The Ironclad

The last soldier of the Ironclads. In STS2, the dominant strategy is Exhaust/Infinite — assembling Corruption + Dark Embrace + Bloodletting to go infinite. Vulnerable is the new damage-scaling archetype replacing the old Strength builds.

PlaystyleAggressive warrior with self-healingStarting RelicBurning Blood

Starting Deck

Strike x5Defend x4Bash

Build Archetypes

Block / Body Slam

7/10

Stack massive Block and convert it to damage via Body Slam. A highly defensive playstyle that becomes lethal once Barricade allows Block to persist between turns.

Exhaust / Infinite

9/10

The dominant Ironclad strategy in STS2. Two mechanically incompatible infinite paths share the same foundation of deck thinning and Pommel Strike draw loops. Path A uses Hellraiser to auto-play drawn Strikes for free. Path B cycles a thin deck with Bloodletting for energy. Corruption is a powerful setup card that thins the deck to attacks-only, but it exhausts skills — including Bloodletting — so it feeds Path A (Hellraiser), not Path B.

Vulnerable

7/10

New to STS2, replacing the Strength-focused build from the original. Apply Vulnerable to enemies and capitalize with damage multipliers. More straightforward than Exhaust but lower ceiling.