Hand Trick•Skill

Is Hand Trick good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Hand Trick is an uncommon skill from the Silent card pool. Its effect: Gain 7 Block. Add Sly to a Skill in your Hand this turn. 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 56 tracked runs its win rate sits at 35.6%, 16.6% ahead of the 19.0% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 1.5% of eligible runs. Within Silent runs it’s drafted 5.7% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.0 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Tactician, which lifts its win rate by +21.5% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Pantograph is its standout companion, worth a +20.6% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 24.1% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 15.

Upgrading the card adds +3 Block to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 16 ended in victory against 29 deaths and 11 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 8.9% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Hand Trick fits a Silent deck.

Best Cards to Pair with Hand Trick

Hand Trick’s strongest card pairings so far are Tactician (+21.5%), Hidden Daggers (+17.2%), and Afterimage (+17.0%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Tactician+21.5%14 runsHidden Daggers+17.2%11 runsAfterimage+17.0%13 runsPiercing Wail+16.3%24 runsKnife Trap+14.8%6 runsAcrobatics+14.7%17 runs

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

Hand Trick Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Silent, Hand Trick posts a 35.6% win rate over 56 tracked runs.

The Silentappears in 5.7% of its runs (56 tracked)

Best Relics for Hand Trick

The relics that swing Hand Trick’s win rate the most are Pantograph (+20.6%), Centennial Puzzle (+17.5%), and Gnarled Hammer (+14.9%), with each lift shown.

Pantograph+20.6%8 runsCentennial Puzzle+17.5%9 runsGnarled Hammer+14.9%3 runsCloak Clasp+14.9%3 runsMeat on the Bone+14.9%3 runsRed Mask+14.9%3 runs

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

Hand Trick Card Details

A 1-energy uncommon skill, Hand Trick is upgraded 24.1% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 15.

Gain 7 Block. Add Sly to a Skill in your Hand this turn.

Upgrade: +3 Block

What Ends Runs with Hand Trick

Runs holding Hand Trick end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (8.9%), Queen Boss (5.4%), and The Obscura Normal (3.6%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss8.9% of runs
• Queen Boss5.4% of runs
• The Obscura Normal3.6% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss3.6% of runs
• Test Subject Boss3.6% of runs

See Also

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