Abrasive Power

Is Abrasive good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Abrasive is a rare power from the Silent card pool. Its effect: Gain 1 Dexterity. Gain 4 Thorns. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 454 tracked runs its win rate sits at 33.9%, 20.1% ahead of the 13.8% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 2.2% of eligible runs. Taken 44.4% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 36.4% for runs that took it against 35.8% for runs that passed, a +0.6% pick lift over 382 decided runs. Within Silent runs it’s drafted 9.5% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.1 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Malaise, which lifts its win rate by +26.1% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Toolbox is its standout companion, worth a +35.6% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 3 energy, gets upgraded 30.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 19.

Of the runs that drafted it, 153 ended in victory against 298 deaths and 3 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Test Subject Boss, finishing 7.3% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Abrasive fits a Silent deck.

Pick or Skip: Abrasive

Players take Abrasive in 44.4% of the 912 offers it appears in; those runs win 36.4% against 35.8% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +0.6% over 382 decided runs.

Taken 405 times out of 912 offers.

Pick rate when offered counts offers, not runs: out of every time the game put this in front of a player, how often it was taken. It is not the same number as the share of runs that end up containing it.

Pick lift is the sample-adjusted gap between runs that took the option and runs that passed on it. It is the fair way to rank choices, because raw win rates put the smallest samples on top.

When to Pick Up Abrasive

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Abrasive, Act 3 is the best: 68.4% across 39 runs.

Win rate of runs by the act Abrasive entered the deck. Acts that have not reached the sample floor show their run count only.

Best Cards to Pair with Abrasive

Abrasive’s strongest card pairings so far are Malaise (+26.1%), Adrenaline (+25.5%), and Murder (+25.0%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Malaise+26.1%25 runsAdrenaline+25.5%96 runsMurder+25.0%29 runsFlanking+24.3%25 runsNightmare+22.8%34 runsEnvenom+20.5%56 runs

Based on small co-occurring samples — treat these as early signals, not final verdicts.

Abrasive Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Silent, Abrasive posts a 34.2% win rate over 448 tracked runs.

The Silentappears in 9.5% of its runs (448 tracked)

Best Relics for Abrasive

The relics that swing Abrasive’s win rate the most are Toolbox (+35.6%), Cloak Clasp (+30.7%), and Ornamental Fan (+28.8%), with each lift shown.

Toolbox+35.6%15 runsCloak Clasp+30.7%21 runsOrnamental Fan+28.8%49 runsForgotten Soul+27.9%23 runsPrayer Wheel+27.9%24 runsHistory Course+27.6%15 runs

Based on small co-occurring samples — treat these as early signals, not final verdicts.

Abrasive Card Details

A 3-energy rare power, Abrasive is upgraded 30.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 19.

Gain 1 Dexterity. Gain 4 Thorns.

What Ends Runs with Abrasive

Runs holding Abrasive end most often against Test Subject Boss (7.3%), Aeonglass Boss (5.7%), and Queen Boss (4.2%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Test Subject Boss7.3% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss5.7% of runs
• Queen Boss4.2% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.2% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite4.2% of runs

See Also

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