Body Slam Attack

Is Body Slam good in Slay the Spire 2?

Body Slam is a common Ironclad attack in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Deal damage equal to your Block. It currently underperforms most alternatives, sitting at D tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card rankings.

Across 653 recorded runs, decks running it win 23.4% of the time, comfortably clear of the 13.8% average, by 9.6%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 3.1% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 13.9% of the time it is shown, with 25.2% for runs that took it against 18.8% for runs that did not, a +6.3% pick lift across 563 decided runs. Silent players keep it in 0.2% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.3 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Prolong — together they post a +26.2% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Kifuda, which moves its win rate by +34.0%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 51.0% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 14.

Upgraded, it gains -1 EnergyCost, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 151 wins, 494 deaths, and 8 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Kaiser Crab Boss, which closes out 6.3% of its appearances. Read on for Body Slam’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Ironclad run.

Pick or Skip: Body Slam

Out of 4912 recorded offers Body Slam is taken 13.9% of the time, and taking it is worth +6.3% in pick lift — 25.2% for runs that picked it against 18.8% for runs that skipped, across 563 decided runs.

Taken 685 times out of 4912 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 Body Slam

Body Slam is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 3, where runs win 55.1% across 80 runs — one of 4 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Body Slam

Ranked by win-rate lift, Body Slam performs best alongside Prolong (+26.2%), Mad Science (+25.3%), and Master of Strategy (+24.1%).

Prolong+26.2%27 runsMad Science+25.3%40 runsMaster of Strategy+24.1%16 runsNot Yet+23.9%52 runsTank+22.3%17 runsBurning Pact+21.2%58 runs

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

Body Slam Win Rate by Class

Body Slam is played across 3 classes, led by Silent (40.0%), Ironclad (23.7%), and Regent (0.0%) by win rate.

The Silent40.0%10 runsThe Ironclad23.7%620 runsThe Regent0.0%10 runs

Best Relics for Body Slam

Body Slam pairs best with the relics Kifuda (+34.0%), Vambrace (+30.4%), and Rainbow Ring (+29.1%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Kifuda+34.0%15 runsVambrace+30.4%65 runsRainbow Ring+29.1%23 runsCloak Clasp+26.2%29 runsLord's Parasol+26.0%19 runsOrichalcum+25.2%36 runs

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

Body Slam Card Details

Body Slam is a common attack costing 1 energy; it’s upgraded in 51.0% of runs and usually picked up by floor 14.

Deal damage equal to your Block.

Upgrade: -1 EnergyCost

What Ends Runs with Body Slam

Body Slam’s most common run-enders are Kaiser Crab Boss (6.3%), Queen Boss (5.1%), and Test Subject Boss (5.1%).

• Kaiser Crab Boss6.3% of runs
• Queen Boss5.1% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.1% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite4.4% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss4.3% of runs

See Also

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