Apotheosis Skill

Is Apotheosis good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Apotheosis is an ancient skill from the Event card pool. Its effect: Upgrade ALL your cards. Right now it’s a premium pick that sits at B tier — one of the better cards you can add to a deck this run.

Over 215 tracked runs its win rate sits at 62.6%, 48.8% ahead of the 13.8% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 0.8% of eligible runs. Within Silent runs it’s drafted 1.0% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.2 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Assassinate, which lifts its win rate by +10.4% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Kusarigama is its standout companion, worth a +14.4% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 2 energy, gets upgraded 51.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 33.

Upgrading the card adds -1 EnergyCost to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 134 ended in victory against 80 deaths and 1 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Queen Boss, finishing 10.2% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Apotheosis fits a Event deck.

When to Pick Up Apotheosis

Of the 1 pickup windows recorded for Apotheosis, Act 3 is the best: 62.6% across 215 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Apotheosis

Apotheosis’s strongest card pairings so far are Assassinate (+10.4%), Grave Warden (+9.7%), and Piercing Wail (+8.8%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Assassinate+10.4%16 runsGrave Warden+9.7%18 runsPiercing Wail+8.8%31 runsSubroutine+8.3%20 runsDagger Throw+7.0%22 runsHotfix+6.4%15 runs

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

Apotheosis Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that draft Apotheosis, it performs best with Silent (67.3%), Necrobinder (66.7%), and Defect (63.6%).

The Silent67.3%55 runsThe Necrobinder66.7%30 runsThe Defect63.6%44 runsThe Regent60.0%40 runsThe Ironclad52.4%43 runs

Best Relics for Apotheosis

The relics that swing Apotheosis’s win rate the most are Kusarigama (+14.4%), Orichalcum (+13.9%), and Lasting Candy (+13.2%), with each lift shown.

Kusarigama+14.4%28 runsOrichalcum+13.9%24 runsLasting Candy+13.2%22 runsLetter Opener+13.1%26 runsWar Paint+12.8%50 runsSword of Jade+12.4%17 runs

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

Apotheosis Card Details

A 2-energy ancient skill, Apotheosis is upgraded 51.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 33.

Upgrade ALL your cards.

Upgrade: -1 EnergyCost

What Ends Runs with Apotheosis

Runs holding Apotheosis end most often against Queen Boss (10.2%), Test Subject Boss (8.4%), and Aeonglass Boss (6.0%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Queen Boss10.2% of runs
• Test Subject Boss8.4% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss6.0% of runs
• Knights Elite2.3% of runs
• Construct Menagerie Normal1.9% of runs

See Also

Keep exploring Slay the Spire 2 tier lists and stats below.