PS4
The original Slay the Spire platinum demands understanding why a deck works rather than repeating one perfect build. Its main difficulty progression reaches Ascension 20 with one character, while Heart victories and deck-construction challenges can be prepared separately. Unlock cards and relics first, then give each run a purpose. The Watcher has additional trophies: do not confuse the full PC achievement list with the PS4 platinum’s base group.
Slay the Spire on PS4, not the sequel. The Watcher group is additional and separate from base platinum.
- Required difficulty: Ascension 20 is required with one character; individual challenges need not all use that level.
- Missable trophies: No permanent missables; each climb offers new opportunities.
- Online: Single-player objectives, including a victory in Daily Climb.
Unlock options before restrictive challenges
Win climbs with Ironclad, Silent and Defect to learn attacks, poison and orbs before forcing a five-card challenge. Unlocks expand your options and reveal combinations capable of sustaining long fights. Do not take every available card: a larger deck can delay crucial defence or scaling. Remove cards that do not serve the current plan without sacrificing survival for an incomplete combination.
- Choose cards for the existing deck rather than rarity alone.
Concentrate Ascension on your strongest character
Ascension progress is character-specific. Choose the character you handle best for level 20 and learn modifiers progressively rather than climbing with everyone unnecessarily. Adapt routes to health, potions and upgrades: profitable elite chains become lethal without sufficient defence. Ascension 20 does not simultaneously require defeating the Heart, so separating those objectives reduces restrictions on the decisive attempt.
- Reach Ascension 20 with a reliable character.
Collect keys on Heart attempts
Reaching Act 4 requires three keys that consume different opportunities: a campfire action, a chest relic and a strengthened elite encounter. Plan those sacrifices before the deck becomes too weak for its act boss. The base group requires the Ending with Ironclad, Silent and Defect. Low Ascension is acceptable; that does not remove the need to reach and complete Act 4.
- Check all keys before finishing Act 3.
Separate specialised deck restrictions
Minimalist concerns a final deck of five cards or fewer, not merely a small hand during a turn. Who Needs Relics? allows one relic, so an automatically accepted chest reward can break the condition. Common Sense concerns card rarities in the completed deck. Prepare these runs separately and assess events adding compulsory cards before accepting them; immediate value can invalidate the intended restriction.
- Recheck deck and relic restrictions before taking rewards.
Use eligible runs and finish Daily Climb
Manually entered seeds disable achievements, so copying an online route is not a valid trophy shortcut. Use eligible modes and distinguish the official Daily Climb from a custom run with similar rules. My Lucky Day requires winning the daily climb rather than taking first place on its leaderboard. Finally audit trophy groups: the Watcher’s two objectives contribute to overall completion but are separate from the original platinum.
- Avoid manual seeds and audit the base trophy group before cleanup.
Trophies to watch
Who Needs Relics?
Beat the game with a single relic.
Do not accept additional relics during the dedicated run.
Minimalist
Beat the game with a 5 card deck or smaller.
The limit concerns the entire final deck.
Ascend 20
Complete Ascension Level 20.
Focus on the character you handle best.
My Lucky Day
Win a Daily Climb.
Win the official daily mode; first place is unnecessary.
Frequently asked questions
Must I defeat the Heart on Ascension 20?
No. Ascension 20 and Heart wins can use separate runs. Follow each trophy’s requirements without adding unnecessary combined restrictions.
Do online seeds allow trophies?
Not when manually entering the seed: that mode disables achievements. Use eligible runs and treat shared seeds as practice.
Is the Watcher required for the PS4 platinum?
Her two trophies belong to the additional Watcher group. They concern overall completion rather than the base group awarding Eternal One.
Sources
- How to Come Out On Top in Slay the Spire, Out Now on PS4
- Steam :: Slay the Spire :: Weekly Patch 19: Seed
- Slay the Spire
- PSN.GG · Slay the Spire Trophy List
- PlayStationTrophies – trophy guide and roadmap
Trophy lists
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