Slay the Spire 2 0.103 Beta — Three New Neow Relics and Elite Nerfs

The 0.103.0 beta patch leaned into run-start variety: three new Ancient-granted relics, a batch of card reworks, and a tuning pass that eased the difficulty of several elites and bosses. The headline items:

New Ancient relics (Neow pool)

• Neow's Bone — "Upon pickup, gain 2 random Ancient relics. Add 1 random curse to your deck." Power with a price: two free relic slots' worth of value, paid in deck pollution.
• Potion-Belt Holster — "Upon pickup, gain 1 potion slot and 2 random potions." A Potion Belt starter kit folded into one pickup — instant value for potion-centric plans.
• Winged Boots — "When choosing the next floor, you may ignore the current path 3 times." Three free map rewrites per run — routing freedom that compounds with every map decision.

Card changes

The pass included reworks across several packages, continuing the beta's pattern of testing structural changes on the branch before they reach the main game — the same pipeline as the reverted 0.100 nerfs, now operating with its feedback loop intact.

Enemy tuning

Several elites and bosses came down a notch in difficulty, formalizing what the launch meta had already decided: a handful of Act 2–3 walls were outscaling the decks that reached them. The specific nerfs reduced their most oppressive openings and scaling turns.

The pattern this patch establishes

0.103 is the template the cadence promise is settling into: bi-weekly beta drops, experimental relics and reworks on the branch, measurable nerfs to confirmed problem fights, and the F2-feedback loop deciding what graduates. For players, the practical advice stays the same all cycle: opt into the beta branch if you want tomorrow's cards today, and file F2 reports — they demonstrably steer the ship.

Keep reading:

• First Major Live Patch
• Potion Relics Guide