Glow•Skill

Is Glow good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Glow is a common skill from the Regent card pool. Its effect: Gain Stars. Draw cards. Next turn, draw cards. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 190 tracked runs its win rate sits at 29.4%, 10.4% ahead of the 18.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 5.0% of eligible runs. Within Ironclad runs it’s drafted 0.1% 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 Heirloom Hammer, which lifts its win rate by +32.2% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Ornamental Fan is its standout companion, worth a +26.9% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 35.9% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 11.

Upgrading the card adds +1 Stars to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 47 ended in victory against 113 deaths and 30 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 5.3% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Glow fits a Regent deck.

Best Cards to Pair with Glow

Glow’s strongest card pairings so far are Heirloom Hammer (+32.2%), Mad Science (+24.0%), and Supermassive (+22.9%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Heirloom Hammer+32.2%11 runsMad Science+24.0%18 runsSupermassive+22.9%10 runsQuasar+20.4%27 runsRoyal Gamble+18.5%44 runsClumsy+18.2%14 runs

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

Glow Win Rate by Class

Of the 3 classes that draft Glow, it performs best with Ironclad (100.0%), Regent (29.1%), and Defect (0.0%).

The Ironclad100.0%1 runsThe Regent29.1%188 runsThe Defect0.0%1 runs

Best Relics for Glow

The relics that swing Glow’s win rate the most are Ornamental Fan (+26.9%), Sai (+26.5%), and Miniature Cannon (+25.8%), with each lift shown.

Ornamental Fan+26.9%13 runsSai+26.5%6 runsMiniature Cannon+25.8%9 runsFencing Manual+24.2%17 runsHorn Cleat+22.4%16 runsBag of Marbles+22.1%20 runs

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

Glow Card Details

A 1-energy common skill, Glow is upgraded 35.9% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 11.

Gain Stars. Draw cards. Next turn, draw cards.

Upgrade: +1 Stars

What Ends Runs with Glow

Runs holding Glow end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (5.3%), Phrog Parasite Elite (4.7%), and Soul Fysh Boss (4.2%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss5.3% of runs
• Phrog Parasite Elite4.7% of runs
• Soul Fysh Boss4.2% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite3.2% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss3.2% of runs

See Also

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