Grave Warden Skill

Is Grave Warden good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Grave Warden is a common skill from the Necrobinder card pool. Its effect: Gain 8 Block. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 1545 tracked runs its win rate sits at 24.4%, 10.6% ahead of the 13.8% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 6.1% of eligible runs. Taken 35.1% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 24.8% for runs that took it against 23.4% for runs that passed, a +1.3% pick lift over 1268 decided runs. Within Regent runs it’s drafted 0.3% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.4 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Mad Science, which lifts its win rate by +36.6% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Iron Club is its standout companion, worth a +41.4% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 25.3% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 11.

Upgrading the card adds +3 Block to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 373 ended in victory against 1156 deaths and 16 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 5.2% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Grave Warden fits a Necrobinder deck.

Pick or Skip: Grave Warden

Players take Grave Warden in 35.1% of the 4705 offers it appears in; those runs win 24.8% against 23.4% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +1.3% over 1268 decided runs.

Taken 1650 times out of 4705 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 Grave Warden

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Grave Warden, Act 3 is the best: 60.9% across 64 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Grave Warden

Grave Warden’s strongest card pairings so far are Mad Science (+36.6%), Apotheosis (+34.3%), and Glimpse Beyond (+26.1%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Mad Science+36.6%95 runsApotheosis+34.3%18 runsGlimpse Beyond+26.1%70 runsDecay+25.5%33 runsCurse of the Bell+23.6%18 runsRegret+22.4%23 runs

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

Grave Warden Win Rate by Class

Of the 4 classes that draft Grave Warden, it performs best with Regent (50.0%), Defect (41.7%), and Necrobinder (24.1%).

The Regent50.0%12 runsThe Defect41.7%12 runsThe Necrobinder24.1%1503 runsThe Silent14.3%14 runs

Best Relics for Grave Warden

The relics that swing Grave Warden’s win rate the most are Iron Club (+41.4%), History Course (+36.9%), and Mummified Hand (+36.7%), with each lift shown.

Iron Club+41.4%15 runsHistory Course+36.9%25 runsMummified Hand+36.7%48 runsSai+35.7%24 runsSword of Jade+35.7%29 runsJeweled Mask+34.5%40 runs

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

Grave Warden Card Details

A 1-energy common skill, Grave Warden is upgraded 25.3% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 11.

Gain 8 Block. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile.

Upgrade: +3 Block

What Ends Runs with Grave Warden

Runs holding Grave Warden end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (5.2%), Decimillipede Elite (5.0%), and Test Subject Boss (4.4%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss5.2% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite5.0% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.4% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.1% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss3.8% of runs

See Also

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