Watcher

"A blind ascetic who has come to "Evaluate" the Spire. Master of the divine Stances."
The Watcher is one of four playable characters in Slay the Spire. She is a monk that utilizes the effects of her different to her advantage, boasts an arsenal oriented around deck control via , , and generation, as well as a unique focus on mid-combat card generation. She starts with 72 HP. 
The Watcher's starting Relic is , which adds a to your hand at the start of each combat.
The Watcher was first added to the beta build in the Testing the Fourth Character update and released to the public on January 15th, 2020.
==Cards==
===Starting Deck===
* 4 
* 4 
* 1 
* 1 
==Relics==
The Watcher has fewer class-specific relics than the other classes, having only two class-specific rare relics (rather than three like the Ironclad and Silent), and only two class-specific boss relics (rather than three, like those two and the Defect). The Defect has equally few overall, but is short two Rare relics instead of one Rare relic and one Boss relic.
Starting Relic: 
Common Relic: 
Uncommon Relics: , 
Rare Relics: , 
Boss Relics: (replaces ), 
Shop Relic: 
==Strategy==
The Watcher's gameplay centers nearly entirely around stances. She is, on average, much more powerful than the original 3 classes, owing primarily to the stance that allows her to double damage output and thus kill every enemy before they can retaliate. However, not every fight will present an immediate kill opportunity, and thus care needs to be taken so that the Watcher does not get stuck in Wrath on a bad turn and take large amounts of unnecessary damage in return. To this end, mechanics such as and several cards that have allow her to carefully choose turn actions, including even a turn or two ahead, to make sure she has a way to change stances at will to either escape danger or generate energy.
Most Watcher strategies will center around a small selection of key cards that she will want to play over and over again. Also notably, the Watcher's starter deck has significantly more power than other characters', allowing players to be much more picky with card selection even at higher Ascension levels. Because of this, consistent Watcher decks tend to be much smaller than average. However, it is not impossible (albeit more difficult) to succeed with a larger deck full of value cards.
=== Build types ===
Listed below are the standard synergies that Watcher decks build towards, which may give you an idea of direction for your own runs. Unlike other characters, because Watcher's starter Deck is so powerful, you can get away with "forcing" a build more often, even at higher difficulties. However, you should still be open to taking cards that solve your immediate problems if they arise, as well as have the awareness to switch gears should key cards not be offered to you.
==Unlocks==
The Watcher is unlocked by completing an unseeded run with any character (defeating Act 3 boss) while having the Defect unlocked.
Unlock Number	Prizes Unlocked
1st 	, ,
2nd 	, ,
3rd 	, ,
4th 	, ,
5th 	, ,
==Gallery==
WatcherSplash.jpg|The Character Select Screen for the Watcher
WatcherUpdate.jpg|The Watcher update splash art
calmStance.jpg|The Watcher in 
wrathStance.jpg|The Watcher in 
divinityStance.jpg|The Watcher in 
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