Dying Star Attack

Is Dying Star good in Slay the Spire 2?

Dying Star is a rare Regent attack in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Deal 9 damage to ALL enemies. ALL enemies lose Strength this turn. It ranks among the strongest cards its class can draft right now, earning a spot at B tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card tier list.

Across 250 recorded runs, decks running it win 37.0% of the time, comfortably clear of the 13.5% average, by 23.5%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 1.5% of decks that could run it. Offer data is close to a wash — 38.9% of offers taken, 40.1% for runs that picked it against 41.1% for runs that skipped, a pick lift of just -1.0% over 207 decided runs. Regent players keep it in 9.8% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.1 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Bundle of Joy — together they post a +30.7% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Fencing Manual, which moves its win rate by +27.5%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 22.7% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 18.

Upgraded, it gains +2 Damage, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 92 wins, 157 deaths, and 1 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Knowledge Demon Boss, which closes out 4.8% of its appearances. Read on for Dying Star’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Regent run.

Pick or Skip: Dying Star

Out of 550 recorded offers Dying Star is taken 38.9% of the time, and taking it is worth -1.0% in pick lift — 40.1% for runs that picked it against 41.1% for runs that skipped, across 207 decided runs.

Taken 214 times out of 550 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 Dying Star

Dying Star is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 3, where runs win 80.0% across 15 runs — one of 3 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Dying Star

Ranked by win-rate lift, Dying Star performs best alongside Bundle of Joy (+30.7%), Pillar of Creation (+24.2%), and Big Bang (+22.2%).

Bundle of Joy+30.7%28 runsPillar of Creation+24.2%33 runsBig Bang+22.2%52 runsMake It So+21.7%27 runsBombardment+21.0%24 runsGenesis+19.3%41 runs

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

Dying Star Win Rate by Class

Dying Star is drafted only by the Regent, where it holds a 36.8% win rate across 248 runs.

The Regentappears in 9.8% of its runs (248 tracked)

Best Relics for Dying Star

Dying Star pairs best with the relics Fencing Manual (+27.5%), Pendulum (+25.9%), and Orichalcum (+25.0%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Fencing Manual+27.5%33 runsPendulum+25.9%50 runsOrichalcum+25.0%26 runsCandelabra+24.4%27 runsBag of Marbles+24.0%42 runsJoss Paper+23.4%17 runs

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

Dying Star Card Details

Dying Star is a rare attack costing 1 energy; it’s upgraded in 22.7% of runs and usually picked up by floor 18.

Deal 9 damage to ALL enemies. ALL enemies lose Strength this turn.

Upgrade: +2 Damage

What Ends Runs with Dying Star

Dying Star’s most common run-enders are Knowledge Demon Boss (4.8%), Infested Prisms Elite (4.8%), and The Insatiable Boss (4.4%).

• Knowledge Demon Boss4.8% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.8% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss4.4% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.4% of runs
• Entomancer Elite4.0% of runs

See Also

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