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Is Brand good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Brand is a rare skill from the Ironclad card pool. Its effect: Lose 1 HP. Exhaust 1 card. Gain 1 Strength. Right now it’s a premium pick that sits at S tier — one of the better cards you can add to a deck this run.

Over 44 tracked runs its win rate sits at 40.0%, 21.1% ahead of the 18.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 1.2% of eligible runs. Within Ironclad runs it’s drafted 6.1% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.1 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Offering, which lifts its win rate by +21.1% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Bronze Scales is its standout companion, worth a +23.2% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 0 energy, gets upgraded 32.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 17.

Upgrading the card adds +1 Strength to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 16 ended in victory against 24 deaths and 4 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Queen Boss, finishing 9.1% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Brand fits a Ironclad deck.

Best Cards to Pair with Brand

Brand’s strongest card pairings so far are Offering (+21.1%), Rupture (+15.6%), and Body Slam (+15.0%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Offering+21.1%8 runsRupture+15.6%9 runsBody Slam+15.0%10 runsSpite+12.9%7 runsImpervious+12.9%7 runsInflame+12.4%11 runs

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

Brand Win Rate by Class

Of the 2 classes that draft Brand, it performs best with Ironclad (41.0%) and Silent (0.0%).

The Ironclad41.0%43 runsThe Silent0.0%1 runs

Best Relics for Brand

The relics that swing Brand’s win rate the most are Bronze Scales (+23.2%), Centennial Puzzle (+21.9%), and Horn Cleat (+18.8%), with each lift shown.

Bronze Scales+23.2%10 runsCentennial Puzzle+21.9%11 runsHorn Cleat+18.8%7 runsBlood Vial+17.9%10 runsPear+16.3%6 runsVajra+15.6%9 runs

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

Brand Card Details

A 0-energy rare skill, Brand is upgraded 32.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 17.

Lose 1 HP. Exhaust 1 card. Gain 1 Strength.

Upgrade: +1 Strength

What Ends Runs with Brand

Runs holding Brand end most often against Queen Boss (9.1%), Test Subject Boss (6.8%), and The Insatiable Boss (6.8%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Queen Boss9.1% of runs
• Test Subject Boss6.8% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss6.8% of runs
• Vantom Boss4.5% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.5% of runs

See Also

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