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 currently underperforms most alternatives, sitting at D tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card rankings.

Across 120 recorded runs, decks running it win 27.8% of the time, comfortably clear of the 18.9% average, by 8.9%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 3.2% of decks that could run it. Silent players keep it in 12.2% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.2 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Tactician — together they post a +25.7% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Snecko Skull, which moves its win rate by +23.6%. At 0 energy, it’s upgraded in 24.8% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 14.

That’s 27 wins, 70 deaths, and 23 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Knowledge Demon Boss, which closes out 6.7% of its appearances. 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 Tactician (+25.7%), Hand Trick (+21.1%), and Tools of the Trade (+21.1%).

Tactician+25.7%14 runsHand Trick+21.1%11 runsTools of the Trade+21.1%12 runsFlechettes+20.6%6 runsReflex+19.7%22 runsAfterimage+19.5%19 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 27.8% win rate across 120 runs.

The Silentappears in 12.2% of its runs (120 tracked)

Best Relics for Hidden Daggers

Hidden Daggers pairs best with the relics Snecko Skull (+23.6%), Tingsha (+23.5%), and Pantograph (+23.5%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Snecko Skull+23.6%9 runsTingsha+23.5%12 runsPantograph+23.5%13 runsWar Paint+23.4%17 runsPendulum+21.3%16 runsMercury Hourglass+20.8%6 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 24.8% of runs and usually picked up by floor 14.

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

What Ends Runs with Hidden Daggers

Hidden Daggers’s most common run-enders are Knowledge Demon Boss (6.7%), Queen Boss (4.2%), and Mytes Normal (3.3%).

• Knowledge Demon Boss6.7% of runs
• Queen Boss4.2% of runs
• Mytes Normal3.3% of runs
• Lagavulin Matriarch Boss3.3% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite3.3% of runs

See Also

Compare Hidden Daggers with the rest of the best Slay the Spire 2 cards, relics, and classes below.