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 612 tracked runs its win rate sits at 23.3%, 9.2% ahead of the 14.1% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 6.0% of eligible runs. When it is actually offered players take it 33.7% of the time, and that looks correct: those runs win 24.9% against 20.5% for runs that passed, a +4.3% pick lift over 501 decided runs. Within Necrobinder runs it’s drafted 31.6% 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 Decay, which lifts its win rate by +34.0% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Fragrant Mushroom is its standout companion, worth a +39.1% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 26.3% 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, 141 ended in victory against 464 deaths and 7 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Decimillipede Elite, finishing 6.4% 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 33.7% of the 1964 offers it appears in; those runs win 24.9% against 20.5% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +4.3% over 501 decided runs.

Taken 661 times out of 1964 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: 63.0% across 27 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 Decay (+34.0%), Mad Science (+27.4%), and Neurosurge (+23.7%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Decay+34.0%15 runsMad Science+27.4%39 runsNeurosurge+23.7%80 runsDemesne+19.4%82 runsBanshee's Cry+19.2%19 runsEradicate+18.4%34 runs

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

Grave Warden Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Necrobinder, Grave Warden posts a 23.1% win rate over 592 tracked runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 31.6% of its runs (592 tracked)

Best Relics for Grave Warden

The relics that swing Grave Warden’s win rate the most are Fragrant Mushroom (+39.1%), History Course (+34.0%), and Ice Cream (+32.8%), with each lift shown.

Fragrant Mushroom+39.1%29 runsHistory Course+34.0%15 runsIce Cream+32.8%28 runsJeweled Mask+31.1%20 runsCloak Clasp+27.7%24 runsHappy Flower+27.0%90 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 26.3% 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 Decimillipede Elite (6.4%), Knowledge Demon Boss (4.7%), and Test Subject Boss (4.6%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Decimillipede Elite6.4% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.7% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.6% of runs
• Queen Boss3.8% of runs
• Ceremonial Beast Boss3.3% of runs

See Also

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