Blade Dance•Skill

Is Blade Dance good in Slay the Spire 2?

Blade Dance is a common Silent skill in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Add Shivs into your Hand. It currently underperforms most alternatives, sitting at D tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card rankings.

Across 10 recorded runs, decks running it win 11.1% of the time, trailing the 12.6% average by 1.5%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 1.9% of decks that could run it. Silent players keep it in 9.6% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.2 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Hidden Daggers — together they post a +22.2% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Strike Dummy, which moves its win rate by +22.2%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 8.3% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 14.

Upgraded, it gains +1 Cards, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 1 wins, 8 deaths, and 1 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is The Kin Boss, which closes out 20.0% of its appearances. Read on for Blade Dance’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Silent run.

Best Cards to Pair with Blade Dance

Ranked by win-rate lift, Blade Dance performs best alongside Hidden Daggers (+22.2%), Slice (+22.2%), and Fan of Knives (+22.2%).

Hidden Daggers+22.2%3 runsSlice+22.2%3 runsFan of Knives+22.2%4 runsPrepared+22.2%3 runsAscender's Bane+1.4%9 runsSurvivor+1.4%9 runs

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

Blade Dance Win Rate by Class

Blade Dance is drafted only by the Silent, where it holds a 11.1% win rate across 10 runs.

The Silentappears in 9.6% of its runs (10 tracked)

Best Relics for Blade Dance

Blade Dance pairs best with the relics Strike Dummy (+22.2%), Happy Flower (+22.2%), and Ring of the Snake (0.0%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Strike Dummy+22.2%3 runsHappy Flower+22.2%3 runsRing of the Snake0.0%10 runsNeow's Bones-11.1%3 runsMummified Hand-11.1%3 runsArcane Scroll-11.1%4 runs

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

Blade Dance Card Details

Blade Dance is a common skill costing 1 energy; it’s upgraded in 8.3% of runs and usually picked up by floor 14.

Add Shivs into your Hand.

Upgrade: +1 Cards

What Ends Runs with Blade Dance

Blade Dance’s most common run-enders are The Kin Boss (20.0%).

• The Kin Boss20.0% of runs

See Also

Compare Blade Dance with the rest of the best Slay the Spire 2 cards, relics, and classes below.