slay the Spire 2 at a glance

Players on Steam

Peak 72,697 on Nov 11 No. 12 most played

Latest patch notes

Beta Patch Notes - v0.113.0 Nov 12, 2026 · every update in our patch log

PC guides

PCGamingWiki fixes and settings
ProtonDB Linux and Steam Deck

Player counts from Steam; patch notes summarized from the developers' Steam posts.

Slay the Spire 2 beta patch v0.113.0 adds The Fool and new modes

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What's in the update

Slay the Spire 2 at a glance

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