How to Defeat the Insatiable boss in Slay the Spire 2

Act 2 in Slay the Spire 2 has plenty of annoying bosses and many players would actually agree that the Insatiable or the worm is one of them.

The Insatiable is one of the many bosses in Act 2, and it can be annoying to deal with. This insatiable sand worm will have you balancing your deck between offense and survivability. While the other boss only pushes you to either block or deal damage, the Insatiable adds another mechanic where you must maintain distance; otherwise, you’ll be swallowed regardless of your HP.

Here’s how to defeat the Insatiable boss in Slay the Spire 2.

How to defeat the Insatiable in Slay the Spire 2.

Before everything else, you first have to know how the Insatiable works. Here’s all of its mechanic.

What is Sandpit?

Sandpit and Frantic Escape cards. Each turn, the worm screams and pulls you in. After four turns, the Insatiable will swallow you and kill you instantly. This gives you two choices: either finish off the boss before it swallows you or use the Frantic Escape cards.

How to use Frantic Escape cards in Slay the Spire 2?

At the beginning, the boss will shuffle six Frantic Escape cards into your deck. You can use them to increase Sandpit by 1 or to step back and gain 1 distance from the boss. However, using them will increase their cost by 1.

Second, the Insatiable also has its own share of buffs. Occasionally, the sandworm will buff its Strength, allowing it to deal devastating damage when unblocked.

So how do you defeat the Insatiable?

Defeating this boss requires you to manage your deck and energy. While dishing out attacks and blocking damage, you must also keep the Sandpit in mind. No matter how high your HP is, it will be useless if you’re unable to use Frantic Escape cards to step back and avoid getting one-shot by it.

The Insatiable also buffs its own Strength from time to time, so be sure to block its attacks.

With all of this in mind, the Insatiable essentially forces you to defeat it as fast as you can before it swallows you, block its attacks before they take a huge chunk off your health, and use Frantic Escape cards to create distance between you and the boss.

To easily defeat the boss, you can use cards or relics that allow you to draw extra cards, spend less energy, or gain more energy. Additionally, make use of offensive and defensive effects that help you deal more damage or block more attacks. The bottom line is to finish it off as quickly as possible while maintaining enough HP and distance.

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