Slay the Spire 2 features a roguelike deckbuilder playstyle, where you build your unique deck, and fight against various creatures until you reach the boss. But of course, things are not gonna be easy at first. At the beginning of the game, you’ll start with one character with only a few cards and ancients. However, as you play more, you’ll get to unlock Epochs that can grant you new items.
Here’s how to unlock every epoch in Slay the Spire 2.
How to Unlock Epochs in Slay the Spire 2
There is a total of over 58 Epochs to unlock in Slay The Spire 2. Each comes with their own unique rewards and way of unlocking. Epochs include Neow, Preon, Scribbles, Ancients, Nemesis, Orobas, The Calm, Snuffed, Darv, Devastation and more..

List Of Epochs And Their Rewards
| Epoch Name | Reward | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Neow | Finishing your first-ever run | Ancient: Act 1: Neow |
| Preon | Accumulating Score | Cards: Automation, Catastrophe, Entropy |
| Scribbles | Accumulating Score | Relics: Reptile Trinket, Unsettling Lamp, Intimidating Helmet |
| The Architect | Accumulating Score | Cards: Prep Time, Eternal Armor, Jackpot |
| Somewhere | Accumulating Score | N/A |
| Elsewhere | Accumulating Score | N/A |
| Ancients | Accumulating Score | Relics: Book of Five Rings, Kusarigama, Ice Cream |
| Traitors | Accumulating Score | Cards: Prowess, Rend, Beat Down |
| Nemesis | Accumulating Score | Cards: Alchemize, Nostalgia, Scrawl |
| Consequences | Accumulating Score | Relics: Miniature Cannon, Tungsten Rod, White Star |
| The Spire | Accumulating Score | Event: Colorful Philosophers |
| Buy Something! | Accumulating Score | Cards: Splash, Anointed, Calamity |
| The Calm | Accumulating Score | Potions: Powdered Demise, Touch of Insanity, Ship in a Bottle |
| Cultists | Accumulating Score | Event: Trash Heap |
| Arise | Accumulating Score | Relics: Tiny Mailbox, Joss Paper, Beating Remnant |
| Civilization | Accumulating Score | Relics: Festive Popper, Ripple Basin, Vexing Puzzlebox |
| Open | Accumulating Score | Potions: Beetle Juice, Mazaleth’s Gift, Droplet of Recognition |
They Return | Accumulating Score | Event: Reflections of snoitcelfeR |
Underdocks | Accumulating Score | Alternate Act 1: The Underdocks |
Orobas | Do a run using every character (Ironclad, The Silent, The Regent, Necrobinder and The Defect) | Ancient: Orobas (Act 2) |
| Seeds | Complete Act 3 three times | Game mode: Custom |
| The Daily | Complete Act 3 using every character in STS 2 | Game Mode: Daily |
| Darv | Encounter all other Ancients | Ancient: Darv |
| Ablaze | Kill 15 Elite bosses using Ironclad | Cards: Cinder, Drum of Battle, Pact’s End |
| Devastation | Beat Act 2 with the Ironclad | Relics: Red Skull, Paper Phrog, Ruined Helmet |
| Fog Rolls In | Finish a run with Ironclad | Character: The Silent |
| My Face | Beat Ascension 1 with the Ironclad | Cards: Blood Wall, Inferno, Tear Asunder |
| Snuffed | Kill 15 Bosses with the Ironclad | Relics: Self-Forming Clay, Charon’s Ashes, Demon Tongue |
| The Ironclad | Beat Act 1 with the Ironclad | Cards: Molten Fist, Dominate, Cruelty |
| The Pact | Complete Act 3 with Ironclad | Potions: Blood Potion, Ashwater, Soldier’s Stew |
| Anomalous Planet | Finish a run using the Silent | Character: The Regent |
| Bigger Prey | Finish Act 1 with the Silent | Cards: Snakebite, Bubble Bubble, Accelerant |
| Ill | Finish Act 2 with the Silent | Relics: Tingsha, Bandages, Paper Krane |
| Nemesis | Kill 15 bosses with the Silent | Relics: Twisted Funnel, Snecko Skull, Helical Dart |
| Poisoner | Kill 15 Elites with the Silent | Cards: Reflex, Hand Trick, Master Planner |
| Soup | Beat Ascension 1 with the Silent | Cards: Hidden Daggers, Phantom Blades, Blade of Ink |
| Trophies | Finish Act 3 with the Silent | Potions: Poison Potion, Cunning Potion, Ghost in a Jar |
| Discontent | Kill 15 bosses with the Regent | Relics: Regalite, Mini Regent, Orange Dough |
| Friends | Kill 15 Elite bosses with the Regent | Cards: BEGONE!, Supermassive, Arsenal |
| Grand Strategy | Finish Act 3 with the Regent | Potions: Star Potion, King’s Courage, Cosmic Connection |
| I Arrive | Beat Act 1 with the Regent | Cards: Spoils of Battle, Furnace, Sword Sage |
| Life and Death | Play a run with the Regent | Character: The Necrobinder |
| Little King | Beat Ascension 1 with the Regent | |
| We Need A Hero! | Beat Act 2 with the Regent | Relics: Fencing Manual, Galactic Dust, Lunar Pastry |
| Annihilation | Defeat15 Bosses with the Necrobinder | Relics: Ivory Tile, Big Hat, Bookmark |
| Booting Up | Complete the run as Necrobinder | Character: The Defect |
| Futility | Beat Act 2 as the Necrobinder | Relics: Bone Flute, Funerary Mask, Book Repair Knife |
| Spireborn | Beat Act 3 with the Necrobinder | Potions: Potion of Doom, Bone Brew, Pot of Ghouls |
| The Giant | Defeat 15 Elites with the Necrobinder | Cards: Afterlife, Calcify, Sacrifice |
| The Twelve | Beat Act 1 with the Necrobinder | Cards: Scourge, Countdown, Oblivion |
| To kill | Beat Ascension 1 with the Necrobinder | Cards: Sculpting Strike, Veilpiercer, Banshee’s Cry |
| Booting Up | Complete a run as Necrobinder | Character: The Defect |
| Confrontation | Kill 15 Elites with the Defect | Cards: Barrage, Smokestack, Flak Cannon |
| Hello! Hello! | Beat Act 2 with the Defect | Relics: Data Disk, Symbiotic Virus, Metronome |
| Laser Beams | Kill 15 Bosses with the Defect | Relics: Gold-Plated Cables, Emotion Chip, Power Cell |
| Ooh Shiny! | Beat Ascension 1 with the Defect | Cards: TURBO, Scavenge, Helix Drill |
| Resolving Bugs | Beat Act 3 with the Defect | Potions: Focus Potion, Potion Capacity, Essence of Darkness |
| Tricked | Beat Act 1 with the Defect | Cards: Loop, Null, Consuming Shadow |
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