Biased Cognition•Power

Is Biased Cognition good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Biased Cognition is an ancient power from the Defect card pool. Its effect: Gain 4 Focus. At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 10 tracked runs its win rate sits at 30.0%, 16.1% ahead of the 13.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 0.1% of eligible runs. Within Defect runs it’s drafted 0.6% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.0 copies on average.

It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 100.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 24.

Of the runs that drafted it, 3 ended in victory against 7 deaths and 0 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Slumbering Beetle Normal, finishing 20.0% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Biased Cognition fits a Defect deck.

When to Pick Up Biased Cognition

Biased Cognition has 1 recorded pickup windows, but none has reached the sample floor, so the rows below show run counts rather than win rates.

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

Biased Cognition Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Defect, Biased Cognition posts a 30.0% win rate over 10 tracked runs.

The Defectappears in 0.6% of its runs (10 tracked)

Biased Cognition Card Details

A 1-energy ancient power, Biased Cognition is upgraded 100.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 24.

Gain 4 Focus. At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus.

What Ends Runs with Biased Cognition

Runs holding Biased Cognition end most often against Slumbering Beetle Normal (20.0%) and Aeonglass Boss (20.0%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Slumbering Beetle Normal20.0% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss20.0% of runs

See Also

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