LogFAQs > #979035000

I think I fundamentally disagree with most of you. While the within-run hand diversity is low, that's true for basically every deck builder. (if you're doing a poison build in slay the spire you're not suddenly going to switch it up and start playing a bunch of the cards that add shivs to your hand mid run)

plus if you really want to go hard on within-game diversity there is the obelisk joker which explicitly encourages this, with huge payoffs (or at least before it got nerfed in the demo)

but i think the game to game diversity is extremely high and basically every hand type and build is viable to beat the base game with. if you're stuck playing flush almost every game it's only because you're doing it to yourself.

besides straight flush (which is basically only viable with the joker that makes straights and flushes only require 4 cards because the two effects stack), every other hand type is a possible build-around. full house for example is probably my 2nd most built around hand.

also the planet cards are imo a little overrated, the diminishing returns start to kick in pretty hard once you hit level 10 or so on them. manipulating your deck with arcana cards to improve the quality, quantity, or probability of your best hands becomes much more important. (and a good joker setup but that's flat out a given)