Regent Star Mid-Range Build — Slay the Spire 2 Guide

The consistent, high-Ascension pick: Glow, Big Bang, Royal Gamble and Child of the Stars keep the engine running every turn.

Star Mid-Range ("Star Good Stuff")

Play pattern: don't combo — just play the best Star cards and win on rate. Many Star payoffs cost no Energy, so your Energy goes to Block while zero-cost payoffs handle offense. Void Form supercharges everything: the first two cards you play each turn are free, including their Star costs.

Core cards:

Card	Cost	Effect	Why it earns a slot
Void Form	—	The first two cards you play each turn are free, including Star costs	"One of the strongest cards I've ever seen" — play it last in the turn and everything before it is free
Child of the Stars	—	10 free Block when played (15 upgraded); turns Stars into Block	The best Block engine on the character: bank Stars, then spend them all on Block only when needed
Glow	—	Star-and-draw engine (the upgrade gains 2 Stars and draws 2 cards)	The only S-tier common — run one or two copies in every deck
Comet	—	A massive damage number attached to debuffs; also scales other damage or Block	Blocks, damages, and enables — "really, really good"
Convergence	—	Retains your hand; the upgrade gives 2 Stars and an Energy next turn	Retention is effectively card draw on a character who lacks it
Big Bang	—	Energy, Stars, Forge and card draw in one card	"Just good" — goes in any deck with no real downside
Astral Pulse	0	14 damage to all enemies, paid in Stars	Turn-one AoE off your starting Stars (14–18 with Celestial Might's Vigor)
Shining Strike	—	8 damage, gain 2 Stars, puts itself on top of your draw pile	A steady two Stars every turn from one card
Foregone Conclusion	—	Next turn, take whichever two cards you want	Sets up combo turns with perfect consistency
Decisions, Decisions	—	Cheats big cards into play (Royal Gamble, The Smith, Big Bang)	A powerful enabler — just watch the hand clog

Relics: again Crown of Stars carries the plan — its opening Stars are what make turn-one payoffs like Astral Pulse real.

How to pilot it: the archetypes overlap heavily, so take quality cards first and choose a direction later — Convergence, Glow, Hidden Cache and Genesis fit roughly 80% of Regent decks. Solar Strike (8 damage, gain a Star) and Gather Light are solid role players that open future picks.

Strengths and weaknesses: forgiving and flexible, with great Act 2–3 tempo; it depends on hitting the character's high-end rares, so skip aggressively — the bimodal pool punishes mediocre picks.

Related

• Regent build hub — all archetypes overview
• Builds Overview
• Regent card table
• Card Tier List