Defile•Attack

Is Defile good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Defile is a common attack from the Necrobinder card pool. Its effect: Deal 13 damage. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 273 tracked runs its win rate sits at 14.8%, almost exactly the overall average. It sees niche play, included in only 2.4% of eligible runs. Offer data argues the other way: taken 11.6% of the time it is shown, runs that picked it win 14.8% against 21.9% for runs that passed — a -6.8% pick lift across 236 decided runs. Within Necrobinder runs it’s drafted 12.2% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.3 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Neurosurge, which lifts its win rate by +20.6% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Venerable Tea Set is its standout companion, worth a +22.4% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 23.2% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 10.

Upgrading the card adds +4 Damage to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 40 ended in victory against 231 deaths and 2 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Decimillipede Elite, finishing 8.8% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Defile fits a Necrobinder deck.

Pick or Skip: Defile

Players take Defile in 11.6% of the 2391 offers it appears in; those runs win 14.8% against 21.9% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -6.8% over 236 decided runs.

Taken 278 times out of 2391 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 Defile

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Defile, Act 2 is the best: 21.4% across 56 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Defile

Defile’s strongest card pairings so far are Neurosurge (+20.6%), Pagestorm (+17.7%), and Parse (+17.3%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Neurosurge+20.6%31 runsPagestorm+17.7%50 runsParse+17.3%32 runsBanshee's Cry+16.3%27 runsDredge+13.6%27 runsDemesne+13.4%45 runs

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

Defile Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Necrobinder, Defile posts a 14.9% win rate over 271 tracked runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 12.2% of its runs (271 tracked)

Best Relics for Defile

The relics that swing Defile’s win rate the most are Venerable Tea Set (+22.4%), Letter Opener (+21.4%), and Gorget (+21.2%), with each lift shown.

Venerable Tea Set+22.4%29 runsLetter Opener+21.4%19 runsGorget+21.2%33 runsAnchor+20.9%39 runsFragrant Mushroom+19.1%15 runsPotion Belt+18.8%48 runs

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

Defile Card Details

A 1-energy common attack, Defile is upgraded 23.2% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 10.

Deal 13 damage.

Upgrade: +4 Damage

What Ends Runs with Defile

Runs holding Defile end most often against Decimillipede Elite (8.8%), Infested Prisms Elite (4.8%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (4.0%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Decimillipede Elite8.8% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.8% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.0% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss4.0% of runs
• Queen Boss4.0% of runs

See Also

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