Danse Macabre Power

Is Danse Macabre good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Danse Macabre is an uncommon power from the Necrobinder card pool. Its effect: Whenever you play a card that costs Energy or more, gain 4 Block. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 311 tracked runs its win rate sits at 27.1%, 13.3% ahead of the 13.8% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 1.5% of eligible runs. Taken 13.0% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 24.4% for runs that took it against 26.5% for runs that passed, a -2.0% pick lift over 225 decided runs. Within Necrobinder runs it’s drafted 8.4% 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 Spirit of Ash, which lifts its win rate by +21.9% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Planisphere is its standout companion, worth a +25.4% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 33.2% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 18.

Of the runs that drafted it, 84 ended in victory against 226 deaths and 1 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Decimillipede Elite, finishing 6.1% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Danse Macabre fits a Necrobinder deck.

Pick or Skip: Danse Macabre

Players take Danse Macabre in 13.0% of the 1842 offers it appears in; those runs win 24.4% against 26.5% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -2.0% over 225 decided runs.

Taken 240 times out of 1842 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 Danse Macabre

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Danse Macabre, Act 3 is the best: 55.8% across 43 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Danse Macabre

Danse Macabre’s strongest card pairings so far are Spirit of Ash (+21.9%), Parse (+21.0%), and Neurosurge (+20.6%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Spirit of Ash+21.9%20 runsParse+21.0%31 runsNeurosurge+20.6%46 runsDredge+20.5%23 runsReaper Form+20.1%36 runsSculpting Strike+18.6%20 runs

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

Danse Macabre Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Necrobinder, Danse Macabre posts a 27.5% win rate over 303 tracked runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 8.4% of its runs (303 tracked)

Best Relics for Danse Macabre

The relics that swing Danse Macabre’s win rate the most are Planisphere (+25.4%), Akabeko (+25.1%), and Pantograph (+24.9%), with each lift shown.

Planisphere+25.4%18 runsAkabeko+25.1%22 runsPantograph+24.9%26 runsOld Coin+23.7%15 runsStrawberry+23.3%41 runsBag of Preparation+22.4%50 runs

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

Danse Macabre Card Details

A 1-energy uncommon power, Danse Macabre is upgraded 33.2% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 18.

Whenever you play a card that costs Energy or more, gain 4 Block.

What Ends Runs with Danse Macabre

Runs holding Danse Macabre end most often against Decimillipede Elite (6.1%), Knowledge Demon Boss (6.1%), and Test Subject Boss (5.8%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Decimillipede Elite6.1% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss6.1% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.8% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.2% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss4.2% of runs

See Also

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