Hidden Daggers•Skill

Is Hidden Daggers good in Slay the Spire 2?

Hidden Daggers is an uncommon Silent skill in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Discard cards. Add Shiv|Shivs} into your Hand. It ranks among the strongest cards its class can draft right now, earning a spot at S tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card tier list.

Across 10 recorded runs, decks running it win 50.0% of the time, comfortably clear of the 12.6% average, by 37.4%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 1.9% of decks that could run it. Silent players keep it in 9.6% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.1 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Clumsy — together they post a +50.0% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Vajra, which moves its win rate by +50.0%. At 0 energy, it’s upgraded in 9.1% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 11.

That’s 2 wins, 2 deaths, and 6 abandoned runs with it in the deck. Read on for Hidden Daggers’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Silent run.

Best Cards to Pair with Hidden Daggers

Ranked by win-rate lift, Hidden Daggers performs best alongside Clumsy (+50.0%), Tracking (+50.0%), and Dagger Throw (+50.0%).

Clumsy+50.0%3 runsTracking+50.0%4 runsDagger Throw+50.0%3 runsPrepared+50.0%3 runsSurvivor+16.7%9 runsFootwork0.0%4 runs

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

Hidden Daggers Win Rate by Class

Hidden Daggers is drafted only by the Silent, where it holds a 50.0% win rate across 10 runs.

The Silentappears in 9.6% of its runs (10 tracked)

Best Relics for Hidden Daggers

Hidden Daggers pairs best with the relics Vajra (+50.0%), Venerable Tea Set (+50.0%), and Strike Dummy (+50.0%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Vajra+50.0%3 runsVenerable Tea Set+50.0%3 runsStrike Dummy+50.0%3 runsHappy Flower0.0%5 runsRing of the Snake-16.7%8 runsSword of Stone-50.0%3 runs

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

Hidden Daggers Card Details

Hidden Daggers is an uncommon skill costing 0 energy; it’s upgraded in 9.1% of runs and usually picked up by floor 11.

Discard cards. Add Shiv|Shivs} into your Hand.

See Also

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