Beat into Shape•Attack

Is Beat into Shape good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Beat into Shape is a rare attack from the Regent card pool. Its effect: Deal 5 damage. Forge 5. Forges an additional 5 for every other time you've hit the enemy this turn. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 103 tracked runs its win rate sits at 23.5%, 9.6% ahead of the 14.0% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 0.9% of eligible runs. Offer data argues the other way: taken 22.0% of the time it is shown, runs that picked it win 29.2% against 37.3% for runs that passed — a -7.1% pick lift across 72 decided runs. Within Regent runs it’s drafted 5.1% 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 Sword Sage, which lifts its win rate by +19.5% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Strawberry is its standout companion, worth a +17.6% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 39.8% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 14.

Upgrading the card adds +2 Damage, +2 CalculationBase, +2 CalculationExtra to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 24 ended in victory against 78 deaths and 1 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 7.8% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Beat into Shape fits a Regent deck.

Pick or Skip: Beat into Shape

Players take Beat into Shape in 22.0% of the 350 offers it appears in; those runs win 29.2% against 37.3% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -7.1% over 72 decided runs.

Taken 77 times out of 350 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 Beat into Shape

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Beat into Shape, Act 2 is the best: 30.4% across 23 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Beat into Shape

Beat into Shape’s strongest card pairings so far are Sword Sage (+19.5%), Conqueror (+15.7%), and Summon Forth (+15.3%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Sword Sage+19.5%21 runsConqueror+15.7%24 runsSummon Forth+15.3%27 runsOrbit+11.6%28 runsParry+11.5%32 runsBulwark+11.3%38 runs

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

Beat into Shape Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Regent, Beat into Shape posts a 24.0% win rate over 101 tracked runs.

The Regentappears in 5.1% of its runs (101 tracked)

Best Relics for Beat into Shape

The relics that swing Beat into Shape’s win rate the most are Strawberry (+17.6%), Venerable Tea Set (+17.0%), and Bronze Scales (+16.3%), with each lift shown.

Strawberry+17.6%20 runsVenerable Tea Set+17.0%18 runsBronze Scales+16.3%21 runsHappy Flower+13.4%18 runsWar Paint+13.4%18 runsOddly Smooth Stone+12.4%16 runs

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

Beat into Shape Card Details

A 1-energy rare attack, Beat into Shape is upgraded 39.8% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 14.

Deal 5 damage. Forge 5. Forges an additional 5 for every other time you've hit the enemy this turn.

Upgrade: +2 Damage, +2 CalculationBase, +2 CalculationExtra

What Ends Runs with Beat into Shape

Runs holding Beat into Shape end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (7.8%), Queen Boss (6.8%), and Kaiser Crab Boss (5.8%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss7.8% of runs
• Queen Boss6.8% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss5.8% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.8% of runs
• The Kin Boss3.9% of runs

See Also

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