Blight

☣️ Blight✦ Overview

Blight is a high-difficulty challenge mod for Slay the Spire 2.

Built on top of vanilla A10, it introduces a separate progression system centered on card enchantment / forging, combined with Blight Ascension, mutant enemies, double-wave battles, starting debuffs, and boss enhancements.

This is not a small vanilla difficulty bump. It is a standalone challenge mode built around high risk, high reward, and high build potential.

✨ What This Mod Adds

• []Separate mode entry: New

  Blight Mode and

  Blight Multiplayer buttons on the main menu[/]

  []Separate difficulty curve: A dedicated 0–5 Blight Ascension system instead of vanilla Ascension text[/]

  []More dangerous combat: Mutant enemies, double-wave encounters, and upgraded bosses[/]

  []Bigger build payoff: Forge rewards that add powerful or risky extra effects to cards[/]

  []Better mode clarity: Character select and in-run UI display Blight-specific text and tooltips[/]

📈 Blight AscensionBlight Mode currently uses its own 0–5 difficulty scale:

• []Blight 0: Uses vanilla A10 as the baseline difficulty[/]

  []Blight 1: Mutant enemies can appear in normal and elite fights[/]

  []Blight 2: Elites become more dangerous and gain extra random upgrades[/]

  []Blight 3: Start each run with a random negative effect[/]

  []Blight 4: Double-wave battles can appear on the map[/]

  []Blight 5: Bosses gain additional Blight abilities[/]

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  ⚔️ Core Highlights🧬 Mutant EnemiesStarting from Blight 1, some encounters can spawn mutant variants.

  These fights are not just simple stat inflation. They change combat expectations, reward value, and route planning, making runs more volatile and more demanding.

  ☠️ Starting DebuffsAt higher Blight levels, each run may begin with a random negative effect.

  That pressure starts immediately, affecting early survival, resource management, and long-term planning.

  🌊 Double-Wave BattlesSome high-difficulty encounters can appear as double-wave fights.

  You need to plan for more than the current enemy group: sustain, resource preservation, and second-wave handling all become important.

  🔥 Card Enchantments and Forge RewardsBlight Mode includes a dedicated enchantment / forge reward system.

  After high-risk fights such as elite battles and mutant encounters, you may receive forge rewards that add extra effects to cards, including:

  []Extra damage / extra block[/]

  []Cost reduction[/]

  []Keyword bonuses such as Retain / Innate / Eternal / Replay[/]

  [*]Curse-like upgrades with meaningful dr