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Defect

An ancient automaton that woke up and now wants out of the Spire.

The Defect is one of the four playable characters in Slay the Spire, an ancient combat automaton that became self-aware and is trying to find its way out of the Spire. Its signature mechanic is Orbs: it Channels elemental orbs into slots, where they trigger passive effects each turn or can be Evoked for a single burst. It starts with three orb slots, 75 HP and the Cracked Core relic, which Channels one Lightning orb at the start of each combat.

Background

It was added to the beta as the third character during early access and released to everyone with the full game on 23 January 2019.

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