Creative AI Power

Is Creative AI good in Slay the Spire 2?

Creative AI is a rare Defect power in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: At the start of your turn, add a random Power into your Hand. It’s a dependable, middle-of-the-pack option, landing at C tier in our rankings.

Across 384 recorded runs, decks running it win 30.4% of the time, comfortably clear of the 14.3% average, by 16.2%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 1.4% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 33.8% of the time it is shown, with 35.3% for runs that took it against 25.0% for runs that did not, a +10.0% pick lift across 300 decided runs. Defect players keep it in 6.3% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.4 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Energy Surge — together they post a +24.0% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Horn Cleat, which moves its win rate by +31.9%. At 3 energy, it’s upgraded in 38.0% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 17.

Upgraded, it gains -1 EnergyCost, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 116 wins, 265 deaths, and 3 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Aeonglass Boss, which closes out 5.2% of its appearances. Read on for Creative AI’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Defect run.

Pick or Skip: Creative AI

Out of 943 recorded offers Creative AI is taken 33.8% of the time, and taking it is worth +10.0% in pick lift — 35.3% for runs that picked it against 25.0% for runs that skipped, across 300 decided runs.

Taken 319 times out of 943 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 Creative AI

Creative AI is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 3, where runs win 90.5% across 21 runs — one of 4 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Creative AI

Ranked by win-rate lift, Creative AI performs best alongside Energy Surge (+24.0%), Helix Drill (+23.6%), and Echo Form (+23.2%).

Energy Surge+24.0%36 runsHelix Drill+23.6%16 runsEcho Form+23.2%59 runsRocket Punch+22.5%45 runsMulti-Cast+21.7%15 runsVoltaic+21.6%40 runs

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

Creative AI Win Rate by Class

Creative AI is drafted only by the Defect, where it holds a 30.2% win rate across 367 runs.

The Defectappears in 6.3% of its runs (367 tracked)

Best Relics for Creative AI

Creative AI pairs best with the relics Horn Cleat (+31.9%), Data Disk (+31.2%), and Pael's Wing (+27.4%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Horn Cleat+31.9%35 runsData Disk+31.2%55 runsPael's Wing+27.4%16 runsGame Piece+26.9%18 runsCloak Clasp+26.9%18 runsFragrant Mushroom+26.8%26 runs

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

Creative AI Card Details

Creative AI is a rare power costing 3 energy; it’s upgraded in 38.0% of runs and usually picked up by floor 17.

At the start of your turn, add a random Power into your Hand.

Upgrade: -1 EnergyCost

What Ends Runs with Creative AI

Creative AI’s most common run-enders are Aeonglass Boss (5.2%), Kaiser Crab Boss (4.7%), and Queen Boss (3.4%).

• Aeonglass Boss5.2% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.7% of runs
• Queen Boss3.4% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss3.4% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite3.4% of runs

See Also

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