Calculated Gamble Skill

Is Calculated Gamble good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Calculated Gamble is an uncommon skill from the Silent card pool. Its effect: Discard your Hand, then draw that many cards. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 866 tracked runs its win rate sits at 33.7%, 19.4% ahead of the 14.3% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 3.2% of eligible runs. When it is actually offered players take it 34.3% of the time, and that looks correct: those runs win 33.9% against 27.0% for runs that passed, a +6.8% pick lift over 729 decided runs. Within Necrobinder runs it’s drafted 0.3% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.2 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Mad Science, which lifts its win rate by +30.4% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Sword of Jade is its standout companion, worth a +36.8% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 0 energy, gets upgraded 29.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 17.

Of the runs that drafted it, 290 ended in victory against 571 deaths and 5 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 5.5% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Calculated Gamble fits a Silent deck.

Pick or Skip: Calculated Gamble

Players take Calculated Gamble in 34.3% of the 2337 offers it appears in; those runs win 33.9% against 27.0% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +6.8% over 729 decided runs.

Taken 801 times out of 2337 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 Calculated Gamble

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Calculated Gamble, Act 3 is the best: 60.0% across 130 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Calculated Gamble

Calculated Gamble’s strongest card pairings so far are Mad Science (+30.4%), Flanking (+28.1%), and Apotheosis (+24.2%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Mad Science+30.4%67 runsFlanking+28.1%44 runsApotheosis+24.2%20 runsAdrenaline+22.7%184 runsBad Luck+22.4%21 runsKnife Trap+22.2%99 runs

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

Calculated Gamble Win Rate by Class

Of the 2 classes that draft Calculated Gamble, it performs best with Necrobinder (66.7%) and Silent (33.0%).

The Necrobinder66.7%12 runsThe Silent33.0%834 runs

Best Relics for Calculated Gamble

The relics that swing Calculated Gamble’s win rate the most are Sword of Jade (+36.8%), Sai (+33.1%), and History Course (+31.8%), with each lift shown.

Sword of Jade+36.8%26 runsSai+33.1%19 runsHistory Course+31.8%15 runsIce Cream+30.5%42 runsIron Club+30.4%28 runsJeweled Mask+28.4%26 runs

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

Calculated Gamble Card Details

A 0-energy uncommon skill, Calculated Gamble is upgraded 29.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 17.

Discard your Hand, then draw that many cards.

What Ends Runs with Calculated Gamble

Runs holding Calculated Gamble end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (5.5%), Aeonglass Boss (4.5%), and Queen Boss (4.5%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss5.5% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss4.5% of runs
• Queen Boss4.5% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.5% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss3.5% of runs

See Also

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