The Defect
The Defect
Guide 75 HP · 3 Energy · 3 Orbs

The Defect

sts2.guideData.defect.overview

Starting Relic: sts2.guideData.defect.startingRelic

Strengths

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  • + sts2.guideData.defect.strengths.1
  • + sts2.guideData.defect.strengths.2
  • + sts2.guideData.defect.strengths.3

Weaknesses

  • - sts2.guideData.defect.weaknesses.0
  • - sts2.guideData.defect.weaknesses.1
  • - sts2.guideData.defect.weaknesses.2
  • - sts2.guideData.defect.weaknesses.3
01

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.name

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.desc

Core Cards

Glacier
Glacier
Core
Skill · Uncommon · 2 Energy · 6 BLK

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.cardNotes.0

Defragment
Defragment
Core
Power · Rare · 1 Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.cardNotes.1

Early Pick Cards

Coolheaded
Coolheaded
Early Pick
Skill · Common · 1 Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.cardNotes.3

Payoff Cards

Biased Cognition
Biased Cognition
Payoff
Power · Ancient · 1 Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.cardNotes.2

Hailstorm
Hailstorm
Payoff
Power · Uncommon · 1 Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.cardNotes.4

Key Relics

Runic Capacitor
Runic Capacitor Shop

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.relicNotes.0

Data Disk
Data Disk Common

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.relicNotes.1

Cracked Core
Cracked Core Starter

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.0.relicNotes.2

02

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.1.name

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.1.desc

Core Cards

Storm
Storm
Core
Power · Uncommon · 1 Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.1.cardNotes.0

Thunder
Thunder
Core
Power · Uncommon · 1 Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.1.cardNotes.1

Early Pick Cards

Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning
Early Pick
Attack · Common · 1 Energy · 7 DMG

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.1.cardNotes.2

Tesla Coil
Tesla Coil
Early Pick
Attack · Uncommon · 0 Energy · 3 DMG

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.1.cardNotes.4

Payoff Cards

Tempest
Tempest
Payoff
Skill · Uncommon · X Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.1.cardNotes.3

Key Relics

Gold-Plated Cables
Gold-Plated Cables Uncommon

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.1.relicNotes.0

Symbiotic Virus
Symbiotic Virus Uncommon

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.1.relicNotes.1

03

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.2.name

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.2.desc

Core Cards

Consuming Shadow
Consuming Shadow
Core
Power · Rare · 2 Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.2.cardNotes.0

Darkness
Darkness
Core
Skill · Uncommon · 1 Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.2.cardNotes.1

Payoff Cards

Multi-Cast
Multi-Cast
Payoff
Skill · Rare · X Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.2.cardNotes.2

Loop
Loop
Payoff
Power · Uncommon · 1 Energy

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.2.cardNotes.3

Key Relics

Symbiotic Virus
Symbiotic Virus Uncommon

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.2.relicNotes.0

Emotion Chip
Emotion Chip Rare

sts2.guideData.defect.builds.2.relicNotes.1

Boss Matchups

Draft Priority

01
sts2.guideData.defect.draftPriority.0.phase

sts2.guideData.defect.draftPriority.0.note

02
sts2.guideData.defect.draftPriority.1.phase

sts2.guideData.defect.draftPriority.1.note

03
sts2.guideData.defect.draftPriority.2.phase

sts2.guideData.defect.draftPriority.2.note

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Multi Cast

Ascension Tips

1

sts2.guideData.defect.ascensionTips.0

Permafrost
Permafrost
Data Disk
Data Disk
2

sts2.guideData.defect.ascensionTips.1

Data Disk
Data Disk
3

sts2.guideData.defect.ascensionTips.2

Data Disk
Data Disk
Infused Core
Infused Core
4

sts2.guideData.defect.ascensionTips.3

Emotion Chip
Emotion Chip
5

sts2.guideData.defect.ascensionTips.4

Runic Capacitor
Runic Capacitor
Data Disk
Data Disk
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