Delay Skill

Is Delay good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Delay is an uncommon skill from the Necrobinder card pool. Its effect: Gain 11 Block. Next turn, gain Energy. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 491 tracked runs its win rate sits at 28.0%, 13.7% ahead of the 14.3% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 1.8% of eligible runs. Offer data argues the other way: taken 23.9% of the time it is shown, runs that picked it win 25.6% against 29.1% for runs that passed — a -3.4% pick lift across 398 decided runs. Within Necrobinder runs it’s drafted 10.4% 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 Transfigure, which lifts its win rate by +25.3% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Jeweled Mask is its standout companion, worth a +32.0% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 2 energy, gets upgraded 39.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 14.

Upgrading the card adds +2 Block, +1 Energy to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 137 ended in victory against 352 deaths and 2 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Decimillipede Elite, finishing 5.9% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Delay fits a Necrobinder deck.

Pick or Skip: Delay

Players take Delay in 23.9% of the 1823 offers it appears in; those runs win 25.6% against 29.1% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -3.4% over 398 decided runs.

Taken 436 times out of 1823 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 Delay

Of the 3 pickup windows recorded for Delay, Act 3 is the best: 51.0% across 51 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Delay

Delay’s strongest card pairings so far are Transfigure (+25.3%), Ultimate Strike (+24.6%), and Glimpse Beyond (+21.4%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Transfigure+25.3%46 runsUltimate Strike+24.6%20 runsGlimpse Beyond+21.4%22 runsRegret+21.2%16 runsMisery+20.9%53 runsMad Science+20.6%39 runs

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

Delay Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Necrobinder, Delay posts a 27.9% win rate over 483 tracked runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 10.4% of its runs (483 tracked)

Best Relics for Delay

The relics that swing Delay’s win rate the most are Jeweled Mask (+32.0%), Book Repair Knife (+31.4%), and Royal Stamp (+31.2%), with each lift shown.

Jeweled Mask+32.0%18 runsBook Repair Knife+31.4%25 runsRoyal Stamp+31.2%15 runsSword of Jade+31.2%15 runsMummified Hand+30.5%17 runsAkabeko+29.7%33 runs

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

Delay Card Details

A 2-energy uncommon skill, Delay is upgraded 39.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 14.

Gain 11 Block. Next turn, gain Energy.

Upgrade: +2 Block, +1 Energy

What Ends Runs with Delay

Runs holding Delay end most often against Decimillipede Elite (5.9%), Aeonglass Boss (5.3%), and Queen Boss (4.7%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Decimillipede Elite5.9% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss5.3% of runs
• Queen Boss4.7% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss4.3% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.3% of runs

See Also

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