Epochs & Timeline
Epochs are how Slay the Spire 2 handles unlocks — instead of just playing more runs, each one has a specific thing you need to do. Complete it, get the reward. The Timeline is essentially your checklist for all of them.
What is the Timeline?
Your unlock checklist. Hover an undiscovered Epoch in-game to see what it wants from you.
Accumulate Score
A lot of Epochs just unlock as you play — score stacks up after every run whether you win or lose.
Epoch Discovered
You'll get a pop-up when a new one unlocks. New Epochs also appear on the Timeline as you progress further.
General Epochs unlock through score, cross-character milestones, or encountering Ancients. Rewards here — colorless cards, shared relics, alternate acts, new Ancients — are available to every character.
| Epoch | Timeline | Unlock Condition | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neow | Ch. 5 The Reopening | Complete your first run (win or lose) | Neow (Act 1) |
| Preon | Ch. 1 Magnum Opus | Accumulate Score | |
| Scribbles | Ch. 2 Magnum Opus | Accumulate Score | |
| The Architect | Ch. 3 Magnum Opus | Accumulate Score | |
| Somewhere | N/A | Accumulate Score | Currently a placeholder |
| Elsewhere | N/A | Accumulate Score | Currently a placeholder |
| Ancients | Ch. 5 Magnum Opus | Accumulate Score | |
| Traitors | Ch. 6 Magnum Opus | Accumulate Score | |
| Nemesis | Ch. 7 Magnum Opus | Accumulate Score | |
| Consequences | Ch. 8 Magnum Opus | Accumulate Score | |
| The Spire | Ch. 9 Magnum Opus | Accumulate Score | |
| Buy Something! | Ch. 1 Tales from the Spire | Accumulate Score | |
| The Calm | Ch. 1 The Reopening | Accumulate Score | Powdered DemiseTouch of InsanityShip in a Bottle |
| Cultists | Ch. 3 Tales from the Spire | Accumulate Score | |
| Arise | Ch. 2 The Reopening | Accumulate Score | |
| Civilization | Ch. 3 The Reopening | Accumulate Score | |
| Open | Ch. 4 The Reopening | Accumulate Score | Beetle JuiceMazaleth's GiftDroplet of Recognition |
| They Return | Ch. 6 The Reopening | Accumulate Score | |
| Underdocks | Ch. 4 Tales from the Spire | Accumulate Score | Alternate Act 1: The Underdocks |
| Orobas | Ch. 2 Tales from the Spire | Play a run with every character | Orobas (Act 2) |
| Seeds | Ch. 4 Magnum Opus | Beat Act 3 three times | Game Mode: Custom |
| The Daily | Ch. 6 Tales from the Spire | Play a single run with all characters and beat Act 3 | Game Mode: Daily |
| Darv | Ch. 5 Tales from the Spire | Encounter all other Ancients | Darv |
Play enough Ironclad and these unlock naturally. The cards and relics you get are Ironclad-only, so no sharing.
| Epoch | Timeline | Unlock Condition | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fog Rolls In | Ch. 6 The Silent | Play a run with the Ironclad | Character: The Silent |
| The Ironclad | Ch. 3 The Ironclad | Beat Act 1 with the Ironclad | |
| Devastation | Ch. 2 Ironclad | Beat Act 2 with the Ironclad | |
| The Pact | Ch. 1 Ironclad | Beat Act 3 with the Ironclad | Blood PotionAshwaterSoldier's Stew |
| Ablaze | Ch. 4 The Ironclad | Kill 15 Elites with the Ironclad | |
| Snuffed | Ch. 5 The Ironclad | Kill 15 Bosses with the Ironclad | |
| My Face | Ch. 6 The Ironclad | Beat Ascension 1 with the Ironclad |
Silent-specific Epochs that open up as you put runs in with her. Everything unlocked here stays in the Silent's pool.
| Epoch | Timeline | Unlock Condition | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anomalous Planet | Ch. 2 The Regent | Play a run as the Silent | Character: The Regent |
| Bigger Prey | Ch. 4 The Silent | Beat Act 1 with the Silent | |
| Ill | Ch. 5 The Silent | Beat Act 2 with the Silent | |
| Trophies | Ch. 2 The Silent | Beat Act 3 with the Silent | Poison PotionCunning PotionGhost in a Jar |
| Poisoner | Ch. 3 The Silent | Kill 15 Elites with the Silent | |
| Nemesis | Ch. 1 The Silent | Kill 15 Bosses with the Silent | |
| Soup | Ch. 7 The Silent | Beat Ascension 1 with the Silent |
Regent Epochs reward you for sticking with the character and pushing through acts and elites. Cards and relics are exclusive to the Regent.
| Epoch | Timeline | Unlock Condition | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life and Death | Ch. 6 The Necrobinder | Play a run with the Regent | Character: The Necrobinder |
| I Arrive | Ch. 4 The Regent | Beat Act 1 with the Regent | |
| We Need A Hero! | Ch. 5 The Regent | Beat Act 2 with the Regent | |
| Grand Strategy | Ch. 6 The Regent | Beat Act 3 with the Regent | Star PotionKing's CourageCosmic Connection |
| Friends | Ch. 3 The Regent | Kill 15 Elites with the Regent | |
| Discontent | Ch. 1 The Regent | Kill 15 Bosses with the Regent | |
| Little King | Ch. 7 The Regent | Beat Ascension 1 with the Regent |
Put in the work with the Necrobinder and these unlock along the way. All rewards are Necrobinder-exclusive.
| Epoch | Timeline | Unlock Condition | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booting Up | Ch. 5 The Defect | Play a run as the Necrobinder | Character: The Defect |
| The Twelve | Ch. 1 The Necrobinder | Beat Act 1 with the Necrobinder | |
| Futility | Ch. 2 The Necrobinder | Beat Act 2 as the Necrobinder | |
| Spireborn | Ch. 3 The Necrobinder | Beat Act 3 with the Necrobinder | Potion of DoomBone BrewPot of Ghouls |
| The Giant | Ch. 4 The Necrobinder | Kill 15 Elites with the Necrobinder | |
| Annihilation | Ch. 5 The Necrobinder | Kill 15 Bosses with the Necrobinder | |
| To Kill | Ch. 7 The Necrobinder | Beat Ascension 1 with the Necrobinder |
Defect Epochs unlock as you run the character through acts, elites, and bosses. Cards and relics here are Defect-only.
| Epoch | Timeline | Unlock Condition | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booting Up | Ch. 5 The Defect | Play a run as the Necrobinder | Character: The Defect |
| Tricked | Ch. 6 The Defect | Beat Act 1 with the Defect | |
| Hello! Hello! | Ch. 2 The Defect | Beat Act 2 with the Defect | |
| Resolving Bugs | Ch. 3 The Defect | Beat Act 3 with the Defect | Focus PotionPotion CapacityEssence of Darkness |
| Confrontation | Ch. 4 The Defect | Kill 15 Elites with the Defect | |
| Laser Beams | Ch. 1 The Defect | Kill 15 Bosses with the Defect | |
| Ooh Shiny! | Ch. 7 The Defect | Beat Ascension 1 with the Defect |
Reptile Trinket
Unsettling Lamp
Intimidating Helmet
Book of Five Rings
Kusarigama
Ice Cream
Miniature Cannon
Tungsten Rod
White Star
Tiny Mailbox
Joss Paper
Beating Remnant
Festive Popper
Ripple Basin
Vexing Puzzlebox
Red Skull
Paper Phrog
Ruined Helmet
Self-Forming Clay
Charon's Ashes
Demon Tongue
Tingsha
Paper Krane
Twisted Funnel
Snecko Skull
Helical Dart
Fencing Manual
Galactic Dust
Lunar Pastry
Regalite
Mini Regent
Orange Dough
Bone Flute
Funerary Mask
Book Repair Knife
Ivory Tile
Big Hat
Bookmark
Data Disk
Symbiotic Virus
Metronome
Gold-Plated Cables
Emotion Chip
Power Cell