Gold Axe Attack

Is Gold Axe good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Gold Axe is a rare attack from the Colorless card pool. Its effect: Deal damage equal to the number of cards played this combat. Right now it’s a premium pick that sits at B tier — one of the better cards you can add to a deck this run.

Over 120 tracked runs its win rate sits at 39.5%, 26.1% ahead of the 13.4% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 0.7% of eligible runs. When it is actually offered players take it 2.6% of the time, and that looks correct: those runs win 54.8% against 26.4% for runs that passed, a +21.5% pick lift over 31 decided runs. Within Regent runs it’s drafted 0.6% 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 Defend, which lifts its win rate by +10.3% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Horn Cleat is its standout companion, worth a +24.6% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 24.4% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 24.

Of the runs that drafted it, 47 ended in victory against 72 deaths and 1 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Kaiser Crab Boss, finishing 6.7% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Gold Axe fits a Colorless deck.

Pick or Skip: Gold Axe

Players take Gold Axe in 2.6% of the 1290 offers it appears in; those runs win 54.8% against 26.4% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +21.5% over 31 decided runs.

Taken 33 times out of 1290 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 Gold Axe

Of the 3 pickup windows recorded for Gold Axe, Act 3 is the best: 51.3% across 40 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Gold Axe

Gold Axe’s strongest card pairings so far are Defend (+10.3%), Bodyguard (+8.6%), and Unleash (+6.8%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Defend+10.3%18 runsBodyguard+8.6%19 runsUnleash+6.8%18 runsMad Science+4.8%17 runsBlade Dance+3.7%20 runsDualcast+2.6%16 runs

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

Gold Axe Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that draft Gold Axe, it performs best with Regent (60.0%), Necrobinder (52.4%), and Defect (42.1%).

The Regent60.0%15 runsThe Necrobinder52.4%21 runsThe Defect42.1%19 runsThe Silent33.3%37 runsThe Ironclad25.0%28 runs

Best Relics for Gold Axe

The relics that swing Gold Axe’s win rate the most are Horn Cleat (+24.6%), Festive Popper (+22.8%), and Anchor (+22.5%), with each lift shown.

Horn Cleat+24.6%19 runsFestive Popper+22.8%23 runsAnchor+22.5%28 runsLord's Parasol+21.6%21 runsPotion Belt+19.8%28 runsOrnamental Fan+18.9%20 runs

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

Gold Axe Card Details

A 1-energy rare attack, Gold Axe is upgraded 24.4% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 24.

Deal damage equal to the number of cards played this combat.

What Ends Runs with Gold Axe

Runs holding Gold Axe end most often against Kaiser Crab Boss (6.7%), Aeonglass Boss (6.7%), and Queen Boss (6.7%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Kaiser Crab Boss6.7% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss6.7% of runs
• Queen Boss6.7% of runs
• Test Subject Boss6.7% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite3.3% of runs

See Also

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