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 1816 recorded runs, decks running it win 27.1% of the time, comfortably clear of the 14.3% average, by 12.8%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 6.7% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 34.8% of the time it is shown, with 28.3% for runs that took it against 23.1% for runs that did not, a +5.1% pick lift across 1544 decided runs. Silent players keep it in 30.4% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.5 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Mad Science — together they post a +32.7% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Sword of Jade, which moves its win rate by +42.9%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 30.0% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 11.

Upgraded, it gains +1 Cards, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 488 wins, 1313 deaths, and 15 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Knowledge Demon Boss, which closes out 5.2% 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.

Pick or Skip: Blade Dance

Out of 6229 recorded offers Blade Dance is taken 34.8% of the time, and taking it is worth +5.1% in pick lift — 28.3% for runs that picked it against 23.1% for runs that skipped, across 1544 decided runs.

Taken 2166 times out of 6229 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 Blade Dance

Blade Dance is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 3, where runs win 59.8% across 92 runs — one of 4 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Blade Dance

Ranked by win-rate lift, Blade Dance performs best alongside Mad Science (+32.7%), Apotheosis (+31.5%), and Folly (+28.6%).

Mad Science+32.7%120 runsApotheosis+31.5%39 runsFolly+28.6%20 runsBolas+27.4%17 runsPanache+26.4%53 runsFlanking+23.7%80 runs

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

Blade Dance Win Rate by Class

Blade Dance is played across 2 classes, led by Silent (27.0%) and Ironclad (23.1%) by win rate.

The Silent27.0%1785 runsThe Ironclad23.1%13 runs

Best Relics for Blade Dance

Blade Dance pairs best with the relics Sword of Jade (+42.9%), Fragrant Mushroom (+40.6%), and Kifuda (+37.9%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Sword of Jade+42.9%51 runsFragrant Mushroom+40.6%93 runsKifuda+37.9%28 runsHistory Course+37.6%22 runsIron Club+34.0%37 runsLooming Fruit+33.6%34 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 30.0% of runs and usually picked up by floor 11.

Add Shivs into your Hand.

Upgrade: +1 Cards

What Ends Runs with Blade Dance

Blade Dance’s most common run-enders are Knowledge Demon Boss (5.2%), Test Subject Boss (4.4%), and Queen Boss (4.3%).

• Knowledge Demon Boss5.2% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.4% of runs
• Queen Boss4.3% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss4.2% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.0% of runs

See Also

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