Slay The Spire: Fastest Way to Unlock The Defect Character

Unlocking The Defect in Slay The Spire

• 💡 To unlock The Defect, the second unlockable character in Slay The Spire, start a Standard run.
• 🎯 Select The Silent as your playable character. If The Silent is not yet unlocked, complete one run with The Ironclad and then abandon it to unlock The Silent.

Triggering The Defect Unlock

• 🚀 Once The Silent is selected, skip any initial buffs and proceed into the run.
• 🔑 The key step is to abandon the run immediately after starting it.
• ✅ This action will trigger the unlock for The Defect.

Verification

• 📌 After abandoning the run, return to the main menu.
• 🔍 To verify, select 'Play Standard' again, and The Defect should now be available in the character select screen.