Patch Guide

Slay the Spire 2 V103.2 Map Rule Changes

The live route rules still open the first elite and the first Rest Site on floor 7, while Ascension 6 pressure now lives at the Merchant instead of inside map generation.

The clean read is that floor 6 still does not host an elite, early campfires still sit on the same side of that gate, and the map still runs cleanup passes so the branch read stays honest instead of crooked.

First elite floorFloor 7First Rest SiteFloor 7A6 modifierInflationCleanup passes4

Core Judgment

The map did not suddenly become mysterious. The first real elite and the first real campfire window still open on floor 7, while A6 pressure moved out of the route and into Merchant spending.

Stop using floor 6 as a fake scare floor. The live route still locks elites out until floor 7.

The same lower-map gate still keeps Rest Sites out of the early band, so recovery and spike pressure open together.

A6 no longer squeezes the map. The tax moved to Merchant removal pricing, which means shop judgment matters more than route superstition.

Floor Window

Read the early act top to bottom. Floor counting errors are what produce fake elite panic and fake campfire expectations.

Neow counts

Floor 1

Neow counts

The route starts here. If you skip this room in your count, every early-floor shortcut goes wrong immediately.

Forced combat

Floor 2

Forced combat

The first real node is still a normal combat. There is no hidden elite roll living in this row.

No elite or campfire yet

Floors 3 to 6

No elite or campfire yet

These rows can branch into other room types, but the elite and Rest Site gate is still closed through floor 6.

Elite and Rest Site window opens

Floor 7

Elite and Rest Site window opens

This is the first legal elite floor, and it is also where the first real campfire window becomes available again.

Cleanup Pipeline

Route cleanup still exists for one reason: the map should show real choices instead of crooked noise pretending to be meaningful.

1. Prune duplicate branches

Near-copy route segments get trimmed so the map stops pretending it has more choice than it really does.

2. Repair room counts

If pruning removes too many key room types, the map repairs the mix so the act still lands on its intended spread.

3. Recenter and spread nodes

Lopsided maps slide back toward center, and crowded rows get nudged apart as long as the connections stay legal.

4. Straighten awkward bends

Single-parent, single-child kinks get flattened when one sideways hop is adding ugliness without adding meaning.

What Changes In Real Runs

Patch pages are only useful if they change decisions. These are the route reads that actually survive contact with a live run.

Potion holds belong to floor 7 math

If you are budgeting a hold for the first elite, floor 7 is the threshold that matters. Floor 6 fear is still dead weight.

Campfire timing stays synced to the same gate

Because the early Rest Site window still opens with the elite window, HP greed and upgrade greed still need to be judged on the same side of the route.

A6 planning moved to the shop

Inflation changed the real decision from route-count paranoia to Merchant budgeting. One clean removal is still possible; lazy repeat cleanup is what gets taxed.

Cleaner map shapes reduce fake complexity

The post-generation cleanup means the route is easier to read without inventing extra rewards or extra branch depth.

Related Pages

Open the next page that answers the next real question instead of stuffing route rules, shop math, and campfire choices into one bloated article.

Ascension Guide

Open the full ladder page when you want the current A6 shop tax beside the later A7 to A10 breakpoints.

Open page

V103.2 Ascension Changes

Use the narrower patch page when the real question is Inflation pricing rather than route geometry.

Open page

V101 Map and System Changes

Open the deeper system page if you want the full floor-count explanation and the original cleanup-pipeline walk-through.

Open page

Rest Site Optimizer

Take the floor-7 recovery gate into a real campfire decision once the route is asking whether to Rest or Smith.

Open page

FAQ

Short answers for the route myths that should have died already.

What is the first elite floor on the live map now?

The first legal elite floor is still floor 7 once Neow is counted as floor 1.

Can a Rest Site appear before floor 7?

No. The same lower-map restriction that keeps elites out of the early band also keeps Rest Sites out until floor 7.

Does Ascension 6 still change map nodes?

No. A6 is now Inflation, so the live pressure sits on Merchant removal pricing instead of on early map recovery.

Did the route-shape cleanup disappear in V103.2?

No. The live map still runs the cleanup sequence that prunes duplicates, repairs room counts, recenters the grid, spreads crowded nodes, and straightens awkward bends.