Tezcatara is one of the Ancients in Slay the Spire 2. Tezcatara appears at the start of Act 2 and offers one relic from each of three pools. The theme is fire and food, and one relic is gated on having a basic Strike.
The quick read: Act 2 placement, It Which Feeds the Fire (Beta content), and a relic choice that rewards players who know which picks scale their deck. Below is every relic in each pool with the real offer rates.
Which act and what to expect
| Ancient | Tezcatara (It Which Feeds the Fire (Beta content)) |
| Appears in | Act 2 |
| Mechanic | One or more relic choices from separated pools |
The relic pools
Pool 1
each 33.3%
| Relic | Effect | Offer rate |
|---|---|---|
| Nutritious Soup | Cond: needs 1+ basic Strike. Enchant all Strikes with Tezcatara’s Ember. | only if eligible |
| Very Hot Cocoa | Start each combat with 4 extra Colorless Energy. | 33.3% |
| Yummy Cookie | Upgrade 4 cards. | 33.3% |
Pool 2
each 33.3%
| Relic | Effect | Offer rate |
|---|---|---|
| Biiig Hug | Remove 4 cards; add a Soot status card whenever you shuffle. | 33.3% |
| Storybook | Add a Brightest Flame card to your deck. | 33.3% |
| Toasty Mittens | Exhaust a card each turn and gain 1 Strength. | 33.3% |
Pool 3
each 25%
| Relic | Effect | Offer rate |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Compass | Replace the Act 2 map with one special path. | 25% |
| Pumpkin Candle | Gain Colorless Energy each turn; extinguishes after 5 combats, rekindle at rest. | 25% |
| Toy Box | Gain 5 Wax Relics; leftmost melts every 3 combats. | 25% |
| Seal of Gold | Spend 3 Gold each turn for Colorless Energy. | 25% |
Which picks matter
Very Hot Cocoa (4 Colorless Energy per combat) is the strongest single pick for any energy-starved deck; Yummy Cookie is free upgrades; Golden Compass reshapes the whole Act 2 route and is a sleeper win.
The mistake players make
Picking for the moment instead of the run. The strongest Ancient pick is usually the one that thins, upgrades, or fuels your deck for the whole act, not the relic that wins the next fight. Read the offer rates above — a 25% pool relic is rarer than a 33.3% one, so weight your choice toward what you will actually be offered.
A quick checklist
- Know which act Tezcatara appears in before you plan around it.
- Favour deck-thinning and energy relics over one-fight payoffs.
- Watch the conditional relics — they only appear if your deck qualifies.
- Use the offer rates to judge how often a pick is even on the table.
For the other Ancients, see the Ancients overview. For what the relics do in combat, see the relic database. For the characters these relics fuel, see all five characters.