Go for the Eyes Attack

Is Go for the Eyes good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Go for the Eyes is a common attack from the Defect card pool. Its effect: Deal 3 damage. If the enemy intends to attack, apply 1 Weak. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 968 tracked runs its win rate sits at 15.8%, 2.8% ahead of the 12.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 6.1% of eligible runs. When it is actually offered players take it 32.7% of the time, and that looks correct: those runs win 16.6% against 13.8% for runs that passed, a +2.8% pick lift over 809 decided runs. Within Silent runs it’s drafted 0.5% 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 Apotheosis, which lifts its win rate by +26.5% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Sword of Jade is its standout companion, worth a +40.5% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 0 energy, gets upgraded 21.9% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 12.

Upgrading the card adds +1 Damage, +1 Weak to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 150 ended in victory against 801 deaths and 17 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 5.9% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Go for the Eyes fits a Defect deck.

Pick or Skip: Go for the Eyes

Players take Go for the Eyes in 32.7% of the 3037 offers it appears in; those runs win 16.6% against 13.8% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +2.8% over 809 decided runs.

Taken 993 times out of 3037 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 Go for the Eyes

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Go for the Eyes, Act 3 is the best: 56.1% across 41 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Go for the Eyes

Go for the Eyes’s strongest card pairings so far are Apotheosis (+26.5%), Production (+24.9%), and Prolong (+24.9%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Apotheosis+26.5%15 runsProduction+24.9%16 runsProlong+24.9%16 runsMad Science+21.5%64 runsUltimate Defend+18.6%44 runsSignal Boost+18.4%57 runs

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

Go for the Eyes Win Rate by Class

Of the 2 classes that draft Go for the Eyes, it performs best with Silent (23.5%) and Defect (15.5%).

The Silent23.5%17 runsThe Defect15.5%933 runs

Best Relics for Go for the Eyes

The relics that swing Go for the Eyes’s win rate the most are Sword of Jade (+40.5%), Iron Club (+34.5%), and Lizard Tail (+28.2%), with each lift shown.

Sword of Jade+40.5%23 runsIron Club+34.5%17 runsLizard Tail+28.2%30 runsHappy Flower???+27.6%19 runsJewelry Box+26.5%15 runsAnchor???+25.6%18 runs

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

Go for the Eyes Card Details

A 0-energy common attack, Go for the Eyes is upgraded 21.9% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 12.

Deal 3 damage. If the enemy intends to attack, apply 1 Weak.

Upgrade: +1 Damage, +1 Weak

What Ends Runs with Go for the Eyes

Runs holding Go for the Eyes end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (5.9%), Kaiser Crab Boss (5.5%), and Queen Boss (5.2%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss5.9% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss5.5% of runs
• Queen Boss5.2% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss5.1% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.6% of runs

See Also

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