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 327 recorded runs, decks running it win 23.6% of the time, comfortably clear of the 14.2% average, by 9.4%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 3.3% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 13.5% of the time it is shown, with 24.7% for runs that took it against 18.1% for runs that did not, a +6.5% pick lift across 283 decided runs. Ironclad players keep it in 13.3% 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 Not Yet — together they post a +24.6% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Cloak Clasp, which moves its win rate by +25.8%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 48.3% 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 76 wins, 246 deaths, and 5 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Kaiser Crab Boss, which closes out 5.8% 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 2547 recorded offers Body Slam is taken 13.5% of the time, and taking it is worth +6.5% in pick lift — 24.7% for runs that picked it against 18.1% for runs that skipped, across 283 decided runs.

Taken 343 times out of 2547 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 57.1% across 43 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 Not Yet (+24.6%), Crimson Mantle (+21.1%), and Prolong (+20.9%).

Not Yet+24.6%26 runsCrimson Mantle+21.1%40 runsProlong+20.9%20 runsMangle+19.1%26 runsTear Asunder+19.0%20 runsJuggling+18.6%24 runs

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

Body Slam Win Rate by Class

Body Slam is drafted only by the Ironclad, where it holds a 23.9% win rate across 315 runs.

The Ironcladappears in 13.3% of its runs (315 tracked)

Best Relics for Body Slam

Body Slam pairs best with the relics Cloak Clasp (+25.8%), Eternal Feather (+24.7%), and Vambrace (+23.9%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Cloak Clasp+25.8%15 runsEternal Feather+24.7%28 runsVambrace+23.9%35 runsPantograph+23.3%27 runsBag of Preparation+23.2%57 runsAnchor+22.6%60 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 48.3% 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 (5.8%), Test Subject Boss (5.5%), and Decimillipede Elite (4.9%).

• Kaiser Crab Boss5.8% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.5% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite4.9% of runs
• Queen Boss4.6% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss4.0% of runs

See Also

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